but there were also restaurants outside the tourist areas, geared to the locals, that did not want people lighting up in their establishments.
of course this was long ago and far away, but I clearly remember these signs in some of the cafes around the port, for example. Dana On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 18:45:37 -0400, Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [moving to a more appropriate thread] > > dana tierney wrote: > > Yes they do, or at least they did. Specific establishments allow it, > > but this does not mean your average grocer or neighborhood bar does > > not frown on the practice. I am not sure whether it's actually legal > > or whether this is a law that is not enforced without owner > > complaints. But I remember seeing signs saying don't bring your drugs > > here. > > Those signs should be compared to an establishment saying "don't bring your own > consumptions". > > The Netherlands makes a very strong distinction between so called soft drugs > (marijuana) and hard drugs (opiates, amfetamines etc.). Soft drugs are OK just like > alcohol and nicotine, hard drugs are not. In all cases an effort is made to > decriminalize the user and go after the dealers instead. > Unfortunately, XTC has significantly blurred the line for a lot of young people who > are not really aware of the medical reasons for the differentiation and who > consequently run an increased risk off addiction and other side effects. > > Jochem > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=34 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:133983 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
