Discover this useful list with 13 laws in Amsterdam Red Light District. In some areas in Amsterdam a public ban on alcohol is enforced. The Red Light District is one of those areas. The local police and municipality enforcers uphold the ban. Street signs with red circles indicate that something is not allowed in the Netherlands. The sign in the picture above means that it is not allowed to drink alcohol on the streets in this area; the Red Light District.
In Amsterdam, the legal drinking age for beer and wine is 18 years old. However, the legal drinking age for spirits and other distilled beverages is 18 years old as well. Additionally, public drinking and public intoxication are not allowed and can also result in fines or other penalties. The law applies on, or next to the road, or in a publicly accessible building. Current Red Light District laws do not prohibit the smoking of cannabis outside on the streets.
There are some public places in Amsterdam where smoking a joint outside is prohibited though. In the Netherlands you are legally allowed to have 5 grams of weed on you, for personal use. The terrace of coffeeshop The Bulldog on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal. The unwritten law when it comes to smoking weed in the Netherlands is that people do it at home or in a coffeeshop.
If you do smoke outside make sure that you are not a hindrance to other people. Not everybody enjoys the smell. Everyone aged 14 and older in the Netherlands must be able to identify himself or herself with a valid ID.
Only certain government officials can ask for your ID. Window prostitution businesses are allowed to be open to visitors from am to am. Yes, the window brothels are op 22 hours a day! The sex workers tend to work in 8 hour shifts and are not allowed to work more than 11 hours a day.
