The bizarre Dutch policy of allowing smokers to puff away on pure cannabis but not tobacco has apparently perplexed police in the Netherlands, who have fined a man for mixing the two substances.
Police in the Netherlands have fined a man for mixing tobacco and cannabis and trying to take advantage of a shocking law that lets people puff cannabis, but fines them for smoking tobacco.
Zero tolerance to tobacco smoking in Dutch cafes and restaurants is being exercised since a ban came into force last July.
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"For logic it is sometimes impossible to explain, even to the Dutch," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.
"The man was not fined for smoking a cannabis joint but for smoking. You can smoke cannabis but not tobacco in coffee shops," he added.
He is expected to contest the case in court.
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