![]() “We don’t want that image of sex and drugs any more,” she said, adding that the patrols had been suspended due to intimidation from local businesses. Newsflash to all potheads: go giggle elsewhere! Let’s hope that the citizens of Amsterdam reclaim their ancient, beautiful city centre from the glassy-eyed zombies.”Įls Iping, a local resident, and the “ Stop de Gekte” (stop the madness) group had got so sick of the nuisance that in recent months they had mounted vigilante “Wallen Watch” patrols on weekend nights, asking tourists to behave. ![]() “This will send an important message to the gormless and feckless who think they can come here on a holiday from morality. ![]() “Finally, smoking cannabis is banned in public spaces,” said Diederik Boomsma, a Christian Democratic Appeal councillor who has long campaigned for tourists to be banned from buying cannabis at all. ![]() The Amsterdam mayor, Femke Halsema, and all political parties agree that crowds of post-pandemic tourists have compromised livability, while at peak times emergency vehicles cannot access the narrow, medieval streets. Now, tourists and residents alike face a €100 (£87) fine for public cannabis smoking in and around the red light district, to “reduce crowding and nuisance in the area”.įor locals sick of rowdy stag nights, piles of rubbish and their doorsteps being used as lavatories, the ban in De Wallen – “the old city walls” – is a sign their concerns are being taken seriously. ![]()
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