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714 Uniquely Georgian; Amsterdam 2023; Puzzle of Polynesia

Travel with Rick Steves

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The Dutch Coffee Shop Rule

The Dutch used to have a problem in the red light district of too many hard drug addicts. They essentially allowed marijuana use in these coffee shops. The reason, not pro-marawana, I think it was a pragmatic move to be able to deal with the hard drug problem. You know, you have to be 18. You cannot buy more than 5 grams because if you do so, they see you as dealer.

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