High! Europe Magazine Issue #1 - May 2019

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MAY 2019 - ISSUE #1 High! Europe is not responsible for the actions, services or quality of the products and services advertised within. We will not knowingly support unethical practices of any advertiser or contributor. High! Europe does not support the illegal use of any of the products or services mentioned within no matter how cool or life changing they may be.

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C O N T E N T S 06 WHAT DO 500 MILLION EUROPEANS HAVE IN COMMON?

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A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF TERPENES AND EXTRACTS

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26 CANNABIS IN EUROPE SPECIAL FEATURE FREAKING REEFER MADNESS

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EUROPEANS CELEBRATING CANNABIS & WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

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WHAT DO OVER 500 MILLION EUROPEANS HAVE IN COMMON??

AN EDITORIAL Welcome to the very first issue of High! Europe Magazine - an off shoot of the popular High! Canada Magazine. High! Europe Magazine wants to con nue the good work of it’s parent magazine and seeks to inform and educate Europeans about Cannabis and hemp by looking at the culture and talking to the people behind the cannabis ideas that are changing an en re world. What do over 500 million Europeans have in common? Only that cannabis and hemp will change the way we all live.

When we look back in years to come at the way cannabis and hemp has improved so many lives it will make us all proud to have been there when we s aw h e c h a n g i n g d e sweep across the en re world.

This month, we look at Interna onal Health Day with a special focus on cannabis as medicine. and this issue is dedicated to all the amazing women in the cannabis industry. Special shout outs to our own High! Europe Magazine team - Rainbow Smithe, Model: @JuelzAnger Photographer: @ryitphotography

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Cy Williams Publisher/Editor

Tammi Stanhope Contributor

Phil Wong Business Editor

Rainbow Smithe Contributor

Miss Linotte Contributor

Janine Morra Editorial Team

Jason Ward Contributor

Dave McAdams Contributor

Here is what I want you to re m e m b e r. C a n n a b i s c u l t u re belongs to everyone. It brings people together on so many levels and the list of things that both THC and CBD can do is staggering. Not that long ago cannabis was illegal in Canada and there were a lot of people working and preparing for the changes that were to come post-legaliza on. One of those changes was that, sooner rather than later, cannabis culture was going to be opened up to everyone around the world.

I n t h e o r y, t h i s w o u l d a l l o w Europeans to reap in the benefits that so many people thought would come with legalizing such a precious and healing commodity. The whole world is now taking strides in a very different world, slowly stepping out of the shadows and peering cau ously at the light of this new legal Interna onals market.

Do you know what I see when I look at cannabis culture in Europe? I see possibility and promise. I see many people working hard at figh ng s gma who are educa ng and informing Europeans about cannabis, hemp and CBD every day.

Cy Williams Publisher/Editor High! Europe Magazine

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A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF TERPENES AND EXTRACTS With concentrate companies leaning away from ever higher THC percentages andmoving towards an emphasis on flavor. Terpenes have taken centre stage. As acceptance of Cannabis grows, the synergis c rela onship between terpenes and cannabinoids has become a popular topic.

Terpenes are a large and diverse class of organic compounds, produced by a variety of plants.They o en have a strong odor and can act to protect the plants that produce them by deterring herbivores and by a rac ng predators and parasites of herbivores.

Terpenes are the major components of rosin and of turpen ne produced from resin. The name "terpene" is derived from the word "terpen ne", an obsolete form of the word "turpen ne". Terpenes are also major biosynthe c building blocks.

Terpenes and terpenoids are the primary cons tuents of the essen al oils of many types of medicinal plants and flowers.

Essen al oils are used widely as fragrances in perfumery, and in medicine and alterna ve medicines such as aromatherapy.

Most people are familiar with the therapeu c benefits of essen al oils; these are simply plant extracted terpenes. When nonpsychoac ve terpenes are consumed in

conjunc on with cannabinoids they act together to alter the perceived “high”. Terpenes help THC to pass through the blood brain barrier facilita ng faster access to your cannabinoid receptors. They can also have the opposite effect restric ng THC absorp on.

