Masterclass Wernard Bruining | Cannabis University | Cannabis Liberation Day 2017

Wernard Bruining, “The Potfather”, is a true cannabis legend. He founded the first coffeeshop in Amsterdam (1973) and the first growshop in Europe (1985). In the nineties, he shifted his attention to medicinal cannabis. Inside the Cannabis University at Cannabis Liberation Day 2017, Wernard gave a masterclass on how to make your own cannabis oil. […]

COMING UP: Medicinal Cannabis as a Human Right

For our first story of 2016, Cannabis News Network aims the spotlight on Medicinal Cannabis as a Human Right. Check out some of the subjects we will be covering below.

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;  […]

Homegrown Amendment Adopted in Dutch Cultivation Bill | Cannabis News Network

In a landmark decision, the lower House of the Dutch Parliament voted earlier this year on the 21st of February 2017, in favor of adding cannabis cultivation to it’s famous tolerance policy. A move that would decriminalize the supply aspect of the coffeeshops. But what the media and most people don’t seem to have picked up, is an amendment by […]

Colombia Gold: Cannabis Politics | Part 1 | Cannabis News Network

Colombia is perhaps best known among most people for the failed War on Drugs, thanks to Netflix’ internationally acclaimed ‘Narcos’ which debuted in 2015. Whereas the whole world was introduced to the horrors of a failed War on Drugs in the beautiful country of Colombia, the country itself wanted to move on from a war […]

Colombia Gold: Cannabis Valhalla | Part 2 | Cannabis News Network

Colombia is perhaps best known among most people for the failed War on Drugs, thanks to Netflix’ internationally acclaimed ‘Narcos’ which debuted in 2015. Whereas the whole world was introduced to the horrors of a failed War on Drugs in the beautiful country of Colombia, the country itself wanted to move on from a war […]

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 […]

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 […]

Outrage on UK’s Cannabis Bill | Cannabis News Network

A new bill in the UK could give hope to millions of people suffering unnecessarily, allowing them to choose their medical path BUT was sabotaged. MP’s took so long to discuss other private members’ bills, they ran short of time to address the cannabis reform bill he brought forward. Labour MP Paul Flynn was frustrated […]

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 […]