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October 8, 2011
Dutch government reclassifies high-potency Cannabis
The Dutch government has decided that coffeeshops in the Netherlands will no longer be allowed to sell high-potency weed and hash. Cannabis products containing more than 15 percent THC, the main active chemical, will be classified alongside hard drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy. »
October 7, 2011
Plans for creation of national Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam
There are plans to establish a national Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam. The museum will likely be located in the Hollandsche Schouwburg — a former theater from which the Nazi occupiers deported tens of thousands of Jews during the Second World War. »
October 6, 2011
Dam Screamer sentenced to jail for causing panicked stampede at Amsterdam Dam square
The man who caused a panicked stampede among a crowd gathered at Amsterdam’s Dam Square for the national Remembrance Day commemorations in May, 2010 — injuring dozens of people — has been sentenced to 12 months in jail, six of which suspended. »Earlier Articles
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