The scents and flavors of terpenes are familiar to everyone and are present in our day to day lives along with flavonoids which also contribute to the flavor of Cannabis and foods we consume every day. Myrcene, the most abundant terpene in Cannabis, has an earthy, musky, clove or some mes fruity smell and is found in high levels in fruits such as mangoes. When combined with THC it amplifies the seda ve effects of Cannabis. Other terpenes that act like this are Terpinolene which has a floral aroma and Nerolidol which smells woody. Limonene, the second most abundant terpene, smells of citrus. Its effects result in an energe c high, most commonly associated with sa va strains.

Borneol, smelling of mint and camphor may increase the psychoac ve effects of Cannabis while Linalool with its lavender fragrance has an -anxiety proper es. Con nued research can only further our understanding of these unique interac ons.

Now that Cannabis has become legalized, many people are dabbling in the various delivery devices and associated ephemera. This has

preference.

A wide assortment of THC concentrates play with the ra os of te r p e n e s a n d cannabinoids. With so many companies producing such an assortment of live resins there are bound to be some accidental discoveries.

caused an explosion of companies and products.

Due to concentrates only being available in the unregulated market, there is no standardiza on.

Terpenes are vola le so the amount and type found in dry flowers is very different then what is found in fresh bud. The products made from material that is harvested, flash frozen, then processed result in the highest percentages of these aroma c compounds.

These products are considered “full spectrum extracts” because they retain roughly the same spectrum and ra o of desirable compounds as the plant had when it was alive. The lack of standardiza on has resulted in a limited array of products being given an assortment of names making it very confusing for anyone not familiar with them.

“Full spectrum extracts” is the moniker given when the ac ve ingredients are extracted from live cannabis and preserve the natural ra os of terpenes, flavonoids and cannabinoids. Another name for this is “live resin” This category contains both solvent and solventless op ons. In the solvent catergory BHO/PHO (butane or propane hash oil) are made by closed loop extrac on systems (that run these solvents through the material stripping off the desired products and then evapora ng off butane and/or propane in a vacuum chamber and reclaiming the hydrocarbons).

One such discovery was made when a jar of BHO was uninten onally le in the vacuum oven too long. The vola le terpenes, which acted as a solvent with cannabinoids had evaporated causing the solu on to become supersaturated with THC. The result is referred to as THC-A "diamonds". These are either separated and sold alone or with the terpenes in different ra os. When there is a higher percentage of THC-A it is o en referred to as HCFSE “high cannabinoid full spectrum extract”; when made with a higher percentage of terpenes it is referred to as HTFSE “high terpene full spectrum extract”.

The therapeu c proper es of both essen al oils, which are just plant derived or lab produced terpenes, and Cannabis are well known and widely used. Combining different types and amounts of terpenes in varying ra os will provide insight to the entourage effect and should lead us down some interes ng paths in the future in the recrea onal and medicinal markets.

With the legaliza on and mainstream acceptance of Cannabis around the world, let's hope we see these products move out of the unregulated market and onto the shelves of our local, legally run shops. I hope you are as excited as I am to see where it goes and what wonders it will bring!

WARD BYJASON BY JASON WARD In contrast, solventless live extracts are produced by applying heat and pressure to fresh plant material and collec ng the viscous liquefied resin. This is a dras cally simpler process than hydrocarbon extrac on, and is known as “live rosin”. The end result is the same, how you get there depends on personal

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igh! Canada Magazine has had the extreme honor of si ng down with two me, Cannabis crusader and Cannabis Influencer Clint Younge. We had Clint in our August edi on of High Canada magazine and talked about mental health and his me with MMJ Canada. We are honored to have a chance to talk to Clint again before he leaves Canada on some interna onal adventures.

Clint - It is such an honor that you've invited us to sit down with you again. Tell me a li le bit about what you've got going on right now?

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Thanks, Cy. I took the role of President for Company X in Zurich, Switzerland. We have 40,000m2 of outdoor grows with carefully selected high cbd plants, along with 20,000m2 of greenhouses and about 5,000m2 of premium indoor grow space.

