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| Marijuana Loses Its Appeal In Coffee Shop Culture |
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Posted by FoM on July 30, 2001 at 07:34:21 PT By Susan Taylor Martin, Times Senior Correspondent Source: St. Petersburg Times 
It's called a "coffee shop," but the New Millennium 2000 doesn't sell much latte or cappuccino. The big draws are hashish and marijuana. For $9.50, customers can get a gram of Arabica Queen, enough hashish to pack a tiny pipe two or three times. For $5, they can buy enough Super Skunk marijuana to roll a couple of joints. And for $4, they can purchase a "cocktail joint," a pre-rolled blend. To many Americans, who can go to jail for using cannabis, no trip to Amsterdam would be complete without a visit (or two or three) to the New Millennium or another of the city's 281 coffee shops. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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Comment #4 posted by lookinside on July 30, 2001 at 20:18:03 PT:
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| he looks pretty relaxed...ain't goin anywhere...i think it's hemp... [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #3 posted by Ethan Russo, MD on July 30, 2001 at 10:22:40 PT:
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| They sure aren't listening to the Dead, so it must be tobacco. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by Doug on July 30, 2001 at 10:09:16 PT |
| Check out this painting from the early 1660's by Jan Steen. The man with his back to us is smoking something suspicious in his long pipe. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #1 posted by Ethan Russo, MD on July 30, 2001 at 08:24:17 PT:
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| In Holland, cannabis is made out to be no big deal, and kids manage pretty well avoiding problems with it or other drugs, or alcohol (which is available from age 16). Meanwhile, Amerika and Sweden can only lie about the results. Repression increases problems. No teen is likely to resist the forbidden fruit completely. The more forbidden it is made out to be, the more attractive it becomes. Too bad our regime is so attached to punishment, pontification and police. A little respect would produce dividends. [ Post Comment ] |
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