What´s next? Banning marijuana? Making prostitution illegal? The Netherlands was the last country wiuth liberty in this world, what the hell is going on with this country? It´s a s shame, a real shame.. let people take what they like.

By Johann Heyss | October 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Good move! And make sure to ban all the prescription medications that kill as a "side effect" as well. Oh wait, those you won't ban, because they give cruise tickets to doctors for "seminars", and the smartshop owners don't...oh, I see. So it's not really about health at all, is it.

By BC | October 13, 2007 1:47 PM

Oh hell that's just great :) !

Now all these people who want mushrooms will have to buy it from the black market, which means less safety, no money from taxes for the state and more crime. What a wonderful solution.

I admired Netherland so much for its liberal laws but it looks like this won't be the case in a few years anymore. I think this will happen to all psychoactive substances that are legal in the Netherlands today like kratom salvia and probably marihuana too.

By TM | October 14, 2007 10:39 PM

Stupid conservative hypocrites. A drunken driver killing their families should teach them a nice lesson about intoxication death related statistics.

And yes, Marihuana and Hash are next, THC the psychoactive chemical in these is also a hallucinogen at high doses.

welcome to the thought police-state.

By blackmagick | October 15, 2007 12:49 PM