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Dutch cannabis pioneer returns home after 5 years in Thai prison
Derrick Bergman - Published on January 18, 2020read moreHis wife’s still in prison, but Johan van Laarhoven is back home and ready to fight an overreaching prosecutor.
Inside a Secret Dutch Cannabis Competition
Derrick Bergman - Published on January 13, 2017read moreAfter High Times left in 2014, a number of smaller events emerged to fill the void. The Homegrown Cup was different from the start.
Despite Growing Demand, Dutch Health Insurers Dropping Cannabis Coverage
Derrick Bergman - Published on January 9, 2017read moreOne of the biggest health insurers in the Netherlands announced last month that it will stop covering medical cannabis treatment.
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Dutch ‘Tolerance Festival’ Will Bring Cannabis Activism to The Hague
Derrick Bergman - Published on December 5, 2016read moreOrganizers are planning a massive event at the seat of Dutch government in order to pressure officials to expand the country’s cannabis program.
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At European Parliament Conference on Medical Cannabis, Ireland Takes Center Stage
Derrick Bergman - Published on December 2, 2016read moreOne member of European Parliament called for legalization of medical cannabis across the continent.
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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.
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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.
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Why Europe Can’t Legalize Cannabis Like the US
Derrick Bergman - Published on November 7, 2016read moreHow are citizens supposed to change an issue most politicians don’t want to touch?
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Mysterious After-Hours Shootings Target Amsterdam’s Coffeeshops
Derrick Bergman - Published on November 3, 2016read moreThe city has shuttered the shops that have been fired at, raising concerns among some that municipal policy may be fueling an industry turf war.
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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.”









