How has the tobacco ban affected the Coffee Shops in Amsterdam?
I’m not a smoker so not an expert,but I do follow the news here Upon the first announcement of the ban there was of course the normal tirade of ” we will not accept/follow etc” from the coffee shop industry. On 01/Jul there were also ones who again announced they would flout the ban. However the reality is that it was all a bit of a storm in a teacup. Maybe there are coffeeshops in smaller towns/areas which do turn a blind eye,but they do not do it publicly. You can still smoke tobacco mixed, in a coffeeshop if it has a seperate area from the staff working there (e.g. partitioned area with walls). Regarding overturning the ban? Personally I would say there is little to no chance of this. If it’s overturned for coffeeshops then why not bars/cafes and if bars/cafes then why not for other public areas, and if for public areas then why not for …. etcetc (you see where I am going!) You are right – there is so much more to Amsterdam than weed and great that you mention this. First-hand exp
