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Expogrow 2018

Expogrow 2018

Expogrow: Much more than a Cannabis Fair

This past weekend, from 14 to 16 of September, the 7th edition of Expogrow was held in the Basque Country, an absolutely un-missable event for the cannabis community.

Once again, the Ficoba exhibition centre in Irún hosted the fair, with a considerable increase in the space for stands: 5,000m2 spread over 4 pavilions for exhibitors and professionals from the cannabis sector, as well as a large outdoor area of 7,000m2 for leisure activities, chill-out areas and food trucks, alongside numerous fun things to do.

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Cannabis in Jamaica

Cannabis in Jamaica

Ganja, Collie, Kiki, Sinsemilla...cannabis has plenty of different names, especially in Jamaica, a small Caribbean island known around the world for its long relationship with this plant.

Indeed, Jamaica is a true place of reference with regard to cannabis cultivation for smokers worldwide. Its tropical climate and fertile soil are ideal for the cultivation of cannabis plants, especially Sativas. Moreover, it is also the place where the Rastafari movement was born, which promotes a religious use of ganja and has a large number of followers in the island. Still, the use of cannabis is widely spread among all social classes - not only Rastafarians - and is doubtless one of the most popular crops in the island. In this article we'll tell you more about the relation of cannabis with this small Caribbean paradise.

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The Emerald Triangle: Californian Cannabis & Tradition

The Emerald Triangle: Californian Cannabis & Tradition
A beautiful cannabis plant flowering in the Emerald Triangle (Photo: Brian Shamblen)

What is the Emerald Triangle?

The Emerald Triangle refers to an area located on the northwest coast of the United States (northern California) and comprised of Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties. To be delve into the origins and traditions of cannabis cultivation in this region, we must go back to the 60s, during the Summer of Love in San Francisco. During the second half of the decade, and with the hippie counterculture as a backdrop, a good number of growers settled in this area in search of a place that would meet the ideal conditions for the outdoor cultivation of cannabis, namely isolation and a privileged climate. Since then, the Emerald Triangle has been one of the main sources of cannabis supplying California. As of 1996, and after the approval of California's Proposition 215 for medical cannabis, the production in these three counties shot up due to the increase in demand, reaffirming the Emerald Triangle as one of the main producing areas of the country.

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Masters of Rosin 2018

Masters of Rosin 2018

Every year in the weeks around Spannabis, the Catalonian city of Barcelona plays host to a multitude of events, competitions, workshops and seminars as the great and good of the global cannabis scene flock to the city to enjoy the company of like-minded folk from around the world. This year one of the biggest events of off-Spannabis was the Masters of Rosin competition organised by one of the top clubs in the city HQ Barcelona and hosted by solventless pioneer Nikka T of Colorado's Essential Extracts.

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Spannabis 2018

Spannabis 2018

The most important fair in the European cannabis sector - and the most visited cannabis event around the world - will be held this coming weekend at Fira de Cornellà, Barcelona. During 3 days, tens of thousands of professionals and visitors meet at Spannabis to know about the latest marijuana strains, nutrients, growing systems, smoking accessories, vaporisers, climate control units, lighting systems...Also, and following the trend of the past years, it'll pay special attention to one of the most widely used cannabinoids in the medical field - cannabidiol or CBD - as well as cannabis resin extracts and concentrates.

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Alchimia interviews Guillermo Moreno at Expogrow 2017

Alchimia interviews Guillermo Moreno at Expogrow 2017

In the space set aside for the Cannabis Box Forum at this past Expogrow 2017 in Irún we interviewed Guillermo Moreno, pharmacologist, neuroscientist, who since 2008 has been in the USA obtaining a doctorate in Cannabinoid Pharmacology at the University of California and working in the laboratory of Dr. Daniele Piomelli, a pioneer in the knowledge of endocannabinoid pharmacology.

In this interview for Alchimia, Guillermo Moreno talks about his experiences in the USA and the various current issues on medicinal and recreational cannabis, scientific advances and marijuana legislation.

Here's the video of the interview (you can change the language of the subtitles by pressing config-->subtitles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG1ho6ZHSO8

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III Fresh Cup 2017 Zaragoza, Spain

III Fresh Cup 2017 Zaragoza, Spain

III Fresh Cup 2017

This past 24th June we travelled to Zaragoza in North-Eastern Spain to attend the third edition of the Fresh Cup, organised by local cannabis association Nuestra Señora del Agua and sponsored this year by Spanish seed bank Diamond Seeds. The “Cannabis Cup of the Summer” took place in a leafy, tranquil corner on the outskirts of the city, away from prying eyes in a walled garden divided into three zones, firstly the main stage area with shaded seating and a bar, then a fantastic chill-out area complete with swimming pool, bar, snack and juice bar and plenty of trees to provide shade and lastly a rooftop area to host the the “Battle of the Crews” and stands where we could check out products from many exhibitors from the cannabis industry.

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The Weedkend Cup 2017 in Gijón, Spain

The Weedkend Cup 2017 in Gijón, Spain
The cup winners!

The Weedkend 2017

This summer, one of Spain?s greenest corners became a shade greener when last weekend, on the 10th June and for the third consecutive year, the beautiful seaside town of Gijón hosted The Weedkend 2017 (previously Asturcannabis), a diverse and popular cannabis event, expo and competition.