Company X has distribu on across Europe and is also consul ng on interna onal projects. We work towards ver cally integra ng those new ventures into the Company X structure. We help the local governments build their Cannabis infrastructure and help educate the legislators' set up a fair-trade syste m to e n s u re a q u a l i t y p ro d u c t fo r interna onal distribu on. Making sure that the local popula on benefits first and foremost on those ventures is primordial to Company X. As you can see, we have been on a marathon for the last 5 months, boots on the ground, ge ng things done.

Bringing Swiss Hempcare and Greenology together in Company X was a large task on its own.

Greenology are indoor growing specialists and was founded in 2017. In that short me, their master grower Tim has become one of the best in the industry. Amazing flowers with under 1% Thc, but with high THC terp profiles. Actually, Company X entered into the Silver Cup at Spannabis this year for CBD flowers and won first place, it was actually the first me we entered a compe on as a unit.

The amazing quality of the batch that won Spannabis was 17.6% and I believe 0.68% THC, but we already managed to push the bar higher on the harvest we had recently, it tested at 20.6% CBD and 0.7% THC. These guys are ge ng be er and be er as me goes, so who knows what other great material can come out of there in the future?

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igh! Europe Magazine hatte die Ehre, sich zweimal mit Cannabis Vorreiter und Influencer Clint Younge zusammenzusetzen. Wir hatten Clint in unserer August Ausgabe des High Canada Magazins und sprachen über psychische Gesundheit und seine Zeit mit MMJ Canada. Wir fühlen uns geehrt, noch einmal mit Clint sprechen zu können, bevor er Kanada für internationale Abenteuer verlässt.

Clint, Es ist eine solche Ehre, dass du uns eingeladen hast wieder mit dir zusammenzusitzen. Erzähl mir ein wenig darüber, was du gerade vorhast?

Danke, Cy. Ich übernahm die Stellung als Präsident von Company X in Zürich, Schweiz. Wir verfügen über eine Fläche von 40.000 Quadratmeter sorgfältig ausgewähltem outdoor Hanf, weitere 20.000 Quadratmeter Greenhouse sowie etwa 5.000 Quadratmeter Premium Indoor CBD. Company X verfügt über einen europaweiten Vertrieb und ist in internationalen Projekten beratend. Wir arbeiten daran, diverse Unternehmen untergeordnet in die Struktur von Company X zu integrieren. Wir helfen den lokalen Regierungen beim Au au ihrer CannabisInfrastruktur und helfen den Gesetzgebern, ein Fair-Trade-System aufzubauen, um Qualitätsprodukte für den internationalen Handel sicherzustellen. Wir beschäftigen uns seit 5 Monaten mit der Umsetzung und dem Start unseres Konzeptes. Die Vereinigung von Swiss Hempcare und Greenology unter Company X war bereits eine große Aufgabe für sich allein.

Greenology ist spezialisiert auf Indoor und wurde 2017 gegründet. In dieser kurzen Zeit hat sich ihr Growmaster Tim zu einem der Besten der Branche entwickelt, welcher erstklassige hohe CBD-Blüten züchtet. Erstaunliche Blüten mit unter 1% THC und doch hohen THCTerpenprofilen. Company X hat dieses Jahr erstmalig als Zusammenschluss mit einem CBD Produkt an der Spannabis am Silvercup teilgenommen und bereits den ersten Platz belegt. Das Siegerprodukt hatte noch folgende Analysewerte auszuweisen: 17,6% CBD und ich glaube 0,68%. THC Zwischenzeitlich konnten wir die Werte bereits wieder verbessern und wiesen bei der letzten Ernte folgendes aus: 20,6% CBD

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with two awards. High! Canada Magazine was so hyped to find out about your Spannabis win, tell me a li le more about what happened between the me you won the two Li Awards to the me your team won in Barcelona in March 2019. There is a lot that went on there during that period, can you tell our readers a li le about that me?

Company X, and truly becoming a worldwide cannabis brand.

