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Egan · 10-01-11, 04:34 AM

I thought the Dutch government was going to introduce a national ban as of next year anyway?

I haven't been to the Netherlands in about ten years - guess I'd better go again soon!

How exactly can the Maastricht authorities discriminate in favour of German and Belgian tourists and against everyone else? In fact, Can the Dutch authorites in general stop people from EU member states having the same rights as Dutch people? I wonder how long it will be before the big money behind coffee shops sponsor a test case.

The Belgian/German exemption seems odd. Considering that the vast majority of drug tourists in Maastricht are going to be day trippers from either of these countries, why bother putting through legislation if you're then going to exempt 95% of the people who would be hit by it?

10-01-11, 04:34 AM	#3
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I thought the Dutch government was going to introduce a national ban as of next year anyway? I haven't been to the Netherlands in about ten years - guess I'd better go again soon! How exactly can the Maastricht authorities discriminate in favour of German and Belgian tourists and against everyone else? In fact, Can the Dutch authorites in general stop people from EU member states having the same rights as Dutch people? I wonder how long it will be before the big money behind coffee shops sponsor a test case. The Belgian/German exemption seems odd. Considering that the vast majority of drug tourists in Maastricht are going to be day trippers from either of these countries, why bother putting through legislation if you're then going to exempt 95% of the people who would be hit by it?