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The Netherlands' famous coffee shops, where marijuana is available over the counter, face the threat of extinction when the country goes smoke-free on July 1, 2009.

Smoking dope is the raison d'être of the cafes which are scattered across the country, with the greatest and most famous concentration in Amsterdam. But when the tobacco ban comes in, the coffee shops will not be exempt...
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Amsterdam has by far the most number of coffeshops in the Netherlands. Amsterdam's progressive policy regarding the legal consumption of high quality weed and hash is common knowledge. 

The Dutch Government's long standing and popular weed and hash policy with regards to the sale and use by free citizens is again being attacked by the conservatives, Christian Right, and other narrow-minded powers that now are in control.  (a favorite Dutch word is CONTROL)

There is no cannabis violence or any otherwise discernable problem with cannabis in Holland. In fact, coffeeshops and canabiscafe's cannabis/alcohol bars are at the bottom of trouble spots for the Police ...if you talk to the cops on the beat like we have.

Being  a regular visitor to hundreds of places all over the city I never have even heard of a problem with out of control smokers...it just doesn't happen. Bars and lounges with alcohol only are the hot trouble spots all over the planet ..not just Holland. The big public concern is centered around the strength (THC content) of the Neder-weed (Home grown Dutch skunk.)

THC has definitely increased but you can smoke a little less and get the effects for less money. As for Hashish.. Hash is Hash and has been relatively strong stuff since I was a kid (A VERY LONG TIME AGO).

Shop owners and consumers are again struggling to find a way to once and for all reach a real legalization status solution in the Netherlands.

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Published Tuesday 21st March 2006 10:36 GMT

Dutch coffee shops introduce fingerprint ID
Dope testing
By Jan Libbenga

Some Dutch coffee shops, which sell marijuana in small quantities for personal use, are introducing fingerprinting technology to check the age of customers.

The shops are not allowed to sell to anyone under the age of 18. Coffee shops currently require photographic ID for proof of age.
The first coffee shops to use turnstiles with built-in fingerprint sensors are Inpetto in Rotterdam, Birdy in Haarlem, and 't Rotterdammertje in Doetinchem in the east of the country. Customers must first register with the shops, but personal details will not be stored.

The technology has been developed by FingerIdent, a company owned by Gerrie Mansur, one of the members of legendary Dutch hacking group Hit2000. According to Mansur, the system can match 35,000 fingerprints in less than a second. ®

Some smoking basics:

Amsterdam's progressive policy of the legal availability of high quality weed and hash is common knowledge.

If it's your first time in one of our Dutch cannabis Coffeeshops don't be shy just ask for a menu. It should include a variety of cannabis buds and hash, ranging in quality from  just OK to incredibly good tasting stuff.

Price is not always connected to flavor but usually is reflected in the THC content. As in most things the more you pay the better the product ...but there is always the exception

Feel free to ask questions, the staff are typically quite friendly. You may also want to ask if they have a pipe or bong to use. Rolling papers and filter tips are available as well. Take the time to learn how the Dutch role a joint. A great way to make new friends especially if you give the teacher a joint or drink free for the lesson.

Some of the most touristy of places can be the best place to get good reliable info if you are a novice smoker. These places are simply used to all the questions. We have encountered local neighborhood places can be a little put off having to explain things in English. Some won't even be bothered but most DUTCH places are welcoming and appreciative of your business.

The average price of a small bag runs approximately € 10-15 (ten $ US). A "dime bag" is typically about half a gram.

Yes! The stuff is good, not illegal AND CHEAP TOO! Some places offer pre-rolled joints of pure grass or grass and hash joints mixed with tobacco.

You are allowed to bring grass from one Coffeeshop to another, just be sure to purchase something to drink.

Smoking outside in public is generally ok just don't be blatant about it.

Space-cakes:

Some Coffeeshops offer space-cakes as a good alternative to smoking. These are cookies, brownies or cake, with hash or pure TCH in them.

Most of the better shops did a great job and may even tell you the most important part, The secret is, an even distribution of the hash in the cake for obvious reasons.

A lot of places had slopped selling space cakes in recent years unfortunately. The government had stopped them because of the imprecise and inconsistent strength of each individual piece of cake. This problem was found at a relative few careless shops.

New rules have been set up to "Control" the contents of space cakes and other baked cannabis products. Ask your favorite shop I they are participating. More shops are again offering space cakes with better control and procedures in place.

The better the hash the better the  space. The better the cake the better the whole experience.

MOMS BEST CAKE

In the 1960's my mom was the food editor for a major NY News magazine and was requested to Develop a chocolate cake desert recipe for a famous New York Restaurant, She did, and it is still on the menu to this day. (minus the hash of coarse)

The Cake is a Double Dutch /German Chocolate cake ...and although I may be partial everyone that has tried it tells me it is absolutely delicious.

If you would like my mothers SPECIAL recipe, E-mail me and make sure that "hash pound cake recipe" is in the subject line.