Yes of course. When we last met, I had recently resigned from MMJ Canada. I had made a promise to my staff, that if I did resign from MMJ Canada I wouldn't take a job in the legal market in Canada. There were internal problems with the board, the vision of the company changed, the way things were going poli cally and the way that the government was taking control and ramping up enforcement…

The best thing about that is you, in my opinion as editor of a Canadian cannabis magazine is that you are at the top of your game here in Canada. A country that is world renowned and applauded around the world right now for the posi ve steps it has made in terms of Cannabis, in terms of legaliza on. High! Canada Magazine is so incredibly proud of you because you've not only risen to the top of your game in Canada but you've taken that to Europe in a big way and you're leaving the country, making big sacrifices. You are leaving family and friends behind to do something absolutely amazing and it's helping Canada become a true World Player.

By that point, I felt it was me to move on, keep my promise, and that's exactly what I did. I started probing European companies to see where I could posi on myself abroad. During that me, I was approached by several Canadian and North American companies, but a er careful considera on, I decided to align myself with Company X. They were a no-brainer, a team with which I share the values. It was crazy, an instant synergy.

Their level of compassion, dona ng parts of their salary, parts of their sales and their me towards building nonprofits helping others. Of course, everyone cares about money, we all want to make money, it's a good business, you need to make money, but you should never sell yourself, your vision or your dreams. Company X always put compassion and integrity over greed. I was no cing that a lot of the people I was mee ng during my quest to find the right partners were just talking about money, money, money and more money. That played a major role in my decision to not take their offers. For me, Company X had the values I was looking for, and in the heart of the largest untapped cannabis market in the world, Europe.

I never looked at it that way. I've always kind of looked at things like « I'm just a sick dude, a li le bit broken », trying to make the world a be er place with cannabis. I knew it would have been immoral for me to take a job in Canada, especially in the legal market and a er everything I went through with MMJ Canada. I don't mean any disrespect towards the people who work in the new legal framework, great, good on them, I know they need to survive. At the end of the day, you need to do what you need to do in this industry to make sure you have a paycheck and be happy. I didn't take a job in the legal market in Canada, simply because I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if I didn't leave Canada and do this. Now I get to help developing countries with their economic situa on and building both their legal and physical cannabis infrastructure. We can be extremely beneficial to local communi es in developing countries through cannabis. I'm blessed that I get represent my home country of Canada doing this interna onally, I've always looked at myself as more of a world ci zen. I've always said from the start; I'm not going to stop un l I do this across the globe.

Company X and it's founding companies, Greenology, and Swiss Hempcare, were the ones with which I found the most affinity. I'd spoken to other companies in Europe and they always carry that « Old Con nent » na onal pride. When I was mee ng the teams in Switzerland, I'd always hear that "Oh Man, we want to make everything Swiss made, Swiss strong". It made sense to me and, when you think about it, it's a great selling point for products because « Swiss Made » carries a lot of significance, ethics, high quality, precision, perfec on… What I found most interes ng though, is that typical Swiss neutrality, working interna onally with companies from various countries in the emerging cannabis markets. Helping them grow ethically, ver cally integra ng their structure in

I strategically placed myself in Europe with ICBC through Alex Rogers, Jamie Shaw, people like yourself Cy. I poised myself as a strong advocate in Canada by winning mul ple awards and by being featured on various magazine covers. At the end of the day, ge ng visibility and notoriety in the industry is nice, but these are just some of the perks that the companies I work with get if they take me on as either a partner and/or consultant. What makes me competent at what I do is being able to build up an exis ng company from within, give the teams the ability to fight and win on the market essen ally. When I started at MMJ, I always envisioned binging it from the star ng blocks to somewhere special. They were doing about $900,000 in sales a year when I started. We managedModel: to growAngelina from 1 store to 11 Blessed Photographer: @tayloroakesproductions

und 0,7% THC. Dieses Team wird mit der Zeit immer besser, also wer weiß, welches andere großartige Material in Zukunft entwickelt wird?

