Prices of cannabis went up with 20% in the last year

October 2, 2007 - Amsterdam

The prices of Dutch cannabis went up with 20% in the last year. The average price for 1 gram these days is about 7,30 euro. This has been announced by the Trimbos institute in Utrecht. (Trimbos is an institute of Mental Health and Addiction)

According to the institute this has to do with the current political climate in The Netherlands where the police is more willing to bust cannabis growers.

The Trimbos also announced the average THC % in Dutch cannabis is these days lower then a few years ago (from 17.5% to 16% average)

> All percentages mentioned are an average for the whole Netherlands, not only Amsterdam.
>> If you have no clue how it's possible that the cultivation of cannabis is illegal in The Netherlands, but coffeeshops can still legally sell it, you can read more info here.