Amsterdam's first coffee shop Mellow Yellow is closing down on January 1

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights.

Sign up fornow and never miss the top Royal stories again.

The cafe opened in 1967 but it’s being forced to shut up shop on January 1.

By order of the mayor, the coffee shop and any others that lie within 800 feet of a school must be closed down in the new year.

The Dutch government has backed the scheme in a bid to stop youths from taking cannabis, but locals think it spells the end of coffee shop culture.

Mellow Yellow owner Johnny Petram serves thousands of people each day, tourist and locals alike.