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More than 120,000 people watched the fireworks shows in Amsterdam and Rotterdam at midnight to ring in the New Year. Tilburg will attempt to organize a fireworks show on Monday night after cancelling their New Year's event due to wind. In the hours after midnight, there was a brief period of smog caused by exploding fireworks.
Legally grown cannabis can be purchased in the Netherlands for the first time, as the first phase of a long-awaited government supported pilot program starts on Friday in Tilburg and Breda, the second and third largest cities in Noord-Brabant. In addition to cannabis grown by three approved organizations, the coffeeshops in both cities may continue to sell products which are tolerated, though not necessarily legal, for the time being.
The Dutch cities of Tilburg and Breda have officially launched the sale of legal cannabis as part of a pilot program, aiming to experiment with sales in the country.