Amsterdam Drugs and Coffeeshops History Tour


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Amsterdam is globally know for its liberal drug policies and coffeeshops, where cannabis is openly sold to the public.
In this tour we will unravel the origins of this culture, from colonial trade, to the opium rooms and cocaine productions of the early 1900's, heroin-broadway and ending  on the modern regulations of tourist-filled hip coffeeshops.

A surprising and exciting tour, that will change how you think about Amsterdam!
Duration: 2h
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Price: €90    
This price is for groups of 1 to 6 persons. Each extra person: €15. 
Minimum age: 16 years old.





​Itinerary & Contents

  • Old harbours
  • Chinatown
  • "Heroin Broadway"
  • former opium houses
  • Red Light District​
  • Cannabis college


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​Descrition

Our tour starts at the old harbour area of Amsterdam, where we will discuss the tobacco and opium trade in the 17th century, Amsterdam's oldest drug records and the opium among the early Chinese sailors.
After a summary of the Victorian usage of drugs, we'll learn about the Dutch Cocaine Factory and World War I, and also the early International drug meetings and drug-control treatises.
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Then we'll learn about World War II and it's contribution to "cannabis" culture in the late 1960s, the Hippie movement in Amsterdam and other influential movements.  After discussing the role of Vietnam war we will visit the old "Heroin Broadway" and explore the origin of the modern Coffeeshops.

​We will also make a summary of the evolution of the Dutch opium law, its evolution and controversies. We will also pass by the Cannabis college, interesting Coffeeshops and other places of interest, including suggestions of restaurants, bars and other activities to do after the tour.

Contents:
  • Drug trade in the colonial period
  • opium in Asia, cocaine plantations, etc.
  • The opium houses of Amsterdam
  • Dutch Cocaine Factory and World War I
  • The first international treaties and the "Opium Law"
  • World War II, Nazi occupation and the manufacture of amphetamines
  • Criminalization of "cannabis"
  • post-war social conflicts
  • "Heroin Broadway"
  • "overdose" deaths, and 1970s crime
  • Coffeeshops: their origin, impact and function
  • Current legislation: vantages and controversies


This is a unique and exclusive tour to discover a fascinating part of Amsterdam!
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