Article: New Ramadan lifeline for coffee shops.

Article: Clamp on coffee shops abusing ban.
Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain);  July 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... against 108 coffee shops across Bahrain ... yesterday. The Health Ministry submitted a ... the violating coffee shops, including ... affected. Seven coffee shops on Al Fateh ... included on the Health Ministry's list, were ...

Article: Dutch to ban smoking in "coffee" shops.(Industry ...
Tobacco Retailer;  August 1, 2003 ;     700 words ... ... country's popular "coffee shops" that are used as ... restaurants, as well as the coffee shops, have been granted ... until January 2005. Health Ministry spokesperson Bas Kuik ... country's 800-plus coffee shops, and, as in all public ...

Article: A Cloud Over Amsterdam's Coffee Shops; Dutch Ban on ...
The Washington Post;  June 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... call soft drugs, many coffee shops also offer patrons ... Reactions in Dutch coffee shops ranged from amazement ... around the new law. Health Ministry spokesman Bas Kuik ... intended to target coffee shops and that the shops ...

Article: Dutch ban on smoking strikes at heart of marijuana coffee ...
AP Worldstream;  May 28, 2003 ;     663 words ... ... soft- drugs, many coffee shops also offer patrons ... Reactions in Dutch coffee shops ranged from utter amazement ... around the new law. Health Ministry spokesman Bas Kuik ... intended to target coffee shops, and _ as in all public ...

Article: Dutch marijuana coffee shops brace for smoking ban
AP Online;  June 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... compliance with EU law. The Health Ministry says the ban will apply to ... sell marijuana, known as coffee shops. But this being Holland ... anyway. But that still leaves coffee shops and their customers in a ... It's absurd to say that coffee shops will go bankrupt in the ...

Article: Wait ... what? Smoking ban hits Amsterdam's marijuana ...
AP Worldstream;  June 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... bars and restaurants. The Health Ministry has made it clear the ban ... sell marijuana, known as coffee shops. But this being Holland ... anyway. But that still leaves coffee shops and their customers in a ... It's absurd to say that coffee shops will go bankrupt in the ...

Article: 10 coffee shops facing closure.
Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain);  July 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... reveal the names of the coffee shops facing closure, but ... than 80pc of these coffee shops have no licence and ... to get one from the Health Ministry. "But the facelift ... find solutions for coffee shops and investors in the ...