Jim wrote in
:

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 21:35:20 -0400, Howie
wrote:

The post above has sparked an entrepreneurial idea.
Wouldn't it be cool if one the the HAL ships that is
registered in the Netherlands, were to offer a marijuana
lounge on board when on the open sea.

Howie


Do you *really* want DEA to board every ship when it reaches
the U.S.?


Opinions as to marijuama being harmfuil or not or whatever
aside, there's no way the U.S. would allow such a ship to
dock. Never mind that fact that there's few and far between
coutnries that are as tolerant as Holland about this.

But I suppose itineraries wouldn't matter...participants
would not notice they had only gone out to sea three miles
and come back:

"Say dude, this place looks just like home." "Yeah, really
cool of them to fix it up so we'd feel like we never left."

Jim P.


Territorial limit is 12 NM not 3. Changed a long time ago.
Limited control out to 70 NM (pollution control) and Economic
explotation (minerals and fish) to 200 NM.

Right to stop and search a ship is restricted.
If the vessel is owned by a government the US is not allowed to
search it; even if within US territorial limits. The most they
can do is demand that the ship leave US waters (weather and
seaworthyness permitting).