How old do you have to be to smoke weed in the coffee shops in Amsterdam?
Well as you are obviously are aware (by the fake ID note) it is 18 to be able to smoke or purchase weed in a coffeeshop. Not only that – you have to be 18 to enter one as well. Yes the chances are you will get ID checked.Due to clampdowns by the local council, coffeeshop owners are more and more cautious to protect their licences and therefore do not allow underage persons on the premisis Fake ID’s – well I guess it depends on what the ID is and how good the quality is. As per Dutch law you are required to carry around offical ID e.g. national ID card (offical government issued) or passport – so coffeeshop staff, if in doubt will request this if you start issuing bogus (e.g.) University cards with DOB info. If you have a good forgery of a passport or a drivining licence or ID card then fine, it would work – but otherwise not. However, ask yourself if you really want to run the risk of carrying forged ID! If this is the be-all and end-all to your visit to Amsterdam, then just get an 18