Als wir das letzte Mal beim Lift Cannabis Award im Dezember 2018 mit dir gesprochen haben, hast du zwei Auszeichnungen gewonnen. High! Canada Magazin war so erfreut von eurem Spannabis-Gewinn zu erfahren. Erzähl mir etwas mehr darüber, was zwischen dem Zeitpunkt, als du die beiden Lift Awards gewonnen hast, und dem Zeitpunkt, als dein Team im März 2019 in Barcelona gewann, geschah. Es gibt viel, was in dieser Zeit dort passiert ist, kannst du unseren Lesern ein wenig über diese Zeit berichten?

Natürlich. Als wir uns das letzte Mal trafen, war ich kürzlich von MMJ Canada zurückgetreten. Ich hatte meinen Mitarbeitern gegenüber versprochen, dass ich nach meinem Rücktritt keinen Job in dem kanadischen Markt annehmen würde. Es gab interne Probleme mit dem Vorstand, die Vision des Unternehmens änderte sich, die Art und Weise, wie die Dinge politisch liefen und wie die Regierung die Kontrolle übernahm und umsetzte.... Zu diesem Zeitpunkt fühlte ich, dass es an der Zeit war, weiterzumachen jedoch mein Versprechen einzuhalten, und das ist genau das, was ich tat. Ich begann, europäische Unternehmen zu begutachten, um zu sehen, wo ich mich im Ausland positionieren könnte. Während dieser Zeit wurde ich von mehreren kanadischen und nordamerikanischen Unternehmen angesprochen, aber nach reiflicher Überlegung entschied ich mich für das Projekt Comnpany X. Es war ein No-Brainer, ein Team, mit dem ich die Werte teile und unmittelbar Synergien ausgetauscht werden konnten. Ihr Mitgefühl, die Spende von Teilen ihres Gehalts, Teile ihrer Verkäufe und ihrer Zeit für den Au au von gemeinnützigen Organisationen, die anderen helfen hat mich beeindruckt. Natürlich kümmert sich jeder um Geld, wir alle wollen Geld verdienen, es ist ein gutes Geschäft und du musst Geld verdienen, aber du solltest dich selbst, deine Vision oder deine Träume nie verkaufen.

Company X stellt immer Mitgefühl und Integrität über Gier. Ich bemerkte, dass viele der Leute, die ich während meiner Suche nach den richtigen Partnern traf, nur über Geld und noch mehr Geld sprachen. Das spielte eine große Rolle bei meiner Entscheidung, ihre Angebote nicht anzunehmen. Für mich vertritt Company X die Werte, nach denen ich suchte, und zwar im Herzen des größten ungenutzten Cannabismarktes der Welt, Europa. Company X und ihre Gründerfirmen Greenology und Swiss Hempcare waren diejenigen, mit denen ich mich am meisten verbunden fühlte. Ich hatte mit anderen Unternehmen in Europa gesprochen, welche immer einen historischen Nationalstolz zum

Ausdruck brachten. Als ich die Teams in der Schweiz traf, hörte ich immer: "Oh Mann, wir wollen alles unter dem Label "Swiss made". Es hat für mich Sinn gemacht, und wenn man darüber nachdenkt, ist es ein gutes Verkaufsargument für Produkte. Denn "Swiss Made" hat viel Bedeutungen, Ethik, hohe Qualität, Präzision, Perfektion.... Was ich jedoch am interessantesten fand, ist die typische Schweizer Neutralität und die internationale Zusammenarbeit mit Unternehmen aus verschiedenen Ländern in den aufstrebenden Cannabismärkten. Sie dabei zu unterstützen, ethisch zu wachsen, ihre Struktur in Company X zu integrieren und wirklich eine weltweite Cannabismarke zu werden.

