How old doi have to be to smoke weed in the coffe shops in amsterdam?

Question

i look a lot older than i am (im 16) but do they ID you all the time?

is there any other good places there for weed?

Answer 1

It is 18. You will get asked for ID. The coffee shop owners will get closed down and fined heavily if they sell weed to under 18 year olds. The police are very strict about this.

Answer 2

16 i think.however the smoking ban is coming in this year i think

Answer 3

Legally you have to be 18 to buy it

There is increasing pressure to close coffeeshops within the Netherlands, and one of the clauses that marijuana is 'tolerated' and not prosecuted is that coffeeshops are not permitted to sell to people under 18 (or actually to even allow minors on the premises). If they are found doing this, then their licence to operate will be revoked, and the licence will not be reissued (to a new party).

Therefore with the pressure from the local councils, coffeeshop are paying closer attention to the rules and you will find yourself required to show ID (unless it is very obvious that you are 18 or over of course)

Of course there may well be some transactions to minors that do take place, but lately that is risky business!

Answer 4

Old enough not to ask this question!

Answer 5

I think the age is 16.  I remember seeing some very young looking kids from England drinking and smoking when I was there.

Answer 6

no no no there really laid back and the leagal age is a lot youngre than you think i lived out there for 18 mounths ( i don't smoke i don't even like cooffee, but no  as long as you don't look stupidly under-age