Reviewed Sep 2026Tolerated

Cannabis in Gelderland

Coffeeshops in Gelderland: Arnhem and Nijmegen take part in the legal-supply trial and have sold only regulated cannabis since April 2025.

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Minimum age: 18+

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The rules

Key rules in the Netherlands

Plain-language summary. The regulator is Municipalities (mayors); experiment run by the national government, product quality supervised by NVWA.

Possession
Up to 5 g is not prosecuted (tolerated, not legal).
Home grow
Up to 5 plants per person is not prosecuted.
Purchase limit
Coffeeshops may sell at most 5 g per person per transaction.
Minimum age
18; no minors on the premises.
Residents criterion
National rule since 1 January 2013, enforced locally; strict in Maastricht and mandatory in experiment municipalities on the Belgian or German border.
Public use
No national ban, but municipalities can prohibit it — e.g. Amsterdam's Wallen since 25 May 2023 (€100 fine after a warning).
Supply
Outside the trial, cultivation and supply to coffeeshops remain illegal; in 10 trial municipalities shops sell only regulated cannabis since 7 April 2025.
Advertising
Coffeeshops may not advertise drugs.

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

How it works

How cannabis is sold in Gelderland

Gelderland has two municipalities in the national controlled-supply experiment: Arnhem and Nijmegen. All coffeeshops in both cities must participate, and since 7 April 2025 they may sell only cannabis grown by the government-designated growers. The products are sold sealed in neutral packaging with a QR-code leaflet on risks; according to one participating Arnhem shop, an unopened package can only be returned on the day of purchase, because the national track-and-trace system removes sold items overnight.

The switch has changed the offer. Imported hash is no longer allowed, and some visitors, particularly from Germany, have criticized regulated flower as pre-packed and bland, while shops reply that most customers are satisfied. In Nijmegen, Kronkel, a coffeeshop in the Molenpoort since 1986 with a bar, kitchen and roof terrace, is among the most-reviewed options.

Customers must be 18 or older, and a purchase may not exceed 5 grams. Neither Arnhem nor Nijmegen is among the border municipalities that the experiment requires to apply the residents criterion; local door policies were not checked for this listing.

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Cities in Gelderland

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