WHAT MAKES SHIPSHEWANA THE HEART OF AMISH COUNTRY, IN?. New rules on cannabis and coffee shops. Backdoor policy. Selling cannabis in coffee shops is illegal, but not punishable. (don't be surprised they also ask for it when you are 65+) Tourists or foreigners are welcome in most cities, except some cities around the border with Belgium or Germany. To enter a coffee shop in the Netherlands you need to be 18+ and show any time your pasport or ID card. LaGrange County, Indiana has an Amish population of over 15,000, which makes it the 3RD LARGEST in the US after Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (26,270) and Holmes County, Ohio (17,654). Dutch Bros Coffee is a privately held drive-through coffee chain headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon, United States, with company-owned and franchise locations throughout the western United States. In May 2011 the Dutch government announced that tourist are to be banned from Dutch coffeeshops, starting in the southern provinces and at the end of 2011 in the rest of the country. Shipshewana itself only has a population of about 650 residents, but it is surrounded by Amish farms, is a local 'hub' for Amish businesses and is … Contradictory Dutch regulations have created what's known as a "backdoor" policy: cannabis production is illegal, but Dutch coffee shops are allowed to sell it. Maastricht, Breda for exemple refuse tourists to avoid drug tourism. Unlike Amsterdam's fully legal smart shops , Amsterdam coffeeshops have always existed in a legal grey area. A tourist smokes pot at a coffee shop called "de Dampkring" or "Atmosphere", in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Coffee shops must become smaller and focus on the local market. This is a common mistake that many first-time visitors to Amsterdam make. Barney’s Coffeeshop Haarlemmerstraat 102, 1013 EW Amsterdam 0031 20 4206655 wwww.barneys.biz Daily 7am -10pm Westerpark Area Barney’s is located in a 500-year-old building and is one of the the most popular Amsterdam coffee shops on Haarlemmerstraat. Coffee shops in Rotterdam. There is an ongoing contradiction, as a coffeeshop is allowed to buy and sell cannabis within the legally tolerated limits, but its suppliers are not allowed to grow or import it, or to sell it to the coffeeshop: "The front door is open, but the backdoor is illegal. Unlike coffeeshops, coffee houses (or koffiehuis) serve up piping hot beverages and delicious pastries. To enter a Rotterdam coffeeshop you must prove that you're over 18 and a Dutch resident by showing a … That sounds strange of course, but the Dutch Drugs Law is the key to success in lowering the crime. ... "Gedogen" - active Dutch tolerance. Since 2013, all Dutch coffeeshops are allowed to sell weed to Dutch citizens only, so foreigners are forced to buy their grass on the black market. The Dutch government announced Friday that such shops … This policy is also aimed at making Dutch coffee shops less attractive to drug users from abroad. There you only can enter if you are a dutch … National policy on drugs in the Netherlands is laid down in the Dutch Opium Act. Amsterdam coffee shops, not to be confused with cafés, have been a part of the city since the 1970s, when the Dutch government made a clear distinction in the law between 'hard' and 'soft' drugs. To confuse tourists even further, a cafe—different from a coffee house and a coffeeshop—is the Dutch term used for a casual restaurant or bar. In the Netherlands we have a tolerance policy regarding the selling of cannabis (weed, hash, marijuana). "There are proposals for remedying this situation (as of January 2006), e.g.