“The decision to ban foreigners not resident in the Netherlands from the country’s cannabis cafes has led to an ‘explosion’ in drugs-related crime in the south of the country, the AD reports on Saturday. The government’s decision to turn the cafes into members’ only clubs in the southern provinces last May led to a sharp rise in street dealing, the paper says. It bases its claim on police and city council figures. In Maastricht, at the forefront of efforts to reduce drugs tourism, the number of drugs crimes has doubled over the past year while in Roermond they are up three-fold with at least 60 active street dealers, the AD says.”
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/05/tourist_cannabis_cafe_ban_lead.php
Related posts:
Associates defend anti-gun activist found carrying gun inside school
Codename 'Apalachee': How America Spies on Europe and the UN
Students, troops clash in Venezuela over election
Targeted booze strikes: Aerial drone drops beer at South Africa music festival
Bipartisan bill would require a warrant for police to search emails
South African banks in massive credit card data breach
‘Restructuring’ Bank of America to cut 16,000 jobs
Why does America have such a big prison population?
U.S. flies B-52 bombers over South Korea
Small-town $5-per-visit doctor takes down his shingle
Decades after Eisenhower's warning, military spending may top $700 billion
Want to make money as a landlord? Try Detroit
IKEA surges forward with store openings despite global economic turmoil
Early ‘90s collectible gaming card sells for $27k on eBay
Soldiers will be able to run at Olympic speed and won't need food or sleep with gene technology