http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com Medical marijuana, read cannabis legalization articles 2004 Amsterdam marijuana seed bank. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:06:00 +0100 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/hemp-fragrance-card-for-all-dutch.html Amsterdam - The so-called hemp aroma card will almost certainly become available to everyone in the Netherlands. Now, that card bearing the scent of hemp in order to detect farming is only distributed in The Hague and Rotterdam. A spokesman for Network Management Netherlands, the trade association of operators, said that on Friday. "The decision must still be formally adopted, but the desire is there to use the hemp fragrance card on a larger scale," the spokesman said. The card is normally distributed everywhere, but especially in areas where hemp is rampant. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:06:00 +0100 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/the-netherlands-large-in-weed-cultivation-valencia.html Amsterdam - The 'Dutch mafia' checks the growing number of large marijuana plantations in the Spanish region of Valencia. That is what the Spanish police says. Flown-in experts teach local farmers, having made Spain one of the leading producers of marijuana in Europe. According to the Guardia Civil, the number of farms has really taken off since 2010. The 'well-organized professionals' mainly stem from the about 17,000 souls from the Dutch community in Valencia. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:04:00 +0100 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/procedure-taskforce-weed-cultivation-soon-to-be-national.html Amsterdam - The way a special Task Force fights the criminal cannabis cultivation in Brabant since a year should be an example for the rest of the Netherlands. This is what Minister Ivo Opstelten (Security and Justice) said Thursday in a meeting in the Lower House. In it, the police, municipalities, departments of the Public Ministry and the Tax work closely together to tackle criminal groups that make heaps of money from the cultivation and trafficking of marijuana. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:22:00 +0100 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/the-netherlands-is-the-european-cannabis-country.html Amsterdam - The Netherlands has an estimated 40,000 cannabis growers. This makes the Netherlands the list leader within Europe. The production is approximately a 2 billion euro profit. This is what is found from the figures of the police and the Task Force taking hold of organized cannabis. According to police, the marijuana cultivation has long lost its innocence. Not harmless home growers, but large criminal organizations are behind the numerous cannabis plantations. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:24:00 +0100 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/utrecht-wants-to-continue-cannabis-club-experiment.html Amsterdam- The city of Utrecht is sticking to the plan to permit cannabis clubs in the city. That is said in the progress report, which was sent to the city council on Thursday. The College wraps the clubs up as a scientific experiment. Utrecht wants to make growing marijuana legal by allowing a user group in the city. Its members adopt a few plants in a professionally managed central nursery. That way, the quality of the drugs can be controlled better and crime remains sidelined,the College claims. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:18:00 +0100 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/coffeeshops-not-yet-ready-for-weed-pass.html Amsterdam- The image of the Netherlands as a soft drugs paradise continues to go up in smoke. Next year, it will even be illegal for tourists to buy cannabis. Opposition to this measure is large. There has been much controversy about the so-called weed pass in recent months. Coffee shops are allowed to sell cannabis next year, but only if they transform themselves into private clubs first. Instead of customers, they get members. Up to 2,000 per coffee shop. Only Dutch residents are welcome. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:13:00 +0100 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/weed-pass-not-necessary.html Amsterdam- The controversial weed pass is not coming in a physical form. Instead of a separate pass, visitors of a coffee shop need to identity with a passport or driver's license in the future. The coffee shop owner himself/herself should keep a list of 'shop members'.This is said by spokeswoman Charlotte Menten of the Department of Security and Justice. According Menten, only residents of the Netherlands can soon visit a coffee shop. This measure is to stop drug tourism. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:51:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/opposition-and-senior-party-send-letter-to-opstelten.html Amsterdam- The Maastricht fractions CDA, Senior Party Maastricht, VVD, Liberal Party Maastricht and the CVP ask Minister Opstelten CVP to no longer postpone the introduction of the weed pass / club card. In the coalition agreement, the agreement is set to reduce the number of coffee shops in the Netherlands. In this context, Minister Opstelten is working on preparing national measures. He wants to strengthen the current tolerance policy with additional criteria. By introducing the weed pass, he intends to give only residents of the Netherlands access to coffee shops, so that they get a private character. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:35:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/presents-christmas-tree-paid-with-drug-money.html Amsterdam- The Netherlands is the European hemp country pre-eminently. With an estimated 40,000 home growers, we are on the top the list, papers headlines today. It is not surprising that Maastricht is a large weed paradise. There are plenty of 'shops' that sell the stuff in large quantities to mainly foreign drug tourists and there are suppliers of the weed. As super market Albert Heijn is supplied with big trucks daily, so are the coffee shops in Maastricht supplied by small home growers or professional, illegal organizations engaged in larger-scale weed cultivation. The latter happens mostly out of town or just across the border in sheds, barns and other inconspicuous unoccupied buildings. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/dutch-drug-policy-stricter-than-in-us.html Amsterdam- While the Netherlands gets less tolerant with it's drug policy other countries introduce a more flexible drug policy. This summer the Global Commission on Drug Policy complimented the Dutch for their pragmatic drug policy. It is totally different now. Other countries think they can not win the war on drugs and that a solution lies within regulating the production of marijuana. The Rutte-government runs an opposite policy with symbol measures like the Dutch weed pass, the distance criterion and the graduation of the most (strong) cannabis to hard drugs Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:31:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/strong-weed-sold-as-hard-drug-on-black-market.html Amsterdam- By making strong hashish and weed a hard drug, these THC resources will be sold on the black market. Crime on cannabis will drastically increase. The user will be exposed to other harder drugs.This is a warning from the English professor in psychiatry and neuropharmacology ,David Nutt during a hearing in the Dutch parliament about the Dutch drug policy. The committee-Garretsen advised the Dutch parliament to no longer tolerate strong cannabis in coffeeshops. It will be about cannabis which contains more than 15% of the psychoactive substance THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol). If this becomes a hard drug penalties will be higher and coffeeshops will not be allowed to sell it. