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Henk de Vries began selling [[marijuana]] in 1970 at the [[Kralingen Music Festival]], a [[pop festival]] in [[Kralingse Bos]]. In 1975 he converted his father's [[sex shop]] in Amsterdam's [[red-light district]] into ''The Bulldog'' coffee shop and slowly began expanding. In 2001 the company began distributing internationally.<ref name=bd/> In April 2001 it was announced that they would open a branch in [[Aix-en-Provence |
Henk de Vries began selling [[marijuana]] in 1970 at the [[Kralingen Music Festival]], a [[pop festival]] in [[Kralingse Bos]]. In 1975 he converted his father's [[sex shop]] in Amsterdam's [[red-light district]] into ''The Bulldog'' coffee shop and slowly began expanding. In 2001 the company began distributing internationally.<ref name=bd/> In April 2001 it was announced that they would open a branch in [[Aix-en-Provence]], [[France]], but revoked the plan after legal representations by local authorities.<ref name=bd/> |
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In November 2008 it was announced that The Bulldog on [[Leidseplein]] and several other coffee shops would be closed in 2013, in enforcement of a tighter policy regarding the distance between coffee shops and schools.<ref>[http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/265/Gezondheid/article/detail/46382/2008/11/21/Barlaeus-sluiting-coffeeshops-onnodig.dhtml] Barlaeus: sluiting coffeeshops onnodig, accessed January 13, 2013</ref> |
In November 2008 it was announced that The Bulldog on [[Leidseplein]] and several other coffee shops would be closed in 2013, in enforcement of a tighter policy regarding the distance between coffee shops and schools.<ref>[http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/265/Gezondheid/article/detail/46382/2008/11/21/Barlaeus-sluiting-coffeeshops-onnodig.dhtml] Barlaeus: sluiting coffeeshops onnodig, accessed January 13, 2013</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:09, 10 February 2013
- For other uses, see Bulldog (disambiguation).
The Bulldog is an Amsterdam-based company that owns and operates a chain of cannabis coffee shops, a merchandising brand and a hotel in Canada. The logo consists of a cartoon bulldog in a round frame.[1]
History
Henk de Vries began selling marijuana in 1970 at the Kralingen Music Festival, a pop festival in Kralingse Bos. In 1975 he converted his father's sex shop in Amsterdam's red-light district into The Bulldog coffee shop and slowly began expanding. In 2001 the company began distributing internationally.[1] In April 2001 it was announced that they would open a branch in Aix-en-Provence, France, but revoked the plan after legal representations by local authorities.[1]
In November 2008 it was announced that The Bulldog on Leidseplein and several other coffee shops would be closed in 2013, in enforcement of a tighter policy regarding the distance between coffee shops and schools.[2]
In 2010 The Bulldog was ordered to cease the sale and distribution of its own brand of energy drink, following a lengthy legal dispute with Red Bull GmbH, makers of Red Bull.[3]
In Canada
Bulldog owns and operates a hotel and two cafes in the Silver Star Mountain Resort in British Columbia, Canada.[4]