The city of Amsterdam is an old city that has embraced the new cosmopolitan flair of Europe. The seat of government is in The Hague, but Amsterdam is also thought of as the capital and it is the home of The Netherlands? royal family. The Dutch are also a cultured people who enjoy the finer things in life when it comes to the arts.
Amsterdam is a city of less than one million residents but has over 50 theatres and movie houses, two ballet troupes, a symphony orchestra, and numerous museums.
The Leidesplein is the theatre district of Amsterdam. Many of the numerous theater cinemas are themed in that each carries a certain type of film ? art house, film noir, English only, new, etc. The Dutch run the film in it?s original language with the sub-titles in Dutch …READ MORE
Stand Up for the Cannabis Cup!
Tue Feb 24, 2009
History of Cup will be screened at WMFF
Thu Feb 19, 2009
The History of the Cannabis Cup that was first screened last November at the 21st Cannabis Cup will get an exclusive second screening at the World Marijuana Film Festival in Orange County, CA, on May 30th, 2009. To get tickets to this exclusive event, visit Apothecary Travel:
http://www.apothecarytravel.com/wmff/index.html
How To Contact the Cannabis Cup
Mon Feb 16, 2009
In case you've tried to contact us since the new Cannabis Cup site went live, the email contact address got scrambled. The correct email address for all Cup info is templedragon@eartlhlink.net, not phoenix420@earthlink.net. You can also contact us at phoenix420@hightimes.com. The link will be fixed shortly. And thanks to Lucas, who pointed this out today.
Counterculture Hall of Fame Inductees
Thu Feb 12, 2009
The Counterculture Hall of Fame was created in 1997 by High Times Creative Director Steven Hager. The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to help focus ceremonies at the annual Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam, and to celebrate the history of the counterculture by recognizing its saints. The inductions are done in Amsterdam every year on Thanksgiving as part of the Cannabis Cup awards show. Often a documentary film is shown to introduce the inductee(s) to the audience. A silver Cannabis Cup is awarded as part of the induction ceremony.
List of Inductees
* Bob Marley (1997)
* Louis Armstrong, Mezz Mezzrow (1998)
* Jack Kerouac, Neil Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs (1999)
* Ina May Gaskin (2000)
* Paul Krassner (2001)
* Bob Dylan, Joan Baez (2002)
* Jack Herer (2003)
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Wed Feb 11, 2009
The founder of High Times, Thomas King Forcade, will be inducted into the High Times Counterculture Hall of Fame at the 22nd Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. Steven Hager is producing a video tribute to show at the ceremony and is looking for old friends of Tom's to interview. Tom's widow, Gabrielle, has already been interviewed, along with some members of Tom's family. Tom's real name was Gary Goodson and he grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. If you'd like to be interviewed for this project, please contact templedragon@earthlink.net, or call Hager at 212-387-0500.
Mon Feb 9, 2009
1st Cup 1988 - Skunk #1 from Cultivator's Choice 2nd Cup 1989 - Early Pearl/Skunk #1 x Northern Lights #5/Haze by the Seed Bank 3rd Cup 1990 - Northern Lights #5 from the Seed Bank 4th Cup 1991 - Skunk from Free City 5th Cup 1992 - Haze x Skunk #1 from Homegrown Fantasy 6th Cup 1993 - Haze x Northern Lights #5 from Sensi Seed Bank 7th Cup 1994 - Jack Herer from Sensi Seed Bank 8th Cup 1995 - White Widow from the Green House 9th Cup 1996 - White Russian from De Dampkring 10th Cup 1997 - Peace Maker from De Dampkring 11th Cup 1998 - Super Silver Haze from the Green House 12th Cup 1999 - Super Silver Haze from the Green House 13th Cup 2000 - Blueberry from the Noon 14th Cup 2001 - Sweet Tooth from Barney's 15th Cup 2002 - Morning Glory from Barney's 16th Cup 2003 - Hawaiian Snow from Green House 17th Cup 2004 - Amnesia Haze from Barney's 18th Cup 2005 - Willie Nelson from Barney's 19th Cup 2006 …READ MORE
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Cup News Feed Needs Your Comments
Thu Feb 5, 2009
Now that the Cannabis Cup News Feed is back up and running on www.cannabiscup.com, we really need your input to make this site as effective as possible. If you have any questions about the event, or suggestions for videos you'd like to see on the site, please don't hesitate to leave a message on the news feed. Meanwhile, in other news, the Kottonmouth Kings have expressed interest in returning to the Cup in 2009. They last appeared at the event in 2006. Let us know what you think. Should the Kings be brought back to Amsterdam?
New Cannabis Cup website launched
Mon Feb 2, 2009
The official site for the High Times Cannabis Cup, http://cannabiscup.com, has just relaunched with new video content, including footage of many of the greatest ceremonies and musical performances over the past 21 years. Two bands have already confirmed to perform at next November's event: Drive By Wire and Artery. You can see previous performances by both bands on the site (only keep in mind that Drive By Wire used to be called The Cords). Stay tuned to cannabiscup.com for future developments as they unfold. The Cannabis Cup is the world's greatest marijuana harvest festival.
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Wed Jan 21, 2009
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White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane
Fri Jan 16, 2009
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