Netherlands maastricht cannabis cafe

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Dutch ban foreigners from cannabis cafes in Maastricht area

The ban affects Maastricht area, but could be expanded nation-wide.

Netherlands court upholds ban on tourists in pot cafes

Locals remain free to spark up in the legendary coffee shops.

A pedestrian passes a legal cannabis head shop in 2006 in the Dutch city of Maastricht. The city has long been fed up with foreigners flocking to the town to get stoned, and cannabis cafes recently agreed to a voluntary ban on most foreign tourists.

Robin Utrecht

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