In Amsterdam, Getting High at Coffee Shops May Soon Be for Locals Only January 10, 2021 AggregatedNews Netherlands 0 Comments Tourists hoping to light up a joint in one of Amsterdam’s famed coffee shops after the coronavirus pandemic passes are likely to be disappointed. Soon, all coffee shops in the capital of the Netherlands may no longer be allowed to… Read More→
Dutch Cities Try a ‘Weed Test’ to Fix a Quirk of Legal Cannabis September 11, 2019 AggregatedNews Europe 0 Comments The Netherlands’ permissive approach to cannabis may be well-known, but the country’s coffeeshops (as cannabis cafés are called) have long grappled with a head-scratching contradiction. While the coffeshops’ trade is perfectly legal, that’s not the case for growing and producing… Read More→
Netherlands Approves Bill to Allow Cultivation of Marijuana February 22, 2017 AggregatedNews Cultivation, International 0 Comments Dutch MPs have narrowly approved a bill that would permit the growing of cannabis, removing a legal grey area that left “coffee shops” able to sell the drug but unable to supply themselves without fear of prosecution. The measure passed… Read More→
Netherlands Near Legalizing Regulated Marijuana Cultivation September 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Compliance and Regulations, Cultivation 0 Comments A majority of MPs now seem likely to back draft legislation from the Liberal democratic party D66 which would regulate legalised marijuana cultivation under government control. The bill, drawn up by MP Vera Bergkamp, was backed by Labour, GroenLinks, the… Read More→