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Looking to score 'shrooms in Amsterdam? You may have to wait three days.

The Netherlands' policy on drugs distinguishes different substances as hard or soft. Hard drugs, like heroin and cocaine, are illegal, and possession -- even for personal use -- is a crime that's fully enforced. Soft drugs, like marijuana and mushrooms, while still technically illegal, are tolerated.

Job Cohen, Amsterdam's mayor, is looking to make it a bit tougher to score by enacting a three-day waiting period for the purchase of psilocybin mushrooms -- just like Wal-Mart does with guns. The effort stems (haha, stems... get it?) from the death of a 17-year-old French girl who jumped off a bridge while totally whacked out on shrooms, man. Buzzkill.

"Under the proposal, potential mushroom buyers would have to show identity papers when visiting one of the 'smart shops' where they are sold in the famously tolerant city. They would then be given a card with the date listed on it, as well as fliers with information on the mushrooms," according to the AFP. " Three days later, the mushrooms could be collected."

Not a bad idea, I guess.

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