Press Release: Dutch MP Boris van der Ham Buys a Bag of Weed from the "Regulated Market"
Dutch MP Boris van der Ham buys a bag of weed of the "regulated market"
A glance of the future after the ban on cannabis has been abolished
On Thursday 27 November, at 09.15 hs, Dutch Member of Parliament of left liberal party D66 will buy a bag of cannabis at coffeeshop "Cremers ", Prinsestraat 84 in The Hague.
The owner of this coffeeshop, Gerard Smit, will provide him with this bag and inform him extensively on the origin of this cannabis, the methods of cultivation, the effects of it and the way in which the price has been determined.
In this way it becomes clear how the cannabis market could be regulated in the future, when the ban on cannabis cultivation has been abolished. Coffeeshops could then get their cannabis in a legal way from growers who would spend attention to quality and public health aspects. Before buying his product, the customer can be fully informed on the exact and expected effects of the substance.
The visit of Boris van der Ham to coffeeshop Cremers takes place in the framework of the Cannabis Tribunal , that takes place on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 December in Nieuwspoort, The Hague. This tribunal deals with the question what should be the direction of Dutch lenient cannabis policy, that allows sale of personal quantities to adult persons in coffeeshops, but bans the cultivation of cannabis, for example to provide these shops.
The press is very welcome to attend this visit. For more details, please contact the organisers.
The press release is sent by:
Encod: Joep Oomen, email: [email protected].
Stichting Drugsbeleid: Freek Polak, email: [email protected]
Cannabis College: Job Joris Arnold, email: [email protected]
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