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Next step in cannabis experiment: Dozens of coffeeshops selling only regulated weed

Summary by NL Times
The Netherlands’ experiment with regulated cannabis production has entered a new, crucial phase. From today, all coffeeshops in the ten participating municipalities are only allowed to sell cannabis grown by regulated cultivators. They can still sell tolerated hash bought through the “back door” for the time being.

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The national trial with legal weed starts on Monday. Coffee shops in the ten participating municipalities may only sell regulated cannabis.

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The 'weed experiment' is entering a next, crucial phase. From tomorrow, all coffee shops in ten Dutch municipalities will only sell legally grown weed. These are Almere, Arnhem, Breda, Groningen, Heerlen, Hellevoetsluis, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Tilburg and Zaanstad. This means that the coffee shops there will no longer be allowed to buy from illegal growers through the 'back door', as was tolerated for decades. From now on, the almost eighty coffe…

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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As of today, coffee shops in Breda and Tilburg, among other places, are only allowed to sell legally grown weed. This officially marks the start of the national weed experiment. But what does this actually mean for consumers, coffee shop owners and for weed cultivation in the Netherlands? 1. What is the weed experiment? The weed experiment – officially called ‘the closed coffee shop chain experiment’ – is a government trial to see whether it is …

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NOS broke the news in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Sunday, April 6, 2025.
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