Brexit blow: Brits banned from Amsterdam’s coffeeshops
Apr 1, 2019 23:04:07 GMT 7
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"New Brexit blow: Brits banned from Amsterdam’s cannabis coffee shops
British nationals are to be banned from Amsterdam’s notorious cannabis cafes, known as coffeeshops, when Britain leaves the European Union, city officials have confirmed. Europeans are allowed to buy small quantities of marijuana while visiting the Dutch capital under EU freedom of movement rules. But that is set to change under Brexit, which will guarantee medical marijuana supplies but not drug tourism. ‘When British nationals are no longer European, they will not be able to use coffee shops,’ Bas ‘t Aard, spokesman for the city council told DutchNews.nl. ‘We will roll up a massive cross-media campaign to make them aware of the fact as soon as Brexit happens.’
A spokesman for the city’s coffee shop association said that some cafes may go bust because of the new rules. ‘The Brits accounted for at least 60% of all our customers,’ said Wiett Pot. ‘This will have blowback throughout the weed industry.’
www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/04/new-brexit-blow-brits-banned-from-amsterdams-cannabis-coffee-shops/
"New Brexit blow: Brits banned from Amsterdam’s cannabis coffee shops
British nationals are to be banned from Amsterdam’s notorious cannabis cafes, known as coffeeshops, when Britain leaves the European Union, city officials have confirmed. Europeans are allowed to buy small quantities of marijuana while visiting the Dutch capital under EU freedom of movement rules. But that is set to change under Brexit, which will guarantee medical marijuana supplies but not drug tourism. ‘When British nationals are no longer European, they will not be able to use coffee shops,’ Bas ‘t Aard, spokesman for the city council told DutchNews.nl. ‘We will roll up a massive cross-media campaign to make them aware of the fact as soon as Brexit happens.’
A spokesman for the city’s coffee shop association said that some cafes may go bust because of the new rules. ‘The Brits accounted for at least 60% of all our customers,’ said Wiett Pot. ‘This will have blowback throughout the weed industry.’
www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/04/new-brexit-blow-brits-banned-from-amsterdams-cannabis-coffee-shops/
