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News and Editorial:

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.

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)

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

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.

We recommend. for reliable Marijuana and Hemp Information visit:

Magic Mushrooms also belong to the category of legal "soft" drugs and are available from "smart shops" throughout the city. Recently, however, there has been a small explosion of such shops prompting some in power to call for stricter controls

read the lates news on the Mushroom ban!

REVIEW AND RATING PROCESS

There are some 300 licensed coffeeshops in Amsterdam. An additional 75 or more are bar/coffeeshops known as cannabiscafés have been in the mix but things are changing, Canabiscafe's have now been forced to make a decision to either sell beer and booze or weed. Thay can't sell both in the same place.

This reality hits you when you are finally here. We want you to have as much fun as we have in Amsterdam... we tell you which are worth a visit and the "popular places" that should be avoided.

Oue Experience Amsterdam Review and comments on each coffeeshop is a reflection of experiences of our own, our guests, our visitors, and friends, that have been had at each shop. We also try to describe the place a little.

Needles to say ...but I must, "what we like, and what another person likes, can be, and often is, light-years apart."

We constantly get e-mail from visitors describing their good and bad experiences. We appreciate the input and opinions and take them into account. After all is said and done, the experience you have is the most important experience.

Reviews and Ratings:  How we rate a coffeeshop experience. Our goal has always been to get you the best insightful information on a place. To be fair to the shops and customers alike we try to get under the surface ...to the feeling a place gives us rather than to what the weed tasted like, how potent the smoke is, how stoned you get, or even how cold the drinks were.

Weed quality and potencey changes often ...sometimes with every crop ...so to rate any Shop based on the quality of a joint or one bag of weed we may get on any given visit is pointless and irelivent in an overall "shop veview".

There are many "toke by toke" weed reviews online from visitors to shops on many other Shop List Review Websites to check out. We do appreciate reading about these experiences as well and do keep ourselves informed of reviews on gear quality.

Our RATING and review is based on the combination of everything we know and have heard about a place usually over a long perod of time and put into a simple basic statement. The ultimate experience we are in surch of is one that the Dutch describe as being "gezellig"

GOOD	GEZELLIG	Keep Walking	IMPROVED

Click on to find any Shop on the Coffeeshop Map

GEZELLIG

What does "gezellig" mean?   Not an easliy explained word. Gezellig is the single Dutch word which describes "the feeling or ambiance that makes a place warm, cozy, friendly, and welcoming."

So gezellig can be "..anyplace at any time ..like sitting with your lover holding hands, on a park bench in the sunshine, at the quiet place on the canal, and being at peace with the world. Then some ducks float by with their baby chicks and the birds are singing and you really feel great."...you get the idea...

Reviews:

+ The Rookies  http://www.rookies.nl

GEZELLIG

Korte-leidsedwarsstraat  145-147 - Phone +31 (0)20-639-0978

Just a little walk down the street ("Korte-leidsedwarsstraat") to the East > (right) from the Burger King that's on the Leidseplein. Rookies is on the left, in the center of the second block.

"Rookies" is a friendly place to have a drink, a chat, while having a more engaging coffeshop experience with a pool table and table games.

The fun loving owners designed the furniture and interior themselves and were inspired by art deco. The music is played loud enough to enjoy the great sound system but soft enough to hear the one you are talking to. It is a friendly Coffeeshop with a relaxed atmosphere and with clean air, where people can feel at home. The assortment of drinks is extensive.

View Rookies Coffeeshop Smoking Lounge and Hotel in a larger map 

Occasionally there are theme-parties, ...for example, a night dedicated to the hippie-era. A party for the wedding of the Crown Prince Willim and his charming bride Maxima.

Visitors include a mix of students, local people, and tourists of all ages from all Earth's country's. ...We suspect some interplanetary visitors have been through here as well

ROOKIES = Open hours: 10:00 a.m. until 01:00 a.m.

NOON

Zieniskade 22

GEZELLIG

Winner of the 2000 "High Times" Cannabis Cup second place in 2001 with their delicious BLUEBERRY buds.

"a smoker's delight"

NOON - A relaxing shop that is just a short walk down the canal from the famous Leidseplein, and the heart of Amsterdam's entertainment, art galleries, and the big museums on the Museumplein.

This place is a work of art in progress... you will find this a favorite place to relax with a cup of their extensive tea selection and some of the sweetest buds and hash around.

