UN drugs watchdog out of tune with reality

Earlier this week, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) – the UN watchdog on compliance with the international drug control conventions – has released its latest position on cannabis which largely warns against ‘medical cannabis’ rather than welcoming the many advances in the therapeutic applications of the plant. Recreational and medical cannabis are “contrary to […]

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March 6, 2019

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Panel debat medicinale cannabis in Nederland | Cannabis University | Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag 2017

Panel debat medicinale cannabis in Nederland in de Cannabis University op Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag 2017 met Marian Hutten, Serge de Bruin, Freek Polak en Bart Hissink. Marian Hutten en Serge de Bruin Marian en Serge zijn de drijvende krachten achter de stichting Patiënten Groep Medicinale Cannabis Gebruikers (PGMCG) uit Tilburg. Zij boekten een opmerkelijk succes: een […]

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June 26, 2017

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Cannabis goes on trial in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA – In South Africa your life can swiftly descent into hell when you smoke cannabis. This is what happened to Myrtle Clarke and Jules Stobbs. They lived their ordinary lives as television producers, where smokers and got caught. In South Africa there are around 3 million people using cannabis. It is the first country in the world […]

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November 23, 2015

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Interview Ricardo Baca | Cannabis University | Cannabis Liberation Day 2017

VICE called Ricardo Baca (USA) “the nation’s most prestigious cannabis editor” and Forbes counts him as “one of the seven most powerful people in cannabis”. In 2013 Baca became the first cannabis editor of The Denver Post, Colorado’s leading newspaper. He developed The Cannabist website and starred in the documentary Rolling Papers, screened in the […]

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June 26, 2017

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Historic Cannabis Exposure in Rally Sport | Cannabis News Network

As a navigator Bart Hissink crashed, in 2009, with a hundred and sixty kilometers an hour against a tree. He was in a coma for two weeks! After a long road to recovery and lots of medication, mainly painkillers, Bart felt his life could be improved in trying something else. Cannabis! He believes people should have the constitutional […]

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March 25, 2017

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Professor Mechoulam, the Godfather of THC

The Israeli Professor Raphael Mechoulam was the key speaker at the third edition of the UFCM iCare symposium in Strasbourg. The symposium was held on October 22nd 2014, when more than 150 health professionals, researchers and patients gathered to discuss the progress of medicinal cannabis.

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October 31, 2014

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Cannabis Art: Fernando de la Rocque’s Blow Job Series | Cannabis News Network

Brazilian artist Fernando de La Rocque creates his works on paper by blowing cannabis smoke onto his precut stencils. Openly in favour of decriminalizing the illegal substance, Rocque has said, “more important than freedom to smoke marijuana is the freedom to think about it and make art with it.” Cannabis News Network is a news […]

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April 16, 2018

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What’s Next After New Dutch Cannabis Cultivation Bill? | Cannabis News Network

In a landmark decision, the lower House of the Dutch parliament voted earlier this week in favor of adding cannabis cultivation to it’s famous tolerance policy. A move that would decriminalize the supply aspect of the coffeeshops. The bill would exempt professional growers working within certain conditions from punishment, creating a closed system from the […]

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February 25, 2017

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Interview Alan Dronkers | Cannabis University | Cannabis Liberation Day 2017

Alan Dronkers, Ben Dronkers’s oldest son, is known as the family historian, but he’s also an expert breeder. Alan played a vital role in the Sensi Seeds breeding programs in the now legendary Cannabis Castle. Inside the Cannabis University at Cannabis Liberation Day, Alan Dronkers was interviewed by Cannabis News Network’s Steven Kompier.

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June 26, 2017

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Updates on regulating medicinal cannabis and more

In this episode, you will find updates on regulating medicinal cannabis and much more.

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August 1, 2014

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