Officials in Den Haag this week stated that the controversial Wietpas law will not be enforced in the northern cities this January, and that it is no longer compulsory for any municipality.

Dutch politicians are currently working on an amended proposal regarding the controversial Weed Pass (Wietpas), to resolve ideological differences between the two main parties.

Since the introduction of the controversial Weed Pass (“Wietpas”) to the southern provinces of the Netherlands in June this year, authorities have reported significant upswings in cannabis-related petty crime. The protests of municipalities not yet subject to the law are becoming ever more strident…

AMSTERDAM — Dutch coffee shop owners went to court Wednesday in a last ditch bid to block a government plan to stop foreigners from buying marijuana in the Netherlands. Lawyers representing the coffee shops oppose what would be the most significant change in decades to the country’s famed soft drug tolerance: turning marijuana cafes into [...]

In a shocking turn of events at the 24th annual Cannabis Cup festivities, around 150 uniformed police raided the venue in the south of Amsterdam this afternoon. Both visitors and vendors were searched as they were forced to leave. Anyone found with over 5 grams of cannabis is being arrested, according to reports from inside the venue at around 5 pm, and search procedures were taking ‘a very long time’.

After a full year of reconstruction and improvement we’re delighted to announce that the one and only Sensi Seed Bank is once again open in its original location!

For those who cannot make it to Amsterdam to take advantage of this special offer, the 20% discount code on Jack Herer cannabis seeds has been extended for another month, and a 20% discount code has also been created for seeds of Ed Rosenthal Super Bud. These codes are valid for online orders made before December 1st.

Amsterdam’s word-famous Cannabis College is brightening up the November gloom with four days of music, film, and presentations about the many uses of the cannabis plant. Beginning on Monday 21st November 2011, the Cannabis College – a reliable source of free, unbiased cannabis information for over a decade – will explore a different facet of [...]