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Old 04-27-2012, 09:06 PM  
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No more 420 for foreigners in the AMS
http://rt.com/news/netherlands-marijuana-drug-ban-182/

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The country known for ?coffee shops? where joints and cappuccinos share spots on the menu may see its famed tolerance for drugs go up in smoke. A Dutch judge upheld a government plan to ban foreign tourists from buying marijuana.
On Friday, a court in the Netherlands upheld a new law that will introduce a ?weed pass? available exclusively to Dutch citizens and permanent residents. The ruling clears the way for the pass to be introduced in southern provinces starting next Tuesday.
If the government gets its way, the pass will roll out in the rest of the country, including Amsterdam, next year. It will turn coffee shops into private clubs with membership open only to Dutch residents and limited to 2,000 per shop.
The new regulation is aimed at reining in one of the country's most cherished symbols of tolerance ? its laid back attitude toward soft drugs.
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