That's a little harsh. No doubt, opening a coffe shop in Amsterdam is not the easiest thing to do...especially if your and American, but it is doable. I would however, suggest that if you are seriously contemplating moving and going through with it, you should first go visit and find out if its really for you. Once youve done that, you can start looking at the logistics. Its true, the Dutch government has been restricting the number of licenses distributed to coffe shops. If you want to go legit in Amsterdam, this could serve as a problem but there are still ways of obtaining a permit. Another main factor that comes into play is space. Real estate in Europe, especially in smaller more confined city areas (which most of europe is) is extremely expensive. So before you get down to the good stuff (profiting and smoking yourself out on your own ganja) you need to seriously think about capital and rental space. After that, if your a real all round anything to do with cannabis kind of person and serious about living out your dream, youll enjoy building up and maintaining the shop. Coffe shops are run just like legitimate businesses, so if you think you can handle it, go for it.

If Amsterdams not for you, theres always plenty of ganja oppurtunities in beautiful Schweiz (switzerland), where swiss citizens just voted on 100% marijuana legalization for adults!
cannabislife Reviewed by cannabislife on . How to open a cannabis cafe in amsterdam Hi guy, I ve been trying to find out info on how I can open a coffee shop in amsterdam and found nothing! any help? Also I tried finding if there is a course I can do in tranning on how to open a coffee shop I found a couple of arctiles but nothing can anyone direct me in the right direction! Thanks Guys! Peacea and love Rating: 5