in three southern provinces on 1 May, and is due to go nationwide by the end of 2012.[7][8] Despite strong protests from coffeeshop owners, a judge in the Netherlands has upheld a new law to ban foreign tourists from entering cannabis cafes.[9] Lawyers representing the coffeeshop owners have promised to appeal the ruling, and protests are continuing.[10] Municipalities do have some form of control, for example coffeeshops in the city of Amsterdam still sell to foreigners without any discrimination or extra demands/limitations. A bong in a coffeeshop in Amsterdam Smoking on the premises[edit] Smoking joints has been common in cannabis coffeeshops. Since 1 July 2008 there is a tobacco smoking ban in the Netherlands which allows smoking joints containing tobacco in a separate smoking room only. Bongs and pure cannabis joints can still be smoked inside the premises.[11] Most coffeeshops still sell mixed joints/ spliffs, i.e. those with tobacco mixed with cannabis, and have made customers smoke in upstairs or downstairs rooms. Notable coffeeshops[edit] Checkpoint coffeeshop Mellow Yellow coffeeshop See also[edit] Legality of cannabis Smartshop Marijuana dispensary References[edit] Jump up ^ Dutch cannabis cafe owners fight changes. BBC News. 27 April 2012. Jump up ^ http://www.amsterdam.info/coffee-shop-news/ Jump up ^ Coffeeshop Info. coffeeshopibiza. Retrieved 31 October 2015. Jump up ^ Amsterdam Coffee Shop News 2014. Amsterdam.info. Retrieved 4 May 2014. Jump up ^ Dutch border towns close coffee-shops Expactica, 24 October 2008. Expatica.com. Retrieved 28 November 2011. Jump up ^ Phillips, Leigh (16 July 2010). Maastricht ban on tourists in marijuana cafes upheld by EU court. The Guardian. London. Jump up ^ Netherlands judge backs cafe cannabis ban. BBC News. 27 April 2012. Jump up ^ Taylor, Jerome (15 December 2010). No weed pass, no cannabis, Dutch tell foreigners. The Independent. London. Jump up ^ Netherlands judge backs cafe cannabis ba
