Practical things worth knowing before you visit, and the occasional story from almost fifty years on Roeterstraat.
Who opened the first coffeeshop is still disputed. The short history of the Dutch tolerance policy, and how a shop that opened in 1978 came to be named after a trial balloon.
What an Amsterdam coffeeshop actually is, what is on the menu, what you need at the door, and how to pay. The practical guide for a first visit.