Coffeeshops

It is permitted to smoke cannabis or hashish in a ´coffeeshop´ in Amsterdam. It is useful to know however that most other establishments do not allow this.

Coffeeshops are permitted to sell a customer a maximum of five grams and the possession of this, although technically against the law, is tolerated by the authorities. Coffeeshops are taxed and strictly regulated. You must be 18 years of age to enter a Coffeeshop. All hard drugs and the sale of soft drugs on the street are strictly illegal and therefore punishable by law.
Please note that smoking regular tabacco in a coffeeshop is not allowed due to the smoking ban.