Tag Archives: Amsterdam

‘Magic’ Poet, ‘Weed Ambassador’ Simon Vinkenoog Dead at 80

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Poet Simon Vinkenoog, a Sixties icon. With the death of Simon Vinkenoog Amsterdam loses one more of its iconic ambassadors of the ‘Swinging Sixties’… when the Dutch capital gained its reputation as a drugs-friendly Magic Centre… By Rob Kievit / … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam : To Have Such Problems!

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Coffee shop for cannibis smokers in Amsterdam You can’t get busted for smoking weed, but tobacco is another matter. Roger Baker / The Rag Blog Marijuana Is In, Tobacco Is Out Under Netherlands’ Smoking Ban By Martijn van der Starre … Continue reading →

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