{"id":24269,"date":"2022-04-11T22:23:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T20:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/?p=24269"},"modified":"2026-03-24T20:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:38:44","slug":"coffee-shop-ban-amsterdam-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/coffee-shop-ban-amsterdam-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam Coffee Shop Ban For Tourists Proposed By Mayor Halsema"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amsterdam_Mayor_Proposes_Coffee_Shop_Ban_For_Tourists\"><\/span>Amsterdam Mayor Proposes Coffee Shop Ban For Tourists<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many of the major problems in Amsterdam are fed by the cannabis market, according to the\u00a0municipality of Holland\u2019s capital. From nuisance caused by drug tourism to serious crime and violence.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table des mati\u00e8res<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/coffee-shop-ban-amsterdam-tourists\/#Amsterdam_Mayor_Proposes_Coffee_Shop_Ban_For_Tourists\" >Amsterdam Mayor Proposes Coffee Shop Ban For Tourists<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/coffee-shop-ban-amsterdam-tourists\/#Consequences_Coffee_Shop_Ban\" >Consequences Coffee Shop Ban<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/coffee-shop-ban-amsterdam-tourists\/#Extra_Measures_Against_Street_Dealers\" >Extra Measures Against Street Dealers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/coffee-shop-ban-amsterdam-tourists\/#Amsterdam_Drugs_Policy\" >Amsterdam Drugs Policy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>The Mayor, Police Chief and Public Prosecution Service propose to introduce the so-called resident criterion. With <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmsterdamNL\/\" rel=\"noopener\">this proposal<\/a>, foreign tourists would no longer have access to coffee shops due to a coffee shop ban<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>The Amsterdam mayor &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/burgemeesterfemkehalsema\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Femke Halsema<\/a> &#8211; is sticking to a coffee shop ban for tourists, despite the major impact on coffee shop entrepreneurs (and staff) and the risk of street crime.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coffeeshop-The-Bulldog.jpg\" alt=\"Amsterdam quiz facts with answers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coffeeshop-The-Bulldog.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coffeeshop-The-Bulldog-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coffeeshop-The-Bulldog-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coffeeshop-The-Bulldog-600x390.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nTwo tourists<\/p>\n<p>In the proposal, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/entertainments\/coffeeshops\/\">coffee shops<\/a> themselves are allowed to carry a higher trading stock and more lenient action will be taken against violations.<\/p>\n<p>Coffee shops will be imposed additional rules. This includes aspects such as transparency, operational management and information. The mayor of Amsterdam also proposes additional measures to combat street trade in the city center.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Halsema wants to quickly discuss <strong>the proposal<\/strong> with the new Amsterdam council.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consequences_Coffee_Shop_Ban\"><\/span>Consequences Coffee Shop Ban<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshop-Tour-Weed.jpg\" alt=\"Amsterdam Coffeeshop Tour\" width=\"1000\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshop-Tour-Weed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshop-Tour-Weed-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshop-Tour-Weed-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshop-Tour-Weed-600x456.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Researchers from the company <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breuerintraval.nl\" rel=\"noopener\">Bureau Breuer &amp; Intraval<\/a> warn that the economic consequences for Amsterdam coffee shops, especially in the city center, will be significant. The coffee shops sellers now profit from the millions of tourists, create many jobs and pay high rents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot all coffee shops will be able to compensate for this by continuing in a leaner form and targeting local users,\u201d the researchers said. \u201cFor some coffee shops, the operating costs, especially the rent, will be too high to be profitable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Grey-Area.jpg\" alt=\"grey area\" width=\"1000\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Grey-Area.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Grey-Area-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Grey-Area-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Grey-Area-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Grey-Area-600x403.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Grey Area is one of Amsterdam&#8217;s most popular cannabis shops.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In addition to bankruptcies of some coffee shops, the researchers also warn that many coffee shops will continue to sell soft drugs to tourists, in order to survive.