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Criminalizing pot smoking will only drive tourists into the street looking for drugs and increase crime; unfortunately, the prime minister continues to push for foreign restrictions.
Amsterdam's famous coffee shops will remain open for business with foreign thrill-seekers despite the new government's plan to restrict sales to locals only, the mayor said on Thursday.
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="350"] Approximately 1.5 million tourists visit Amsterdam's coffee shops a year. Photo by Brent Simpson.[/caption]
In an interview with the leftist Volkskrant, Eberhard van der Laan said the city's 220 coffe
