Scheme has proved to be a controversial topic in the run-up to the November general election
Under the first stage of the plan, coffee shops in Breda and Tilburg will have their cannabis supplied from three official sources, two of which start business immediately, with the third expected to join shortly, according to caretaker minister for health Ernst Kuipers.
During the first six weeks of the scheme, the coffee shops will be able to source the cannabis supplies they need from their current black market suppliers while they are being phased out and the new suppliers are being phased in. is fully operational, 10 Dutch cities will be involved in addition to Amsterdam-Oost – Tilburg, Breda, Maastricht, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Zaanstad, Groningen, Heerlen, Almere and Hellevoetsluis – transforming the landscape of consumption.
The scheme has proved to be a controversial topic in the run-up to the November general election to replace outgoing prime ministerBoth Mr Rutte’s Liberal party, or VVD, and the farmers’ protest party, BBB, want the project put on hold until a new government develops a policy on how “soft” drugs should be managed.
The Christian Democrats and Christian Union are both opposed in principle to the legalisation of cannabis cafes.There is also criticism, including from the industry, that successive governments have failed to take action since the mid-1970s when the coffee shops first emerged – and that inaction has allowed criminality and lack of quality control to get a grip on the business.“The Netherlands doesn’t have the ability to produce the same quality.
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