Goverment is closing 43 coffeeshops in amsterdam in 2011

[buttyrekka]

"Which company has the most shops in amsterdam?"6 months ago going off my hazy memory....dampkring ..GHS ...barneyS ithink...i know the owner of damkring owns a lot
edit ithink probaably theres more barneys than ghs now...3 ghs i think one near red light district one harlemmstrat one other..maybe 4 barneys1barneys grow shop?them dampkrings are everywhere now hehe

 

[stonescafe]

as of yet there is no definate list of which shops are too close folks!

 

[Uncle FREEDOM]

"I'd love too know how many bars and stores that sell alcohol are within 250 meters of a school. They should also be forced to close and not be allowed to relocate. same with places selling cigarettes.
Im so sick and tired of "christian politicians" and the idiotic sheep that vote for em. biggest bunch of asshats to ever occupy europe and north america. If they like god so much they should off themselves and go join him."


COULD NOT SAY IT BETTER MYSELF!!!!

if only we just gave up weed, alcohol, cigs, sex...etc and goto church we would all live happily ever after!!! LOL

I really wish the Christians would keep their morality to them selves.

I do not want someone that believes in fairy tales to tell me what is right and wrong. Stupid me! hehe

remember......the only difference between a religion and a cult is SENIORITY!!!

ok done with the rant... i feel better now.

 

[Chamba]

remember the French girl who commited suicide while on mushrooms in Amsterdam?.....that prompted the ban on the sale of mushroom...by the way the truth came out later about that girl...she had psycho problems for many years, was on medication and had attempted suicide several times etc etc ....but they made of point of not mentioning that in the news

you can bet that they will do something along the same lines to ensure those coffee shops are closed..it's how the right wing asshats do things......reptiles on a cold day have warmer blood running through their veins than those right wing control freaks

 

[stasis]

Maybe the "Asshats" should try a joint of OG Kush. Empathy would hit them like a retroactive brick. I think they would be forever converted...

 

[moonunit]

A wee bit of common sence may have prevailed,
http://www.amsterdamcentral.net/coffeeshopsnews.htm
much respect
moonunit

 

[stasis]

As Robert Nesta said, " Everything is gonna be alright."

 

[prepress420]

Uh-ohh

Uh-ohh

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/06/europe/EU-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Cleanup.php

Amsterdam to close many brothels, marijuana cafes
The Associated PressPublished: December 6, 2008



AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Amsterdam unveiled plans Saturday to close brothels, sex shops and marijuana cafes in its ancient city center as part of a major effort to drive organized crime out of the tourist haven.

The city is targeting businesses that "generate criminality," including gambling parlors, and the so-called "coffee shops" where marijuana is sold openly. Also targeted are peep shows, massage parlors and souvenir shops used by drug dealers for money-laundering.

"I think that the new reality will be more in line with our image as a tolerant and crazy place, rather than a free zone for criminals" said Lodewijk Asscher, a city council member and one of the main proponents of the plan.

The news comes just one day after Amsterdam's mayor said he would search for loopholes in new rules laid down by the national government that would close marijuana cafes near schools citywide. The measures announced Saturday would affect about 36 coffee shops in the center itself — a little less than 20 percent of the city total.

Asscher underlined that the city center will remain true to its freewheeling reputation.

"It'll be a place with 200 windows (for prostitutes) and 30 coffee shops, which you can't find anywhere else in the world — very exciting, but also with cultural attractions," he said. "And you won't have to be embarrassed to say you came."

Under the plan announced Saturday, Amsterdam will spend €30 million to €40 million ($38 million to $51 million) to bring hotels, restaurants, art galleries and boutiques to the center. It will also build new underground parking areas.

Amsterdam already had plans to close many brothels and some coffee shops, but plans announced Saturday go further.

Asscher said the city would reshape the area, using zoning rules, buying out businesses and offering assistance to upgrade stores. The city has shut brothels and sex clubs in the past by relying on a law allowing the closure of businesses with bookkeeping irregularities.

Prostitution will be allowed only in two areas in the district — notably De Wallen ("The Walls"), a web of streets and alleys around the city's medieval retaining dam walls. The area has been a center of prostitution since before the city's golden shipping age in the 1600s.

Prostitution was legalized in the Netherlands in 2000, formalizing a long-standing tolerance policy.

Marijuana is technically illegal in the Netherlands, but prosecutors won't press charges for possession of small amounts. Coffee shops are able to sell it openly.