Drug tourism is considered to be when one travels in order to procure narcotics. The usual reasons cited for this are the inavailability of drugs at the prior location and the relative availability of drugs at the destination. Amsterdam is probably the world's most popular destinations for drug tourists, due to its government's acceptance of marijuana use and possession. Other popular destinations include Southeast Asia and South America. The term narcotic, derived from the Greek word for stupor, originally referred to a variety of substances that induced sleep (such state is narcosis). ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54′ E 52°22′ N Website www. ... Species Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Cannabis sativa Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant that includes one or more species. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
See also: List of street names of drugs A street name is a slang name given to a drug other than its popular or chemical names. ...
Drugtourism occurs in various municipalities along the eastern and southern borders of the Netherlands, such as Arnhem, Venlo, Heerlen and Maastricht, and in a number of towns further into the interior of the country.
The battle against drugtourism on what is known as the Hazeldonk route (Hazeldonk being a border crossing between the Netherlands and Belgium), which runs from Lille, through Antwerp, to Rotterdam, is being carried out in cooperation with the French and Belgian authorities.
Drug tourists from neighbouring countries who commit criminal offences and as a result cause breaches of the peace must take into account the likelihood that they will be deported immediately under the terms of the Aliens Act.
On drugstourism, analysis of police data of the 1,190 cautions for possession since last year suggests that there has been no increase in the number of people coming into the borough to buy drugs.
She believes the borough "has more drug dealers than ever before", and that children are being given the message that "cannabis is no worse for you than sweets".
Drug workers insist, though, that cannabis use is the least of the borough's drug problems.
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