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30 Years Of Dutch Passion

30 Years Of Dutch Passion

Humble beginnings

Dutch Passion were formally established in 1987, but the first genetics were collected in the 1970’s when Henk van Dalen was a Biology Student at Amsterdam University. In those days cannabis was being imported into Amsterdam from all over the world. Henk began collecting the different seeds from various batches of cannabis which in the early days came from numerous sources. Nigerian, South African, Brazilian, Filipino, Thai and even Californian cannabis was making its ways to the early Amsterdam Coffee shops. These varieties were often quite different in terms of the effect of the cannabis and the quality. The seeds were collected and became the basis of the early Dutch Passion breeding.

At the time, indoor growing techniques and equipment were quite basic. But Henk managed to grow the seeds, and eventually the best plants were selected for breeding and eventual crossing. Soon it was clear that the cannabis being grown in Amsterdam was of superior quality to that being imported. The 1970’s indoor growing scene was small, but the community of first seed pioneers was already at work, and they had a good selection of cannabis genetics from all over the world to start from. Today Dutch Passion still operate out of Amsterdam and have remained true to their original goal - to focus exclusively on supplying the best quality cannabis seeds.

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2017 Calendar of American cannabis events and competitions

2017 Calendar of American cannabis events and competitions

With cannabis legalisation gathering momentum across the USA, this year there are more cannabis events, competitions and expos than ever before. With so many to choose from, it can be difficult to decide which to attend, so here we've outlined a few of the more important ones to look out for.

Indo Expo Denver, Jan 28-29th

Massive cannabis trade show in Colorado's Mile High City with seminars, workshops, demonstrations, more than 200 exhibitors, thousands of attendees. Indoor, outdoor, greenhouse, production, processing and retail show.
https://indoexpo.com/

CannaCon Seattle, Feb 16-18

Creating a greener future for a global marketplace in education, horticulture, packaging, genetics and cannabis businesses, this is a trade show for innovators, educators, entrepreneurs and novices alike! Featuring vendors, exhibitors, seminars, keynote speakers and much more!

https://cannacon.org/seattle/

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Bio-Construction with cannabis plants

Bio-Construction with cannabis plants

Ecology and versatility of hemp

Cannabis Sativa is a plant with many facets, providing a lot of benefits and uses aside to its psychoactive traits, known as marijuana.

Aside from using its flowers, its resin and its terpenes to make extracts, creams, cosmetic of cannabis, medicine, and using their seeds in nutrition, we can work with their stems and branches to extract from it the most long and resistant plant fiber of the nature and with which we can develop multitude of things such as fuel, fertilisers, inks, adhesives, lubricants, as well as clothing, musical instruments, etc. ...

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California legalizes recreational marijuana

California legalizes recreational marijuana

The Golden State legalizes recreational cannabis

This past Tuesday 8 November 2016 will go down in history as the day in which California legalized the recreational use of marijuana across its territory with 56% of votes in favor of the bill. We must remember that this state was the first one to legalize the therapeutic use of cannabis and its derivative products in 1996. To access the products of the dispensaries an authorization card - issued by a doctor - was needed.

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Cannabis in the UK

Cannabis in the UK

History of Cannabis in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has been using cannabis for centuries. Scythians, a nomadic Indo-European tribe, are believed to have introduced the plant into eastern Europe around 500BC. After this, germanic tribes may have carried cannabis into Germany, and from there the plant may have been brought into Britain with the Anglo-Saxon invasions during the 5th century (mentions to cannabis have been found in an Anglo-Saxon herbal). Over the centuries, hemp became a major source of vegetable fibre for Britain, especially for its impressive Navy. Indeed, the best ropes - and sails - at that time were made of hemp, normally coming from Russia.

Britain needed more hemp fibre, so King Henry VIII (1533) forced landlords to grow it in part of their lands. Over the years this need increased, so Elizabeth I actually fined those landlords who refused to grow hemp. Still, climate conditions in Britain were not ideal to grow it, so they began to grow hemp in Canada and other British colonies. Indeed, Canada became one of the main producers of hemp for Britain, since farmers were pushed to grow it instead of food crops with the promise that all production would be bought by the Britons. This demand remained stable during the XIX century, and even caused tensions between Britain and France, which tried to block the hemp trade between Russia and the UK.

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2016 Expogrow Irun

2016 Expogrow Irun

Expogrow, Irun's cannabis festival

One of the main cannabis events in Europe has just celebrated its fifth edition. More than 17.000 visitors and 1.200 professionals of the cannabis sector gathered once again in Irun, 200 metres away from the French border. Despite the horrible weather, thousands of people visited the fairground, 60% of them being French.

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Cannabis in Canada

Cannabis in Canada

History of cannabis in Canada

The history of Canada goes hand in hand with cannabis cultivation. The first know Cannabis Sativa crop in canada dates back to 1606 in Nova Scotia, and was carried out by Louis Hébert, considered the first Canadian apothecary and friend of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of the province of Quebec (Eastern Canada).

By that time - early XVII century - cannabis was used throughout the world as a source of food, fibre, medicine, fuel...and of course recreationally. Still, it was mainly to produce textiles for the naval industry (ropes and sails) that cannabis was used in Europe, imported from Russia by Britain and from Asia by the Dutch. In this way, Europeans encouraged their colonies in America to start planting cannabis for fibre. The French and British promised to buy all the cannabis produced in Canadian farms, pushing settlers into cannabis cultivation. However, settlers often prefered to grow food crops - which they could eat - rather than cash crops like cannabis. Many names of American regions like Hemphills, Hempstead, Hampshires and Hemptons come from this time.

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