Yes, Amsterdam is trying to stop tourists from being able to purchase marijuana… or, more correctly, the 3-5% of the population that moved there in the last 20 years on a crusade to end moral decay in Amsterdam. My fiancée is Swiss. I’m going back to Europe in less than a few weeks, and just like every trip, I’ll probably go to Amsterdam. There, like always, I’ll have the same experience, except for maybe that one lone person standing on the corner handing out flyers trying to criminalize marijuana in Amsterdam. The same lone person that everyone kind of looks at sadly.

“Yes most drug dealers will be looking else where for the lost income, hence more crime.”

LOL.

That is… wow. Sorry, I guess I should have read the second part before responding. My mistake. I didn’t realize you were one of those people. I’ve sold pot. I now own my own business. My college roommate sold pot. He was head of the advertising team for Modern Warfare 2.

You’re right though, if we weren’t doing that, we probably would have beat up old ladies so we could have enough money to inject bleach into our balls. LMFAO. I seriously almost spit beer out my nose when I read that.

Now, you’ll have to excuse me. I’m going to go grind up some kittens and snort them. Heh.

i guess you havent heard Amsterdam is also trying to stop tourist from being able to purchase marijuana…something must be up for them to want to do that, isnt that one of the things that brings tourist to Amersterdam? By the way, what is the tax in Amsterdam on cigarettes, alcohol, wages, and what not? is it comparable to the taxes in the United States? Im guessing you did not research that either.

Yes most drug dealers will be looking else where for the lost income, hence more crime. The main reason they deal drugs, is the quick, and easy income. The economy is bad, finding a job is tough right now.

personally i think all dealers should be shot, but since only asian countries execute dealers, the western world has to find alternatives
the current one being rob dealers of their power, wait for them to commit other crimes, then crack down on them without mercy

I take it you’ve never been to Amsterdam. It’s taxed there, and you can get an 8th for about €5. That’s roughly $8 American. You see, there’s this thing called supply & demand. Supply for marijuana is low, believe it or not, and demand is high. There’s also a relative lack of price competition, due to lack of advertising & easy access due to… I don’t know… being illegal.

Remember the American prohibition? Guess what? Alcohol prices soared. Don’t claim to be the unrecognized scholar without doing a little critical thinking yourself as well.

@#KommissarKvC

“…if drug dealers are forced to commit other crimes…”

O_o WTF?

Learn to argue. What conditions are forcing them to commit other crimes? What does this have to do with legalization? I honestly have no idea what you’re trying to say, as I can see your gibberish being both pro- and anti- legalization.

so are you willing to pay probably quadruple the amount you pay now, for government taxed marijuana?

the people for this, need to do alot more research before jumping on the bandwagon for it…find out the price of cigarettes, and alcohol before the government taxes it..maybe check on the laws for selling untaxed alcohol, and compare them to a simple possession charge…

Are you honestly saying there is no acknowledged medical use for marijuana? Seriously?

@ bstaples

Causality, correlation. I suggest you learn the difference. Blaming people of those lower incomes for being stupid on using marijuana is like blaming them for being stupid on locking themselves out of the house. They were already stupid to begin with. The second part just exasperated the situation.