The Hague — Amsterdam city authorities said Friday they are banning cannabis smoking in the streets ... and bring forward closing times of cafes, bars, restaurants and brothels, as the ...

Restaurants and bars will also be forced to shut ... in the majority of public spaces across the city. Amsterdam is renowned for its cannabis cafes – known as coffee shops – and attracts ...

Amsterdam has dominated cannabis tourism for 40 years ... Dutch city’s central tourist area limit alcohol sales, require bars to close earlier, and impose a €100 ($107) fine for public ...

"A wooden sheet and a few crates, that was the bar," he said ... His database of Amsterdam cannabis includes more than 5,000 strains. (Evert Elzinga/ANP/AFP/Getty Images) Others are more skeptical.

Although Amsterdam has been the face of cannabis tourism for four decades ... there are new laws limiting alcohol sales, ...

AMSTERDAM, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The city of Amsterdam, a popular destination for tourists who visit its marijuana coffee shops, will ban smoking cannabis ... for restaurants, bars and sex workers ...