A controversial law that will make it harder for foreign
tourists to buy cannabis at the Netherlands' famous coffee shops has been
upheld by a Dutch court according to a CNBC report.
The law, which reverses 40 years of liberal drugs policy in
the Netherlands, is targeted at the many foreigners who have come to see the
country as a soft drugs paradise and to tackle a rise in crime related to the
drug trade.
The law, which goes into force in 3 southern provinces on
May 1 before going nationwide next year, means coffee shops can only sell
cannabis to registered members.
Only locals, whether Dutch or foreign residents, will be
allowed to join a coffee shop, and each coffee shop will be limited to 2,000
members. Some users regard the requirement to register as an invasion of
privacy....
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