Meiner Meinung nach als Redakteur eines kanadischen Cannabismagazins ist das Beste daran dass du hier in Kanada an der Spitze deines Arbeitsfeldes stehst. Ein Land, das weltweit bekannt ist und derzeit weltweit für seine positiven Schritte in Bezug auf Cannabis, in Bezug auf die Legalisierung, gelobt wird. High! Canada Magazine ist so unglaublich stolz auf dich, weil du nicht nur in Kanada an die Spitze gestiegen bist, sondern auch das mit nach Europa genommen hast und das Land verlässt und große Opfer bringst. Du lässt Familie und Freunde zurück, um etwas absolut Erstaunliches zu tun, und es hilft Kanada, ein echter World Player zu werden.

Ja, ich habe es noch nie so gesehen. Ich habe mir immer Dinge angesehen, als wäre ich nur ein passionierter Typ, der versucht, die Welt mit Cannabis zu einem besseren Ort zu machen. Ich wusste, dass es moralisch "nicht richtig" für mich gewesen wäre, einen Job in Kanada auf dem Arbeitsmarkt anzunehmen, nach allem, was ich mit MMJ Canada durchgemacht habe. Nicht, dass ich die Menschen nicht respektiere welche dies getan haben. Ich weiß, dass du überleben musst, du musst tun, was du in dieser Branche tun musst, um sicherzustellen, dass du einen Gehaltsscheck hast und glücklich bist. Wenn man weiss, dass dies der Weg ist, den du gehen willst dann ist das in Ordnung. Ich war noch nie jemand, der jemanden darüber verurteilt eine Entscheidung getroffen zu haben. Aber ich würde an einer gesamten Mitarbeiterversammlung hinsetzen und klarstellen dass wir dies alle gemeinsam durchmachen müssen und sonst dies keiner von uns tun wird, einschliesslich mir. Ich habe in Kanada keinen Job auf dem Markt angenommen. Ich hätte nicht mit mir selbst leben können, wenn ich Kanada nicht verlassen hätte und das getan hätte. Das ist nur ein Bonus, jetzt, da ich verschiedenen Ländern und ihrer wirtschaftlichen Situation, ihrer Infrastruktur und

stores and upward of $50 million dollars in sales a year by the me I le .

Over the last 3 years, we raised over $250,000 for groups like « The LOST Organiza on » with the help of so many amazing advocates and companies. I would honestly like to list them all because they all generously donated around $5,000, but they know who they are and should be proud to support such a good cause. A big thank you to bands like Monster Truck, Walk Off The Earth, Sco Hellman, Ben Sinister and many others that played for the cause and saw what we were trying to do.

I helped build « The LOST Organiza on » with Rebecca Taube, a big mental health advocate. That's when my drive and my ability to never quit comes into play, ALWAYS complete the task at hand. When I say something, whether I can be a bit harsh some mes or not, which I feel in this industry you need to be, it gets done and it gets done very quickly. I am extremely lucky to have found a team like the one in Company X, which is driven to execute as fast and swi ly as I do.

Tell us a li le bit more about Company X, who are you working with?

Mario Nyfeler , Tobias Jenni and Manuel Kobler make up the top management at Greenology. They are our indoor grow specialists for Company X and they excel at it. Tobias is also a board member of the Medical Cannabis Associa on of Switzerland, which works directly with the state on issues like cannabis compliancy, pilot medical projects, and r&d. It's like CAMCD (Canadian Associa on of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries) was for a while when Jamie Shaw was president. Some great people were involved in it as well and made some headway, such as Kerry Jang who's regula ons were put in place before the final law was dra ed in Canada. The beauty of Tobias having this direct communica on with the state is that it covers a broad spectrum of cannabis-related topics. This makes Tobi's role very important, as educa ng the government about the rights and the wrongs of the industry is what will make it ul mately move

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ihren Problemen, die sie in ihren Ländern haben, helfen kann. Ich kann jetzt durch Cannabis und industriellen Hanf helfen. Ich bin zu beneiden, dass ich Kanada vertreten darf, aber ich habe mich immer als Weltbürger betrachtet und immer gesagt, dass ich vom ersten Tag an nicht au ören werde, bis ich dies global tue.