How to make hash > CLICK HERE

 

If you try your own style be patient, and don't go crazy, give it time to work. Some hash can pack quite a punch but it may not really hit you for an hour or two.

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Trinity Sarphatistraat 87 This coffee shop is way out of the city center, making it a “locals only” spot. There’s a big bar with a great selection, much, much cheaper than the center. Also a few pool tables, a big screen TV, and a separate smoking room. The staff are really friendly and the locals are constantly intrigued as to how tourists find the place. Not as packed as it used to be but it’s more relaxed than many other places. +31 (0)20 6266283 Global Chillage Kerkstraat 51 - Tel. +31 (0)20-639-1154 Popular but we can't figure why. The seats are hard and uncomfortable, the weed is sold in glassine bags, which is unique, but not acceptable, and the staff are not particularly friendly or helpful. maybe we missed something? I doubt it! Abraxas Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal  (in between the Dam and Spui) GEZELLIG This coffeeshop is expanding rapidly to be one of the larger coffeeshops in the city. Currently they have a nice selection of some of the most popular buds in Amsterdam. We hope they don't get to big! A NICE PLACE, and although a little hard to find, it's well worth the effort. Grasshopper Oudebrugsteeg 16 Is the most obvious Coffeeshop in front of Central Station; gets a lot of unknowing vulnerable tourists. Very big, three-leveled Coffeeshop with full bar. Low lighting and interesting stuff to look at can't make up for the high drink prices and substandard buds. A major blight on the coffeeshop scene!  Keep Walking! Grasshopper Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal (across the road from Bob's Youth Hostel) The original Grasshopper and is not much better than its new huge branch previously mentioned. Keep Walking! Find Cheap Amsterdam Hotels Greenhouse Tolstraat 4 The most notable thing about the Green House are the many awards they have won over the last three years, all of which are proudly displayed near the entrance. This shop has a cozy decor and a cannabis-knowledgable clientele that expects the best and gets it here. There are pool tournaments played on the two tables upstairs. Full bar, as well as juice and sodas. The staff is friendly, helpful and well informed. Greenhouse "Namaste" Waterlooplein 345 - Tel. +31 (0)20-622-5477 This new version of the original Green House is smaller and closer to the city center. Namaste is a greeting in India. It doesn't really translate well but it means have a healthy, happy, spiritual day.The mosaics inside are interesting and well done. Greenhouse III Oudezijds Voorburgwal 191 ( just off the corner of Damstraat) This is the third edition of the Greenhouse in Amsterdam. This one is very creatively and artistically decorated. A real site to see. They have similar varieties of buds in all their shops: a steady variety of really nice but generally high-priced buds. No matter the price you pay though, you'll be happy with the quality taste and buzz. Although prices are still higher than the locals want to pay so mostly a tourist favorite Find Cheap Amsterdam Hotels Greenhouse Effect  Warmoesstraat 53 Other local residents, besides ourselves, have had equally bad and expensive experiences here. Our last visit was a bit better ...maybe the space cake we tried had the desired effect? We found it ok but not very friendly by any measure ...anyhow try it for yourself and make your own judgment. We say ...there ar better things down the road.   Keep Walking! Anytime Korte Kolksteeg # 5 - Tel. +31 (0)20-420-8698 Centrally located, the Coffeeshop Anytime is easy to find. Located just off of the Spuistraat, towards Central Station, behind the Palace at the Dam. "No time is a better name". Keep Walking! (Formerly: Lucky Mothers) Keizersgracht 665 The name still confuses us ..especially after an incoherent explanation by the bar girl. She must have been sampling the wares ...Close to Rembrandtplein. Here you will find a downstairs area. Marble tables and quartz crystals create a classic hippy atmosphere. Lucky Mothers has a vaporizer and an assortment of Graffix bongs to borrow, as well as a chill-out cellar, a room designed to feel like the inside of a genie bottle. a nice place and nice people to serve you!  The HempBurger was strange and quite tasteless but ...the menu has some other good choices to much on. Worth a look!   Gray Area  Oude Leliestraat 2  - Tel. +31 (0)20-420-4301 GEZELLIG This shop is located a three-minute walk west of Dam Square, on a narrow lane near the Singel canal on the edge of the Jordaan. Good music and large picture window overlooking the sidewalk. They provide special Nederhashes and a some imported hashish. "The Coffee is now very good "...if you can find a seat, "smoke out" with the stoner owners! ALWAYS GREAT SMOKE HERE ....ALWAYS!  Nice guys also!   Blue Bird Sint Antoniesbreestraat 71  Tel. +31 (0)20 622 5232 Open: Daily 09.30 - 01.00 We can't make our mind up with this place ..sometimes just ok ...sometimes the staff are really rude ..details... Founded in 1982, this shop is close to Waterlooplein and Nieuwmarkt. It has two fairly small levels. The top level has some comfortable chairs. if you can find a seat. and the coffeeshop. The cannabis menu truly encompasses the world. There are more sorts of imported grass than you'll usually see in other places and a wide variety of hashish, They specialize in black hash and Moroccan. There is also an excellent variety of bio-weeds. Blue Bird won the Hashish Cup in 1995 with their Nepali Temple Balls. You can't smoke on the patio outside and they are very rude telling you about it! Terrible coffee last time ...when I complained the coffee was cold and weak I was told "not to drink it" ...after finally getting a seat we found the seats were sticky ..when we asked for a wet rag to clean it up ...we got a role of the eyes and ...no towel. Our best advice is ..if you must ...buy your choice of gear ..and then go have a lot more fun in the park!                 