NOON stands alone literally ...positioned on a quiet canal with few other business nearby NOON is at once not hard to find but easy to miss.

Don't miss the NOON!

email@thenoon.net

+31 (0)20 6250720

Tweede Kamer

Heisteeg 6

GEZELLIG

You will be lucky to get a table here no matter what time of day you visit. But it is most definitely worth the effort! This shop is small, dimly lit, traditional, and very, very popular. A truly classic Dutch coffeeshop that has made its reputation as a "locals cafe' first" and then by word of mouth has been found by visitors far and wide. The specialty of the house is a HUGE MENU of high quality foreign hashish. The weed menu is equally extensive and also the quality is first class. Tweedy Kammer proves the adage that if you are good people will find you.

Take a #.1 or 2 Tram to "Spui" (pronounced "Spouw") keep on the right hand side of the road, walk around the corner into Spuistraat, look across the road and you will see a little alley between a restaurant and other shops, this is Heisteeg, Tweede Kamer is in the center of this short block on the right side.

Sheba

Warmoesstraat (about 200 meters from the Krasnapolsky Hotel)

One of my favorite 'must go' places on my rounds. One of the first coffeshops in the city.

The lady behind the bar is always super friendly and always has a smile on her face. The weed is always good ...the hash is spectacular and always fair prices for above average quality.

Like all the coffeeshops it is busy but never overcrowded ...and the coffee is first rate also!

t` Nes-Cafe

  Nes 33

A bar known for it's special hospitality - pool, chess, cards and backgammon are the favorite games. Everyone aged 18 years or older is welcome - seven days a week.

Drinks
They have a very special collection of beers. Their main brand is Gulpener. This quality beer from Limburg is hard to find in Amsterdam; A joy for beer lovers!!

Some of their delisious draft beers

A Smoker friendly Place
The Nes-cafe has created a relaxing ambience to enjoy the city of Amsterdam and it's large variety of people. A high-quality vaporizer is available to all our guests. Indeed, smokers are welcome at the Nes! Good menu of both weed & hash at fair prices and pipes are available for customers use. Now Nes has free internet access for customers. Know by all for their very friendly staff who are always happy to advise on "smoking", Amsterdam sights, and local nightlife.

This is a great place also for Pool
The Nes-cafe is the place for a game of pool. For only 50 Euro cents you play pool on the 8 foot Brunswick Gold Crown II pool table. Put your name on the board and you will be invited for an exciting challenge.

From the Dam: face the Krasnapolsky Hotel - "Nes" is the small street across Damstraat

Website: http://www.nes-cafe.nl/

Coffeeshop Mellow Yellow

Address: Vijzelgracht 33 (Located just off the Prinsengracht)

"The first coffeeshop in Amsterdam ever", is their claim. Several others lie claim to the same fame. Our research shows Mellow Yellow was certainly "One of the first" that was started back in 1970s, along with a few others ..seemingly all at about the same time. "Mello" is still a basically Dutch place and a little break from the packed to the rafters tourist places in the Red Light District, but it is still popular with the tourists and they do search it out. Hard for us to chill with all the commotion.

Hasn't been redecorated since it's beginning days it seems like but still worth a look. Some have accused the staff of being a little snooty but we are always treated like we are customers ...with respect.  One can't argue with the weed and hash quality ..and the coffee is standard Amsterdam good quality.

Open Mon-Thursday 9 am till 12 pm, on weekends 8 am - 1 am.

Coffeeshop ‘t Ballonnetje

Roeterstraat 12

GEZELLIG

From Centraal Station, Dam Square or Rembrandtplein take tram 9 or 14 to Artis Zoo. From Leidseplein tram 7 stops right on Roetersstraat whereas 6 and 10 stop at nearby Weesperplein where there's also a metro station.

Another one of the oldest coffeeshops in town and another of our favorite coffeeshops. I have spent many days here ..winter and summer working on this website on my laptop... a great place to spend an entire day away from the tourist routine in the center. There is a balcony-style upper level and a comfortable terrace. Loacated right in front of the University of Amsterdam, so you can find many students chilling at all times of the day also a great stop off before visiting the Artis Zoo with the "kids"

This is a very healthy coffee shop. Homemade soups, fresh fruits with ginseng are on the menu along with many other health promoting items. Toasties are also available.

Sister shop to Rusland, they have the same weed and drinks menu, including a super selection of tea on offer. So drop in and have a nice cup of tea and a killer joint as you get the chance to chat and mingle with native Amsterdamers. Get high and "get local" all at the same time.

