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/ 12 October 2007

Bad comedown for Dutch magic mushrooms

The Dutch government will ban the sale of hallucinogenic mushrooms, a spokesperson for the Justice Ministry said Friday, rolling back one element of the country’s permissive drug policy after a series of well-publicised negative incidents. The decision will go into effect within several months, Wim van der Weegen said.

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/ 23 September 2007

Amsterdam closes window on its red-light trade

Last week, Amsterdam announced that it is closing down one-third of its famed brothels. Within a matter of months, 52 of the iconic window displays that line the streets of the busy red-light district will disappear. In a deal worth â,¬26-million, officials will buy 18 buildings from Amsterdam’s Emperor of Sex and close down the ”windows”.