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.
Minors and the legality of cannabis cannabis for recreational use for individuals that are at least 21 years old. In 2014, all aspects of cannabis were legalized in the country of Uruguay, which means the sale, production, and consumption is legal for those that are at least 15 years old. While this was passed in Uruguay in an attempt to reduce crime and the drug cartel, many individuals strongly oppose the legalization of cannabis. In the Netherlands, all drugs are technically illegal, but the government created a policy that tends to tolerate cannabis under strict conditions. Individuals that are 18 years old and older can smoke