Foreigners may be banned from Amsterdam coffee shops after new proposal

Foreigners travelling to Amsterdam could be banned from coffee shops following a proposal from the city’s mayor to decreased local organised crime and drug tourism.

Mayor Femke Halsema put forward a proposal which only allows Dutch citizens to enter cannabis coffee shops in a measure which is already supported by police and prosecutors.

If the proposal is accepted and a law passes, foreigners will not be able to enter the 166 Amsterdam coffee shops from some point next year.

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