Government Crackdown on Marijuana in the Netherlands: Amsterdam's War on Weed
Government Crackdown on Marijuana in the Netherlands: Amsterdam's War on Weed
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The Netherlands — and in particular its capital, Amsterdam — has long been thought to have some of the world’s most liberal marijuana policies. But today, the country’s government is clamping down on the weed industry. Police are raiding growers far more often, authorities are requiring “weed passes” to discourage marijuana tourism, and unprecedented numbers of so-called “coffeeshops” — where the sale of small amounts of marijuana is tolerated — are being forced to shut down.
VICE News visited Amsterdam to see what effects the new restrictions are having. After speaking to coffeeshop owners — one of whom has to close his shop because he’s technically too close to a school — we went to a weed festival and visited the home and greenhouse of Doede de Jong, one of the country’s few outspoken growers.
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Wait, they are trying to shut down the weed market? 😂😂 Look how tourism drops to 0
What a waste of resources on the government
The video in short: This is what happens when people who pass dust instead of gas are allowed to vote. Voting after a certain age should be permitted only after a psychological test since it’s not their future.
Another prime example of how Vice talks waffle 😂
Pretty hilarious watching in 2021 when even the USA is legalizing all over the place.
How much price??
Once they banned weed in Netherlands the touring will down 75%
I just grow two plants in my garden every year, in a little greenhouse. No problem, I choose a kind that doesn’t smell to much so my neighbours don’t find out, and I use no electricity so no risk of fires. Pure nature! The weed in the coffeeshops is raised with chemicals, one problem with this system is that you never know where the weed is coming from and wich chemicals were used to enlarge the cropps. My weed is biological, alone for that reason already much better! I’m also glad not to be a part of our ridiculous system! As a Dutchy I cannot explain the (lack of-) logic to my friends in other countries…
I’m sick and tired of Marijuana being Illegal, FREE MARIJUANA
back when vice did real unbiased investigative journalism
Tap in on👇👇
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Selling cannabis in small and big quantity at supply prices
Fast drop off//shipping with a tracking number..
Kanker Rutte
it’s so scary to realize how governments really don’t want us to be free when they know weed is the most harmless drug there is and most beneficial and all they wanna do is poison us by giving us high sugar food and advertise alcohol and keep cigarettes around when its all harmful! so unfair, f the governments who hurt their own citizens and keep them around to drown slowly..
8:37 where is this place. so fucking beauty road.
“Only now sells alcohol” lmfao fuckin government
What about alcohol and tobacco FFS
7:51 RIP Doede De Jong #PeaceAndLove to a cannabis warrior
Mark ROOT
I hate governments. Alcohol is sold and it causes all unsocial crime. Bs.
This is fantastic. It means the us trade will grow
just go to Utrecht, it’s much more free
Closed all economy Amsterdam holanda
I don’t know what’s wrong with the Netherland government man . As long as people are smoking natural green , bud , it doesn’t seem to involve an issue , oh and this is how synthetic weed could be stop from coming out in the markets . Synthetic weed kills you man.
Kanker
Waiting for coming 🔥🖤
Libtard green mayor war
9:39. bro looking like james may
It only takes one to smoke this shit outside of a childrens school and you’ve turned a nation against it, I started smoking tobacco after observing my father
Wow. You can sell but can’t grow. The most bullshit thing I ever heard. The Vice guys go to Mexico and tell that it’s failed state because of drugs and here he is discussing that the school at a distance of 160m can’t be seen. And no one tells from where they get the weed, it just appears. The irony is the USA is permitting their states to legalize the weed. Hypocrisy.
The guy in the thumbnail just looks soooo Dutch.
Not my thing!
Can I smoke weed in my home in amsterdam?
Def worst vice vid i’ve seen bc i know the truth which is a shame bc i though vice was different
So you cant grow weed , but you can sell it in speciel ”bars” ,but the people who is alowed to sell it have to buy it from people who is noot alowed to sell it to Them..
Its good to see them cracking down…. if you too tolerant vicious cartels will come in and start killing to dominate the drug trade.
It’s a SICK belief like all governments belief in their WARS!! Bad guys over there!! Yes sir! Me kill for you sir!! Look how good I am at killing for you!! And they get medals for the killing they have done. And this criticism goes for ALL ALL nations and flags that represent the world insanity. We are all in this together, is not about a V!! If ANY of them understood that statement there wouldn’t be the amount of war there is in the world today. All they are doing is smoking a plant. There are 7 other plants u can smoke that there’s no law written against. Some have zero effect on work performance. Pot DOES interfere with ability to control your vehicle while driving. No where near as bad as alcohol though.
Ja, eeehm😂🤣
coke is ook ongezond rutte
Well… Everybody is happy how it goes, and this is going on since the 1960s and nobody complane except the newspaper and Social media, because they most earn money with their articles. Weed is good for our economy, and tourism, and it’s still a ritch and safe country with good life quality.
‘Mark Root’ XD
I see the new mayor said it was weed tourists that were causing antisocial behaviour😂 something tells me it has more to do with drink, stags and prostitution. I’ve been 10 times I’m up at 10 and asleep by 9😂 I spend a lot of money on food there and I’ve never had a drink in Amsterdam. It’s makes no sense that it’s still just “accepted” it should be legal.
Wow I love marijuana 😘
I mis cannabis bevrijdingsdag best thing ther whas
que fumen pasto estos malditos drogadictos ¡¡¡¡¡
Only in amsterdam you can smoke weed 🤣🤣 fucking dumb
Why the fuc* would you cut off one of your countries largest income, simply because you don’t want to "be the laughing stock of Europe".
That title went to Russia after Putins’ ridiculous invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇦 I still love the regular Russian people world peace friends.
Places like Kasaul , Malana in Himachal , India haven’t met such issues yet and luckily the natural weed and hash business is booming up there from many many decades. Welcome to Himachal , India . Everyone !! Om Namah Shivay ❤️
Boom Shankara
Love and peace from Goa !!!!!
Godver zeg die man heeft een ZWAAR nederlands accent
So many British people know nothing about cannabis.
Screw weed it is bad