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Amsterdam moves to close a fifth of 'coffee shops'
Yahoo ^ | Fri Nov 21, 2:03 pm ET | Toby Sterling

Posted on 11/21/2008 3:36:14 PM PST by Kate of Spice Island

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Amsterdam will close almost a fifth of its marijuana cafes to comply with a national ban on having them near schools, the mayor said Friday.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Gardening; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: amsterdam; dutch; marijuana; netherlands; pot; potcafe; weed; wod
I was all set to go to Amsterdam to "celebrate" our election outcome.
1 posted on 11/21/2008 3:36:14 PM PST by Kate of Spice Island
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To: Kate of Spice Island

I suppose if they are getting them away from the schools I can let it slide...


2 posted on 11/21/2008 3:37:53 PM PST by Kate of Spice Island (The election is over. Time for a new tagline)
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To: Kate of Spice Island

Good move.


3 posted on 11/21/2008 4:14:12 PM PST by Mojave (http://laissez-fairerepublic.com/)
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Now the students will have to jog back to class.


4 posted on 11/21/2008 5:32:40 PM PST by B4Ranch (("In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way." FDR)
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To: Kate of Spice Island

5 posted on 11/21/2008 6:31:27 PM PST by Son of Bigfoot
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To: Kate of Spice Island

As long as they are closing regular bars that are near schools that’s fine.

If not, it’s quite hypocritical.


6 posted on 11/22/2008 4:11:11 PM PST by Nate505
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To: Kate of Spice Island

Kids under 18 shouldn’t be doing it anyway. It’s just like alcohol, imo.


7 posted on 12/09/2008 6:54:37 PM PST by Force of Truth (The "common good" will make us all common.)
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