The Netherlands and it's soft drugs policy

[The Lawspeaker]

Weed has been decriminalized here (as long as it's for personal use), but not legalized.

Anyways, I wouldn't move to the Netherlands unless I had a Dutch husband. I don't think I'd be able to handle the stress of living in a culture I know very little about alone. It would be too hard for me to integrate because I am quite shy IRL, so I'd need some help. Dutch boys are hot, though. :

Well. It wouldn't be too difficult to integrate here though that's for sure. Learn the language thoroughly and read a bit about Dutch culture and etiquette and the rest would show itself.

And.. there are plenty of Dutch in Canada btw so..

[Don]

Pretty sure that banning other EU citizens from it while allowing it for Dutch citizens would violate EU laws. I think they could ban non-EU citizens from it though.

I think that if we follow that line, in Spain we could ban the sell of alcohol to non spaniards too...

Any European can imagine the consequences.

[The Lawspeaker]

I think that if we follow that line, in Spain we could ban the sell of alcohol to non spaniards too...

Any European can imagine the consequences.

Bye bye tourism..

[Grumpy Cat]

Well. It wouldn't be too difficult to integrate here though that's for sure. Learn the language thoroughly and read a bit about Dutch culture and etiquette and the rest would show itself.

And.. there are plenty of Dutch in Canada btw so..

Yeah I know. I live in the Canadian city with the highest proportion of Dutch immigrants. You should have seen the place during the World Cup.

The problem is I am shy. I'm not even integrated here and I just moved to the next Canadian province over. I don't get out much because I don't have many friends here but you have to go out to make friends... It's a catch 22.

Actually the easiest place to make new friends to me is the US because Americans will engage me first.

[Don]

Bye bye tourism..

Well, at least the one of the lowest quality: bands of drunk and "balconeros" teenagers. A shame for their countries and a headache for us.

That picture is from one of the most sold newspapers here and that claim is shared by most of the locals.

[Crossbow]

If you're referring to Muslims in the immigration queue, then I'm different, because I'd actually make an effort to become Dutch if I moved there.

Of course, I'd remind my children that they have Acadian blood in their veins, but they'd be Dutch... I wouldn't even let them sew a Canadian flag on their backpack.

A Canadian flag would not be the problem, questions would arise when your children walked around with a Dutch flag on their clothes or backpack, it might be offending to immigrant (muslim...) children! This is no joke, it already happened that kids were no longer allowed to have Dutch flag symbols on their belongings. Hopefully this will be past tense, things are changing a bit.

[007]

It's settled, I need to become Dutch.

Wouldn't it be easier just to move to Vancouver?

[Loki]

This is a knee-jerk reaction. Much rather, they should ban sex in Holland to foreigners. Then that filthy red light district in Amsterdam would be cleaned up. Prostitution is a far bigger problem in Netherlands than cannabis smoking.

[The Lawspeaker]

This is a knee-jerk reaction. Much rather, they should ban sex in Holland to foreigners. Then that filthy red light district in Amsterdam would be cleaned up. Prostitution is a far bigger problem in Netherlands than cannabis smoking.

Nah they should unionise that work force and ban all foreign prostitutes and liberate them from those smugglers (using excessive police force in order to set an example, killing at least 20 of those gangsters) and deport them to their home countries.

[The Lawspeaker]

Drugsrunners: Leve de wietpas

Het was deze week feest bij mij om de hoek. De drugsrunners op hun vaste hangplek konden hun geluk niet op. Ze vierden de invoering van de wietpas als een werknemer die ongevraagd zijn loon verdubbeld ziet. En zo is het ook. Deze ondernemers gaan nog meer verdienen, ze kunnen hun zwarte VW-Golfjes inruilen voor een BMW. Met dank aan die deftige burgemeester/minister met zijn bariton.

De hangjongeren moeten hun team uitbreiden. Er zullen nog meer auto’s met een Frans of Belgisch kenteken deze kant opkomen. En dat betekent meer klandizie. Zodra ze zo’n auto spotten, dan scheuren ze er achter aan. Soms met het Golfje, maar meestel op de (zwarte) Vespa-scooter. Soms vangen ze bot en jagen ze onschuldige toeristen de stuipen op het lijf. Van drugsrunners hebben deze Fransen nog nooit gehoord. Ze begrijpen niet waarom die jongens op hun scooters om hun auto heen cirkelen.

Maar vaak hebben de drugrunners beet. Ze treffen dan hunkerende Fransen, op zoek naar harddrugs, meestal coke. De scootertjes nemen de bestelling op, Een half uurtje later keren ze terug, een pakketje wordt geruild voor een stapeltje euro’s. Zo gaat dat dag in, dag uit.

Maar nu is het feest. De Fransen/Belgen mogen de coffeeshops niet meer binnen. Ze hebben geen wietpas. De scootertjes wel. Al die buitenlandse jongens die hier hun joint in de coffeeshops kochten, moeten nu bij de hangjongeren bij mij om de hoek aankloppen. De drugrunners hebben er een markt bij: die van de softdrugs. Een grote markt.

Bron: vandaagenmorgen.nl (19 december 2010)