Dutch (tobacco) smoking ban
article written by Heather.
The Dutch have joined the Euro-trend of banning smoking in public places. So what is going to happen to the famous Dutch “coffee shops”, a mainstay of the Dutch tourist industry? It seems that people can carry on smoking weed in coffee shops, as long as they don’t mix it with tobacco.
Mark Jacobsen, chairman of the BCD, a nationwide association of coffee shop owners, said proper implementation of the law would require inspectors to check each cannabis joint for tobacco content.
“It’s absurd. In other countries they look to see whether you have marijuana in your cigarette, here they’ll look to see if you’ve got cigarette in your marijuana.”
So, the sale of tobacco is legal but consumption in an enclosed public place isn’t. The sale of cannabis is still formally illegal in Holland, but consumption in an enclosed public place is OK. LOL, ROTFL, etc.
Ted Goas
wrote:
Haha, that is funny! cannabis is allowed but tobacco isn’t?
One difference I have noticed about the two kinds of smoke: Tobacco smoke lingers and gets into fabrics much more than that of cannabis. I guess that one only benefits non-smokers, though.
This comment was written at July 2nd, 2008 at 14:04,
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[...] allowed to buy any strength joint you want, but you have to go home to smoke the mild ones? Smoking tobacco in a café is not allowed, but smoking cannabis is? Tobacco can be smoked in the street but not a café; marijuana can be smoked in cafés but not in [...]
This comment was written at July 23rd, 2008 at 23:43,
Payday
wrote:
That is way funny, no smoking unless it’s pot. I guess smoking MJ is not that bad for you.
This comment was written at January 21st, 2009 at 22:47,