Drugs

It is permitted to smoke cannabis or hashish in a ´coffee shop´ in Amsterdam (however, smoking regular tabacco is not allowed). Other bars and establishments do not allow this, and the smell of a joint is not appreciated. Coffee shops are permitted to sell a customer a maximum of five grams and the possession of this, although technically against the law, is tolerated by the authorities. You must be 18 years of age to enter a coffee shop. You may be offered hard drugs while in Amsterdam. However, all hard drugs and the sale of soft drugs on the street are strictly illegal and therefore punishable by law. Purchasing hard drugs in Amsterdam is not only against the law, but also opens you up to violence and danger as these drugs are often fake.