Amsterdam Travel Guide

Smart Shops and Smart Drugs

Amsterdam is famous for its coffeeshops, where soft drugs are sold and taken. But another lesser known Amsterdam institution is the Smart Shop. Smart shops, which exist both inside The Netherlands and outside, sell herbal drugs or smart drugs, as well as magic mushrooms. They also sell magic mushroom spores, from which you can cultivate your own mushrooms at home, which is a very complicated (and generally quite illegal) process.

In the smart shops of Amsterdam, you can find a wide range of psilocybin mushrooms, as well as other hallucinogenic drugs, such as peyote. They are generally cultivated artificially (rather than gathered in fields) and sold fresh in smart shops. The staff of a smart shop is generally well versed in the use of these drugs, and can offer advice to first timers or those who have never tried any hallucinogenic drugs. So if you go into a smart shop to try magic mushrooms or other hallucinogens for the first time, don't hesitate to ask the staff for suggestions.

In addition to mushrooms and hallucinogenic cacti, you'll also find smart drugs in Amsterdam's smart shops. Smart drugs were named for their supposed ability to stimulate the mind and improve the memory. However, the term smart drugs has grown to include any drug that can be fun or beneficial that is not prohibited by Dutch law. In Amsterdam, the smart shops will carry items such as stimulants, hallucinogens, aphrodisiacs, and sex enhancers. They also sell recovery kits to repair or recover from the damage of drugs like ecstasy or cocaine, which are illegal in The Netherlands.

Smart drugs are legal drugs that with a stimulant or euphoric effect, and they can be a great alternative to dangerous illegal drugs. They won't get you in legal trouble or damage the body the way most illegal drugs will&emdash; if you're planning to try "something new" while in The Netherlands, they can be a fun addition to your trip.

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