TheHollandCompassionClub: May 2012

EXCLUSIVE! Strain Hunters Swaziland TEASER!!

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THE BOYS AT STRAINHUNTERS ARE BACK!!!

EXPEDITION 2012 SWAZILAND!!!

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Breaking News: Richard Branson & Arjan Roskam talk about Dutch Drugs Policy

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Barcelona, 10^th of May 2012.

Richard Branson was in Barcelona on Wednesday to accept the Cannabis Culture Award on behalf of The Global Commission on Drugs Policy and to move the debate on the war on drugs forward. Mr. Branson, the owner/founder of Virgin, met with cannabis business entrepreneurs / activists, Arjan Roskam (Strainhunters.com), Ben Dronkers (Sensiseeds.com), Todd McCormick and Henk de Vries (TheBulldog.com) at the newly opened Hash Marijuana and Hemp Museum in Barcelona.

The Cannabis Culture Awards are an initiative of the owner/founder of the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum, Ben Dronkers. The Dutch Cannabis Entrepreneur created the awards to reward people working towards ending the prohibition of cannabis around the world.

During a Q&A session with Richard Branson, Arjan Roskam asked if he would be willing to put out a official statement to the Dutch government, asking them to re-think their newly introduced tourist ban in Cannabis Coffeeshops. He replied: “As an individual member of the commission, I think that the move by the Dutch Government was very much mistaken and I will talk to the Global (Drug) Commision and see if we can’t put out a statement, a very strong statement saying how big a mistake it was .”

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Medical marijuana appeal goes up in smoke

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PETOSKEY, Mich. (AP) — A northern Michigan man approved for medical marijuana had a card but not a fence.

The state appeals court has affirmed the drug conviction of Lewis Keller of Emmet County. Police found 15 marijuana plants outdoors on his property. There was some fencing material nearby but it was not made into a proper fence.

Under Michigan's medical marijuana law, card holders can grow 12 plants, but the marijuana must be in a secure place. Keller says he knew he was over the limit but didn't know the plants had to be secured.

The appeals court says the marijuana could have been accessible to anyone passing by.

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Wiz Khalifa Caught With Pot

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HIGH TIMES 2012 Stoner of the Year Wiz Khalifa was busted with pot at a Holiday Inn in Nashville, Tennessee on April 21.

According to reports, officers knocked on the rapper’s door and, when it was opened, they witnessed Khalifa (Cameron Thomaz) toss a blunt out the window.

Police were originally called to the hotel by the front desk staff who received several complaints about pot odor emanating from Khalifa’s room.

According to TMZ, officers discovered the object thrown from Wiz’s window and “inside the rolling paper was a green leafy substance consistent with marijuana.”

Ultimately Wiz and another man admitted to having pot. Both were cited for misdemeanor possession. They have until May 14 to report to the Davidson County courthouse.

You may recall that Khalifa was busted with pot and possession of drug paraphernalia on his tour bus after a concert in Greenville, NC back in 2010. At the time he was charged with marijuana trafficking. However, the DA dropped all charges after admitting to a slight clerical error in the amount of marijuana found on the tour bus (there is a 10-pound minimum necessary to trigger a pot trafficking charge – Khalifa was caught with a mere 58 grams).

During a photo shoot for HIGH TIMES earlier this year, Snoop Dogg eagerlynominated Wiz for HT Stoner of the Year. Wiz won the coveted award and accepted after his performance at the Cypress Hill Smokeout.

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HIGH TIMES Honors NORML's Keith Stroup

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HIGH TIMES presented NORML's Keith Stroup with the Lester Grinspoon Lifetime Achievement Award at the HT Medical Cannabis Cup in Denver, CO - April 21-22.

Keith Stroup is a Washington, DC public interest attorney who founded NORML in 1970 and served as the organization's executive director for two decades. He currently serves as NORML's legal counsel.

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Danko's Marijuana Strain of the Week

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Lavender – Soma Sacred Seeds

1st Place HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup Indica, 2005

Lavender is one of the all-time-best mellow, violet-colored, indica-dominant strains available to the public today. By the time she’s finished flowering, the leaves will have turned a super-dark purple bordering on black, with bright orange veins running throughout. Dense, winy nuggets of Lavender are a photographer’s dream, and she exhibits beautiful fall foliage when ripe. The taste is of plum and pomegranate, well balanced by the hashy afternotes. A dry toke will also reveal hints of an anise or licorice back end.

Lavender plants stretch a bit more than the average indica, so be prepared. Her relaxing and sedative high can be a bit much for the unsuspecting toker, but Soma says it’s a perfect nighttime or rainy-day smoke, though not recommended for use at parties or prior to activities. For this reason, medical patients looking for help with insomnia should try some Lavender for evening relief.

Lineage: Super Skunk x Big Skunk Korean x Afghani/Hawaiian

Flowering time: 8 to 9 weeks

Contact: Soma Sacred Seeds, somaseeds.nl

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