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...
Hash Bash 2008 Report
by: John Sinclair It’s time for the 37th annual Hash Bash on the Diag in Ann Arbor, but there have arisen some serious complications vis a vis the university’s refusal to grant a permit to the Hash Bash organizers and instead booking...
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.
Pot not stronger
Dutch research indicates a decline in THC levels in cannabis from 2006 to 2007, with Dutch cannabis dropping from 17.5% to 16% and import hash from 18.7% to 13.3%, despite a 20% price increase.
Self-Hemployed Soma Style
For those who didn’t see this yet.. Behold the alternative Self-Hemployed logo! Made for Soma’s new book ‘Soma Style’ released April 2005. Late 2004 our friend Soma was working hard on the release of his new book and asked us...
Ludacris & The Red Light District
Behind the Scenes: A Legendary Winter with Ludacris in Amsterdam’s Cannabis Scene If you’ve ever cultivated cannabis, you’ll know the tension that comes when someone wants a peek inside your grow room. It’s not paranoia—it’s discretion. So when we...
Interview with SH.. Anonymous
MM (Anonymous) Where are you originally from? Well, i’m originally from South East U.S. How long have you lived in Holland? I’ve been living in Amsterdam for about 4 and a half years. Do you like it here? Well sure,...
The Honey Bee Extractor
It might take up to a week to make this primo, super blonde, soft, pure, crystals, finger licking hash. It looks like real creamy caramel once you hold it in your hands for more than a minute and Dayumnn! The...
How To Roll A Blunt
1. Get yourself a minimum of a half 8th/1.75 grams of pure kick ass (bio) weed and find your Dam blunt!2. Ok, chop your weed up into manageable size pieces (grind). Get your self an “exacto”, razor blade or box...
