Free
I was established in 1978, making it one of the oldest
registered coffeeshops in Amsterdam. Free I is a Jamaican
expression meaning "A Free Man" and shop was
named after Free I Dixon who was shot along with Peter
Tosh in 1987. Some travel guides have described Free
I as "The Bamboo Shop" and with good reason.
This shop is totally decorated in bamboo and greenery
giving it a nice tropical feeling. It is a small shop
catering to locals and tourists. You will enjoy their
large selection of teas and interesting assortment of
cakes.
Every day they feature a "Happy Hour" from
12 Noon until 2 pm and 6pm until 8pm. During these times
you will receive _ gram of weed free with the purchase
of 2 grams of your choice. The Free I menu consists
of 10 weed varieties and 10 Hash varieties which are
mostly Biological. Their philosophy is to only sell
top quality weed grown by small home growers. Their
best sellers in weed are White Widow, White Russian,
Yellow and Power Haze. They recommend a special Hash
"Spice Ice" which they say is for advanced
smokers as it is quite strong. Pure joints will be available
during the Cup.
The owner informed me that this part of the Reguliersdwarsstraat
was used for executing witches during the Spanish Inquisition
and claims there are still ghosts looming in the houses
along that street. A neighbour happened in during this
story and verified that he has a ghost in his house.
Hey, what can I say... there is a lot of History in
this city.
Trams
16, 24, 25 to Muntplein off of Vijzelstraat to Reguliers
Dwarsstraat.
Open
7 days a week - 9 am - 1 am
Rashol
Cream
Yellow
*Coffeeshop
descriptions taken from the official Cannabis Cup 2002 guide