Dutch Balconies
In the Netherlands, individuals can grow five cannabis plants for personal use, prompting innovative balcony gardening in Amsterdam. Residents optimize limited space by utilizing vertical growing methods and strategic plant placement based on sunlight exposure. Compatible plant combinations, like cannabis,...
Hemp in Holland
The Netherlands has a deep-rooted history with hemp, dating back centuries. It’s played a huge role in their culture and economy, used for sailing, textiles, and even paper. The Dutch were key in cultivating and spreading hemp globally, helping with...
World Wide Cannabis & Hemp Events 2018
The Cannabis/Hemp industry has been growing rapidly over the last couple of years. From some 25 events about five years ago, to no less than 50 events throughout this year alone. Ranging from Cannabis & Hemp fairs to Cannabis seed-...
Dutch to start ‘legal’ Cannabis growing trial
The newly-formed Dutch cabinet plans to start trials with legal weed farming. The weed will be cultivated locally and then spread in six to ten municipalities. Which municipalities will receive the so-called government weed is not yet clear. There are some...
Does the Amsterdam Cannabis industry have Amnesia?
Hold up… What?! Those familiar with the previous High Times Cannabis Cup events in Amsterdam know that the festival has been going on for years. As a matter of fact they held the Cannabis Cup for 27 years until 2014....
Amsterdam get’s a Drive-Through Coffeeshop!
After a more than a decade the Nieuw-West district and the City Council gave a ‘green light’ for the arrival of a new Coffeeshop near Sloterdijk Station. According to district manager Achmed Baâdoud, it has to be a drive-through coffeeshop. Where...
World Wide Cannabis Events 2017
2017 Upcoming Cannabis & Hemp Expo Calendar! Int. Cannabis Business Conference SF | ICBC – February 17th, 2017 – San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. | Official Website ->CanapaMundi – February 17th until 19th, 2017 – Rome, Italy | Official Website ->CannaCon Seattle – T.B.A. – Seattle, WA, U.S.A. |...
World Wide Cannabis Events 2016
2016 Cannabis & Hemp Expo Calendar HempCon – January 21st till 24th. – San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. | Official Website ->High Times So-Cal Cannabis Cup – January 30th & 31st. – San Bernardino, CA, U.S.A. | Official Website ->High Times So-Cal Cup – February 5th till...
Unity Cup Amsterdam Results 2015
Cannabis smokers unite for the 1st (2015) Unity Cup ‘CannabisCup’! RESULTS: SATIVA 1st place: MekaMika Haze – Superfly 2nd place: Liberty Haze – Barney’s 3rd place: Tangie – Grey Area INDICA 1st place: Mr. X Kush – Superfly 2nd place: Bad...
Cannabis Event Calendar 2015
HempCon – January 23rd till. 25th – San Jose, CA, U.S.A.L.A. High Times Medical Cup – February 7th till. 8th – Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Cannabis Business Conference – February 15th till. 16th – San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Cannagrow Expo – March...
The Self-Hemployed Triple-X T-Shirt!
***NEW SHIT!*** The SH Triple-X T-Shirt! Connoisseurs, Enthousiasts, Smokers, Tokers & Dabbers! Get the new Original Self-Hemployed Triple-X t-shirt. All your favorite strains and Cannabis Cup Winners. Strains such as Jack Herer, S.A.G.E., New York City Diesel, White Widow, Neville’s Haze, Dr....
‘Way Back’ at Wolke Wietje
Remember this?! As one of the smallest coffeeshops in Amsterdam, and ‘second home’ to Self-Hemployed, coffeeshop Wolke Wietje was very popular amongst Amsterdam locals and travelers. With it’s cosy atmosphere, great menu and EPIC tropical fish tank, visitors regularly got...
The Strong Arms Randomness
Note: This is an interview/story from 05-06-2008 by P.T. Dante. Home Grown Fantasy is a Coffeeshop with a good reputation and history of 20 years in Amsterdam. Friendly, relaxed, a nicely decorated inside, and the fact that it’s only a...
Expat Medical Centre Amsterdam
Dr. E. Cambridge, MD, GP, FP, Physician Address: 112 Bloemgracht, 1015TN Amsterdam Tel. +31(0)20-4275011 (mob) +31(0)627235380 www.expatmc.net Email: doctor -AT- planet.nl Medical service in your own language, by dedicated experienced professionals. They are located in central Amsterdam, and cover the...
Neville’s Haze
In 1988 Nevil introduced the first Haze to Holland. The ‘Haze x Northern Lights F1-Hybrid’ had it’s origins in the United States, where the ‘Haze Brothers’ had been growing the Sativa plants since the 70’s. The price in ‘The Seed...
Amsterdam: High on Lowland Weed
An excerpt from ‘AsEverWas’ – by Hammond Guthrie One day I walked outside the cottage to pick up my weekly supply of tabloids when Kenneth popped in from nowhere, immaculate as ever, but uncharacteristically flushed. He said he was “up...
I Came, I Saw, I Vaped
Meanwhile at Cafe 4.20 (The Kuil) in Amsterdam.. #SelfHemployed #TBT #2003 #ThrowBackThursday! Our buddy decided he wanted to try out the Volcano vaporizer one time. “One Time I Said!” The 4.20 Cafe has been home to Self-Hemployed for years. A...
World Drug Report 2008
A UN study reveals cannabis usage is high in 172 countries, particularly among Danes aged 15-34. Canada and the US lead globally, while the Netherlands has low user rates despite accessibility.
UN drugs Czar visits Amsterdam Coffeeshop
Very recently executive director of UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), Antonio Marie Costa visited Amsterdam. This visit is believed to have been scheduled the to give Costa a better view on the Dutch drug policies and their...
Costa: Marijuana use Amsterdam highest in the world
Dutch await backing evidence for Outlandish claims made by UNODC executive From a text, from Costa’s hand, that was posted on the UNODC’s website, but retracted a few days later, we learned that the Executive Director’s views on Cannabis were...
Prohibition open to be challenged?
Last December, at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference, the Dutch psychiatrist Fredrick Polak asked Antonio Costa how he could explain that the average use of cannabis in the Netherlands is lower than it’s surrounding countries, even though it is...
Police union: fight against cannabis supply is pointless
The head of the Dutch police union NPB, Hans van Duijn, told Radio 1 it is pointless to fight against the supply of cannabis. He thinks it only leads to more crime and he would much rather see soft drugs...
Hemp can save the world
The 1990’s protest slogan “Hemp can save the world” still echoes in the 21st century. Eventhough industrial Hemp is still illegal in many countries, true believers have been advocating the bright future for this diverse plant, also known as Cannabis...
Marijuana exempt from smoking ban
Health Minister Klink announced that the July 1st smoking ban in cafés won't include marijuana, allowing its use while ensuring staff in coffee shops have a tobacco-free environment.
The Truth About Coffeeshops
Amsterdam's coffeeshops allow patrons to purchase cannabis under strict regulations, including age limits and operational guidelines, despite conflicts with local law enforcement, advertising restrictions, and financial challenges for owners.
