Dutch Coffee Shops

Is This The Future Of Starbucks?

Posted 03.07.2012

Starbucks, the coffee giant that for many is synonymous with mass production, is trying just a little bit harder to be like your neighborhood coffee s...

Harsh, Man! Tourists Banned From Marijuana-Selling Coffee Shops

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 11.15.2011

Last call: If you're not Dutch, you only have about six weeks to legally get high in some parts of the Netherlands. As of January 1, 2012, a new p...

Amsterdam Fights For Tourists' Cannabis Rights

GlobalPost | Paul Ames | Posted 08.24.2011

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- The city of Amsterdam is preparing to fight for tourists' right to party. The capital's town council, backed by the t...

Netherlands Sees Increase In Youth Smoking Pot; Taking Steps To Revise Cannabis Laws

Inter Press Service | Posted 05.25.2011

Alecia D. McKenzie I IPS AMSTERDAM, Sep 22 (IPS) - Along with "canal" and "dyke", young people visiting this city will learn some other interesting...

Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Cannabis Coffee Shops In Legal Limbo

Denis Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Denis Campbell

When Dutch law changed last July, bringing a total ban on smoking cigarettes in restaurants, coffee shops were caught in no-win legal bind.