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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The History of Drugs &amp; Alcohol in the Netherlands</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Cocaine, heroin and opium: it&#8217;s hard to imagine now, but these drugs were completely legal in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 20th-century. It was even produced here! Learn everything about drugs in Amsterdam here below.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Dutch Cocaine Factory in Amsterdam</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="950" height="544" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dutch-Cocaine-Factory-in-Amsterdam-Nederlandsche-Cocaïnefabriek.jpg" alt="Dutch cocaine factory" class="wp-image-2436" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dutch-Cocaine-Factory-in-Amsterdam-Nederlandsche-Cocaïnefabriek.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dutch-Cocaine-Factory-in-Amsterdam-Nederlandsche-Cocaïnefabriek-300x172.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dutch-Cocaine-Factory-in-Amsterdam-Nederlandsche-Cocaïnefabriek-768x440.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>This was where the dutch cocaine factory was located.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On the corner of the Eerste Schinkelstraat / Schinkelkade in Amsterdam stood the Dutch Cocaine factory, where cocaine was made from Indian coca leaves. Completely legal from 1900 to the early 1960s. Intended for medicinal use, but it is not hard to imagine that it was soon abused. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Definition of Cocaine</h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Cocaine is a white crystalline alkaloid derived from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylum coca). It is used primarily as an illicit stimulant drug.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Cocaine Factory in The Netherlands</strong></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">People could even invest in the Dutch Cocaine Factory by buying <a href="https://www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com/amsterdam-stock-exchange/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">stocks</a>.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="582" height="631" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dutch-Cocaine-Factory-Stock-Nederlandsche-Cocainefabriek-Aandeel.jpeg" alt="Dutch Cocaine Factory Stock " class="wp-image-2453" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dutch-Cocaine-Factory-Stock-Nederlandsche-Cocainefabriek-Aandeel.jpeg 582w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dutch-Cocaine-Factory-Stock-Nederlandsche-Cocainefabriek-Aandeel-277x300.jpeg 277w" sizes="(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>A stock of 450 guilders of the Dutch Cocaine Factory.</em></figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But far before the Dutch Cocaine Factory, cocaine in Amsterdam was already a widely used medicine for all kinds of ailments. Already in 1870, a man named José Alvarez owned his own drug lab on Zeedijk 16 (a street in <a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/red-light-district-amsterdam/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amsterdam Red Light District</a>) where he produced cocaine and sold it in pill form in his shop. Completely legal! The pills were a great success.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Designer Drugs</strong></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The coolest Amsterdammers, however, were not using cocaine pills. At the end of the 19th century, the young writers and poets of the Eighties-renewing literary movement took advantage of a now-unknown substance known as &#8216;Broomkali&#8217;, a strong tranquilizer. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" width="950" height="676" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-1892-History-Of-Drugs-Netherlands-Broomkali.jpg" alt="history of drugs and alcohol" class="wp-image-2510" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-1892-History-Of-Drugs-Netherlands-Broomkali.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-1892-History-Of-Drugs-Netherlands-Broomkali-300x213.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-1892-History-Of-Drugs-Netherlands-Broomkali-768x546.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Amsterdam, Oosterpark 82, year 1892. Writers drinking &#8216;jenever&#8217; &amp; using Broomkali.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It ensured that Dutch poet Willem Kloos became completely paranoid and tried to kill his colleague Pet Tideman in a fit of madness. They lived together with co-editor Hein Boeken in what is nowadays known as the <a href="https://witsenhuis.nl">Witsenhuis</a>, Oosterpark 82 &#8211; in the east of Amsterdam. Their downstairs neighbor was painter <a aria-label="Isaac Israëls (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Isra%C3%ABls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Isaac Israëls</a> who went crazy because of the gentlemen&#8217;s nocturnal drinking and drug sessions. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Eventually Willem Kloos ended up in the madhouse where he was helped by electroshocks from alcohol and drugs. That was at the expense of his writing, because after that Willem Kloos didn&#8217;t write much.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Alcoholism in Amsterdam</strong></h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nonetheless, also in in that time, alcohol was the intoxication that was used most and caused most nuisance too. Figures from the Dutch police from 1915 show that <strong>20% of all trials were verbally related to public drunkenness</strong>. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Government campaigns of the time were aimed at combating alcohol abuse, and there were several associations that advocated total abstention. Of these, &#8216;De Blauwe Knoop&#8217; was the best known. The expression &#8216;being a member of the blue knot&#8217; has been a character for years for someone who does not drink alcohol.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="963" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Alcoholism-in-the-Netherlands-history-of-Amsterdam.jpg" alt="Alcoholism in the Netherlands" class="wp-image-2416" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Alcoholism-in-the-Netherlands-history-of-Amsterdam.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Alcoholism-in-the-Netherlands-history-of-Amsterdam-296x300.jpg 296w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Alcoholism-in-the-Netherlands-history-of-Amsterdam-768x779.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Amsterdam, 1638. Five men drink alcohol and smoke heavy tobacco.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It is not strange that alcohol was a problem back then: Amsterdam has a long history with alcohol. From the earliest beginnings of the city &#8211; from the 13th-century -, beer has been the most drunk beverage for centuries. The locals drunk alcohol from the early mornings until late in the evening. Back then, there was no clean drinking water and tea &amp; coffee were not yet known. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Alcohol fact:</strong> </h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Dutch people drank 300 liters of beer per year, nowadays it is 70 liters</strong>. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Although the beer back then was on the slack side &#8211; alcohol content around 3% &#8211; it must have been noticeable that the entire city from young to old was in a permanent, slightly misted state. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And everyone walked around smelling of alcohol all day long, on top of the smell of unpolished rotten teeth. In addition, people smoked a lot of tobacco in that time. The tobacco was very heavy back then and the effect was comparable to <a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/10-amsterdam-tips-for-cannabis-use/">cannabis</a>.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Alcohol Use Among Elderly</strong></h3>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="718" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dutch-Beer-Brands-List.jpg" alt="Dutch beer brands" class="wp-image-2681" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dutch-Beer-Brands-List.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dutch-Beer-Brands-List-300x227.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dutch-Beer-Brands-List-768x580.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Dutch beers.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On the basis of the most recent data in the Netherlands, it can be concluded that the number of clients who primarily seek help for alcohol in addiction care is almost as high as the number for cannabis, cocaine, opiates, ecstasy (XTC), amphetamine, GHB and other drugs <strong>combined</strong>. (Source: <a aria-label="Trimbos (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.trimbos.nl/kennis/cijfers/cijfers-drugs#sub6985" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Trimbos</a>)</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Alcohol Statistics Netherlands</strong></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Fact</strong>: 8 out of 10 Dutch people over the age of 18 sometimes drink alcohol. <strong>1 in 12 (8.2%) adult Dutch drink excessive</strong> (figures 2018). That is, they drink more than 14 (women) or 21 (men) glasses of alcohol per week.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Cannabis use in the Netherlands</strong></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the Netherlands, <em>coffeeshops</em> are businesses where the sale of cannabis for personal consumption by the public (&gt;18 years) is tolerated by the Dutch authorities.</p>


