Mellow Yellow coffeeshop legislation in Amsterdam requiring 28 coffeeshops located within 250 meters of schools to close. The owner protested that the school was a hairstyling academy with students generally over the age of 18, but the Amsterdam government still required its closure, in part to protect the remaining coffeeshops in Amsterdam from the requirements used in other parts of the Netherlands which bar foreigners from cannabis coffeeshops. The owner Johnny Petram stated his hope that he would be able to reopen Mellow Yellow at a new location. Mellow Yellow coffeeshop Mellow Yellow was the oldest cannabis coffee shop in Amsterdam, prior to
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for medicinal purposes since 2001 under conditions outlined in the "Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations", later superseded by the "Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations",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