Can tourists still visit Amsterdam coffee shops?

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

1. Can tourists still visit Amsterdam coffee shops?
2. Are tourists banned from Amsterdam?
3. Can I drink in the street?
4. Is it allowed to drink alcohol outside in the Netherlands?

Can tourists still visit Amsterdam coffee shops?

Tourists can still visit coffeeshops in Amsterdam in 2020 In the Netherlands we have a tolerance policy regarding the selling of cannabis (weed, hash, marijuana). Selling cannabis in coffee shops is illegal, but not punishable.

Are tourists banned from Amsterdam?

In 2019, more than 20 million foreign visitors came to the city, which has a population of just over 800,000 within the city limits. ... Most of Amsterdam's local residents, however, are pleased that the city's Mayor Femke Halsema is now proposing a ban on foreign tourists in the coffee shops.

Can I drink in the street?

In public spaces According to Drinkaware it is legal for people over the age of 18 to drink in public in England and Wales, except in areas where Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) are in place. ... If under 18s are caught drinking alcohol in public places police can take away alcohol and fine them.

Is it allowed to drink alcohol outside in the Netherlands?

Generally speaking, it's not so much the laws you need to be concerned about in Holland, but the general feeling about drinking out of doors. The consensus is that consumption is fine but overconsumption is not. “We are very tolerant, but there are laws about underage (16 years AND low alcohol percentage!) drinking.”