Amsterdam — By Marianne Crone on April 11, 2009 at 10:10 am
Filed under: Announcements, hash, marihuana, weed
Filed under: Announcements, hash, marihuana, weed
Photo: Coffeeshop Sign
Details: Dutch coffeeshops display this sign in the window. Each coffeeshop has its individual license number.
Dictionary definition of coffee shop: a small, usually inexpensive restaurant where refreshments and light mals are served.
The Dutch joined coffee + shop and the new word coffeeshop takes a completely new meaning.
The Dutch coffeeshop is a licensed place that sells hash, cannabis and marihuana. Soft drugs are illegal in the Netherlands but everyone over eighteen is allowed to possess 30 grams of weed.
photo credit: personal collection



