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

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

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…

April 7 marks first day of fully-legal supply chain for cannabis coffeeshops in ten Dutch cities

April 7 marks the first day a group of cannabis "coffeeshops" in ten cities in the Netherlands will be able to only sell cannabis from... The post April 7 marks first day of fully-legal supply chain for cannabis coffeeshops in ten Dutch cities appeared first on StratCann.

A New Phase For Cannabis Pilot Trials In The Netherlands

Retail adult-use cannabis outlets participating in pilot trial research projects in the Netherlands entered into a new era today, with sales of recreational pilot trial cannabis flower products being limited to flowers originating from regulated sources. Previously, pilot trial participants could sell cannabis flower products produced by unregulated sources. “From today, all coffeeshops in the […] The post A New Phase For Cannabis Pilot Trials I…

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

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.

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 …