Did you know about Rembert Dodoens and The Cruydt Boeck? | 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. “What if, you would suffer from pleurisy, jaundice or the plague in the late Middle Ages? People were dependent on […]

Make Cannabis Great Again | ICBC Berlin | Cannabis News Network

“The hippies out to make it rich. Must be the season of the witch” – Donovan For the first time ever in Europe, the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC Berlin) was held in Berlin, Germany, this week. Politicians, legal advisers, scientists, businessmen and women all coming together in a professionalization and mainstreaming of the cannabis industry. But […]

Cannabis Social Club, how does it work?

On the 22nd of December 2014 Cannabis News Network released a video on the rise of Cannabis Social Clubs. The infographic in this video has now been extracted into a separate clip, to answer that one question: what are Cannabis Social Clubs?

Hans Kamperman: An Act of Love | Cannabis News Network

Note: English subtitles available. Hans Kamperman is fighting for the decriminalisation of cannabis. Since the beginning of 2018, he has been camping out in front of the parliament building in The Hague. The sad peak of his campaign was a failed suicide attempt. Many people believe that cannabis is legal in the Netherlands. However, this […]

It’s Darkest before Dawn | Cannabis News Network

Medicinal cannabis is becoming more accepted around the world and various countries are moving towards a health approach instead of a criminal approach. Good news for patients, you would say. But as we’re approaching the point of (semi) legalization of (medicinal) cannabis, the fight isn’t over yet as shown in our latest report It’s Darkest […]

Het Nederlandse gedoogbeleid is failliet | Miniserie | Deel 2

In deel 2: ‘Ja, in Nederland mag je blowen, maar waar die cannabis dan vandaan moet komen, daar hebben conservatieve en christelijke partijen geen antwoord op.’ De Nederlandse politiek heeft het cannabisdossier 40 jaar lang laten doormodderen. D66, GroenLinks, SP en kleine linkse partijen willen doorpakken en reguleren. Regeringspartij PvdA zegt ook voor regulering te zijn, maar ondertussen geeft de […]

How to end prohibition: experiences abroad | Cannabis University | Cannabis Liberation Day 2017

Panel debate inside the Cannabis University at Cannabis Liberation Day 2017: ‘How to end prohibition: experiences abroad’. With Clark French (UK), Robert Veverka (CZ), James Burton (USA), Michael Knodt (DE), Sean Carney (USA). Moderated by Cannabis News Network’s Steven Kompier. Clark French (United Kingdom) One of the best known British cannabis activists, co-founder and board […]

Poison Sprayed Dagga Fields & The Cannatest | Cannabis in South Africa

In our report Cannabis Goes On Trial, we showed you the state of affairs concerning the South African policy towards Dagga, as cannabis is referred to locally. Due to extensive documentation and the vast amount of experts the trial is postponed until further notice….. But the necessity of the trial remains. In this video, we take […]

Doede de Jong: “Baas in eigen brein!” | Cannabis News Network

“Ik hoef niet tegen mijzelf beschermd te worden en ik heb geen plantpolitie nodig. De regering heeft niet het recht om een plant te verbieden. De natuur is van iedereen. Wij zijn de natuur!” Vurig pleidooi van biologisch wietteler Doede de Jong tijdens het Reguleren Seminar in Amsterdam.  

Why aren’t we building more with hemp? – Part 2

Hemp could save the environment and the use of bio-based materials is, one possible solution. Part 2 of ‘Hemp in construction’ dives deeper into this matter.