Mellow Yellow coffeeshop Mellow Yellow was unsuccessfully raided by police several times. Unpackaged cannabis, bought from wholesalers including drug lord Klaas Bruinsma, was hidden behind secret doors and shutters. In 1975, the concept was adopted by a shop named Russia situated on the same street as Mellow Yellow and was followed by another coffee shop called The Bulldog. Now there are 223 such coffee shops in Amsterdam. Bruining also runs Stichting Mediwiet (Medi Cannabis Foundation), a group that supports the legalization of growing marijuana for medicinal uses. The shop was closed at the strike of the New Year in 2017, due to new
Cannabis in the Northwest Territories Cannabis in the Northwest Territories Cannabis in the Northwest Territories became legal when the national Cannabis Act went into force on 17 October 2018. Cannabis in Canada has been legal for medicinal purposes since 2001 under conditions outlined in the "Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations", later superseded by the "Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations",<ref name="Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (SOR/2016-230)"></ref> issued by Health Canada and seed, grain, and fibre production was permitted under licence by Health Canada. The federal Cannabis Act, legalizing cannabis for recreational use, came into effect on 17 October 2018. Each province and