Found this whilst looking for more definite proof of the Netherlands moving away from their liberal/tolerant views.
That said, “Zero Tolerance” in this context means the event is permitted but UK-style searches are deployed whereas before you could bring in whatever you wanted to this rave with relative impunity
In 2008, the municipality of Utrecht imposed a Zero Tolerance Policy to all events like the big dance party Trance Energy held in Jaarbeurs. However, such zero-tolerance policy at dance parties are now becoming common in the Netherlands and are even stricter in cities like Arnhem.
The two towns Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom announced in October 2008 that they would start closing all coffee shops, each week visited by up to 25000 French and Belgian drug tourists, with closures beginning in February 2009.[28]
Drug policy of the Netherlands – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Can’t help but think its linked with the recent rise of right wing politics in NL..
