This removes the need for dealers and effectively terminates its status as an anti-establishment symbol as well as its popularity among thrill-seeking youths.
This removes the need for dealers and effectively terminates its status as an anti-establishment symbol as well as its popularity among thrill-seeking youths.
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The Dutch government is currently (2007) considering banning magic mushrooms, after a French tourist committed suicide after eating a mushroom.
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The Dutch government is currently (2007) considering banning magic mushrooms, after a French tourist committed suicide after eating a mushroom. Press reports in June of a [[gay]] gang that allegedly raped victims lured on the internet, drugged them and infected them with the [[AIDS]] virus raised questions in the concscience of Netherlanders over its [[liberal]] sex and drug culture. <ref>[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21832250-401,00.html Men confess to HIV rape orgies], By Alix Rijckaert, June 01, 2007. Retrieved from news.com.au June 04, 2007.</ref>
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The Dutch policy towards soft drugs continues to be opposed by conservative Christians and Muslims.
The Dutch policy towards soft drugs continues to be opposed by conservative Christians and Muslims.