It's hard to find a more laid-back Gezellig coffeeshop so don't miss the chance to embrace this Dutch classic..you may never look for another place!

www.channels.nl/amsterdam/balon.html

Coffeeshop Rusland

Rusland 14-16

GEZELLIG

Not far from the bustling heart of the RedLight district but on a pleasent quiet and wide little street.

A great place for travelers on a lower budget as they have good prices on breakfasts and lunches. The weed and hash menu is also of impressive quality at fair prices. The crowd is on the young and fun side. Nice place to chill. Some say it was the first coffeeshop in Amsterdam..We think it was the second but no one really seems to know for sure. No matter ...do stop in and enjoy the atmosphere. The staff will make you feel welcome!

Cum Laude Coffeeshop NOW another Kadinsky

Langebrugsteeg 7A

Strongly recommend is the trans himalayan hash- not too heavy, sweet taste with a nice smooth buzz ..so buy the hash and go someplace unique and Gezelig

As far as the other important coffeeshop ingreediants it is ok but stll a chain now and has lost it's individual appeal for us.

New York

Linnaeusstraat 83. Take either trams 3, 6, 9, or 14

A bit outside of Central district, but a nice local Coffeeshop. A couple of blocks from the front of ARTIS Zoo. They often get in the White Russian one of our personally favorite smokes. Pool tables in the back and separate Weed /Hash counter. Nice folks and a mostly Local clientele. A large outside sitting area is in the sun most of the day and the shop is right near Ooster Park and the Tropin Museum.

Barney’s

Haarlemmerstraat 102

GEZELLIG

What would we do without Barney's for breakfast after a long pary night?  Let alone that first joint on Sunday morning... Lots of delisious food ..great coffee...good smoke. Great value for the money...What more could you ask for?

Betty Boops

Nieuwezijds Kolk 12

Open Daily 09:00 - 01:00

Just behind the Dam square you will find this small coffeeshop where coffee isn't even on the menu. Their establishment is most popular for their hash and weed, which has a good value for money reputation. The entire interior has been decorated in Betty Boop memorabilia. A hidden jem of a place with good service and a nice, relaxed atmosphere especially warm and friendly staff that always make you feel right at home.

The Old Church

Oudekerksplein 54

This is one of my favorite little places to chill out, (hide out) .. in the Red Light District, Very quiet and mellow little place despite being smack-dab in the middle of the tourist area, ...there is good seating upstairs with a huge window to watch the action in the cortyard...fasinating!!

Oh ...and the weed is usually good and not overly expensive. Nice hot and tasty coffee last visit!

Hunter’s Coffeeshop

Warmoesstraat 24

Just head down Warmastraat and look for the giant peeing dog.

Hunter’s has been one of my favorite haunts since I moved to Amsterdam over a decade ago. My first month here was spent in a local youth hostle which was indeed a tragic place...Met a lot of new local friends at Hunter's that helped me get established in my new city. Hunters will always have a special place in my heart.

Opens EARLY so if you want a morning joint this is the place. It used to be called Hunter's Bar, and was a cafe-coffeeshop, that is, a place where alcohol was available alongside cannabis. In April 2007 shops were forced to choose between alcohol and cannabis Hunters rallied ..and opened a Vodka bar close by. So if you want to smoke and drink your covered..you just need to take a short walk

Located right at the beginning of the Red Light district, this place can be a little touristy, however, the black interior gives a nice cozy lounge feel and there are ample chairs and couches to relax..

Staff is really friendly and the prices are somewhat cheaper than other shops in the area. They make great shakes, too. There’s no tobacco allowed here, but you can use the substitute they offer.  info@hunters-coffeeshop.com

http://www.hunters-coffeeshop.com
also >> hunters.surferdude.nl/coffeeshop

Rick's Coffeeshop - Wild Style - Now known simply as Rick's Coffeeshop

Oudezijds Voorburgwal 250

Next door to Rick's Cafe, Wild Style has a Native American theme and a cage stuffed with birds. A cosy little bar, nice music playing and is an ideal place to sit in the window and watch life go by.Staff are always nice and helpful, prices are good. Always a great place to chill out.

Front Page Coffeeshop NOW another Kadinsky

Another Kadinsky "chain member" how so so unispired!

Zoutsteeg 14

This place is now a Kadinsky also and is as it always was a small and cozy coffee shop that attracts a fairly international clientele. This translates as "Touristy" and just an ok place. Better places down the road!

