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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 […]

Inside the world’s oldest hemp conference EIHA16: ‘CBD is a global Wild West’

No better way to find out what’s happening in the industrial hemp sector and the booming CBD trade than to visit the oldest and biggest industrial hemp conference in the world, the EIHA in Cologne, Germany. One of the main takeaways from the record-breaking 16th edition is the need for the European hemp industry to […]

Did you know about Reefer Madness propaganda? | Canna History HD

Cannabis News Network is launching a new series: Canna History. In cooperation with the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum we are going to present multiple historical, entertaining, and need to know facts about cannabis and hemp. “Marihuana turns weak King Turner into a deadly weapon, a conscienceless killer with no more human feeling than a hooded […]

Chris Conrad & Mikki Norris: Their Story | Pt. 2: Activism

Chris Conrad and Mikki Norris are living legends in the battle for legal cannabis through their activism, journalism, vision and court-recognized expertise in cannabis cultivation and use. Cannabis News Network tells the story of Chris and Mikki in 6 episodes, published every Friday for 6 weeks. This is part 2. Chris and Mikki began their […]

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 […]

Hemp farmers in Portugal: 2019 is a lost year.

Portuguese hemp farmers are giving up on the 2019 growing season due to continuing jurisdictional confusion between two government agencies over licensing. The problem started when Portugal’s Ministry of Agriculture issued a clarification in January 2019 making all hemp related authorizations subject to review by INFARMED, the Portuguese Health Regulator that has authority over pharmaceutical […]

Debat: Cannabis reguleren, maar hoe? | Cannabis University 2018

Het advies van de commissie Knottrenus lijkt aan te sluiten op de praktijk. Met:John en Inez Meijers (modelkwekers), Bart Vollenberg (Cannabis Connect), August de Loor (Adviesburo Drugs), Peter Hendriks (Avites). Peter Hendriks EN: In relative silence, Peter Hendriks has been building a small coffeeshop empire in Limburg since the 1980s. His four coffeeshops in Sittard […]

One year of Cannabis News Network videos – an overview

This month we are celebrating one year of Cannabis News Network! A great moment to look back at the stories we covered, the progress that has been made, the policymakers who did or absolutely did not contribute to that progress, and a great moment to shine a light on everybody who supports the normalization of […]

Did you know about the Club des Hashishins in Paris? | Canna History HD

Cannabis News Network is launching a new series: Canna History. In cooperation with the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum we are going to present multiple historical, entertaining, and need to know facts about cannabis and hemp. “When you return to this mundane sphere from your visionary world, you would seem to leave a Neapolitan spring for […]