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Dutch "cannabis supermarkets" have made Belgian and French people very happy. But it won't last much longer. According to the daily Trouw, Interior minister Guusje ter Horst (labor) wants " the sale of cannabis to be reserved to people who have a membership card, everywhere in the Netherlands". Starting in 2010, eight cities in the province of Limbourg will introduce a membership card to dissuade tourists from shopping in the Netherlands. The minister wants to extend this initiative to the entire country. Her comments follow the publication of a report by the National council on drugs, which notably recommends to reduce the number of customers in coffee shops. In order to obtain a card, it will be necessary to get identified first. The purchase of soft drugs will only be possible with a credit card and will be limited to 3 gramms per day (currently it's 5 gramms). This administrative procedure is designed to dissuade tourists from coming in the country to buy drugs.
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