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<figure class="aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="332" height="386" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/First-Coffeeshop-in-Amsterdam-And-In-the-World.jpg" alt="First Coffeeshop in Amsterdam" class="wp-image-2420" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/First-Coffeeshop-in-Amsterdam-And-In-the-World.jpg 332w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/First-Coffeeshop-in-Amsterdam-And-In-the-World-258x300.jpg 258w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Mellow Yellow was world&#8217;s first coffeeshop.</em></figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Cannabis made its appearance in the 1960s. In 1972, this led to the founding of the first coffeeshop in Amsterdam, Mellow Yellow on the Weesperzijde.  During the last day of 2017, the first coffeeshop in Amsterdam had to close its doors because it was too closely located to a hairdressing academy. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The government implemented a new law and decided that coffeeshops are not allowed to be closer than 250 meters to schools anymore.  That meant for Mellow Yellow &#8211; founded in 1972 &#8211; that it had to close down their business for some students &#8211; mostly adults &#8211; who want to become hairdressers.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Drugs Facts</strong></h3>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="375" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam.jpg" alt="10 Tips For Cannabis Use in Amsterdam" class="wp-image-1214" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam-300x118.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam-768x303.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Fun fact:</strong> 7.2% of the Dutch adults used cannabis last month and 1% uses cannabis daily. (Source: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.trimbos.nl/aanbod/webwinkel/product/af1643-jaarbericht-nationale-drug-monitor-2018" target="_blank">Trimbos</a>). </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Fun fact:</strong> Did you know that in Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District it is not allowed to drink alcohol in the streets, but one can use cannabis on the streets? </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Read these interesting <a href="https://www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com/news/red-light-district-laws/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="10 laws in Amsterdam's Red Light District (opens in a new tab)">10 laws in Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District</a>.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Cannabis Laws in the Netherlands</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="698" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Coffeeshops-in-Amsterdam-Red-Light-District.jpg" alt="coffeeshops in Amsterdam" class="wp-image-2487" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Coffeeshops-in-Amsterdam-Red-Light-District.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Coffeeshops-in-Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-300x220.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Coffeeshops-in-Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-768x564.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>In the Netherlands, it&#8217;s allowed to have up to 5 grams of cannabis on you.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Because soft drugs are less harmful to the health than hard drugs, other rules sometimes apply in the Netherlands. Coffeeshops may sell cannabis under strict conditions. They are not prosecuted for this. This is the essence of the tolerance policy (or gedogen-beleid in Dutch). </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">People will not be prosecuted in the Netherlands if they have 5 gram (or less) of cannabis.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Amsterdam Coffeeshop Laws</h3>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="920" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/the-bulldog-the-first-coffeeshop-amsterdam.jpg" alt="coffeeshop the bulldog amsterdam cannabis" class="wp-image-2491" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/the-bulldog-the-first-coffeeshop-amsterdam.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/the-bulldog-the-first-coffeeshop-amsterdam-300x291.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/the-bulldog-the-first-coffeeshop-amsterdam-768x744.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>The Bulldog 90 was founded in 1975 and is Amsterdam&#8217;s 3rd coffeeshop.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For the sale of hash &amp; weed, coffeeshops in the Netherlands must adhere to rules (the tolerance criteria). A coffeeshop must meet the following conditions which are stated in <a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/drugs/gedoogbeleid-softdrugs-en-coffeeshops" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Dutch laws (opens in a new tab)">Dutch laws</a>:</p>



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<li>No more than 5 grams of cannabis may be sold per person per day.</li>



