No, the title isn't a pun about hard drugs or a plumber shortage. It seems that Amsterdam's well-known permissiveness has created a problem:

Amsterdam unveiled plans Saturday to close brothels, sex shops and marijuana cafes in its ancient city center as part of a major effort to drive organized crime out of the tourist haven. The city is targeting businesses that "generate criminality," including gambling parlors, and the so-called "coffee shops" where marijuana is sold openly. Also targeted are peep shows, massage parlors and souvenir shops used by drug dealers for money-laundering.

"I think that the new reality will be more in line with our image as a tolerant and crazy place, rather than a free zone for criminals" said Lodewijk Asscher, a city council member and one of the main proponents of the plan.

Yahoo News

Liberals tend to say "let us do whatever we want". Conservatives tend to say "That you can is no reason that you should". I'm no prude by any stretch, but it strikes me that as permissive a city as Amsterdam didn't seem to see the organized crime coming. Had they asked me, I could have told them. I can also tell them that, once given, a freedom is very difficult to take away.

I'm again reminded of the difference between freedom and license. Freedom bears responsibility, but license only wants pleasure. One is mature, the other is not. One is caring and compassionate, the other is self-centered. On which side do you fall?

For the record, I have nothing against Amsterdam. I'd really love to go there someday!