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Extra_Measures_Against_Street_Dealers\"><\/span>Extra Measures Against Street Dealers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-light-district-police.jpg\" alt=\"Zwei Amsterdamer Polizisten verhaften zwei junge M\u00e4nner in schwarzer Kleidung in De Wallen\" width=\"1000\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-light-district-police.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-light-district-police-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-light-district-police-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-light-district-police-600x429.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Police arrest two men in Amsterdam.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The street trade in fake and real drugs causes a lot of crime and nuisance in the city center and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/information\/amsterdams-red-light-district\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Quartier Rouge d'Amsterdam<\/a> in particular. Street dealers hang out on the street, harass Amsterdam visitors and often behave aggressively.<\/p>\n<p>The police regularly take action against street dealers during so-called sweeping actions.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to the council, the mayor, chief public prosecutor and police chief propose the following after discussions with residents and entrepreneurs:<\/p>\n<p>In consultation with some residents and entrepreneurs of the Red Light District, &#8216;blind spots&#8217; in camera surveillance are being improved.\u00a0Entrepreneurs exclude street dealers from the catering industry and set up their own porter network for this purpose. These entrepreneurs have to finance this themselves.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a warning campaign against street dealers on social media, in hotels and in public spaces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Street-Dealers-Amsterdam-Warning-Sign.jpeg\" alt=\"Street Dealers Amsterdam Warning Sign\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Street-Dealers-Amsterdam-Warning-Sign.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Street-Dealers-Amsterdam-Warning-Sign-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Street-Dealers-Amsterdam-Warning-Sign-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>An anti street dealer campaign in 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Municipality, Public Prosecution Service and the police are taking a more active policy against street dealers by taking the &#8216;daily proceeds&#8217; of arrested dealers, bringing cases to court more quickly and initiating lengthy administrative and criminal area bans.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amsterdam_Drugs_Policy\"><\/span>Amsterdam Drugs Policy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Weed.jpeg\" alt=\"amsterdam coffeeshops laws\" width=\"1000\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Weed.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Weed-300x183.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Weed-768x468.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Weed-16x10.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Amsterdam-Coffeeshops-Weed-600x365.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The production and trade in soft drugs (= cannabis) is intertwined with that of hard drugs and the accompanying violence, threats and so-called rip deals.<\/p>\n<p>This is partly due to the fact that it is <strong>currently illegal to produce cannabis commercially<\/strong>. It is also illegal in the Netherlands for coffee shops to buy cannabis.<\/p>\n<p>Coffee shop owners need to buy their cannabis illegally before they can sell it legally.\u00a0The stock in cannabis coffee shops is tolerated. Sales, on the other hand, is allowed. In the Netherlands, this is also known as the \u2018gedogenbeleid\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/coffeeshop-bulldog-the-first-in-amsterdam-jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Coffeeshop Bultig the first in Amsterdam\" width=\"1000\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/coffeeshop-bulldog-the-first-in-amsterdam-jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/coffeeshop-bulldog-the-first-in-amsterdam-jpg-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/coffeeshop-bulldog-the-first-in-amsterdam-jpg-768x303.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/coffeeshop-bulldog-the-first-in-amsterdam-jpg-600x237.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Smoking a joint at a coffeeshop in Amsterdam.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>New rules are necessary to prevent mixing with the hard drug trade and serious and organized crime. The extra measures against street trade must prevent a shift to the street and counteract acute nuisance in the city center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A LIRE AUSSI :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/10-best-coffeeshops-in-amsterdam\/\">10 Best Coffeeshops in Amsterdam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/drugs\/9-laws-for-amsterdam-coffeeshops\/\">Laws For Amsterdam Coffeeshops<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/10-cheap-hotels-near-amsterdam-red-light-district\/\">10 Cheap Hotels In Amsterdam Center<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amsterdam Mayor Proposes Coffee Shop Ban For Tourists Many of the major problems in Amsterdam are fed by the cannabis market, according to the\u00a0municipality of Holland\u2019s capital. From nuisance caused by drug tourism to serious crime and violence. 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