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Amsterdam, long known as the canna-tourist mecca home to hundreds of cannabis coffeeshops, is now facing crackdowns due to changes to the Netherlands' marijuana laws. As we watch the United States take steps towards ending prohibition, the Netherlands has beenstepping away from legalization with stricter policies in regards to cannabis.
Marijuana is technically illegal in the Netherlands, butsince 1976 and the revision of the Opium Actgedoogbeleid
an estimated 80% of cannabis cafes still offer these high-potency strains, increasingly sourced from criminal organizations that grow large quantities of cannabis underground with little regard for mold, let alone quality testing.
The Dutch government passed measures in 2012Amsterdam cafes all but ignored the ordinanceto ban cannabis cafes in the Red Light District(another tourist draw), and last year, Van der Laan also issued an ordinance that all cafes within 250 meters of secondary schools must close their doors during school hours.
What will happen if the Netherlands continues this crackdown? Will this cannabis mecca become obsolete? Is this the end of an era?
For the United States, the end of marijuana prohibition is within reachhttp://www.leafly.com/news/headlines/amsterdams-cannabis-culture-in-jeopardy-due-to-new-laws#/prclt-4uvqOz1W
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Amsterdam, long known as the canna-tourist mecca home to hundreds of cannabis coffeeshops, is now facing crackdowns due to changes to the Netherlands' marijuana laws. As we watch the United States take steps towards ending prohibition, the Netherlands has beenstepping away from legalization with stricter policies in regards to cannabis.
Marijuana is technically illegal in the Netherlands, butsince 1976 and the revision of the Opium Actgedoogbeleid
an estimated 80% of cannabis cafes still offer these high-potency strains, increasingly sourced from criminal organizations that grow large quantities of cannabis underground with little regard for mold, let alone quality testing.
The Dutch government passed measures in 2012Amsterdam cafes all but ignored the ordinanceto ban cannabis cafes in the Red Light District(another tourist draw), and last year, Van der Laan also issued an ordinance that all cafes within 250 meters of secondary schools must close their doors during school hours.
What will happen if the Netherlands continues this crackdown? Will this cannabis mecca become obsolete? Is this the end of an era?
For the United States, the end of marijuana prohibition is within reachhttp://www.leafly.com/news/headlines/amsterdams-cannabis-culture-in-jeopardy-due-to-new-laws#/prclt-4uvqOz1W
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