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Amsterdam
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Amsterdam Bans Cannabis Use on Streets of Red Light District
City officials are aiming to improve what they describe as a “grim” atmosphere.
February 13, 2023
Summer 2022 European Cannabis Roundup
The summer of European cannabis love continues to get hotter.
July 18, 2022
‘The Doctor’—A Documentary About a European Pioneer in Cannabis Legalization
A new documentary film about one of the stalwarts of the German and European cannabis legalization discussion, Doctor Franjo Grotenhermen, premieres in Amsterdam on June 3.
June 1, 2022
European Authorities Bust International Drug Gang That Bought Art to Launder Profits
Multiple arrests were made in Europe last week and an art gallery in Amsterdam was searched as authorities closed in on gang, which laundered drug profits by buying art.
May 16, 2022
Mayor of Amsterdam Threatens To Ban Tourists From Coffeeshops
The next threat to the cannabis industry in Amsterdam comes (again) from the city’s mayor as the country prepares to federalize cultivation.
April 14, 2022
Brand Spotlight: The Bulldog
The Bulldog, the Dutch cannabis company that defined the Amsterdam coffeeshop tradition continues reinventing itself in its 50s.
March 26, 2022
Amsterdam City Leaders Now Discourage Cannabis Tourism
In a drastic change in the city's approach to tourism, Amsterdam's Deputy Mayor told perspective tourists who are interested in cannabis, alcohol or the Red Light District to stay home instead.
July 7, 2021
The Dutch Fumble First National Recreational Cannabis Cultivation Tender
The first attempt to federally regulate the cultivation of recreational cannabis in Holland goes down in flames over lack of coordination and faults at the federal level, along with local NIMBYism.
February 8, 2021
Mayor Proposes Plan To Ban Tourists From Amsterdam’s Coffee Shops
Tourists in Amsterdam may no longer be allowed inside their infamous coffee shops.
January 8, 2021
The Great Dutch Cannabis Experiment Morphs On
Cannabis reform is an evolving discussion in the land of the Coffee Shop, and the domestic industry is clearly pivoting for a new decade.
August 25, 2020