Dutch smoking ban to cover coffee shops | Oddly Enough | Reuters

There is the article from Reuters. The way I understood it was that all establishments were to be "smoke-free", so no smoking tobacco, weed, cigars, crack, etc...

The coffee shop owners are arguing that it only implies tobacco, but from what I understood from my friend who lives there, it includes EVERYTHING. I will ask him again when he's online, and will post back...
bigtopsfinn Reviewed by bigtopsfinn on . Dutch Coffeeshops are not what they used to be... I'm sure that this has come up already, but WTF is going on in the Netherlands?! I was lucky enough to spend 6 months there last year, and loved going to the local coffeeshop in Alkmaar to drink coffee, smoke, and enjoy the moment. Now, talking with my friend who is a local... he says not only are the prices going up, but now you have to smoke in a little glassed in box within the coffeeshop. This new ban on indoor smoking was passed to protect the health of the employees, but at least Rating: 5