Who had the balls to open the first coffee shop in Holland?

The first coffee shops in the Netherlands appeared in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The very first coffee shop in the country was the 'Sarasani' in Utrecht, opened by Holly Hasenbos on November 23, 1968. This coffee shop was known for its bohemian atmosphere and operated despite the cannabis ban at the time.

The first coffee shop in Amsterdam was “Mellow Yellow”, founded in 1972. This marked the beginning of the Dutch government’s more tolerant attitude towards cannabis.

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