Netherlands

Holland still has about 900 cannabis coffee shops, but the number is dropping due to government policies.

Most visitors embark from Amsterdam's famed Central Train Station, heading for Dam Square and the Van Gogh museum. Along the way they find tourist-oriented shops selling decent weed and hash.

Experienced connoisseurs have favorite coffee shops, including Dampkring, Bluebird, Kadinsky1, Grasshopper1, Sensi Seeds, Dolphins, Amnesia, and Katsu. Avoid garish coffee shops like Bulldog and Greenhouse; avoid cannabis shops that serve alcohol.

You can also purchase cannabis from "weed taxi" services (look for their little advertising papers pasted on light poles), and through brothels.

Visitors looking for shrooms, peyote and similar products can visit "smart shops." I recommend Conscious Dreams and The Magic Mushroom Gallery.

There's more to Holland than Amsterdam. In the historic town of Haarlem, less than half an hour from Amsterdam, visit the three Willie Wortels potshops, run by pot activist Nol Van Schaik.

A great way to find quality Dutch shops is to purchase the coffee shop guide authored by Wernard Bruining. He created the country's firs official coffee shop, Mellow Yellow, 23 years ago.

  • Alkmaar
  • Amsterdam
  • Doetinchem
  • Maastricht
  • Rotterdam

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