Dutch marijuana coffee shops brace for smoking ban


	Dutch marijuana coffee shops brace for smoking ban

tabsey

6-29-2008 7:14 AM

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tabsey says:

And we were worried about global warming. Who will now visit Holland. F%$# the tulips, you can buy them at a florist.

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