Keep Dutch soft-drugs coffee shops for locals: commission »
From AFP Global Edition | 2009-07-02 18:00:48
Dutch coffee shops that sell cannabis should should cater mainly for local people and not bulk-buying drugs tourists from abroad, a government commission proposed Thursday. "Coffee shops should again become what they were originally meant to be: vending points for local users and not large-scale suppliers to consumers from neighbouring countries," said the body. "In some aspects, the situation has gotten out of hand", it added. The commission was set up in February to advise the government in a re-evaluation of soft-drug policy, in large part due to an influx ...
Retail chains leave India's coffee houses in peril »
From AFP Asian Edition | 2009-06-29 03:00:19
At first glance, the Indian Coffee House in New Delhi looks more like a decrepit school cafeteria than a venerable gathering spot for the city's intelligentsia. Everything about the cafe -- from the shabby, outdated furniture to the rickety ceiling fans and mostly greying male customers -- suggests visitors have stepped into a time warp. The atmosphere is a stark contrast to the shiny outlets that have popped up across India in recent years -- with their sophisticated marketing, piped music, flatscreen televisions, wireless Internet access and aura of international modernity. As ...
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