Amsterdam: The Cannabis City That Never Legalized

A free, self-guided GPS audio walk through how Amsterdam built the world's most famous cannabis culture without ever legalizing it. Coffeeshops have sold cannabis openly since the 1970s under gedoogbeleid — a toleration policy, not a law — and the sale itself is still, technically, illegal. This walk has 9 stops, from the Provo happenings at Spui to the Dam, tracing the coffeeshop from invention to backdoor paradox. Walk it on location with GPS, or follow along from anywhere.

The 9 stops

  1. Spui — Het Lieverdje
  2. Paradiso
  3. Mellow Yellow — Vijzelgracht
  4. The Bulldog — Oudezijds Voorburgwal
  5. Bulldog Palace — Leidseplein
  6. Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum
  7. Oudekerksplein — De Wallen smoking-ban zone
  8. Nieuwmarkt / De Waag
  9. Dam Square

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