"No joint smoking" signs prove hot

Reuters ^ | Mon Feb 6, 2006

[presidio9]

Amsterdam's new street signs banning cannabis smoking in parts of the city have sparked global interest.

The sign shows a red circle around a fat cannabis joint in a cloud of smoke sparked by white marijuana leaves. It has been installed at one square and surrounding streets in Amsterdam where young cannabis smokers are a nuisance (www.baarsjes.amsterdam.nl).

Soon after the installation on February 1, the first signs were stolen after which the Amsterdam council of De Baarsjes decided it would start selling what it believes is the world's first anti-cannabis road sign.

Over 400 consumers have approached the council to buy one of the "no joints" signs for 90 euros ($108), excluding shipping, a spokesman said.

"About 75 percent of the requests come from the United States," he said, adding interest is also coming from Singapore, Australia, Scandinavian countries and Germany.

The profits will be donated to a charitable cause that has yet to be chosen.

It is legal to own and use small quantities of soft drugs in the Netherlands whose relaxed position on the issue has brought it into conflict with other European countries like France which claims the Dutch undermine the global fight against drugs.

[presidio9]

[Number57]

"I'm all for that... *hick*"

[oyez]

I thought they said once they legalized cannabis, they would not have any drug problems.

[plewis1250]

Well, technically... you won't...
If you legalize murder...
There is no "murder"...
- plewis1250

[presidio9]

What is your point?

[Number57]

'What is your point'... deja vu

[presidio9]

You signed up two days ago. What are you trying to say?

[Bender2]

Hey! I smoke and drink in every joint I go to...

[20yearvet]

"Well, technically... you won't...
If you legalize murder...
There is no "murder"...

No you would still have murder, It would just not be a crime.

[Phocion]

I thought they said once they legalized cannabis, they would not have any drug problems.

They said that? I thought the Dutch policy was created because they recognized that it was impossible to stop drug problems, and so they might as well attempt to control it instead.

[Number57]

You signed up two days ago. What are you trying to say?

Awesome. You can count. We'll skip the basics, then. I'm not saying anything to you... you're the one that asked me what my point was. Obviously I have no point to make to you. I don't know you and honestly never took notice of you until you addressed me, asking what my point was. I don't care what you think of me, and you don't care what I think of you. I hope you don't, anyway.
Get a grip.

[presidio9]

Um, you posted to me Skippy. I am not going to sleep if you have not interest in talking to me. But, again, since you are new here I'm trying to help. If your pearls of wisdom are not directed to me, please remove my name from the screenbox. Problem solved.

BTW, you might want to look into anger managment while you're at it. Your hostility is uncalled for.

[Moonman62]

The sign shows a red circle around a fat cannabis joint in a cloud of smoke sparked by white marijuana leaves. It has been installed at one square and surrounding streets in Amsterdam where young cannabis smokers are a nuisance

Imagine that. One of these days they'll make it illegal again. They already moved the pot retailers out of the city and close to the border a couple of years ago.

[Number57]

What hostility? Don't project your feelings, Grasshopper. And don't call me Skippy.

[Chena]

What hostility? Don't project your feelings, Grasshopper. And don't call me Skippy.

Hiya, Skippy!

[Number57]

*waves*

[The Foolkiller]

LOL

[PizzaDriver]

In VietNam in '70 '71
along with the "Cam Hut took" signs; there were
"cam hut Took Fin" signs.

Took Fin = Pot

[robertpaulsen]

I thought the symbol for banning was a circle with a line through it.

[Wolfie]

They already moved the pot retailers out of the city and close to the border a couple of years ago.

No, they didn't.