Cannabis holland lagligt Cannabis is actually illegal in the Netherlands unless it is purchased and consumed on-site at a coffee shop. The system is better categorized as a sort of system of tolerated recreational use. Cannabis has been decriminalized in the Netherlands since 1 coffeeshop amsterdam regler 2 Violation of the Dutch Opium Act due to illegal cultivation, import, possession or promotion can be a crime and there is a risk of high criminal sanctions (imprisonment for up to twelve years or a fine). A recidivism scheme applies. Recreational use Recreational use of cannabis is openly tolerated in the Netherlands. 3 coffee shop amsterdam turister 4 Cannabis in the Netherlands is illegal, but is decriminalised for personal use. Recreational consumption of the drug is tolerated, and it is available in coffeeshops. Prohibition Cannabis was first criminalised in the Netherlands in , following earlier laws against its import and export in [1]. 5 In the United States, the use and possession of cannabis is illegal under federal law for any purpose by way of the Controlled Substances Act of (CSA). Under the CSA, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I substance, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. [1]. 6 The Dutch capital has become a ghost town during Covid restrictions, but even strict lockdowns haven't stopped its famous cannabis coffee shops from trying to smoke their way out of a crisis. CNN. 7 coffee shop netherlands 8 Hårdare droger är strikt förbjudna. 9 Det får inte göras någon form av marknadsföring för cannabis. 10