Dutch National Weed Pass DeadPhillip Smith Amsterdams cannabis cafes will remain open to foreign visitors (wikimedia.org)With the weed pass proposal, foreigners were to have been banned from the cannabis cafes nationwide as of next year, and Dutch nationals would have been required to register with the state to obtain a permit (the weed pass) to be able to purchase marijuana at the cafes. The plan had already gone into effect in some border cities. It was touted as reducing drug tourism and associated nuisances in border towns. But since it was put in place in selected border towns, some cannabis cafes have closed in protest, while reports of increased street dealing have been on the increase. Some cannabis caf owners told the AP they are satisfied that the countrys policy of pragmatic tolerance toward will remain intact, but others said the proposed deal lacked clarity. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 