This comes from J. Napsterista:

Officers in the capital of the Netherlands are in open revolt against a new code of behavior that orders them to stop taking drugs in their free time.

The new rules, due to come in on January 1, have upset officers who patrol the city’s infamous coffee shops, where cannabis is smoked openly by locals and millions of tourists attracted by Amsterdam’s relaxed atmosphere.

It has been their duty for years to operate a policy of non-enforcement over the coffee shop culture. Now the police union will back its members in defying the cannabis ban.

Hans van Duijn, the chairman of the Nederlandse Politie Bond, the police union, says “If you allow people in the country to smoke, you would be a hypocrite to say to the police officers, ‘You are not allowed to do that’.

Legalize-it!!

This month Job Cohen, the Mayor, unveiled plans to convert scores of Amsterdam’s notorious prostitutes’ windows into fashion displays in an attempt to clean up parts of the red-light zone around some of the more attractive streets and canals. He has also led intense efforts to close coffee shops and smart shops, which sell harder drugs such as magic mushrooms.

Supplying and possessing cannabis remains illegal in the Netherlands and police have always been banned from drinking or taking drugs on duty.

Cultivating MJ is illegal in the Netherlands. A shame - that is some sweet, sweet, cheeba!