Category: Coffeeshops
In the Netherlands ‘coffeeshops‘ are places where cannabis is legally sold and used. Most of them brew a fine cup of coffee as well, but don’t mistake these establishments for family-friendly coffeehouses.
Currently there are 164 coffeeshops in Amsterdam. That means Amsterdam is still the coffeeshop capital of the world.
Mind you, back in 1995 there were 350 shops. In 2015 the number was reduced to 198.
Amsterdam’s policy is to have 160 coffeeshops in total.
At this time, June 2020, it is still possible for tourists to visit these stores. However, in the city’s fight against both overtourism and low-quality tourism, there is a bit of push toward legislation that would ban tourists from coffeeshops.
Local pot smokers, who usually cut joints with tobacco, and owners of the “coffee shops” where they are allowed to light up will have to change their habits when the nation implements the indoor tobacco ban. Puffing a pure marijuana cigarette in public will still be permitted; smoking one with tobacco will merit coffee shop owners a 300-euro ($466) fine for the first offense and 2,400 euros for a fourth.
On July 1, 2008, a smoking ban will come into effect in all horeca (hotel, restaurant, and catering) businesses in the Netherlands. Will the smoking ban make it illegal to light up in an Amsterdam coffee shop? Yes and no. Among other things, it depends on what you want to smoke. Read on. You may be surprised.
Amsterdam’s famed coffee shops are turning to free-range eggs for their hashish “spacecakes” to reduce the suffering of chickens.
The price of Dutch Cannabis has risen by 20 percent over the past year.
As a result of official policy, Amsterdam — like the rest of the Netherlands — counts a dwindling number of coffeeshops. But will the city soon be forced to close all but 16 of the popular establishments?
A coffeeshop in Amsterdam. A joint. A pair of well-shaped legs. Here’s what happened.
Amsterdam’s rulers ask government to legalize hash cafes.
