Coffeehouses Oppose Dutch Government’s New ‘Weed Passes’
Uruguay is looking to legalize and oversee the marijuana market. (Photo: Nol van Schaik)
The era of Dutch tolerance of marijuana use may be going up in smoke. The Dutch government will soon issue “weed passes ” to a limited number of Dutch residents wishing to score pot in traditional coffeehouses. The new law’s intended to keep away “drug tourists” but coffeehouse owners say the law’s unfair and will cut into their profits.
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