Drugs - UK v Holland

[SS90]

How could this possibly affect the "dutch people" or their country?


Steve

I am unsure if you have spent time in the "Nederlands" but, from my experience, it seems to me that indeed the Dutch are a little ashamed of Amsterdam (and it's Prostitution/drug laws)

I personally think it's a great thing, LEGALLY sitting in a Coffee shop doing just what millions have people have done before, but I just wonder how I would feel about it if I saw it every day, and tourists FLOCKED to your home town every day "Just to get wasted"

Amsterdam has some beautiful churches (I'm not christian, but I enjoyed seeing these buildings), and it seems that so few people actually get to appreciate them.

[Ocean1]

I am unsure if you have spent time in the "Nederlands" but, from my experience, it seems to me that indeed the Dutch are a little ashamed of Amsterdam

The thing that pissed most of 'em off some time ago was the used needles littering those churchyards etc.

[alanzs]

The Governor of California has just said that he thinks the discussion about taxing cannabis' time has come. The figure they could get a few BILLION dollars in revenues by taxing the medical pot that is sold throughout the state.

End prohibition - freedom is the issue!

[alanzs]

The thing that pissed most of 'em off some time ago was the used needles littering those churchyards etc.

My Dutch friends say that what they are embarrassed about, in general, are all the drunken poms that come over. If you've ever been in the red light district in Amsterdam on a Saturday night, you'll understand. Drunks all over, generally acting like idiots.

[awayatc]

you sort of have to put up with your own misfits and losers.......
That's why it got taken out of the criminal arena....
Just a nuisance issue a country has got to deal with....
Decriminalisation eliminates the need for criminal activities to obtain the drugs.

Drawback is the drug tourism from the rest of Europe.....
Holland now has to cope with those losers to.....

[Laxi]

Theres also a political party in Holland that wants to lower the legal age of consent to 12 and legalise bestiality. You think thats a great idea too? Many dutch people think its a huge mistake to be so slack on drug use.

umm... the age of consent has been 12 for about 20 years

[Ocean1]

If you've ever been in the red light district in Amsterdam on a Saturday night, you'll understand. Drunks all over, generally acting like idiots.

It's been a while. And my memory ain't all that lucid around that time, on account of being somewhat drunk and idiotic. I'm sure I didn't embarrasse the locals, though. Well, reasonably sure.

[SS90]

It's been a while. And my memory ain't all that lucid around that time, on account of being somewhat drunk and idiotic. I'm sure I didn't embarrasse the locals, though. Well, reasonably sure.

Yea, it's kind of like "they have seen it all before"

It's kind of a weird place, everything closes at 11 PM, and it's all over! (till the next day)

Walk 10 minutes out of the city centre, and it's quite a different place.

The the further you are away from the red light district, the more locals you meet......

That's nicer!