<li>Hard drugs (like cocaine, XTC, etc.) may not be sold.</li>



<li>It&#8217;s illegal to sell cannabis to people under the age of 18.</li>



<li>Minors may not be admitted to a coffeeshop.</li>



<li>It&#8217;s not allowed to serve alcohol.</li>



<li>Coffeeshops may not advertise its drugs nor its store.</li>



<li>No nuisance may be caused to the neighborhood.</li>



<li>The cannabis stock of coffeeshops may not be more than 500 grams.</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Coffeeshops are allowed to create their own product and service assortiment. As long as all national &amp; local drugs laws are adhered. Clothing, food, drinks, weed grinders, mugs and other weed accessoires are frequently offered by coffeeshops in The Netherlands. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Number of Amsterdam Coffeeshops </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The number of coffeeshops in Amsterdam has drastically decreased. In 1993 there were more than 400 coffeeshops. This decreased from 283 coffeeshops in the year 2000 to 174 at the end of 2015 (a decrease of 39%). Nowadays there are 164 coffeeshops in Amsterdam. (Source: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.parool.nl/columns-opinie/amsterdam-heeft-niet-minder-maar-meer-coffeeshops-nodig~b1b17ddc/" target="_blank">Parool</a>)</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Read this article for <a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/10-amsterdam-tips-for-cannabis-use/">10 free tips for cannabis use in Amsterdam</a>.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Heroin in Amsterdam</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="720" height="521" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Zeedijk-1980s-Drugs.jpeg" alt="amsterdam zeedijk drugs cocaine heroin" class="wp-image-2425" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Zeedijk-1980s-Drugs.jpeg 720w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Zeedijk-1980s-Drugs-300x217.jpeg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Amsterdam, Zeedijk, 1980&#8217;s. Street dealers on the left selling drugs like heroin.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While (soft) drugs &#8211; like cannabis &#8211; were initially fun and harmless, the 1970s caused hardening due to the arrival of heroin. The heroin trade landed in Amsterdam and concentrated on the Zeedijk, a street in the Red Light District &#8211; just next to Central Station. The Zeedijk street was filled with street dealers, drug addicts and the corruption among police officers was quite high. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Definition of Heroin</h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Heroin is an opiate derived from morphine that has been chemically modified. It is used for its analgesic properties.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="904" height="604" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Zeedijk-1980s-Red-Light-District.jpg" alt="Zeedijk Amsterdam Heroin Cocaine History" class="wp-image-2429" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Zeedijk-1980s-Red-Light-District.jpg 904w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Zeedijk-1980s-Red-Light-District-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Zeedijk-1980s-Red-Light-District-768x513.jpg 768w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Zeedijk-1980s-Red-Light-District-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Zeedijk-1980s-Red-Light-District-400x267.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Amsterdam, Zeedijk, 1980&#8217;s. Police patrols by car while dealers stand on the sidewalk.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Chinese mafia from Hong Kong and Singapore brought very cheap heroin to the Dutch market. At the time, heroin was even cheaper than hash, speed and opium. Because of this, very many people became addicted in a very short time. In 1980, Amsterdam had more than 10.000 heroin addicts. (Source: <a href="https://www.jellinek.nl/vraag-antwoord/wat-is-de-geschiedenis-van-heroine/">Jellinek</a>)</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="664" height="480" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Netherlands-Drug-Use-in-1980s-Heroin.jpg" alt="Netherlands Drug Use 1980's" class="wp-image-2432" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Netherlands-Drug-Use-in-1980s-Heroin.jpg 664w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Netherlands-Drug-Use-in-1980s-Heroin-300x217.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Amsterdam, 1980&#8217;s. Two addicts using heroin on the streets.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Zeedijk street was a no-go area for many years. But therefore also attractive for people that you would not immediately expect. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Chet Baker </strong></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Chet Baker was an American jazz musician who played trumpet and flugelhorn. He was also known for his distinctive style of playing, which included a wide vibrato and a unique sound.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Baker was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, on March 31, 1930. His father was a trombone player in a local band. At the age of five, he began taking piano lessons. In 1946, at the age of 12, he joined the Miles Davis Quintet.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">He left the group in 1949 to pursue a solo career. He recorded several albums during the 1950s and 1960s, including The Sidewinder, Chet Baker Plays the Music of Charlie Parker, and The Real Thing.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Death</strong></h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The world-famous American <a aria-label="trumpet player Chet Baker (opens in a new tab)" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Baker" target="_blank">trumpet player Chet Baker</a> could be found on and around the Zeedijk street a lot. Baker had become famous in the 1950s, playing with the best music artists in the world.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But in the 1980s he had turned into an old junkie who was always looking for his next shot. And that was nowhere easier to arrange than in Amsterdam. Baker had no fixed place of residence and stayed in <a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/10-amazing-hotels-in-amsterdam-central/">hotels</a> on and around the Zeedijk, among other places. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On Friday, May 13, 1988, half past three in the morning passers-by found an elderly heroin killed on the sidewalk in front of the Prins Hendrik Hotel at the end of the Zeedijk. It turned out to be Chet Baker, fallen out of the window of his hotel room under the influence of drugs.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="633" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Chet-Baker-Death-Hotel-Amsterdam-Reason.jpg" alt="chet baker death hotel Amsterdam" class="wp-image-2460" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Chet-Baker-Death-Hotel-Amsterdam-Reason.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Chet-Baker-Death-Hotel-Amsterdam-Reason-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Chet-Baker-Death-Hotel-Amsterdam-Reason-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Chet-Baker-Death-Hotel-Amsterdam-Reason-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Chet-Baker-Death-Hotel-Amsterdam-Reason-400x267.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Chet Baker fell from this hotel with his head down, straight on a concrete pole.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The story goes that many people stepped over the dead body of Chet Baker that night. Only after a while the police was called in. This is how incredibly rough this neighborhood in Amsterdam was during that time.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Chet Baker was the Keith Richards of jazz music; a brilliant trumpeter. His most popular tracks are &#8216;I fall in love too easily&#8217; (played more than 38 million times on Spotify) and &#8216;It&#8217;s always you&#8217; (over 26 million plays).</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="738" height="1024" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Zeedijk-Chet-Baker-Plaque-738x1024.jpg" alt="Plaque Chet Baker hotel Amsterdam" class="wp-image-2465" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Zeedijk-Chet-Baker-Plaque-738x1024.jpg 738w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Zeedijk-Chet-Baker-Plaque-216x300.jpg 216w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Zeedijk-Chet-Baker-Plaque-768x1066.jpg 768w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Zeedijk-Chet-Baker-Plaque.jpg 950w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>The plaque in memory of jazz trumpet player Chet Baker on the wall of the hotel.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The text reads: Trumpet player and singer Chet Baker died here on May 13th, 1988. He will live on in his music for anyone willing to listen and feel.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Due to deterioration, diseases, overdoses, addiction and perhaps also due to the death of Chet Baker, heroin acquired a very negative image. The popularity among the young people decreased rapidly and there were hardly any new heroin users in the Netherlands. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Ecstasy in Amsterdam</strong></h3>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="820" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hard-Drugs-Policy-Netherlands.jpg" alt="xtc pills pictures" class="wp-image-2440" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hard-Drugs-Policy-Netherlands.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hard-Drugs-Policy-Netherlands-300x259.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hard-Drugs-Policy-Netherlands-768x663.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>15 different XTC pills.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the mid 1980&#8217;s, a new drug was introduced: Ecstasy or XTC. Originally developed in the 60s as a medicine to lose weight, but 20 years later by followers of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh widely introduced in Europe as a stimulant. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From 1983 to 1992, the Zorba the Buddha disco &#8211; the &#8216;Bhagwan disco&#8217; &#8211; was located on Oudezijds Voorburgwal 216 &#8211; a street in Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District. The disco was operated by followers of Bhagwan. The staff were dressed in red and walked around with dustpans to immediately clean any cigarette butts. