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Amsterdam to close 43 marijuana cafes (The West Australian)
Amsterdam will close nearly 20 per cent of its marijuana cafes to comply with a national ban on having them close schools. Mayor Job Cohen announced his decision to close the so-called coffee shops be
21 Nov 2008, 8:36 pm | click here for more
Amsterdam closes cannabis shops (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
ALMERE, Netherlands (Reuters) - Almost a fifth of Amsterdam's popular marijuana-selling coffee shops will be closed down because they are too close to schools, the city council said Friday.
21 Nov 2008, 3:52 pm | click here for more
Amsterdam closes cannabis shops (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Almost a fifth of Amsterdam's popular marijuana-selling coffee shops will be closed down because they are too close to schools, the city council said Friday.
21 Nov 2008, 3:19 pm | click here for more
Amsterdam coffee shops by schools targeted (UPI)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A total of 43 coffee shops throughout the Dutch city of Amsterdam must close due to their proximity to area schools, the city council says.
21 Nov 2008, 2:29 pm | click here for more
Amsterdam ferme les coffee shops situés trop près des écoles (Euronews)
Amsterdam ferme les coffee shops situés trop près des écoles
21 Nov 2008, 2:16 pm | click here for more
Amsterdam moves to close a fifth of 'coffee shops' (AP via Yahoo! News)
Amsterdam will close almost a fifth of its marijuana cafes to comply with a national ban on having them close schools, the mayor said Friday.
21 Nov 2008, 2:03 pm | click here for more
Amsterdam moves to close a fifth of 'coffee shops' (International Herald Tribune)
Amsterdam's mayor said Friday that the city will close nearly 20 percent of its marijuana cafes to comply with a national ban on having them close schools.
21 Nov 2008, 12:51 pm | click here for more
Amsterdam plans to close dozens of marijuana cafes near schools (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Amsterdam's mayor says the city will close nearly 20 per cent of its marijuana cafes to comply with a national ban on having them close schools.
21 Nov 2008, 11:44 am | click here for more
Amsterdam to close cannabis cafes (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Amsterdam is to order the closure of dozens of coffee shops that sell cannabis close schools in accordance with new legislation, the municipality said Friday.
21 Nov 2008, 10:12 am | click here for more
Anti-gay violence is a problem in Amsterdam (AP via Yahoo! News)
Amsterdam faces an ingrained problem of violence against gay men, despite its reputation as a haven of tolerance, according to a study released Thursday.
20 Nov 2008, 4:45 pm | click here for more