Your guide to Dutch cannabis culture
Your guide to Dutch cannabis culture
The HighLife Cup 2025 brought together Dutch coffeeshops and seed banks in Europe's longest-running cannabis competition. Marbella claimed the Weed Cup with Apple Banana Ice, while Dizzy Duck secured the Hash Cup with Fruit Joy.
As neighboring countries embrace legalization, the Netherlands finds its once-pioneering cannabis policy at a crossroads between tradition and reform.
Regional fragmentation and pilot programs mark the 2010s as Dutch cannabis policy decentralizes while grappling with the persistent backdoor problem.
Amsterdam becomes a global cannabis destination as the Dutch model gains international attention, bringing both admiration and pressure.