Amsterdam introduces Hallmark for coffeeshops on Jan 1, 2013, not the Weedpass.

[Shanti 28]

Taken from www.coffeeshopnieuws.nl

Yesterday, the Haarlem City Council and Mayor Bernt Schneiders have decided to introduce The Hallmark for coffeeshops on the day that other Cities will be forced to introduce the Weedpass, nameli January 1, 2013. This project found support from all political parties, including VVD and CDA, the parties responsible for the failing Weedpass project.

The Hallmark will be awarded to all Haarlem coffeeshops, if and after they passed a special screening to check on eventual criminal activities around the coffeeshops (Bibob Law), this process is going already, it is expected all screenings will be done this year.

There is a special commission to oversee the criteria of the Haarlem Hallmark, consisting of representatives of the City of Haarlem, the National Health Service (GGD), the Drugspolicy Foundation, cannabis consumers organization We Smoke and Wernard Bruining, founder of Amsterdam's first coffeeshop, Mellow Yellow.

There are no juidicial sanctions involved in the Hallmark, the Hallmark can be denied to a coffeeshop does not live up to the Hallmark criteria.

The Haarlem Hallmark also includes a new sanction system for the coffeeshops carrying the Hallmark, they will no longer be closed 6 months on a first offense. A sanction step-up plan is being worked out by the parties involved, this will also be activated on the day the Hallmark will be introduced.

Haarlem has no plans to introduce the Weedpass system on January 1, 2013.

[Badger Jones 81]

Sounds very sensible, I'll be visiting the fair city again next year then, grrrrrrrrreat!

[Ralle 36]

Nice one thanks for sharing the infos

[Stretchnomore 69]

Still nothing clear for tourists though......another article about amsterdam says no register but people may still have to prove resident of NL

[Shanti 28]

www.coffeeshopnieuws.nl this is constantly uptodate and the owner of the website is like a dutch cannabis freedom fighter Noel VAn schalk

click articles in english and read the information its flawless bro

peace and have a good evening

jah bless

[Dust 6,284]

And now it should be officially Cancelled about the weed pass

Let's hope their won't be another bouncing back lol

[Gaz 856]

Sounds like a plan, shame they are still messing about in Maastricht, although was the reason I started growing again to avoid the hassle. Am now selfish sufficient and 6 weeks into flowering my first GHS grow.