Yo-Yo

2E Jan van den Heijdenstraat 79

Near to the Albert Cuyp Market, in "De Pijp",

If you like your products organic, the Yo-Yo is for you. It’s a friendly, neighbourhood spot and a perfect escape from the often overcrowded Albert Cuypmarkt. The staff are usually very friendly with more of a cafe' feeling to the place than the tourist oriented coffeeshop.

Machu Picchu Now changed to "Bushdoctor Amstel"

Amstel 36

Great atmosphere, nice staff and good selection of both grass and hash Standard sit up bar with stools and a small sitting area, very cozy and over looks a great canal for watching the passing parade. Very comfortable to hid out from work and get really high and let the day blur away

La Canna

Nieuwendijk 123-125

Large, commercial, and nothing special in the weed and hash department. A big, bright place on three levels right in the heart of the shopping district. Glass, chrome and palm trees ...tacky at it's best.

Several pool tables on the top floor. A "smart" shop sells the usual (mushrooms, herbal xtc, etc.) .The music is mostly reggae. Save you money and keep walking!

Kadinsky Coffeeshop

Rosmarijnsteeg 9

One of a chain of three coffeeshops...lost it's uniqueness and staff is not all that friendly. Guess that comes with the chain store mentality.

Basically, the other two smaller Kadinskys are just cannabis shops rather than coffeeshops. Good, reasonably priced grass but not a nice place. AGAIN keep walking!

Pink Floyd NOW Dampkring 2

Haarlemmerstraat 44

Pink Floyd was one of our all time favorite coffeeshops. It had great weed and hash ..and some of my favorite music. But time changes tastes in all things ..including music

NOW (In 2007) it has been taken over by Dampkring which is not a bad thing as Dampkring is also one of my favorite places and the transformation of the Floyd has been a success. Do stop in and have a relaxed visit. Tell them we sent you and you may get an extra cookie with your coffee!

de Dampkring

Handboogstraat 29 - +31 (0)20-638-0705.

GEZELLIG

This is a nice comfortable Dutch place! The decor is Central Asian and the walls and outside of the building are covered with intricate Sufi paintings which have little jewels glued into them, there are pictures of Hindu gods and Afghan treasures and a great sculpted tree. Music includes blues, reggae, rock, salsa, and soul . The word has gotten out about the wonderful environment in this shop and lots of fortunate visitors are finding their way to this pretty, friendly shop. The owners and staff know their hashish and they are also serious about weed. They have a good balance between high-quality hashish from around the world and a delicious, reasonably priced selection of Dutch and imported grass.

De Rokerij

Lange Leidsedwarstraat 41

GEZELLIG

This coffeeshop is close by the Leidseplein and has a real nice groove. They have lots of seats in this coffeeshop that is much bigger than it appears from outside. The drink prices are reasonable for the Leidseplein area and the bud selection is pretty nice. A nice comfortable atmosphere here.

Dutch Flowers

Singel 387 - Tel. +31 (0)20-624-7624

This shop is located near the city center on the Singel canal. The lighting is subdued, yet it is quite bright and cheerful on sunny days. There are lots of windows and some interesting art on the walls. We've found that the staff isn't usually very helpful or friendly. The passing parade of citizens makes for great peoplewatching on pleasent days

Coffeeshop Little

Vijzelgracht 47  Easy to miss as it is very small and below your eye-level.

Great things come in small packages..so goes the saying. Never been truer than in this case.  "Little" is a very little basement club, just downstairs from the sidewalk, don't bump your head. This is a good shop and a better alternative to the Mellow Yellow which is down the street. Not a tourist place with locals in and out all the time. A quite friendly crew, a good variety of weed and hash at great prices.

Is it the smallest bathroom in the world? not sure but it's definitely in the running!

Don't miss the Little one

Coffeeshop Smokey

Rembrandtsplein

Though this coffeeshop has very expensive drinks, it has a large bar, several pool tables, and a decent bud selection. We on occasion run in to get an extra bag on our late night romps. Not a chill out place as the tempo is frantic most nights.

 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!

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

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.

for accurate info on seeds

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. Mail them at: info@hashmuseum.com Hungarian language SMOKERS Website Info packed site if you read Hungarian! ...lots of fun ...even if you don't WE ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING TAKE A LOOK >    http://www.kender.lap.hu/ CANNABIS.COM

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