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International: Dutch to ban hash sale to foreigners

AMSTERDAM – The reputation of the Netherlands as the go-to country for a legal joint will begin to vanish like a puff of smoke next year as sales to foreigners of cannabis and hashish in coffee shops are banned.

The Dutch government has been clamping down on the sale of soft drugs since 2007 because of gang-related crime and concern about the risk to health, particularly as stronger forms of cannabis have been introduced.

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Source: Irish Times, 2011

 

Posted by Andy on 12/16 at 09:47 AM in
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