Mellow Yellow coffeeshop Mellow Yellow coffeeshop Mellow Yellow was the oldest cannabis coffee shop in Amsterdam, prior to its closure at the start of 2017. The coffee shop was founded in 1972 by Wernard Bruinin in Weesperzijde, Amsterdam, on the premises of a former bakery. The shop is named after "Mellow Yellow", a song by Donovan which describes the singer trying to become intoxicated through smoking the peel of banana. The intent of the shop is to sell cannabis, despite this being illegal at the time of its creation. Sales were originally disguised by drug dealers seated at the bar posing as customers.
Cannabis in Japan "ta mà". A 1914 USDA publication notes: The Cannabis Control Law was first developed in 1930, with modifications made in 1947, 1948, and 1963. The 1948 law adopted a licensing system for dealers, and punishments for unlicensed use or sale. Cannabis began to gain some favor as a drug in Japan in the 1970s as incomes rose, but remained less popular (including among youth) than amphetamines. In 1972, there were 1,460 cases of narcotics crime, and 853 cases of violation of the Cannabis Control Law. Most cannabis consumed in Japan is imported from other countries; some illicit cultivation sites were