Dutch revive memories of world before smoking ban
A Different View with Dave O’Connell
A first ever visit to Amsterdam is a salve for the soul; meandering along its beautiful, cobbled streets, stopping off for a beer at a quiet table on a bridge overlooking one of its many canals, marvelling at the artistic genius of Rembrandt and Van Gogh – what’s not to savour?
Well, smoking for a start.
Not the dope smoking that Amsterdam is famous – or infamous – for, although the sight of someone skinning up on the street before breakfast-time takes a while to adjust to.
This is just the smoking of........





















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