Six candidates nominated for the innovation award “Hemp Product of the Year 2019”

Cannabis News Network will be at the 16th EIHA hemp conference, will we see you there? Register here and get your tickets For the second time, the innovation award “Hemp Product of the Year” will be granted to the young, innovative hemp industry for finding suitable applications and markets for industrial hemp-based products. Focus of […]

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May 31, 2019

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Renowned drug activist Joep Oomen dies at 54

On Friday the 18th of March 2016 the renowned drug activist Joep Oomen unexpectedly passed away in his house in Antwerp. The cannabis community lost an icon who will be sorely missed.

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March 21, 2016

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Hemp Products of the Year 2019

Hemp fibre-reinforced plastic, hemp protein powder and hemp face cream are “Hemp Products of the Year 2019” For the second time, the innovation award “Hemp Product of the Year” has been granted to the young, innovative hemp industry for finding suitable applications and markets for industrial hemp-based products. After a 10-minute presentation from each of […]

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June 7, 2019

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Coffeeshop pioneer Van Laarhoven sentenced to 103 years in Thailand

Johan van Laarhoven is sentenced to 103 years in Thai prison, with a minimum of 20 years. His wife, Mingkwan Kaen-in, was sentenced to 68 years years for complicity, with a minimum of 12 years.

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November 10, 2015

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COMING UP: Inside India’s Holy Men

For our holiday special to be released this weekend, we traveled to India for a unique journey. A quest, to seek out why cannabis is considered a sacred plant and how it has been used, spiritually and medicinally.

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December 17, 2015

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Hemp, booming business, more difficult than you think.

Hemp, it is a booming business, you would say. But, as we showed in our last report, hemp producers are facing problems they never encountered before and CBD, as being the main ingredient of the enormous demand, is still a questionable product in most countries. Like the UK. “Instead of capitalizing on the booming CBD […]

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July 27, 2019

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Marijuana – The true facts being kept secret

Marijuana is not being legalized because hemp has so many uses! If it was legalized the pharmaceutical companies would loses billions of dollars. It is all about money and politics. Period. ( and a form of population control in my opinion.) More documentaries on the topic listed below with links. WHEN WE GROW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSKJrgGqx_E&hd=1 Medical […]

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April 30, 2011

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These 4 states are voting on cannabis at November 6 ballot

here could be over ten states with legal cannabis, after voting for cannabis at the November 6 ballot. Ever since cannabis activists found out having cannabis issues on the ballot can be successful, there has been a push every year (or two) to add medical or full legalization measures up on the ballot. As such […]

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October 30, 2018

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Dutchman René Barendse sues himself over 5 cannabis plants [UPDATED]

On the 30th of November, René Barendse stood trial for a case against himself over 5 cannabis plants. This sounds odd for a couple of reasons. Firstly, isn’t cannabis legal in The Netherlands? And second, how and why would you sue yourself? Isn’t cannabis legal in the Netherlands? To begin with the situation in the […]

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December 3, 2018

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WHO Stuck Between Politics to Reschedule Cannabis within the UN

ince 1961, the United Nations considers cannabis as a Schedule I drug with “no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” The plant is scheduled as a dangerous drug, like heroin, in the Single Convention on Narcotic and Drugs. But things are about to change. Commission on Narcotic Drugs 61st Reconvened Session Earlier […]

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September 13, 2019

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