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="537" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Zorba-The-Buddha-Disco-Red-Light-District.jpg" alt="Amsterdam Zorba The Buddha Disco Red Light District" class="wp-image-2451" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Zorba-The-Buddha-Disco-Red-Light-District.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Zorba-The-Buddha-Disco-Red-Light-District-300x170.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Amsterdam-Zorba-The-Buddha-Disco-Red-Light-District-768x434.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>This is what Zorba the Buddha disco looked like. Source: Peter Elenbaas.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Zorba the Buddha disco had a futuristic snow-white interior and looked like an avant-la-lettre lounge club. They also conducted a joint meditation session a few times a night. According to various sources, there was an unknown substance in circulation around 1985 that made one very happy. It is the earliest known use of the ecstasy drug in Amsterdam&#8217;s nightlife. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The revenue of 180.000 Dutch guilders &#8211; the currency before the Euro &#8211; that was made here monthly in 1984, went directly to the community, where followers could even live for free at some point. It is now a generally accepted fact that the Bhagwan followers were the first to bring ecstasy to Europe. In the late 1980s, the emerging dance scene discovered this new drug and formed an inseparable bond with it. (<a aria-label="Source (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/achtergrond/cocainewinkels/?fbclid=IwAR24lRqDN_8NLuTk1ViPIaHc8DNY2v3CqE3-5-Fr1R5c6WpelP8XGVn0eQw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Source</a>)</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="784" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hotel-The-Bulldog-Amsterdam-Former-Disco-Zorba-the-Buddha.jpg" alt="bulldog hotel amsterdam" class="wp-image-2466" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hotel-The-Bulldog-Amsterdam-Former-Disco-Zorba-the-Buddha.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hotel-The-Bulldog-Amsterdam-Former-Disco-Zorba-the-Buddha-300x248.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hotel-The-Bulldog-Amsterdam-Former-Disco-Zorba-the-Buddha-768x634.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Amsterdam, Red Light District, Oudezijds Voorburgwal 216.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Fun fact:</strong> Did you know that The Bulldog Hotel is nowadays located in the building where this disco used to be?</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">XTC Use in The Netherlands</h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="375" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/amsterdam-drugs-tour-xtc.jpg" alt="Amsterdam Drugs Tour XTC" class="wp-image-2625" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/amsterdam-drugs-tour-xtc.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/amsterdam-drugs-tour-xtc-300x118.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/amsterdam-drugs-tour-xtc-768x303.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to the report &#8216;De achterkant van Amsterdam&#8217;, drugs are bought for around <strong>5 million euros</strong> during the five-day festival Amsterdam Dance Event. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The number of Dutch adults who have <strong>ever used ecstasy is 8.4%</strong>.<strong> Almost a quarter</strong> of 20-24 year olds and <strong>almost one in five</strong> 25-29 year olds have experience with ecstasy. And 13.1% of all adults have used XTC last month (measured in 2018 by Trimbos: <a aria-label="Source (opens in a new tab)" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.trimbos.nl/kennis/cijfers/cijfers-drugs#sub6995" target="_blank">Source</a>). </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Netherlands is one of the largest XTC-producing countries in the world. This is due to the tolerant policy and the low penalties. The average consumer price for one 1 XTC-pill is 5 euro.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Learn more about drugs during our <a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/tour/amsterdam-drugs-tour/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Amsterdam Drugs Tour (opens in a new tab)">Amsterdam Drugs Tour</a>.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Cocaine Use In the Netherlands</strong></h3>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="800" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cocaine-Use-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Coke.jpg" alt="Cocaine Use Netherlands Amsterdam Coke" class="wp-image-2458" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cocaine-Use-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Coke.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cocaine-Use-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Coke-300x253.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cocaine-Use-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Coke-768x647.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">More than a hundred years after the first legal cocaine factory, much has changed in 2019: a distinction has been made between hard and soft drugs in the Netherlands, where hard drugs (like cocaine, XTC and amfetamines) are illegal but soft drugs (like cannabis and magic truffles) are tolerated. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The term soft drugs has since become somewhat outdated due to the high THC-content (16.8%) in Dutch weed. <strong>Alcohol remains a big problem</strong>, although &#8216;De Blauwe Knoop&#8217; no longer exists. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Netherlands does not have a cocaine factory anymore, but in a recent <a aria-label="a recent interview (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/achtergrond/hoofdcommissaris/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">interview</a>, Chief Commissioner Frank Paauw said that Europe is being flooded with cocaine &#8211; through the harbors of Rotterdam and Antwerp: </p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;<em>There is a very large supply of cocaine, making it easier to enter that market. There are also elements of being able to make a career very quickly.</em>&#8221; </p>
<cite><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Paauw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frank Paauw</a></cite></blockquote>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="629" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Drugs-in-the-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Cocaine.jpeg" alt="Netherlands Drug Use" class="wp-image-2664" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Drugs-in-the-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Cocaine.jpeg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Drugs-in-the-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Cocaine-300x199.jpeg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Drugs-in-the-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Cocaine-768x508.jpeg 768w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Drugs-in-the-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Cocaine-200x133.jpeg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to the National Drug Monitor, <strong>5.4% of all Dutch adults (= 700.000) have ever used cocaine</strong>, 1.6% (250.000) used it last year and 0.6% (80.000) used cocaine last month. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="854" height="490" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/drug-use-netherlands-statistics.png" alt="hard drug use in netherlands statistics" class="wp-image-2514" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/drug-use-netherlands-statistics.png 854w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/drug-use-netherlands-statistics-300x172.png 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/drug-use-netherlands-statistics-768x441.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Use of drugs once among Dutch adults. Source: Trimbos &amp; Gezondheidenquête. </em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Every year between 7,000 and 8,000 people seek professional help for their cocaine addiction.<strong> In the Netherlands, all addiction care </strong>(except for tobacco)<strong> is fully reimbursed by Dutch health insurers</strong>. 1 gram of cocaine cost about 50 to 60 euro in the Netherlands.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Self Guided Amsterdam Walking Tour </h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We&#8217;ve developed a unique Amsterdam Audio Tour app specifically for Amsterdam Red Light District. In it, 22 local an international experts will tell you all about one of Holland&#8217;s most unique areas.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Amsterdam Audio Tour With Virtual Guide</strong> <strong>&amp; GPS</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="506" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours.jpg" alt="Amsterdam Audio Tours Download" class="wp-image-768" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-768x409.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">During the tour your virtual guide Sophie will talk and walk you through <a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/red-light-district-amsterdam/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amsterdam Red Light District</a>, also known as &#8220;De Wallen&#8221;. She will tell you all about the wheelings and dealings that happen in the area and she&#8217;ll introduce you to <strong>22 experts</strong> in their fields along the way. These experts share their knowledge and unique perspectives with you so you&#8217;ll really get to know De Wallen; its history and its current iteration. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Get to know what&#8217;s it like to be <a href="https://www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com/news/sex-workers/">sex worker</a> in Amsterdam, learn what area used to be like, hear real stories from real locals and learn everything about the Dutch culture, tolerance, drug policy, Dutch food, sex education in Holland and much more.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>22 Experts As Amsterdam Tour Guide: </strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="414" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Red-Light-District-1.jpg" alt="Amsterdam Audio Tours Red Light District" class="wp-image-766" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Red-Light-District-1.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Red-Light-District-1-300x131.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Red-Light-District-1-768x335.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">These 22 experts are part of this Amsterdam Audio Tour:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Patrick &#8211; The Red Light District <strong>police officer</strong>.</li>



