Medicinale Cannabis: De Stand van Zaken | Cannabis University 2018

Een discussie over de rol van Social Clubs en eigen kweek in verhouding tot de grote bedrijven m.b.t. medicinale cannabis in Nederland. Opgenomen tijdens Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag 2018, met: Rinus Beintema (Suver Nuver) EN: With the opening of the first Suver Nuver Medical Social Club in Leeuwarden in October 2015, Rinus Beintema started a movement that […]

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 […]

Panel Debat Reguleren In Nederland | Cannabis University | Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag 2017

Cannabis University paneldebat op Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag 2017: ‘Reguleren in Nederland: kansen en risico’s’. Met August de Loor, Bart Vollenberg, Derrick Bergman, Rick Brand. Moderator: Steven Kompier. August De Loor August De Loor is een van Nederlands bekendste deskundigen op het gebied van drugsbeleid. Sinds 1986 leidt hij het Adviesburo Drugs in Amsterdam. Bart Vollenberg Bart […]

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 […]

Take medical use of cannabis seriously, patients can’t wait

After the World Health Organization (WHO) initially failed to produce their recommendations, on February 1st their recommendations to reschedule cannabis were leaked. Last week, the European Parliament came with their response: take medicinal cannabis seriously. It’s an important message, as clinical trials and the entire pharma chain is taking far too long for patients. The product […]

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 […]