All in all, enjoyed it, tho the exchange rate defiantely contributed to the fact that i spent so much, 700 euros gone in 4 days .
I don't think it's the exchange rate, Amsterdam is a spending city, you just buy tons of weed, drink rivers of beer, buy truffles and stupid shirts to bring to your mates back home, I also spent a similar amount in 3 days and was staying at a hostel that cost 35 euros per night, I spent all of it around.
I think overall I spent like 60 euros at Burger King, I'm not a pothead anymore, I smoke like twice a year but when I do I have god like munchies, I could down Whoppers like there's no tomorrow.
Anyway everything is expensive, I remember paying a fortune at that Wok place, the one where you select the ingredients and they fry them in front of you, mine came out like 9 euros for the food and 3 euros for a can of coke.
I didn't even buy any paraphenalia, some mates did, one guy who was with me
spent something like 1500 euros.
Also I have friend who lives in Rotterdam and says the weed is much better than in the Dam and costs half the price, he also says pills are everywhere in clubs, mostly in the gabber and hard techno scene and tend to be very cheap, like 2 or 3 euros and he's never had bad pill over there and this guy knows his pills.
Also about the illegal scene in Amsterdam, went to a pub, the only problem is can't remember the name nor the exact location, it was at walking distance from Leidseplain, it was packed with British expats who lived there, as soon as they heard my heavy London accent they started talking to me, they had pills and could have gotten coke but didn't feel like parting with too much money