"Chu Taro, da yo"

There are about three hundred and fifty in Amsterdam and almost one thousand more throughout the Netherlands. They do serve coffee. Some of them do not serve beer or other alcoholic drinks. They have become famous for offering another type of menu. The coffeeshops attract many hundreds of thousands of tourists the year round, and especially in the summer season. The coffeeshops have become so effective at attracting tourists that other European cities have started using the same gimmick, particularly in Germany.

John Travolta said in a movie that he had spent three years in Amsterdam. He should be so fortunate. But, then again he has his own private airliner in which to jet set around the world. Prince Charles says we should reconsider draconian measures. Bill Buckley says if they want to kill themselves let them. American Beauty wins academy awards. Everybody knows what Paul McCartney and John Lennon have said for decades. Jesse, "the Body," Ventura has visited Amsterdam and was favorably impressed. In light of what he experienced there he says he will make some changes in the state of Minnesota. But you know what? We're still waiting but not holding our breath anymore. Cheech and Chong reportedly had some wild experiences in Amsterdam as well.

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The largest coffeeshop in Amsterdam, Grasshopper2, is seen in the image above. This coffeeshop has several floors each with interesting motifs. It also has the best restaurant, the best ambience, the best location, and the best view. You can eat, drink and smoke outside on a large deck with a view of everything going on in and around the Central Station center of Amsterdam. You can watch the various watercraft and the tourist excursion boats departing and arriving at the central docking area.
The motto on the upper floor of the building says,"De cost gaet voor de baet uyt." It's an old Dutch saying which means, "You have to invest money to make money."
A photo of the Grasshopper2 at nite,
grasshopper.nl/html/foto1.html

View of Central Station from Grasshopper2

One Buddycom member has an allergic condition to menu items of Amsterdam coffeeshops. Yes, it is true. So a visit to Amsterdam cannot include the coffeeshops. Skin contact or smoke from the burning of those products will send the member into potentially fatal anaphylaxis. Smoke from the burning of garden compost containing poison ivy leaves nearly proved fatal for the unfortunate person. Peanuts or strawberries will also have the same effect. Put that in your file for strange factoids. Coffeeshops can be fatal for some individuals.

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Amsterdam coffeeshops

Not uncommon sights in Holland.

Una finca muy linda. A ver click.

The Hip Planet's guide to
coffeeshops,

Across from Hotel Inntel.
Space cake and umm.. mellow frogs?

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Seedbank Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam Coffeeshop Directory
freeuk.net/coffeeshop/Frames.shtml

Smartshops, Growshops, Headshops:
freeuk.net/coffeeshop/GenSS.html

Watch them grow live cam.
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"Chu Taro, to moushimasu."

3/4 oz chunk

Stone's Cafe. Good pool.

All about Amsterdam,
the CHANNELS,
channels.nl

Central Amasterdam map and shops guide
freeuk.net/coffeeshop/ZoneA.html

"Chu Taro, da yo!"

Seedbank Amsterdam.
cannabis-seedbank.nl/

All about Amsterdam, the CHANNELS, channels.nl
"The Channels offers a virtual tour of Amsterdam with hundreds of images and links to all Amsterdam has to offer. You can start at random in the Center or start at the Central station You can take a Taxi or use the map to go to the area you like ......."

Amsterdam on the Internet, Holland has one of the most advanced internet systems in the world. ISDN is cheap and Cable internet will soon be everywhere. Taking advantage of this new technology .....
hipplanet.com/amsterdam/amsinternet.html

Kush

Hotel Inntel, 236 rooms. Four stars and reasonably priced. Excellent breakfast included. Internet available. Travel from Schiphol Airport - KLM Shuttle bus. Taxi from Schiphol airport (about NLG 60) Travel from Central Railway Station - About 5 minutes walk.
Amsterdam-Centre Nieuwezijdskolk 19, Amsterdam

"Get Lost, The Cool Guide to Amsterdam by Joe Pauker. The best guide to Amsterdam on a budget."

Mellow Pages, The Smokers Guide to Amsterdam by Kip. An excellent guide to Amsterdam coffeeshops. Several editions of this guide have served as a bible over many visits. The 6th edition covers Kip's top 40 coffeeshops. Sadly, this site seems to have closed recently. Kip, where are you? If you find a recent edition, grab it - it's much better than some of the other guides available in Amsterdam. If anyone knows what happened to the book or Kip, please let us know.www.xs4all.nl/~melpages

"Laws do not persuade just because they threaten." - Seneca


Pot can get you the death penalty in
Iran, China, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Bizarre but true.
Human Rights? What's that? Life? Liberty?
The Pursuit of Happiness?
What a crock.
We know a guy wasting away in an American jail
on a pot charge doing twenty five to life.
There are over 2 million people in American jails.
Most of them, over 60%, on drug charges.
When are voters going to say that's enough.
Stop the brain police. Stop the DrugGestapo.

