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Why Amsterdam's oldest cannabis 'coffeeshop' has been forced to close

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 01/04/2017 - 08:58

hen the clocks struck midnight on New Year’s Eve they not only marked the arrival of 2017 but also sounded the death knell for the oldest coffeeshop in Amsterdam, Mellow Yellow, which has closed after half a century in business.

While the rest of the Dutch capital ushered in the new year with fizz and fireworks, Mellow Yellow’s owner, Johnny Petram, fought back tears as he pulled the shutters down on his cannabis cafe for the last time.

“I tried to make the best of it but it was the worst day of my life,” he said. “Mellow Yellow was the oldest coffeeshop in Amsterdam and now it’s gone.”

Last month Mr Petram believed Mellow Yellow could stay open, but it has now closed

Opened in 1967, Mellow Yellow found fertile ground in a grey area of Dutch drug law and has since blazed a trail

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