In mid-May, bars, restaurants and cafes will close at 2 a.m., rather than the currently mandated 3 a.m. Stores in the inner city will be banned from selling alcohol after 4 p.m. In addition to the soon-to-be smoking ban, the city is also discouraging the sale of alcohol. City officials wrote that if the nuisance persists, they may ban smoking on terraces of “coffeeshops.” (Coffeeshops sell cannabis, hash and other edible marijuana products that are decriminalized in The Netherlands.) Smoking joints on the narrow, often tightly packed streets of Amsterdam’s inner city will be outlawed in mid-May. Residents cannot sleep well and the neighbourhood becomes unsafe and unliveable.” People who are under the influence linger for a long time. “Especially at night, the atmosphere can get grim.
“Residents of the old town suffer a lot from mass tourism and alcohol and drug abuse on the streets,” wrote the Municipality of Amsterdam. The city’s statement said Amsterdam’s busiest neighbourhoods, including De Wallen (also known as the Red Light District), have become “unliveable.” The ban comes as part of a string of new legislation that aims to make life in the city more bearable for permanent residents who have long complained about the rowdiness of tourists in the area.Īmsterdam’s city council announced the cannabis ban on Thursday. In an attempt to crack down on tourists, smoking marijuana on the street of Amsterdam‘s Red Light District will soon be illegal.
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