Singer Art Garfunkel Admits to Pot Charge
February 11, 2004, AP
"The trooper who stopped the limo, in which Garfunkel was the lone passenger, smelled marijuana and found a bag containing 6 grams of the drug in Garfunkel's jacket pocket, police said."
Story ...

How's Tommy Chong doing these days?
America, land of the Free? Yeah, right.
Chong Jailed For Selling Drug Accessories
September 12, 2003, AP
"Tommy Chong, who played one half of the dope-smoking duo in the Cheech and Chong movies, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison and fined $20,000 yesterday for selling bongs and other drug paraphernalia over the Internet. The 65-year-old was allowed to remain free until federal prison officials tell him in a few weeks where he must report to prison. "
"Chong also forfeited about $100,000 for his arrest on federal drug paraphernalia charges. He'll spend a year on probation after he's released from prison."
"His Nice Dreams Enterprises, which made a line of marijuana bongs and pipes, also faced sentencing. Under federal law, the business itself can be placed on probation or face other sanctions."
"Chong and Cheech Marin co-starred in several films in the late 1970s and early eighties, including Nice Dreams and Up in Smoke. Chong recently had a recurring role on Fox's That '70s Show."
mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1372/a01.html?999

Where are the GERMANS on this issue? Way out in front?
German for hemp is hanf. Search for images at Yahoo revealed over 5,000!
images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?srch=1&p=hanf&vm=i&n=20&fl=0

Where are the Swiss?
"Swiss to Vote on Complete Legalization of Drugs Later This Month By D. Paul Stanford On November 29th, the people of Switzerland will vote on "DroLeg," an initiative that could end the prohibition of all currently illegal drugs. The text of DroLeg begins, "The consumption, possession and purchase of narcotics for personal use are exempt from punishment." If DroLeg passes, the Swiss government will have to regulate the adult market for all controlled substances. The vote on DroLeg comes at a time of remarkable innovation by the Swiss regarding their drug policy. The Swiss, in a variety of unique programs, have been offering those addicted to heroin access to free supplies of the drug, or drug maintenance, in several Swiss cantons since 1994. The Swiss citizens' exceptionally broad personal legislative powers and rights led the Swiss Supreme Court, in a judicial decision earlier this year, to allow the large scale, commercial cultivation of cannabis flowers. Over 200 "hanf" stores, which sell and, in some cases, even grow and process cannabis in-house, have opened across Switzerland in the past three years. Cannabis flavored drinks are advertised with cannabis leaf logos in stores and train stations across the country, even in rural areas."
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Where is Britain on this issue? Better late than never, Brits have ostensibly given in to "common sense". It's a step in the right direction. But when will they drop the pretense and keep their hands off your stash?
Discretion for police over cannabis
New guidelines allow exceptions to 'no arrest' rule,
Alan Travis, September 12, 2003, The Guardian
"According to the guidelines, when somebody is searched in the street and cannabis found, all the officer need do is ask 'what is this?' and 'whose is it?', record the replies, and in the presence of the offender put the drug in a tamper proof bag, seal and sign it, and confiscate it."
politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1040498,00.html

Britain Poised to Approve Medicine Derived From Marijuana
January 27, 2004, by David Tuller, New York Times
"Bayer, the German pharmaceutical giant, signed a deal with GW last year to market Sativex in Britain and possibly other countries. 'What's likely to happen is that the U.K. authorization will lead quite quickly to European Union authorization,' Mr. Macfarlane said. 'I think it's going to be a little troubling for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, given the national climate about marijuana.' "
"But THC is only one of dozens of cannabinoids, the substances that invest the marijuana plant with its properties. And because Marinol must be absorbed through the digestive system, it takes longer to begin working than smoked marijuana. Many patients also say that Marinol is far less effective in easing their symptoms. Sativex has been designed to overcome those shortcomings. Because it is sprayed under the tongue, the drug is absorbed through mucus membranes, a quicker and more reliable route of action than swallowing a pill. Moreover, Sativex includes not only THC but substantial levels of the cannabinoid cannabidiol, which is believed to have anti-anxiety and other therapeutic properties - as well as dozens of other marijuana ingredients that GW researchers believe augment the drug's medicinal benefits. The company also maintains that Sativex, when taken properly, does not cause the kind of intoxication that people routinely experience from smoking marijuana. "
nytimes.com/2004/01/27/health/policy/27MARI.html

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