<li>Jerzy Gawronski &#8211; Amsterdam&#8217;s <strong>archaeologist</strong> &amp; professor of maritime at the University of Amsterdam.</li>



<li>Veronique Verschueren &#8211; <strong>&#8220;smart shop&#8221; owner</strong>.</li>



<li>August de Loor &#8211; Amsterdam&#8217;s <strong>drug consultant</strong>.</li>



<li>Walther Schoonenberg &#8211; Amsterdam&#8217;s best&nbsp;<strong>architectural historian</strong>.</li>



<li>Russell Shorto &#8211; Journalist, Author &amp; <strong>historian</strong> who has written one of the best books on Amsterdam&#8217;s history.</li>



<li>Birgit Buchner &#8211; <strong>Director at a hidden Catholic church</strong> museum.</li>



<li>Dennis de Borst &#8211; CEO of the the famous Dutch <strong><a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/febo-amsterdam/">FEBO</a></strong> snackbar chain.</li>



<li>Martine &amp; Louise Fokkens &#8211; Twin sisters as <strong>prostitutes for 50 years</strong>.</li>



<li>Kate Lister &#8211; Lecturer &amp; <strong>researcher of&nbsp;the history of sexuality</strong>&nbsp; &amp; owner of the famous&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/WhoresofYore">Twitter-account Whores of Yore.</a></li>



<li>Herman Vuijsje &#8211; Dutch writer &amp; <strong>sociologist</strong>.</li>



<li>Mariska Majoor &#8211; Holland’s best known <strong>sex worker activist</strong><em>.</em></li>



<li>Theodoor van Boven &#8211; Owner of <strong>world&#8217;s first condom shop</strong>.</li>



<li>Kasia &#8211; A Romanian <strong>window sex worker</strong>.</li>



<li>Diana van Laar &#8211; Owner of <strong>Amsterdam&#8217;s first gay bar</strong>.</li>



<li>Jan Otten &#8211;  <strong>Owner of <a href="https://www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com/entertainment/casa-rosso-erotic-theatre/">Casa Rosso</a></strong> and Amsterdam&#8217;s last peep show.</li>



<li>Hugo van Heijningen &#8211; <strong>Founder of Red Light Radio</strong> (a radio station located in a former window brothel).</li>



<li>Lyle Muns &#8211; Local politician &amp; <strong>male sex worker</strong>.</li>



<li>Piet Middelkoop &#8211; <strong>Retired police officer </strong>who worked in the Red Light District during&nbsp;rough 1980&#8217;s.</li>



