A new law will make it illegal to smoke cannabis in Amsterdam's Red Light District, it has been announced. The Daily Mirror reports that it will become illegal to use the drug on the street in the area from mid-May this year.
It will now be forbidden to use cannabis in public spaces in the inner city between 4pm and 1am from Thursday to Sunday. City's officials Amsterdam are also considering a ban on take-away cannabis sales in the same time frame, Dutch News reports.
A ban of smoking in the spaces outside coffee shops - where cannabis can be bought - is also being considered. Before the new rules come into force all restaurants, bars and sex shows will be forced to close their doors at 2am and brothels at 3am, instead of 6am, from April.
