Dossier
Closed
coffeeshop
chain experiment
From legal basis to roll-out: everything you need to know about the closed coffeeshop chain experiment.
Closed chain
About this dossier
The closed coffeeshop chain experiment is the first serious attempt to regulate the back door of the Dutch tolerance policy. In ten participating municipalities, coffeeshops sell only government-designated, regulated cannabis — with track & trace, product standards and quality requirements.
This dossier sets out the legal basis, timeline and phases, describes who is participating (municipalities and growers) and which rules apply. It also names the issues emerging in practice: range, scalability, price and the tension with the tolerated part of the market.