<li>Henny Tinga &#8211; <strong>Front woman of the </strong><a href="https://www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com/history-of-amsterdam/major-bosshardt/"><strong>Salvation Army</strong> in Amsterdam</a>.</li>
</ul>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>A Little Preview</strong> of Amsterdam Audio Tour:</h4>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading">American <strong>historian Russell Shorto:</strong></h5>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>&#8220;This kind of tolerance is part of the Dutch identity. It goes all the way back to the Middle Ages and the battle against water. People built up dams and dikes, creating land where there was none.&#8221;</em></p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="375" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amsterdam-audio-tour-red-light-district.jpg" alt="Red Light District Tour" class="wp-image-1728" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amsterdam-audio-tour-red-light-district.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amsterdam-audio-tour-red-light-district-300x118.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amsterdam-audio-tour-red-light-district-768x303.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Lyle Muns, Male Sex Worker:</strong></h5>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>&#8220;Personally, I’m an escort, so I go to my clients, rather than working in a brothel or behind a window. I do so because it gives me a lot of liberty… I don’t need to rent a room and work the whole day and I can just go to a client for an hour, come back home, and do my other stuff. This is also why I became an escort in the first place; it gives me the freedom to pursue other things as well, such as my political career. Because I’m so open about my work, it doesn’t stand in my way, although I do get a lot of questions about it. Hopefully, in the future, sex work will be viewed as a normal profession or side job.&#8221;</em></p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>&#8220;Hopefully, in the future, sex work will be viewed as a normal profession or side job.&#8221;</em></p>
</blockquote>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>&#8220;And whether you’re standing behind a window, or work as an escort; being a sex worker in Amsterdam is particularly enjoyable because there is a lot of support from the government… They offer health services that are freely available, such as std-checks. There are social services that help you out when you’re having emotional issues. And, most importantly: it&#8217;s legal. You won’t find any police harassment like sex workers experience in other countries. I am really grateful for that.&#8221;</em></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="375" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amsterdam-red-light-district-audio-tour.jpg" alt="Amsterdam red light district audio tour" class="wp-image-1788" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amsterdam-red-light-district-audio-tour.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amsterdam-red-light-district-audio-tour-300x118.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amsterdam-red-light-district-audio-tour-768x303.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Amsterdam&#8217;s City Archeologist Jerzy Gawronski:</strong></h5>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>&#8220;The word ‘Wallen’ comes from the canals that cross section the Red Light District; the Oudezijds Voorburgwal and the Oudezijds Achterburgwal. A ‘burgwal’ means ‘defensive wall’ with a canal in front, but now the name is used for the canals itself, which were dug as a defence for the city.&#8221;</em></p>
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<h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>University Lecturer &amp; Researcher Of&nbsp;The History Of Sexuality Kate Lister:</strong></h5>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>&#8220;Whore” originally derives from the Germanic “horon”, meaning “one that desires”. That’s also why I use the term. Not to stigmatize sex workers, but to puncture the shame inherent in that word, and as a statement that by definition, we are all historical whores. We all desire.&#8221;</em></p>
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<h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Kasia, A Romanian Window Prostitute:</strong></h5>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>&#8220;You need to be at least 21, you need a place to live to have a registered address, you need a registration at the Chamber of Commerce. And if you are from outside of the EU you also need a work permit. And you need to find a brothel that wants to rent you a window.&#8221;</em></p>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Pros of the Amsterdam Audio Tour</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="501" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Experience.jpg" alt="Amsterdam Audio Tour Walk" class="wp-image-770" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Experience.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Experience-300x158.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Experience-768x405.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Flexibility: You can <strong>do the audio tour at any time</strong>. You don&#8217;t need anyone else to do this tour. You can also choose to listen to the content <strong>at home as an audiobook</strong>, while seeing lots of (old) pictures!</li>



<li>An unique app: This is the only audio tour in Amsterdam that includes a great variety of experts. It&#8217;s <strong>one of a kind</strong>!</li>



<li>Low priced: This Amsterdam audio tour app is priced at <strong>just 4,99 euro</strong>. That&#8217;s a real bargain if you compare it to a normal walking tour.</li>



<li>Informational: <strong>22 Experts</strong> and their knowledge <strong>in the palm of your hand</strong>.</li>



<li>Modern: The <strong>newest way</strong> to discover a city like Amsterdam.</li>



<li>Accessible: Downloadable to <strong>all smart phones</strong>.</li>



<li>Exhaustive: <strong>All subjects</strong> that are connected with the Red Light District are discussed.</li>



<li>Fun: It contains <strong>good jokes too</strong>. </li>



<li>Exciting: Explore Amsterdam&#8217;s most fascinating area alone, or sync up with your friends, family or co-workers. </li>



<li><strong>No waiting around</strong>: for other people, or speed it up to your liking. </li>
</ul>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Amsterdam <strong>Audio Tour Specifications</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="375" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/red-light-district-audio-tour-download.jpg" alt="Red light district audio tour download" class="wp-image-1790" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/red-light-district-audio-tour-download.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/red-light-district-audio-tour-download-300x118.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/red-light-district-audio-tour-download-768x303.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Language: </strong>English.<br><strong>Duration: </strong>max. 1u 50m.<br><strong>Required:</strong>&nbsp;Smartphone &amp; headset.<br><strong>Included:</strong> GPS-map, dozens of pictures &amp; stories.<br><strong>Stops: </strong>32.<br><strong>Not required:&nbsp;</strong>Internet connection during the tour.<br><strong>Download file size app:</strong>&nbsp;42 mb.<br><strong>Price:</strong> 4,99 euro per download.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Download The Amsterdam Audio Tour </strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="508" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Window-Brothels.jpg" alt="Amsterdam Audio Tours Window Brothels" class="wp-image-769" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Window-Brothels.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Window-Brothels-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Amsterdam-Audio-Tours-Window-Brothels-768x411.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Amsterdam Audio Tours App can be purchased either through the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/amsterdam-audio-tours/id1378750023" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Apple App Store</a> or the Google Play Store for Android users. Learn about the Red Light District of Amsterdam whilst exploring the area, or just from a comfy chair in your home or <a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/amsterdam-olympic-hotel/">hotel</a>.</p>


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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Amsterdam Tips For Cannabis Use</strong></h2>

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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="661" height="234" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Amsterdam-Drug-Tour-Coffeeshop-Dampkring.jpeg" alt="Amsterdam Coffeeshop Tour" class="wp-image-2853" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Amsterdam-Drug-Tour-Coffeeshop-Dampkring.jpeg 661w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Amsterdam-Drug-Tour-Coffeeshop-Dampkring-300x106.jpeg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Don&#8217;t take unnecessary risks when you want to use drugs. It would be a shame if you get a bad experience in Amsterdam. Discover this article, learn the best tips and avoid unwanted surprises.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">These Amsterdam tips for cannabis use will guarantee that you are well prepared and have the best possible experience! </p>


