Articles tagged with "coffeeshops"
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Organizers Launch Grass Poll, Largest Cannabis Consumer Survey in Dutch History
Derrick Bergman - Published on November 29, 2016Read moreA roving team of pollsters dressed in bright yellow sweaters is conducting a survey to help inform the country’s policy debate. Tell them what you think.
Largest Dutch Political Party Wants to Overhaul Cannabis Laws
Derrick Bergman - Published on November 21, 2016Read moreFor more than 20 years, the VVD has supported a repressive cannabis policy, blocking any effort to decriminalize cannabis production. No longer.
Detained in Thailand, Cannabis Coffeeshop Pioneer Asks Dutch King for Rescue
Derrick Bergman - Published on October 24, 2016Read moreJohan van Laarhoven, who faces a 103-year sentence in Thailand, has written a letter to Dutch King Willem-Alexander pleading to be freed from “this Thai hell.”
Meet the Woman Reinventing Dutch Coffeeshops
Derrick Bergman - Published on October 17, 2016Read moreShe’s one of the most successful, innovative entrepreneurs in Dutch cannabis. And she’s promising to shake up the industry.
Majority in Dutch Parliament Supports Legalizing Commercial Cultivation
Derrick Bergman - Published on September 26, 2016Read moreA breakthrough alliance between political parties could finally fill gaping holes in policies around The Netherlands’ famous cannabis coffeeshops.
Meet Holland’s Best Known (Illegal) Cannabis Farmer
Derrick Bergman - Published on September 17, 2016Read moreDoede De Jong is fighting a longtime paradox in the Netherlands that allows cannabis sales at coffeeshops but prohibits cultivation.
Pressure Mounts as Dutch Coffeeshop Pioneer Languishes in Thai Prison
Derrick Bergman - Published on August 25, 2016Read moreJohan van Laarhoven faces a 103-year jail sentence in Thailand despite never having committed a crime in that country.
5 Myths About Cannabis and Coffeeshops in the Netherlands
Derrick Bergman - Published on August 12, 2016Read moreMillions of tourists visit Dutch coffeeshops every year, but most have no clue about the complicated and paradoxical legal status of the plant.
With Cannabis Cup Gone, Two New Dutch Cannabis Competitions Emerge
Derrick Bergman - Published on August 10, 2016Read moreIn the post-High Times Cup era, two new cannabis competitions have emerged: the Elite Cup, in Amsterdam, and the Homegrown Cup, held in the southern city of Eindhoven.
Rules Loosened on Utrecht Cannabis Coffeeshops, Part of Growing Push for Dutch Reform
Derrick Bergman - Published on July 16, 2016Read moreForty years of cannabis policy in the Netherlands has led to an almost unworkable situation for coffeeshops. In Utrecht, it’s getting better.