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The James Burton story [Trailer]

  Coming up in Cannabis News Network: the impressive story of the first medicinal cannabis grower in the Netherlands, James Burton. More than 10 years ago he was the first grower who officially worked together with the Dutch authorities in order to set up a medicinal cannabis program.

France and the medicinal use of cannabis

In France, the laws on cannabis are very strict. Even medicinal use, with the exception of the Sativa spray for MS-patients, is not allowed. Nevertheless, the third edition of the UFCM iCare symposium on the use of cannabinoids in medicine was held in Strasbourg. This symposium was opened by a representative of the Mayor of […]

Marc Emery & Jodie Emery nominated for a Cannabis Culture Award during Cultiva 2014

During the seventh edition of the Cultiva Hemp Fair in Vienna, the Canadian cannabis activists Marc and Jodie Emery were nominated for a Cannabis Culture Award! This is a special award for those who make a difference when it comes to the acceptance of cannabis and hemp in all its forms, the world over.

Cannabis Reguleren in de Praktijk Debat | Cannabis News Network

Tweede Kamerleden Vera Bergkamp (D66) en Michiel van Nispen (SP) samen met Lisa Lankes (coffeeshop Pink in Eindhoven) en Maurice Veldman (advocaat) in debat hoe de teelt van cannabis geregeld kan worden. Een levendige discussie met veelzijdig publiek.  

Panel debate on Cannabis Social Clubs | Cannabis University | Cannabis Liberation Day 2017

Cannabis Social Clubs panel debate inside the Cannabis University at Cannabis Liberation Day 2017 with Rosaria Ricci, Martin Barriuso, Greg de Hoedt and Els Vermeesch. Rosaria Ricci Founder and chairwoman of the first Dutch Cannabis Social Club, Tree of Life in Amsterdam, since 2014. The club tries to obtain an exemption from the Opium Law […]

The Big Raid On Little Rohel

Tuesday, June 12 is not a great day for the Frisian couple Tabe Koopmans and Brigitte Boomsma. They had to move with their animals to a cowshed. Not voluntarily, of course, but because their municipality De Fryske Marren closed their rental house for 3 months because there were 45 cannabis plants + 120 back-up cuttings […]

Slachtoffers van de Hollandse Hennepoorlog | Cannabis University 2018

Een debat op Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag 2018 in de Cannabis University over de verharding van het Openbaar Ministerie. Kleine kwekers worden keihard aangepakt. Met: Ilonka Kamans Ilonka Kamans is sinds 1995 advocaat en zit “al vele jaren ambtshalve in de hennep”. Veel coffeeshopondernemers behoren tot haar clientèle. Sinds haar beëdiging voert zij een strijd tegen het […]

Interview: Henk de Vries and Ben Dronkers | Cannabis University 2018

Q & A / live interview Henk de Vries (Founder The Bull Dog Amsterdam) and Ben Dronkers (Founder Sensi Seeds) by Derrick Bergman (Cannabis Liberation Day Coordinator and VOC Nederland chairman). Henk de Vries EN: As founder of The Bulldog, Henk de Vries is not only a living legend but also the owner of the […]

Amsterdam’s Cannabis Liberation Day 2014 in review (Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag)

On the 15th of June 2014 the Dutch annual Cannabis Liberation Day was held for the 6th time in Amsterdam. Although cannabis is tolerated to a certain extent in the Netherlands, it is still necessary to make a stand. This free event attracts visitors from all around the world, and the Hemp Market sells a […]

The Green Revolution will be televised!

All over the world the awareness towards cannabis is rising. In the USA already 5 states have regulated the use of cannabis. Uruguay and Jamaica did as well. Many other countries and international organizations are currently debating on how to deal with these changes of opinion. Cannabis News Network shows the global change of view;  […]