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Hirsch Ballin wants to ban grow shops

06/03/2008 00:00

Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin wants to make it a criminal offence to sell material for growing marijuana at home.

6 March 2008

THE HAGUE – Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin is working on a bill to tackle so-called grow shops. He wants to make it a criminal offence to sell material for growing marijuana at home. Parliament supports his initiative.

The Christian Democrat CDA submitted a motion in November calling for a ban. The party is annoyed that grow shops are able to sell virtually everything necessary for growing marijuana at home, and that shop owners also freely give out detailed information on the matter, often on setting up a trade in marijuana as well.

Parliament will debate the drug policy on Thursday and will also urge for an investigation into the effects of the policy.

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Yes Puffin 13 this anti cool backlash is noticable right across the board
here in western Europe. What with the proposed U turn by the brit government, coupled with conservative radio phone in programmes
filled with distraught ex parents calling in to say " My wonderfull son
was going to be a promising scientist until he tried "skunk", and now he"s dead because of the nature of this evil life style"!-- I really am becoming most concerned for the future of headonism.
The final straw came last week when a Danish contact I have tells me that "Kristania" has forbidden open sale of weed and hash since 2003 and there are at least two occasions of harrasment by the cops daily there.
What"s to become of us? I could stamp my little (airmax) feet.