The 22nd HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup

Can you buy seeds at the expo?

whats up? well frank the bulldog is allright,but the greenhouse and barneys put the bulldog to shame. i will be there on friday. see ya there.

Having trouble getting Slightly Stoopid tickets online. Anyone having the same issue? Any help would be great.

My first CC!!!!! Super Excited... Im from the States!!! Heard the Bulldog was a great place to hang!!!!! Cant wait to party!!!!

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This will be my first Cannabis Cup, and I can't wait to experience this party. Bought my Judge's Pass on line so I'm set...other than checking in. Staying at the NHSchiller, think I'm a little too old for the Bulldog...I do need some sleep. LOL.

This will be my 7th CC. Best place to stay and hang is the Bulldog. They have a nice lounge/party area and beds are cheap. If it's already sold out, there are plenty of other hostels and hotels to stay at. This week is typically crowded so search the internet for a room at least for the first night you're there. Use the free bus service to get to the Powerzone to get your judges pass cuz it's kinda far but all the coffee shops are in walking distance from either the train station/red light district or from the leidensplien area where the Melkweg is at for the live music. Anyone who is going, I know you'll have the blast of your life. The freedom to party is awesome and the selection is incredible.

I'm staying around Central Station and would like to travel to the Melkweg at least 3 times for the opening and closing ceremonies and such. Is anyone else traveling to the Melkweg? If so, what is the best night transportation to the melkweg from the centraal station? Thanks!

Dont worry my friend,im from England and my g/friend+I have been to Dam quite a few times and never booked accommodation in advance..there are many great hotels and hostels(ignore the film hehe) when you get there.As long as u got some dollar and a tongue in your head you shouldnt have a problem..try AROZA hostel,near the red lite district:cheap+basic but nice people and good value.GOOD luck and enjoy! Ras-Tafari.

Jefferson Starship??? talk about a buzzkill.

Dutch 'to ban' drug tourism
Foreigners heading to Amsterdam's famous marijuana cafés will soon will be banned from buying cannabis in a bid to end drug tourism to the Netherlands.


By Bruno Waterfield
Published: 4:35PM BST 10 Sep 2009

"Coffee shops" where small amounts of cannabis have been legally bought and smoked since 1976, have become a major industry and a popular tourist attraction in Dutch cities.

But the Dutch cabinet is expected on Friday to introduce measures to prevent tourists buying or smoking marijuana as part of a major overhaul of the country's "gedoogbeleid" or tolerance policy on soft drugs.

The Dutch ministers of justice, home affairs and health will table proposals for legislation to keep foreigners out of the country's cannabis selling cafés in order to reduce crime and social nuisances.

Under the proposals, "coffee shops", that are licensed to sell marijuana, will have to introduce a members-only pass system to keep non-local or non-Dutch cannabis smokers from buying drugs.

"Coffee shops should again become what they were originally meant to be: vending points for local users and not large-scale suppliers to consumers from neighbouring countries," concluded a government commission in July.

"The situation has got out of hand."

One of the biggest problems caused by drug tourism is the influx of foreign tourists, including many young Britons, who come to Netherlands to smoke and consume cannabis that is illegal in their home countries.

The problem is especially acute in Dutch border towns and cities that lie close to Belgium, France and Germany.

Turnover of the legal "coffee shop" trade is estimated to be at least £1.6 billion every year.

New restrictions are also expected to reduce the amount of cannabis that can be bought over the counter, from five to three grams.

Raymond Dufour, of the Netherlands Drug Policy Foundation, is opposed to the new restrictions which, he argued, will be challenged in the European Union courts.

"We have a problem with European law here, as all European citizens should be treated equally," he told Radio Netherlands.

"It also won't solve the problems in a city like Amsterdam. Many tourists buy their cannabis in coffee shops there. If they can't buy it anymore, the sale will go underground as in many other cities in the world."




If tourists like ourselves are not allowed in the Coffee Shops in November, how will we be able to judge the cannabis? If this law passes, will High Times give the judge's a member-only pass?

So excited going for my 21st birthday!!! Can't wait it's gunna be a blast.

oh, my, god, the things i would do to enjoy that bhuda

I just done up my package myself by finding the cheapest airline n hostel that i could find on the net and will be around AUD$2550 including travel insurance from Australia to Amsterdam for 10 days

Hey Billy,
I sent you an email in response to your post below. It may be in your SPAM...

Sorry, we only take right nuts.

id give my left nut to go to this...

Hey - it's not a horrible idea to just book the cheapest flight you can find now, and then worry about lodging later - there's hostels and cheaper places in A-Dam to stay...

booking with the travel companies can get you some special deals though, and extra services like canal cruises.

forgot to give my e-mail for above comment. bmac852@g.mail.com

Looking for cheapest way to attend 09 cannabis cup. Never booked a flight in my life.Should I get just air, or air&hotel combo, group???? Please help. Been thinking of just grabbing my backpack and taking the cheapest fight I can find, worry about a place to crash when I get there. Is this smart or dumb?