It's primarily the rudeness that compels us to say ..Keep Walking! Homegrown Fantasy Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 87a Nice Coffeeshop, brightest place near the Dam, but seats fill up quickly! Recently. their bud selection has really picked up and their varieties are very nice quality. They also sell seeds. Highly rated by some but left us flat. The Otherside Reguliersdwarsstraat 6 GEZELLIG This Coffeeshop is on a side street off Leidsestraat just past Koningsplein, right across from Albert Heijn down the street a bit. The only "OUT" gay coffeeshop in Amsterdam, It always has a really good mix of gay/straight, locals and tourists. It's very small (approx 25 seats). Usually plays dance/techno sounds, the grass here is really good, especially the Superskunk It's a fairly quiet simple place with some interesting, not seen before selections, plus some common buds. It's a nice place to stop for tea or a coffee. The perfect pink joint can be found in this bright, modern, friendly, great place! +31 (0)20 6255141 www.theotherside.nl Picasso Haarlemstraat 6 This small, cozy, shop is located near Central Station.The shop serves all the standard munches, sodas, juice, coffee, and tea. A wide assortment of VERY GOOD cannabis and hashish is available and at decent prices. Many locals frequent the place and are usually an older crowd. I love the bright halogen light on the second floor's cannabis bar, which gives you an excellent light to examine the weed. A comfortable place to relax if not busy. A recent guest said "Wow I can't say enough good things about this "under dog" coffeeshop. Sensi's Museum Coffeeshop Oude Doelenstraat 20 - Tel. +31 (0)20-623-5267 Right around the corner from the Sensi Museum. Not particularly spectacular, but a good place to stop for a smoke after seeing the Museum. They only sell seeds so bring your own weed and hash. Borderline Amstelstraat 37 Opposite IT Nightclub, close to Rembrantsplein. Not recommended... as this place more than lives up to its name: Keep Walking? NO ...........RUN!! Bulldog (lots of them in the area... Bulldog shops that is") 13-17 Leidseplein  - Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 45  - 132 Oudezijds Voorburgwal ... The original Bulldog Coffeeshop is one of the oldest in Amsterdam, , Mostly a tourist rip off ...although admittedly a classic one. They have a pretty poor selection here, but plenty of outdoor seats. Watch out for the main floor Bulldog, they'll rip you off at every turn as prices are over the top!! The downstairs Coffeeshop on the right side of the building is better but not by much. Several "branch offices" have been opened at Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 45 and at several locations at 132 Oudezijds Voorburgwal and a couple more on the same street.     Keep Walking!   The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum Since the opening in 1985 of the Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum in Amsterdam, almost a million interested people have visited this permanent exhibition. Each year, some 95,000 visitors from all parts of the world come to this exceptional centre of culture and knowledge, located at 148 Oudezijds Achterburgwal in the heart of the Red-Light District. As its name suggests, the Museum is dedicated to the cannabis plant and its many uses. The Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum is unique in the world, and offers a true voyage of discovery - one that fits perfectly with any visit to Amsterdam. The scent of genuine cannabis plants welcomes the visitor when entering the Museum. Inside, all aspects of hemp, cannabis and hashish are explained in detail using a variety of media, including short films and photo collections. The Museum houses a large collection of traditional smoking devices from all over the world. There is also an extensive library of books, photos, posters, and magazines concerned with the culture of cannabis, which range from the 19th Century to the Jazz era and on to contemporary pop culture. The Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum offers visitors extensive documentation and information about the historical and modern uses of the cannabis plant, as well as its medicinal, religious and cultural applications, not to mention cannabis‘ enormous potential to benefit the environment, agriculture and industry in the future. The Museum shows how hemp has evolved to become one of humanity‘s most valuable renewable resources. Although cannabis is considered controversial in many places of the world, the Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum aims to provide an objective picture of this remarkable plant. It is to be expected that scientists will discover many more uses for the cannabis plant. At the museum, visitors will be able to gain a deeper insight into all of this, because a visit will bring a wealth of information. In the Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum, the past, present and future of the cannabis plant are merging together. Oudezijdsachterburgwal 148 1012 DV Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31 20 624 89 26 Open all week from 10.00 until 23.00 hours. Admission: € 9.00 Groups, 10 persons or more € 7.00 Free admission for children under 13 yrs. accompanied by adults. Tram stop: De Dam. 5-minute walk from Central Station. 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