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The city of Amsterdam is banning the smoking of marijuana outdoors in its red-light district. The ban is part of a host of changes to appease those who live in the popular neighborhood ...
Angelo Cavalli/Getty Images Amsterdam is banning smoking marijuana out in the open in its popular red light district in an effort to clean up the "grim" atmosphere. The new rules will ban all ...
Amsterdam is the city that Manhattan wants to be, but can never be again. And yet I can begin to grasp why Gustav Mahler fell ...
Amsterdam’s world-famous red-light district could look very different ... including banning marijuana smoking in public areas. Getty Images Politicians in favor of new process argue that online ...
Tourists visiting Amsterdam will often find themselves—whether accidentally or on purpose—wandering through the De Wallen red light district. The world-famous area known for prostitution is in ...
Sex workers in Amsterdam say they are being unfairly targeted by city plans to tame its red light district. Known as De Wallen, the city’s centuries-old district takes its nickname from the red ...
In their latest effort to rein in carousing visitors, Amsterdam officials announced plans this week to tamp down disruptive behavior in the city’s Red Light District, including barring pot ...
It’s been just over four years since Femke Halsema, Amsterdam’s first female mayor, began in earnest her campaign to overhaul the city’s red-light district. The infamous neighborhood has ...
This isn't the first time Amsterdam has cracked down on troublesome tourists. In 2019, the city banned guided tours in the Red Light District. Last year, the mayor wanted to ban non-residents from ...
Now the city is looking to set up legal prostitution elsewhere. By Claire Moses Reporting from the red-light district in Amsterdam It has been a goal sought after by Amsterdam for years ...
It will soon be illegal to smoke cannabis on the street in Amsterdam's red light district under new regulations unveiled by the city. The laws will come into effect from mid-May and aim to improve ...
The city of Amsterdam is banning outdoor marijuana smoking in its famed red-light district. Members of Amsterdam’s city council voted Wednesday to impose a €100 ($109) fine on anyone who ...