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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Amsterdam Drug Laws</strong></h3>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="747" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Amsterdam-Birthday-19-Joint-Weed.jpg" alt="joint" class="wp-image-4433" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Amsterdam-Birthday-19-Joint-Weed.jpg 1000w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Amsterdam-Birthday-19-Joint-Weed-300x224.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Amsterdam-Birthday-19-Joint-Weed-768x574.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In 1976 the Opium law was changed in the Netherlands. For then on out there’s been a distinction in the Dutch drug law between soft and hard drugs. This also started the policy of tolerance when it comes to <a href="https://www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com/news/10-best-coffeeshops-in-amsterdam" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">coffeeshops</a>. Toleration regarding soft drugs means that the sale of soft drugs in coffee shops is a criminal offence but that the Public Prosecution Service does not prosecute coffee shops for this offence. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Neither does the Public Prosecution Service prosecute members of the public for possession of small quantities of soft drugs. These quantities are defined as follows:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>no more than 5 grams of cannabis (marijuana or hash) per person</li>



<li>no more than 5 cannabis plants per household.</li>
</ul>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>1 | Ask For Some Real Dutch Weed</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="375" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Amsterdam-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use.jpg" alt="Tips For Cannabis Use in Holland" class="wp-image-1208" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Amsterdam-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Amsterdam-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-300x118.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Amsterdam-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-768x303.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>A Dutch pre-rolled joint.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Do you want to have the real Dutch experience? Ask the coffeeshop employee for some real Dutch weed &#8211; after all you are in the Netherlands! Moreover, Dutch weed is known to be relatively strong, ie: THC content of approximately 16 to 17%. Don&#8217;t go for the often-imported Moroccan hash if you want a real Dutch experience, because Moroccan hash is of course not a Dutch product 🙂</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2 | Try Dutch Chocomel (Chocolate Milk) With Cannabis</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="375" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Amsterdam-Tips-For-Cannabis.jpg" alt="Weed with Chocomel is a must-try" class="wp-image-1008" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Amsterdam-Tips-For-Cannabis.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Amsterdam-Tips-For-Cannabis-300x118.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Amsterdam-Tips-For-Cannabis-768x303.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Weed with Chocomel is recommended by frequent users.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">One of the best Amsterdam tips for using weed is to buy some chocolate milk to drink whilst your smoking a joint. The Nutricia brand is the best; real Dutch milk with chocolate flavor. Many &#8220;frequent stoners&#8221; love the combination of Chocolate milk and cannabis. Many coffeeshop offers their unique own twist on chocolate milk. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="557" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chocomel-Weed-Cannabis-TIps.jpg" alt="chocomel weed cannabis Amsterdam" class="wp-image-2564" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chocomel-Weed-Cannabis-TIps.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chocomel-Weed-Cannabis-TIps-300x176.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chocomel-Weed-Cannabis-TIps-768x450.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Otherwise it’s also available in every Amsterdam supermarket, such as the Albert Heijn, Dirk, Jumbo, Spar, Deen, Aldi, etc. Albert Heijn supermarkets offer Chocomel liter packs from <a aria-label="1.45 euro (opens in a new tab)" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.ah.nl/producten/product/wi238677/chocomel-vers" target="_blank">1.45 euro</a> and small 300 ml packs from 1.02 euro. Other delicious <a aria-label="Dutch must-try's can be found over here. (opens in a new tab)" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/amsterdam-must-eat-snacks/" target="_blank">Dutch must-try&#8217;s</a> can be found over here.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>3 | Know The Amsterdam Drug Laws</strong></h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Cannabis is legal in Amsterdam, well, strictly speaking it&#8217;s just tolerated by the Dutch government. This means you can only have a <strong>maximum of 5 grams of cannabis on you</strong> per person (should be enough, right?). You can purchase all types of weed, hash and different types of cannabis oils. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Smoking in public outside of coffeeshops is tolerated. Take other people on the street into account. <strong>Only 7.5% of the Dutch population smokes cannabis once a year</strong> (<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="source (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.trimbos.nl/kennis/cijfers/cijfers-drugs#sub6982" target="_blank">source</a>). <strong>Only 4.6% of Dutch people use cannabis once a month</strong> (<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Source (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.trimbos.nl/kennis/cijfers/cijfers-drugs#sub6982" target="_blank">source</a>). So assume that other people on the street are <strong>not waiting for your smoke</strong>.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Amsterdam Tips:</strong> Smoke cannabis somewhere without bothering others.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/drugs-in-netherlands-cocaine-cannabis-alcohol/">8 Laws For Coffeeshops in the Netherlands</a></strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Did you know</strong> that you can legally grow <strong>five cannabis plants</strong>, for non-commercial use, when you live in the Netherlands?</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4 | Amsterdam Tips: Bring Cash! </strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="682" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Amsterdam-Coffeeshop-Superskunk.jpg" alt="coffeeshop superskunk amsterdam" class="wp-image-2569" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Amsterdam-Coffeeshop-Superskunk.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Amsterdam-Coffeeshop-Superskunk-300x215.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Amsterdam-Coffeeshop-Superskunk-768x551.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>A coffeeshop on the <a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/canals-in-amsterdam/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Prinsengracht</a> in Amsterdam.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A lot of coffeeshops in Amsterdam are cash only, so don’t forget to bring some cash. Those that do accept creditcards are in the minority. Be sure to have a chip and PIN card though, these are the standard in the Netherlands and much of Europe.&nbsp;</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>5 | Do not Mix Cannabis &amp; Alcohol</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="570" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-Alcohol-Sign-Amsterdam.jpg" alt="alcohol sign" class="wp-image-4370" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-Alcohol-Sign-Amsterdam.jpg 1000w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-Alcohol-Sign-Amsterdam-300x171.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-Alcohol-Sign-Amsterdam-768x438.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em><a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/red-light-district-amsterdam/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amsterdam Red Light District.