It's the same as VT. The frigging tourists ruin it.

townie · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:55 am

Today the mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen, has sent a letter to the Dutch minister of Health, Ab Klink, with a proposal to take care of the so-called 'magic mushroom problem' in Amsterdam. In his letter he proposes a three-day waiting period to buy hallucinogenic mushrooms. With this 3 day wait he wants that mushroom buyers fully understand what they're purchasing. Under the proposal, potential mushroom buyers would have to show their ID when visiting one of the smartshops. They would then be given a card with the date listed on it, as well as flyers with information about the effects of magic mushrooms. Three days later, the mushrooms could be picked up. The so-called problems with magic mushrooms are almost always caused by young tourists who take it impulsively not knowing exactly what they take. The mayor describes in his letter that this problem is an Amsterdam problem, not a problem in the whole Netherlands. He asks the minister to let him deal with it 'the Amsterdam way', in stead of just making it completely illegal. The last few months there were some accidents with people who consumed magic mushrooms and tripped out causing much trouble, in one case even a tragic death. The Dutch parliament immediately reacted with a proposal for a ban on magic mushrooms. The Dutch minister of Health didn't want to go immediately that far. He wanted to do research first and make a decision later. That moment is about to come somewhere in the upcoming weeks, maybe days.

Beanie · Site Admin

Serves them right... Damn hippies.

FatSean · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:07 am

"The Amsterdam way" is my way.

Some enterprising smart shop will allow you to show ID over the internet before your plane leaves, so you can be trippin' as soon as you arrive Smile

townie · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:09 pm

It just pisses me off. If some dumb ass fucking tourist got too drunk and drowned in a canal, would they immediately want to ban alcohol?

fennimo · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:29 am

or if a tourist choked a hooker, no more whoopie for sale?

FatSean · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:13 pm

Germany seems to be pissed about their citizens bringing back pot Very Happy