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Amsterdam's Oldest Cannabis Cafe Mellow Yellow Set to Close in Crackdown

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 12/07/2016 - 08:11

Amsterdam's oldest coffee shop has been shut down by the Dutch government leaving tourists and locals alike wondering if this spells the demise of the city's famous cannabis culture.

Mellow Yellow, a cannabis cafe that's been open since 1967, will shut up shop on January 1 by order of the mayor.

The shop set a precedent and led the way for countless coffee shops to pop up all over the city.

Owner Johnny Petram fears it means the end of the coffee shop culture in Amsterdam.

'Mellow Yellow was the first coffee shop in the world and now they want to close it,' he told the Telegraph.

'I serve thousands of people every day; tourists and locals. 

Owner Johnny Petram fears it means the end of the coffee shop culture in Amsterdam

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