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:13:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/strong-marijuana-becomes-hard-drug.html The Hague- Strong marijuana and hashish becoming hard drugs. It is all about the marijuana which contains more than 15% of the substance THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol). This means that these marijuana strains can no longer go over the coffeshop counter.This proposal is on the agenda of the Dutch cabinet, confirmed initiates this wednesday. Earlier a commission adviced to stop tolerating these strong marijuana varieties. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:34:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/french-discriminated-at-dutch-coffeeshops.html Amsterdam- The French who were dismissed at the entrance of coffeeshops in Maastricht responded disappointed and angry on the new measure of the shops. The Maastricht coffeeshops refuse everyone who does not live in the Netherlands, Germany or Belgium." Cést le fascisme" (it is fascism!), shouted an angry Frenchman at the doorman of coffeeshop Easy Going in the Limburg capital Maastricht when the doorman refused him to access the coffeeshop. The angry French felt discriminated and accuse the doormen of racism. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:32:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/royal-canadian-mounted-police-seized-241-marijuana-plants.html Amsterdam- In order to exterminate marijuana growing operations the Royal Canadian Mounted Police held their annually marijuana extermination activity. They did that in coorperation with their Marijuana Grow Op Enforcement team Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/kofi-annan-wants-to-legalize-cannabis.html Amsterdam - The world wide war against drugs is a complete failure. Therefor should some drugs, like marijuana, should be legalized everywhere. These are the findings of former world leaders and politicians, including former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and former presidents of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil.This global commission on drug policy presented her report the 2nd of june 2011 in New York. According to the committee the war on drugs has only aggravated the problem. The organized crime has increased there are over hundred thousand (probably more than a million) people been killed and millions (probably billions) of tax have been spilled. Moreover, people have been using more and more drugs. According to the United Nations, between 1998 and 2008 drug use have been increased with 35%. read the official reports here! Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:24:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/dutch-weed-pass-definitely-introduced.html Amsterdam - Dutch coffeeshops will only be accessible with a weed pass. Minister of safety and justice ivo opstelten kills dutch marijuana tolerance policy and drives tourists to the streets and to hard drugs. Sun, 29 May 2011 22:38:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/chace-crawford-marijuana-case.html Amsterdam, Chace Crawford has made an agreement in court for the possession of marijuana. If the gossip girl actor avoids contact with the law for one year he won't get a criminal record. Wed, 4 May 2011 01:52:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/no-police-action-when-marijuana-odor-in-car.html Amsterdam (nl): The highest state court of massachusetts decided that the smell of cannabis is not a reason anymore to order a person out of his or her car because marijuana possession has been "tolerated" in Massachusetts (usa).After an appeal submitted by lawyers defending Benjamin Cruz from Boston. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:17:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/dutch-weed-pass-introduction.html Amsterdam, Secretary Fred Teeven (political party vvd, safety and Justice) wants to introduce the dutch marijuana pass round the 1st of january 2012. With the introduction of these cannabis passes tourists will be banned (discriminated) from dutch coffeeshops. They will not be able to buy a joint or a bag of weed any more. Sun, 01 Mar 2011 00:13:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/police-recovered-marijuana-from-ambulance.html BEHRAMPORE, India: Police officers discovered 63 kg (138.891 LB)marijuana from an ambulance of an NGO Domkal Bikash Kendra at Hekampur in Domkal this Saturday morning.Police officers halted the ambulance after percepting what looked like 4 packs of robes. On searching, the packs showed marijuana. Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:49:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/religion-versus-cannabis.html It's a very weird situation; First one of its kind. There will be a hearing in the court of Canada, to determine whether The "Church of the Universe" will be permitted to cultivate and spread cannabis as a part of its sacred proceedings. It is strange situation in which there are 2 "reverends" held as accused for the dispension of Marijuana despite the laws of Canada. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:30:00 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/kenora-marijuana-busts.html Two separate drug seizures in Kenora, Candada. Kenora - Canada-In two different cases this week, Kenora Police have arrested and charged people with possession of a drug. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, while making a routine traffic stop on the Highway , officers from the Kenora Police detachment located in excess of 110 grams (3.88 ounces) of cannabis in a car. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:29:45 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/21-year-old-caught-after-calling-911-for-asking-how-much-cannabis-he-was-allowed-to-grow.html All he wanted was some free legal information. Unfortunately for the 21-year-old Robert Michelson, he made the call to 911, instead of calling a lawyer. Now he is facing multiple drug charges, as a result.In a soundtape of a 911 call made Thursday night made available by the police, you can hear Michelson asking how in how much trouble he could get in for growing 1 cannabis plant.You can hear the dispatcher advising Robert that he could be nailed, Robert can be heard thanking the officers and hangs up. Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:15:30 +0000 http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/news/drug-smugglers-use-giant-catapults.html Drug catapults used for drug smuggling and trafficing, HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) Drug trafficers are using an medieval invention as a new way to move marijuana and cannabis across the border from Mexico to Arizona.The discovery of two "drug catapults" in the Mexican state of Sonora marks the latest twist in the cat-and-mouse game smugglers play with the us border patrol. Tue, 02 Feb 2011 00:17:53 +0000