Difficult place to describe. To describe it as a whole using one word, I'd say: Diverse.

Enemies of the cannabis smoker...





Allies of the cannabis smoker...





First of all, it's a mildly strange - but not an unpleasant - experience to be able to walk into a shop and ask to buy cannabis. But after the first few tokes, you're in the zone. You're no longer a criminal - you're a customer to a legitimate business. I found it very easy to forget how much higher the quality of cannabis is over there, so I ended up buying a bit too much, went on a bit of a sample-frenzy. I apologise in advance - I can't do a report because... well... I was fairly wasted. However, I'll give a list of some of the coffeeshops I visited and and the smoke they sold.

Sanementereng - White Widow (weed)
De Dampkring - NYC Diesel (weed)
Amnesia - Hassan Supreme (hash)
Biba - can't-remember-name [it was in Dutch] (hash)

Just a few I know, but these are the ones that I remember most vividly.

Welcome back Father McPot, glad you had a good time.

Nice one Father Mc , i need to get back to the dam, diverse was a good choice of word - i would have gone for something like 'mad', i remember getting back from my first visit and thinking England was a weird place because the dam had altered my perception of the world a lot.

I did mad in/out visits with the lads both times ive been though, really want to go back and just chill but ive not got round to it yet because the only friends i have who would come for the smoking never have the cash to do it.

wicked father,nice one!!..

sounds like itmight have been your first time?...aploagies if not.

i remember that feeling tho the first time i walked in a shop and bought weed,...cuz basicly thats what ya doin!!.......faaaaan-foooookin-tastic place..later bro.

My few daze was good fun my first time too

Got back a week ago odd

Thanks folks.



'Mad' would be an understatement. Simply crossing the street seems to be a perilous journey.



Yep, quite a culture-shock it was. Back to being a criminal again.

Excellent report, greenthumb.

hi Mcpot did you have a particular favourite shop/weed? Did you go red light?

Favourite shop? Probably Sanementereng. It had Reggae music playing, a cat and very few tourists (one group of 4 came in during 2 hours. The only other people there were 2 locals). Favourite smoke? Probably the Hassan (from Amnesia).

Went through the Red Light district one evening. Quite nice to the eyes with the red neon and canal mixture (and scantily clad women). Also made me think about how pathetic and immature the laws are here.

yeah, i love the Dampkring cat never been to Sanementereng i dont think.

welcome back...did you bring any back with you? (weed that is, not cats)

Nice one Father McPot have to agree about those bikes and trams its an assault course for the blootered innit

Aye, and the upside is that walking down the street in the UK seems very easy.

nice one McPot - Yeah I remember the first time I stumbled out of a coffee shop, stoned and into the path of a swearing dutch lady on a bike... ffs they cycle at breakneck speed too!

Really nice list there Dr. Greenthumb - I gotta get to Willie Wortels next time..

Glad you had a good time fella

I bet you didn't do half the things you meant to, though. Very easy to lose half days over there, isn't it.

So true. Just so difficult not to toke before 10am when you have a selection of weed and hash at your disposal.