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Big cities want alcohol ban for under 18sWednesday 10 February 2010 Officials in Rotterdam, Utrecht and the Hague want the government to ban all alcohol sales to the under-18s, the Telegraaf reports on Wednesday. At the moment, 16 and 17-year-olds can legally buy wine, beer and pre mixed alcopops in shops and drink beer and wine in bars. Legislation currently going through parliament will allow local authorities to decide for themselves whether the age limit for alcohol should be 16 or 18. Alcohol tourism But the big city council officials say this will lead to alcohol tourism, with teenagers going to neighbouring villages and towns to get around the ban. Amsterdam city council said earlier it backs an 18 age limit limit for supermarket sales but is happy to see the 16 limit continue in cafes and bars. Earlier this week, it emerged over 700 young teenagers were hospitalised after drinking too much between 2007 and mid 2009. The home of a friend is the most popular place to get drunk. Should the age for buying alcohol be raised to 18? Take part in our poll © DutchNews.nl
Prohibitionism does not work. How is it possible Dutch have not yet understood that for Alcohol? They, correctly, understand that soft drugs should not prohibited but go in the opposite direction for Alcohol. Youngster should be thought how/when to drink rather than told "you cannot". By Fg | February 10, 2010 3:08 PM HA!!! One more law the Dutch police won't enforce, can't even enforce driving laws... What will be the punishment for this? Nothing!!!! By DR | February 10, 2010 4:11 PM the sale of alchohol to under 18th is not aloud in our country Australia and if you do fines will be in the thousands of dollars and so it should be in the netherlands and not just in some towns or cities but country wide By John Bergman | February 11, 2010 11:15 AM
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I really cannot say that I have encountered a lot of alcohol abuse in the Netherlands, actually I'd go as far as to say seem a very sensible lot compared to the UK (but that's hardly difficult). My suggestion would be to raise the age you can purchase alcohol in shops only only permit younger people to drink in other places as long as they are with a responsible adult (and that would mean parent or guardian not a mate who has just turned 18).
By Nick | February 10, 2010 2:26 PM