It will soon be illegal to smoke cannabis on the street in Amsterdam's red light district.
Amsterdam has announced the city is making some changes to crack down on nuisance tourism. A new law is set to be passed that means smoking weed in public there will no longer be allowed during certain times.
Sex workers will also have to close their venues at 3am. The city council also announced on Thursday that restaurants and bars would have to close by 2am on Fridays and Saturdays and no new visitors would be allowed into the old city district after 1am.
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The piece of legislation will most likely come into force from mid-May, as part of a series of policies aimed at improving safety and reducing nuisance for residents. It is hoped that the move will give locals more "peace late at night".
In a press release announcing the new measures, a spokesperson for the city said: "The atmosphere becomes dire, particularly at night. A lot of people are under the influence [of drugs and alcohol] and hang around for a long time.
"This comes at the expense of a good night’s sleep for residents and the liveability and safety of the whole neighbourhood."
If the tough measures don't work, the city says, it will look to ban smoking weed outside coffee shops as well.
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