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Netherlands: Dutch city to close dope-selling coffee shops near schools

AFP

Monday 01 Oct 2007

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THE HAGUE (AFP) — The Dutch town of Rotterdam is to close 18 coffee
shops that sell cannabis, those closest to schools, in a bid to protect
local youths, the city authorities announced Monday.

"The sale of soft drugs will have to end by June 1, 2009, in a total of
18 coffee shops within 200 to 250 metres (yards) of schools," said the
city council in a statement. The port city currently has a total of 62
such coffee shops.

The statement said there had been a worrying rise in the use of soft
drugs by groups of vulnerable young people. The local authorities will
also accept that local businesses respect the age of limit of 18 on the
sale of such drugs.

In the Netherlands, selling cannabis in small doses to adults is
tolerated in coffee shops that hold a licence. But it is not legal to
transport more than five grammes of the substance or grow more than five
plants of cannabis per person.

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