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<title>Tourist Pot Ban Protested in Southern Netherlands</title>
<description><![CDATA[May Day is a celebration rooted in both the ancient pagan (honoring Spring) and the post-modern political (International Workers Day), so it seemed fitting that both tourists and coffeeshop owners in the Netherlands banded together on Tuesday to voice their collective opposition to the law that went into effect that day prohibiting all sales of cannabis to foreigners and only permitting a restricted number of registered local citizens to purchase pot.
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In the southern Dutch city of &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7660">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:45:27 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>Hope for Future of Coffeeshops After Collapse of Conservative Dutch Government</title>
<description><![CDATA[Since the 1970s, the Netherlands&rsquo; legendary cannabis coffeeshops have been officially &ldquo;tolerated&rdquo; by the government, meaning that while technically illegal, they&rsquo;ve nonetheless operated openly, with hundreds of locations in Amsterdam alone selling limited amounts of marijuana to the public.
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Despite their being tightly regulated and contributing considerably to the nation&rsquo;s tourism industry, however, the conservative government has been steadily working to &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/bean/7648">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:07:13 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Dutch Coffeeshop Ban Looms</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Dutch government appears to be moving ahead with plans to ban tourists from purchasing marijuana in coffeeshops. Although the Netherlands has long been known for liberal drug policies, &ldquo;far-right political leaders&rdquo; have spearheaded the new rules. According to a letter from Dutch health and justice ministers to the parliament, the ban is an effort to combat &ldquo;nuisance and criminality associated with coffee shops and drug trafficking.&rdquo;
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Late last year the &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/7134">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>Dutch City&amp;#8217;s Ban on Cannabis Sales to Foreigners Justified According to Court Advisor</title>
<description><![CDATA[Yves Bot, the advocate general at the European Court of Justice, issued an opinion regarding the Dutch city of Maastricht&rsquo;s ban on selling cannabis to non-residents. According to Bot the city has the right to ban sales of pot and hash to foreign customers as &ldquo;drug tourism represents a genuine and sufficiently serious threat to public order in Maastricht.&rdquo; Bot believes that such a ban is &ldquo;necessary&rdquo; to protect residents.
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While the opinion is non-binding &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/6575">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:49:58 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>Court: Coffeeshop Owner Broke Cannabis Laws</title>
<description><![CDATA[The owner of Checkpoint, a Dutch coffeeshop in the town of Terneuzen, was fined 10 million euros ($13.3 million) and sentenced to 16 weeks in prison when a court decided that his business broke drug laws.
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While cannabis is tolerated in the Netherlands, it is technically illegal and coffeeshops are not supposed to have more than 500 grams (18oz) on their grounds at any given time. Checkpoint was known for serving as many as 3,000 people in a day and, on more than one occasion, police &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/6315">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:42:28 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>APRIL 2010</title>
<description><![CDATA[STEP BY STEP HYDROTECH / CANNABIS CUP 22]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:51:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Thoughts from Inside the &quot;Temple of Cannabis&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[Greetings from on high &ndash; as in Amsterdam, the cannabis capital of the world and for the next few days, host city of the 22nd Annual HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup. With thousands of judges from all over the world fanned out across this great city, sampling the finest marijuana and hashish on Earth, a truly magical and one-of-a-kind event is now in full swing. At Sunday night's official opening ceremony, the Cannabis Cup crew revealed a few smokes for consideration from among the 29 coffeeshops &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/bean/6035">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:57:12 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>22nd Cup Pre-Test Results</title>
<description><![CDATA[The following strains were selected by the celebrity judges at the 22nd Cannabis Cup as the best cannabis entered into the coffeeshop competition. The name of the strain is followed by the name of the shop that entered it. The final decision, however, as to who wins the coveted Cannabis Cup will be determined by the judges at large over the next few days and these are just the recommendations of the celebrity judges.
White Dolphins (The Dolphins)
S5 Haze (Mellow Yellow)
420 Kush (420 &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/cancup/hager/6032">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Steven Hager</dc:creator>
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<title>The HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup Guidebook</title>
<description><![CDATA[So, you got your judge&rsquo;s pass, you booked a flight, and you&rsquo;re ready to have the time of your life at the 22nd Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. But what do you do once you&rsquo;re there? How do you find the top coffeeshops? Where&rsquo;s the best pot and hash? What Dutch destinations should you go out of your way to see?
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Fear not, pot pilgrim. Simply get yourself a copy of the HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup Guidebook. The Cup Guidebook has everything you need to make your trip to &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/ht_admin/6025">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>HIGH TIMES Presents: Coffeeshop Confidential</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you love weed, odds are you've fantasized about moving to Amsterdam and working at a coffeeshop. Well this Spring, HIGH TIMES Senior Editor Bobby Black got to live out that fantasy when he spent a week working at two of Holland's  coolest smoke spots&#8212;Amnesia and Barney's. In this unprecedented exposé, he'll take you behind the smoke and mirrors to reveal first-hand what it&#8217;s really like to work in a Dutch coffeeshop. You don't want to miss this one!<br /><br />Read 'Coffeeshop Confidential' in the October 2009 Issue of HIGH TIMES Magazine<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zinio.com/pages/HighTimes/Oct-09/416093499/pg-44">High Times-Oct-09</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:13:18 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Bobby Black</dc:creator>
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