Cannabis smoker fined for tobacco use

26/09/08 -

A 27-year-old man has been fined for smoking inside one of Holland's famous cannabis cafés, not for smoking a joint, but for smoking one that contained tobacco.

Because of the drug laws in Holland the smoking of pure cannabis is completely legal inside a coffee shop, however if tobacco is added to the mix it becomes illegal due to the new workplace smoking laws.

An Amsterdam police spokesman said: "The man was not fined for smoking a cannabis joint but for smoking. You can smoke cannabis but not tobacco in coffee shops."

Political correctness gone mad or have the Dutch lawmakers simply visited one too many cafés?

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