# Status of Cannabis in Amsterdam

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/status-of-cannabis-in-amsterdam/658239>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 13, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/status-of-cannabis-in-amsterdam/658239 "2013-05-13T15:52:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bamboo\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@Bamboo\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bamboo_Boy)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/status-of-cannabis-in-amsterdam/658239/1 "2013-05-13T15:52:50Z")

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I was wondering about the status of cannabis consumption in Amsterdam as of this date. I have some friends going over there who asked me what the situation was. I assumed it was business as usual, but looking on line yields various results at best:

This link implies that it’s business as usual:

> **[Amsterdam Drops Tourist Drug Ban, Cannabis Cafes To Stay Open To All](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amsterdam-cannabis-cafes-mayor-drops-tourist-drug-ban_n_2059982)**
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> Amsterdam Drops Tourist Drug Ban, Cannabis Cafes To Stay Open To All

This one implies the opposite:

> **[Amsterdam Update: Dude, What Do You Mean I Can’t Buy Pot Here?](https://matadornetwork.com/nights/amsterdam-update-dude-what-do-you-mean-i-cant-buy-pot-here/)**
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> Get ready for upcoming changes in the Netherlands Drug Laws.

Can anyone, perhaps a Dutch doper or someone in Amsterdam tell me if things have changed there with regards to cannabis or if things are more or less the same?

Thank you in advance,

BB

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**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/status-of-cannabis-in-amsterdam/658239/2 "2013-05-13T17:03:04Z")

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Yep, business as usual. The bans on ‘foreigners’ in the border region mostly seems to have adverse effects anyway (drugdealing). No problem going into a coffeeshop in Amsterdam.

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**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/status-of-cannabis-in-amsterdam/658239/3 "2013-05-14T11:49:57Z")

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I was in Amsterdam a few weeks ago and there didn’t seem to be a shortage of coffee shops.

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**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/status-of-cannabis-in-amsterdam/658239/4 "2013-05-14T12:52:12Z")

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> [@polar\_bear](#):
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> Yep, business as usual. The bans on ‘foreigners’ in the border region mostly seems to have adverse effects anyway (drugdealing). No problem going into a coffeeshop in Amsterdam.

Yup. The only thing you’ll likely need to buy cannabis is some ID that says you’re 18 or older.

The OP’s second link seems badly informed and mostly based on proposals that have been shot down some time ago. Or didn’t even make it to the “tweede kamer”.