AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A total of 43 coffee shops throughout the Dutch city of Amsterdam must close due to their proximity to area schools, the city council says.
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Netherlands, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Two mayors in the Netherlands have taken steps to shut down all local businesses legally selling cannabis.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, July 1 (UPI) -- Some Dutch coffee shop owners say new a law banning tobacco smoking is threatening their marijuana-smoking customer base.
LONDON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- London coffee shops have become crowded with businessmen who sit for hours using wireless Internet and buy only one or two drinks, a report said.
BOSTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A study of Boston coffee shops suggests women tend to wait an average 20 seconds longer for coffee than male customers.
MITO, Japan, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A cafe in Mito, Japan, is serving "Coffee Stout," a coffee-flavored beer, the Mainichi Daily News reported.
MAASTRICHT, Netherlands, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The town of Maastricht in the Netherlands, a popular venue for smokers from around the world, is about to crack down on its cannabis-selling coffee shops.
SEATTLE, June 18 (UPI) -- Officials at the Seattle University of Law have launched an effort to educate students about the financial dangers of expensive coffee.
CHICAGO, March 17 (UPI) -- Chicago may be known as Second City, but in coffee shops it ranks third after Los Angeles and Seattle, a sales and marketing data group says.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Holland will be allowed to keep its "coffee" shops, where marijuana is openly sold and smoked, under a new European Union drugs control law.
