Entries by Stefan

Proposal To Change Dutch Pot Policy

A fresh proposal from the Dutch social-liberal party, D66, wants to customize the policy on cannabis. With these proposed changes, the cultivation and supply of cannabis will be regulated together with coffeeshop retail, and become part of a closed supply chain. Growers would require a tolerance decision from the Minister of Health. The production of cannabis would remain illegal, but […]

Best coffeeshop in the country?

Amsterdam may be the weed capital of the world, but The Hague has the country’s best coffee shop. That’s the conclusion of the Young Democrats, who held their own National Coffeeshop Test. Dutch newspaper, AD reports that the Young Democrats, the youth organization of the country’s social-liberal party, tried coffeeshops everywhere in the country and […]

Cannabis Liberation Day 2016

CANNABIS BEVRIJDINGSDAG: June 12th – 2016 Sprekers: Rick Simpson, Noll Van Shaik, Has Cornelissen. Muziek: Will and the People (UK) Armand Tribute, Van Piekeren, Dramali, Iris Penning, United Sounds, Rupelsoldaten (B), DJ Skunkstar, Covenant Soundsystem The eighth edition of the “protestival” Cannabis Liberation Day again drew hundreds of 420 enthusiasts to Flevopark in Amsterdam. The […]

Cannabis Liberation Day 2015

CANNABIS BEVRIJDINGSDAG: June 14th – 2015 Sprekers: Marc and Jodie Emery, Doede De Jong, Annie Machon (LEAP) Muziek: Natty (UK) Einstein Barbie, Knight Susan, Rupelsoldaten (B), Isabelle Ame, Covenant Soundsystem, DJ Skunkstar, DJ Dr Thompson (UK)

Cannabis Liberation Day 2014

What’s on? Apart from a full program with national and international artists, speakers and Dj’s, there’s a large Hemp Market with cannabis and hemp related companies and organizations, fresh food and drinks and a free Cannabis Film Festival in Europe’s largest Ger tent. For the second time we are hosting the award ceremonies of the […]

Dutch Mayors Call For Saner Marijuana Policy

February 2014 – “It takes courage to refrain from doing what, to some people, seems logical on the drawing board.” This was the astounding reply of Ivo Opstelten, the Dutch Minister of Security and Justice, to the Dutch mayors who stand for the regulation of the cannabis supply chain. The 35 mayors recently joined forces […]

Weed Pass Scrapped With Immediate Effect!

Dutch Justice minister Ivo Opstelten announced that the controversial ‘weed pass’ is to be scrapped with immediate effect. In a letter to parliament he also said it would be up to municipalities to determine and enforce the regulations governing coffeeshops in their area. The so-called weed pass was introduced in the south of the Netherlands […]

Cannabis Liberation Day 2013

CANNABIS BEVRIJDINGSDAG: June 16th – 2013 Presentatie: DC Lama Muziek: Lucky Fonz III, Mozes and the Firstborn, The Cosmic Carnival, Dirty Soul Rockers (UK) Dreadless, Back-a-Wall Soundsystem, DJ Skunkstar (AU)

Weed Pass Is History, But What About Tourists? It’s Mayor Vs. Minister

The Dutch government axed its proposed ‘weed pass’, meaning that coffeeshops will not become members clubs, and that there will be no government database containing the names of those who frequent them. Reason to celebrate, although there is a catch for those smokers from further afield that look to Amsterdam as the cannabis cornucopia. Mayor […]

Coffeeshops Fight For Your Right To Party

Dutch coffeeshop owners went to court last week in a last-ditch bid to block a government plan to stop foreigners from buying marijuana in the Netherlands. Lawyers representing the coffeeshops oppose what would be the most significant change in decades to the country’s famed soft drug tolerance: turning marijuana cafes into ‘members-only’ clubs open solely […]