Perspective
Dec. 18, 2009
Identity Swap: California and Amsterdam
Steven Solomon and Ralph Saltsman of Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson say, with medical marijuana and Internet dating, California is the new Amsterdam.
By Steven Solomon and Ralph Saltsman
Amsterdam is the city of marijuana coffee bars and sex for hire. Los Angeles is the city of movies and sunshine. But are these cities exchanging identities? Is it easier to find legal grass and a paid escort for a night in Los Angeles than Amsterdam? Perhaps. Amsterdam is where tourists go to visit the Red Light District and to get high in marijuana coffee bars. Amsterdam is also closing brothels and prosecuting coffee bar owne...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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