</a></em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Especially those who have little experience with cannabis. <a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/febo-amsterdam/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dutch</a> cannabis can be strong. In average, it contains 16% THC. It’s smarter (and better) to start with cannabis without using alcohol at the same time.&nbsp;</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>6 | Cannabis Strains Guide</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="376" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Amsterdam-Tips-Cannabis-Use-Strains.jpg" alt="Amsterdam Tips For Smoking Weed Cannabis Strains" class="wp-image-1210" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Amsterdam-Tips-Cannabis-Use-Strains.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Amsterdam-Tips-Cannabis-Use-Strains-300x119.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Amsterdam-Tips-Cannabis-Use-Strains-768x304.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Every cannabis strain has its own effect.</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you want to get active effect from cannabis, you’ll need to ask for the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Sativa (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_sativa" target="_blank">Sativa</a> type strains. If you just want to feel that relaxing effect you can go for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_indica" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Indica (opens in a new tab)">Indica</a> types. However, most cannabis strains in coffeeshops&nbsp;in Amsterdam consist of a cross between Indica and Sativa. If you want to try a single type, you must specify this at the counter. The best thing to do is to get a pre-rolled joint in which the percentage of THC does not exceed 15 percent, or to choose a type in which there is a reasonable amount of CBD in addition to THC. A handy way to remember the difference is that indica’s are for staying &#8220;in&#8221; and sativa’s are for partying and going outdoors.&nbsp;A great way to remember the difference is that INdicas are for staying &#8220;IN-doors&#8221; and sativa’s are for going out.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>7 | Do Not Bother The Locals With Your Cannabis-Use</strong></h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Only <strong>4.6% of the Dutch uses cannabis</strong> occasionally, once per month (<a href="https://www.trimbos.nl/kennis/cijfers/cijfers-drugs#sub6985" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="source (opens in a new tab)">source</a>). In other words; it&#8217;s not really popular in the Netherlands. The Netherlands has way more alcohol users than cannabis users. Drinking alcohol is also much more (socially) accepted than smoking cannabis. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So, please do not&nbsp;disturb others with your cannabis-use through odour, noise, or otherwise. Just be considerate and respectful towards the locals. </p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>8 | Just Chill</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="375" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam.jpg" alt="10 Tips For Cannabis Use in Amsterdam" class="wp-image-1214" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam-300x118.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10-Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam-768x303.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Light up a joint, relax &amp; enjoy the things around you.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Don’t panic if you experience any mild hallucinatory effects when smoking for the first time. First timers may experience some weird auditory and perception sensations. This is just your brain adjusting to its first trip on cannabis. The high always passes, so just stay at ease and keep in mind that you’ll never have to do it again if it sucks that much. Regular cannabis use normally doesn’t create hallucinations it just heightens your emotional processing and sensory perception. So, just relax, enjoy and have a great experience.&nbsp;</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>9 | Know Your Limits&nbsp;</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="631" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Amsterdam-Tips-Weed-1024x631.jpeg" alt="Dutch weed joint holland capital" class="wp-image-1630" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Amsterdam-Tips-Weed-1024x631.jpeg 1024w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Amsterdam-Tips-Weed-300x185.jpeg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Amsterdam-Tips-Weed-768x473.jpeg 768w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Amsterdam-Tips-Weed.jpeg 1100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Take it easy and &#8220;pass the Dutchie&#8221;!</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This is probably the most important point of the Amsterdam tips for cannabis use list. Like with all things in life there will be a lot of trial and error at the start, take all those experiences and learn from then. Especially when it comes to knowing your limits. Find a place that makes you feel at ease and only do it with trusted friends. If you are going to have bad high there should be people there who will help you out without judgment for when you are either too stoned or too frightened. However you can easily avoid those situations simply by taking your time. Don’t feel embarrassed when passing a turn, and by listening to your instincts. You’ll definitely feel it when you’ve have enough. Always keep in mind that nobody has ever died from too much cannabis, but too much has given plenty of people a bad experience.&nbsp;</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>10 | Be Extra Careful Of Cyclists</strong> <strong>in Amsterdam</strong></h4>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="375" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam.jpg" alt="Tips for Cannabis Use in Amsterdam" class="wp-image-1217" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam-300x118.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Tips-For-Cannabis-Use-in-Amsterdam-768x303.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Be extra careful for cyclists in Amsterdam.</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Amsterdam has currently <strong>873.200 inhabitants</strong>, and <strong>even more bicycles</strong>. The cyclists are everywhere in Amsterdam! In general, they don’t tend to stop or even slow down. The locals have spotted you much sooner than you. Nevertheless, be careful and take your time when crossing. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Most cycling lanes in Europe can be found in the Netherlands. Are you considering to rent a bike in? Read this article that describes <a href="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/how-to-cycle-around-in-amsterdam/">how to cycle around in Amsterdam</a>.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">When walking out of a coffeeshop stoned (and without checking both ways), there’s a big probability of putting yourself and a cyclist in danger. Look out where you&#8217;re going! </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Look left, look right, look left, look right, look up, look down, look into the 4th, 5th and 6th dimension, look into the past, look into the future, cross, still get hit by a bike 😀</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Amsterdam Drugs Facts</strong></h3>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="950" height="375" src="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/amsterdam-drugs-tour-xtc.jpg" alt="Amsterdam Drugs Tour XTC" class="wp-image-2625" srcset="https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/amsterdam-drugs-tour-xtc.jpg 950w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/amsterdam-drugs-tour-xtc-300x118.jpg 300w, https://www.toursinamsterdam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/amsterdam-drugs-tour-xtc-768x303.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Did you know that</strong> Amsterdam has 164 coffeeshops? </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Did you that</strong> there used to be a legal cocaine factory in Amsterdam? </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Did you know</strong> know cannabis in Holland is not checked on its quality/content by the Dutch government? </p>



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