Amsterdam's Hash museum - or Museum of Hash, Marijuana and Hemp, to give it its full title, is to be found on one of the canals running through the city's red light district. Tourists of all ages and nationalities are drawn to the area by its reputation as a haven of easily accessible sex and drugs.

Sitting at a canal-side cafe, Ken Johnson the Museum's manager - or plant curator as he prefers to be called - warned that although most foreigners think soft drugs are legal in The Netherlands, that's far from the case.

For virtually everyone, except the coffee shops who can have a small amount (but where they get it from is a bit of a legal mystery), and regular users in very small quantities, it's very tightly controlled.
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If you suddenly find yourself in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands and perhaps one of the most liberated cities in the world, rejoice because you are in heaven. But if you have only limited time to go around and enjoy the city, don’t be confused by all the things that can be done because there are hundreds, from shopping, sight seeing and dining out. The best time to go is in the morning when there aren't so many people crowding its streets. During the afternoon, at around 3 p.m., there is an outpouring of people and you’ll never guess where they come from—Asian, Westerners and Europeans alike.