Ich habe mich über ICBC durch Alex Rogers, Jamie Shaw, Leute wie Cy Williams, die du kennst, strategisch in Europa platziert und mich auf dem Laufenden gehalten. Ich habe mich in Kanada als wirklich starker Vertreter positioniert, indem ich mehrere Auszeichnungen erhalten habe und auf den Covers von Zeitschriften zu sehen war. Am Ende des Tages ist es aber nicht das, was Clint Younge stark macht in dem, was er tut. Dies sind nur einige Boni, die das Unternehmen erhält, wenn es mich entweder als Partner und/oder als Arbeitskraft einsetzt. Was mich stark macht, ist das, was ich innerhalb des Unternehmens tue und meine F ä h i g k e i t d a s We s e n t l i c h e aufzubauen. Ich brachte MMJ von einem Punkt an die Spitze.

Bei meinem Beginn war ungefähr ein Umsatz von $900.000 pro Jahr mit einem Geschäft verzeichnet.

Bis ich das Unternehmen wuchs dieses auf elf Geschäfte sowie einem Jahresumsatz von $50 Millionen Dollar.

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Wir haben in den letzten drei Jahren über 250.000 Dollar für Gruppen wie die LOST Organization mit Hilfe so vieler erstaunlicher Ve r t r e t e r u n d U n t e r n e h m e n gesammelt. Ich möchte sie gerne alle auflisten, da sie alle umdie $5.000 einzig für ein Logo gespendet haben.

Aber ich würde nicht einmal wissen, wo ich anfangen soll, zudem gibt es einige dieser Marken bereits nicht mehr. Es gäbe eine Liste von über fünfzig. Vielen Dank an alle, die uns jemals geholfen haben, diese Art von Geld aufzubringen und vielen Bands wie Monster Truck, Walk Off The Earth, Scott Hellman, Ben Sinister und vielen anderen, die kostenlos spielten und sahen, was wir zu tun versuchten und das Gesamtbild sahen. Ich half beim Au au der LOST Organisation mit Rebecca Taube, einer psychiatrischen Organisation in Hamilton,

forward on some issues.

Manuel Kobler, our Chief Legal Officer is another person that keeps Company X going strong. He keeps a close eye on all the partners as he knows the some mes-tricky legal landscape operators in the cannabis industry have to navigate in. I care about Manuel very much, he's a very compassionate person and always on point. If there are any legal issues, it all comes down to his call, some mes tough calls, that's something I admire very much in Manuel. His ability to balance and deal with not only Greenology but also with Company X is unmatched. He makes everything work seamlessly and keeps a levelled head doing so. I actually learned from his way of execu ng tasks, I tend to get overwhelmed with so many things going on at the same me, it is refreshing to have a calmer way of dealing with things, a different way to deal with my own mental health issues while I'm going through stressful mes.

Concerning my fight with mental health, I always used the LOST Organiza on as a safe place to deal with my stress, as well as Amazing Fitness, in Hamilton. You know I've never been through more struggles in my life than I have with cannabis and mental health, every me I come into Amazing Fitness, John, Alex and Mike (who are part of the family that runs it) make me feel loved whether I'm in a bad mood or I'm in a great mood.

They always just tolerate and accept who I am, and it's a wonderful place to be able to go and work out and feel safe and deal with your stress. For this, you need a safe place, an outlet, and Amazing Fitness has given me all that. I'm very thankful for everything that both groups have done for me over the last three years, thank you guys.

Going back to Manuel and seeing the way that he goes about his businesses is a great experience for me. To get to witness it all from the outside looking in because it teaches me about myself and the things I could change. Mario, the CEO of Greenology is the educator in the group. He does all touring of the facili es, breaks down informa on, oversees the master growers and is overall a very educated man. Mario to me is a great leader, he always keeps his composure and is overall a different type of leader than I am. He doesn't speak unless what he says has substance and is always watching and listening. He's a very valuable asset when we get in big discussions with poten al partners or strategic investors. Mario is a serial entrepreneur and has also dealt with big players in the past, making him an invaluable asset to Company X.

