Dutch cannabis growers welcome expansion of state-run experiment to make sales legal

April 8, 2025

Cannabis plants sit in the Hollandse Hoogtes growing facility in Bemmel, Netherlands, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Molly Quell)
Cannabis plants sit in the Hollandse Hoogtes growing facility in Bemmel, Netherlands, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Molly Quell)
Cannabis plants sit in the Hollandse Hoogtes growing facility in Bemmel, Netherlands, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Molly Quell)
Celebratory “space cake” is displayed at Hollandse Hoogtes growing facility in Bemmel, Netherlands, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Molly Quell)
Celebratory “space cake” is displayed at Hollandse Hoogtes growing facility in Bemmel, Netherlands, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Molly Quell)

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Cannabis plants sit in the Hollandse Hoogtes growing facility in Bemmel, Netherlands, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Molly Quell)

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By The Associated Press | ap@dfmdev.com

UPDATED: April 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM EDT

By MOLLY QUELL BEMMEL, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands expanded a government-run initiative on Monday allowing legal cannabis sales. While growing cannabis is still illegal, cannabis shops — known as coffeeshops — in 10 municipalities will be allowed to sell marijuana from 10 licensed producers. “Weed was sold here legally for 50 years, but the […]