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   Ubiquitous  wrote in   
   news:sspvo4$ltma$3@news.freedyn.de:   
      
   > Ha!  And these fucks were some of the first to LEGALIZE DRUGS LIKE   
   > POT!  Guess that ain't working out so well is it?  Stupid liberals.   
      
   AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A ban on smoking marijuana on the streets of   
   Amsterdam's red light district went into effect on Thursday, part of a   
   push by the city's first female mayor to clean up the area.   
      
   Signs were posted in the canal-lined neighbourhood known for its brothels,   
   sex clubs and marijuana cafes, which attract millions of tourists a year,   
   but are a nuisance to residents.   
      
   People caught violating the ban now risk a 100-euro ($110) fine.   
      
   City mayor Femke Halsema has promised to improve conditions for sex   
   workers and reduce crime and excessive use of drugs and alcohol.   
      
   Discussions are underway to move sex and drug tourism out of the city   
   centre, but there is opposition from residents in locations that have been   
   proposed as alternatives.   
      
   People will still be allowed to smoke inside and on the terraces of coffee   
   shops selling marijuana and hash in the district and other parts of the   
   city.   
      
   The personal use of small quantities of marijuana is tolerated by   
   authorities in the Netherlands.   
      
   ($1 = 0.9084 euros)   
      
   (Reporting by Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Andrew Heavens)   
      
   https://news.yahoo.com/amsterdams-red-light-district-starts-114047713.html   
      
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