Saturday 1 October 2011

Maastricht in the Netherlands Aims to Clean up Tourism

The city of Maastricht in the Netherlands is going to ban foreigners from buying cannabis in local coffee shops in an attempt to stop drug tourism. The sale of cannabis is legal in licensed shops but some locals feel that it is cause public order problems and congestion. It is is estimated that 6,000 people visit Maastricht's coffee shops every day and that to ban foreigners from buying cannabis would cause a huge loss of income for the city.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15134669

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