Pubdate: Sat, 28 May 2011
Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC)
Copyright: 2011 The Vancouver Sun
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GOVERNMENT BACKTRACKS ON OPEN DRUG POLICY

The Dutch government Friday said it would start banning tourists from
buying cannabis from coffee shops and impose restrictions on Dutch
customers by the end of the year.

The Netherlands has one of Europe's most liberal soft drug policies,
but that is changing at the urging of a far-right party that is part
of the coalition government that is in power. 
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