8 May 2014 at 17:45 Comments are Disabled
The 6th Cannabis Liberation Day is confirmed for Sunday June 15th, from 2pm-10pm at Flevopark, Amsterdam. Dutch Passion are main sponsor and admission is free. It is reccomended to enter the park through from the “Valentijnkade” entrance. This will be the most important Dutch cannabis celebration on the 2014 calendar. As usual there will beRead More …
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29 April 2013 at 16:33 Comments are Disabled
The ceremony was once again a very informative and inspiring event, elevating the debate about cannabis policies to new heights. Former Defense Minister of Norway and father of current Norwegian prime minister Thorvald Stoltenberg returned to Amsterdam to renew his pledge for a change in drug policy as a member of the Global Commission onRead More …
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10 December 2012 at 13:15 Comments are Disabled
It’s known as the Amsterdam of North America, a mecca of cannabis culture that sparks more than curiosity for many visitors. The pungent scent of marijuana drifts regularly in the air on the streets of “Vansterdam,” and advocates say the West Coast city’s permissive attitude toward pot draws visitors and their pocketbooks. But while marijuanaRead More …
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28 November 2012 at 14:22 Comments are Disabled
On 9 May 2012, two weeks after the reopening of the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Amsterdam, the Hash Marihuana Cáñamo & Hemp Museum was officially opened in Barcelona, Spain. This new stunning venue was opened by Josep Maria Faricgla and saw the evening culminate in the second part of the 2012 Cannabis CultureRead More …
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26 November 2012 at 12:35 Comments are Disabled
Here it is, Thanksgiving Day! But the Cannabis Cup is its own special feast day. After five days of sampling the best cannabis products in the world, judges from around the world have selected the premier strains of cannabis and the most outstanding hashish featured at the 25th annual HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup. Tonight, theyRead More …
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14 November 2012 at 13:17 Comments are Disabled
The incoming Dutch government has ditched plans for a national “weed pass” that would have been available only to residents and that would have effectively banned tourists from Amsterdam’s marijuana cafes. However, under a provisional governing pact unveiled this week, cities can bar foreigners from weed shops if they choose. The pact says that itRead More …
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18 September 2012 at 17:16 Comments are Disabled
The “oldest window girls” in Amsterdam, Louise and Martine Fokkens, are to release a book about their lives in the Red Light District, later this month. The memoirs of the 69-year-old identical twins will be released in English after having sold more than 50,000 copies in Dutch, reaching number one in the county’s non-fiction bestRead More …
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20 August 2012 at 17:36 Comments are Disabled
As many of our readers are aware, the word “dank” has taken on a special meaning in the cannabis community, on par with “chronic.” While your basement being dank or having a dank odor is not a good thing, the meaning of the word is different when it’s used to describe marijuana. The search forRead More …
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4 June 2012 at 17:20 Comments are Disabled
ABOUT THE COLLEGE The Cannabis College offers free advice on safe recreational Cannabis use in addition to educating the public about the many uses of the hemp plant. Guided tours of Cannabis garden allow to illustrate their information with a beautiful, completely bio-organic example of indoor growing. With humble beginnings in 1998 as a roomRead More …
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