Amesterdão vai fechar 26 coffeeshops
Na semana passada a versão final da estratégia de planeamento da cidade (Coalition Project 1012) foi apresentada à câmara de Amesterdão. A estratégia propõe o encerramento de nada menos que 26 coffeeshops na área do mal afamado Bairro Vermelho.
Os proprietários destas coffeeshops receberão uma licença final de 3 anos, o que significa que dentro de 3 a 6 anos as 26 coffeeshops terão de fechar as portas.
Segundo a câmara de Amesterdão, o grande número de coffeeshops na área cria “uma infra-estrutura que incita a criminalidade”. No princípio do ano a câmara comprou várias vitrinas de bordéis que são agora usadas para instalações artísticas e mostras de alta costura.
A câmara de Amesterdão juntou-se à câmara do comércio para “ajudar a pensar em planos alternativos” para os donos das coffeeshops prejudicados. A actual licença da indústria hospitaleira pode ser usada para abrirem um restaurante ou um bar.
Podes ler o artigo integral (em inglês) aqui.
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Comentários
Jeroen - 2009-05-24 23:11:19
WTF!!! Dit gaat echt way to far! Het wordt maar eens tijd voor een kweektent. Drie jaar om het bij elkaar te krijgen, en om fatsoenlijke (!) zaadjes/stekjes te halen.Way to go... NOT! De overheid moet hier af/buiten blijven! Stelletje elitaire snobs! En dat vertegenwoordigd ons dan...
Galaad - 2009-05-25 14:38:40
Triste e desconexo. Tudo isto nos leva a encher os bolsos dos Cartéis. Em um estudo de DOUTORES, sim de pessoas doutoradas e ligadas aos problemas das "Drogas e da Adicção" colocam o Tabaco e o Álcool á frente de muitas drogas proibidas. Será que é melhor entrarmos de novo na Lei Seca? e o que nos dizem eles dos fumos exalados pelas Fábricas e outras Indústrias que são muito mais nocivos do que um charrinho? Qual é o critério normativo? Deixem-se de merdas e ataquem mas é os grandes Cartéis do "Pó". Não lhes interessa, não é? porquê? basta um palminho de testa para ver o porquê. Qual é o problema das Coffeshops? Se não gostam, não entrem.FirenzeOfMunich - 2009-05-25 17:48:20
Dude thats so sad....The Coffeeshop culture of Adam is just such a gift to the world
and its unique...
Why do they need to destroy it?
Screw these brainwashed city municipal
Peace to you all
Firenze, from Munich, Germany
Sixmilliondollaracid - 2009-05-25 20:59:55
That's so fucked up! They're gonna try to close down everything that doesn't support their vision of how their slaves (us) should liveDon Jia - 2009-05-26 18:49:22
Stock up on high impact weapons now, kids, the final battle between the free and the strong - that's us - and the acidic, resentful, weak minded utterly miserable fucknuts, is nigh. Just remember, it's not the fuckin' popo, the gouvernment, the europarliament, your boss or even your fucking mom and pops who run your life. You don't need to listen to people who don't know shit telling you what's what, EVER.gaboss - 2009-05-26 22:53:45
2012...? how does that not make me wonder?the forth reich in full affect ... *rolleyes*
codename47 - 2009-05-27 14:27:19
that's so sad to see how the world changes into a place full of close-minded people that just want to take control over everything :(CiSu - 2009-05-27 15:13:42
yeah dude you thinking right, the world is sad ...when you arrive to Poland ? :D
a lot of smoke is waiting ;)
javier - 2009-05-29 01:27:47
this is fucking....bullshit, i need to get to amsterdam before this happensLev - 2009-06-01 19:12:01
Horrible, but I've known this has been coming (from reading about it being planned for many months now).I downloaded the PDF and didn't see a list of the coffeeshops being closed. Is such a list available now?
I just visited Amsterdam back in April and love a few couple shops and would hate to see them disappear (Route 99, Old Church, Basjoe, Popeyes). Are only big name stores staying open, or are the politicians keeping to what they claimed this was all about and only directly targeting coffeeshops they can prove have a connection to organized crime? I get the feeling, this was just a lot of hot air, and that when they get down to it, they will simply target smaller and less popular shops, or shops with a more alternative and less mainstream theme.
If a list is available, I'd love to see it.
And for those of you who aren't aware... As much as this does suck, this is nothing new. It's been going on for many years now. Many coffeeshops (I think it was like 80 something, wasn't it?) were closed because of being in a specific range of schools.
I get the feeling that the Netherlands government is really concerned with reshaping its image, and they know drug use is a big part of that (soft or not, politicians rarely take the time to know the difference, much less care).






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raX - 2009-05-22 16:48:29