Yes, tourists can visit coffeeshops in Amsterdam, but every establishment has its own rules, and some only allow local people in. If you are allowed in, this does not mean tourists can consume cannabis at them! Where once tourists could freely consume nature's bounty in coffee shops across Dutch cities, the Dutch Government introduced a new toleration rule on 1 January 2013 that states only "residents" of the Netherlands are permitted to visit coffee shops and purchase cannabis there. Only a "resident" of the Netherlands lives in a Dutch municipality and is registered there.