While most projects will require additional development, certain structures and venues will remain largely the same, according to Legacy Company pressmanager Sarita Bhatia.
"These places are illegally rented out to tourists with no safety checks and without a permit, " says Machteld Ligtvoet, pressmanager for the Amsterdam Tourism and Convention Board.
Ash press and campaigns manager Felicity Waters told AMs the introduction of the ban in 2007 had created a "significant change in people's behaviour", with a 2 -3% drop in smoking rates.