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The rest of Company X would be Nicolas Meyerman and Sebas en Naville, along with the Swiss Hempcare Team. Nima and Sina Kämpf both come from a family of diplomats, they had the opportunity to travel extensively and live in many different countries across the globe. They have both been ac ve in cannabis since 2016 when they founded their company, Swiss Hempcare. When these boys start a task - they complete it.

Kanada, und wir haben das alles in 3,5 Jahren gemacht. Das ist es, wobei meine Passion und Umsetzungsfähigkeit ins Spiel kommt. Wenn ich etwas sage, ob ich nun ein wenig zickig sein kann oder nicht, was ich in dieser Branche für notwendig halte, dann wird es erledigt und zwar sehr schnell. Der Segen, den ich mit den Jungs von Company X in diesem neuen Projekt habe, ist, dass sie alle genauso zielstrebig sind wie ich.

Erzähl uns uns ein wenig mehr über Company X, mit wem arbeitest du zusammen?

Mario Nyfeler ist der CEO von Greenology, Tobias Jenni ist der COO und Manuel Kobler ist der Chief Legal Officer von Greenology, das sind im Wesentlichen die drei Hauptpartner von Greenology. Tobias ist auch Mitbegründer des Medical Cannabis Verein Schweiz, welche direkt mit dem Staat die THC Pilotprojekte und eine Regulierung in der Schweiz anstrebt. Des weiteren organisiert der Verein montaliche Patiententreffen um Patienten zusammen zu bringen und zu informieren. Es ist vergleichbar mit CAMCD, jedoch wurde tatsächlich Fortschritt erzielt. CAMCD bzw. die Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries bestand eine Weile und Jamie Shaw war Präsidentin. Riel (XXXX) und einige andere großartige Leute, die daran beteiligt waren, machten auch mit Kerry Jang Fortschritte, um Regulierungen voranzutreiben, bevor das Gesetz in Kanada umgesetzt wurde. Das Schöne an Tobias ist, dass seine Kommunikation mit dem Staat eine Fülle von verschiedenen Themen enthält und es Tobias wirklich besonders macht, wie er Menschen unterrichtet, wie er die Regierung über die Wahrheit, das Recht und das Unrecht von industriellem Hanf informieren kann.

Ohne Manuel Kobler hätten wir viele rechtliche Probleme. Er ist die Person, die Company X stark macht. Greenology und wir alle werden durch ihn flächendeckend überprüft, wie die Dinge gemacht werden, wie die Dinge formuliert werden, wie die Dinge in der Öffentlichkeit durchgeführt werden.

Manuel ist geschäftlich sehr fokussiert. Ich fühle mich sehr verbunden zu Manuel. Er ist ein sehr mitfühlender Mensch und er ist aufgeregt wie ich.

Er neigt dazu aus Vorsicht Angst zu bekommen, und ich kann das Potential in ihm sehen. Wie ich, kümmert er sich so sehr um unser Projekt. Da er in

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MAGAZ NE What I really admire about Nima are his communica on skills, his ability to see through the smoke and mirrors and to execute a task quickly. There is no be er CEO for Swiss Hempcare. His brother Sina is always on the go, constantly making sure that all opera ons are going smoothly with Swiss Hempcare and Company X. They are both a valuable piece to the puzzle and bring a lot to Company X. They are expert outdoor and greenhouse growers, with a work ethic and dedica on to the industry is admirable.

Together it's quite impressive what Swiss Hempcare and Greenology are doing. Nicolas and Sebas en are partners in Company X, they both come from banking and finance backgrounds in Switzerland. Having extensive client rela ons and por olio management experience, they will probably be the ones you shake hands with at different conferences and trade shows.

It's been a tough road for them the last couple of years, before ge ng into the cannabis industry. They each lost a parent to cancer and had to deal with the increasingly complicated and stressful Swiss banking sector. Since

2014 and the collapse of Swiss banking secrecy, along with increased sanc ons and scru ny from the U.S and European Union, it led many people in the financial sector to have burnouts and experience various mental health issues. With many in the banking sector losing their jobs, the last 5 years dealt a major blow to the Swiss banking system. Nick and Seb's entrance into the cannabis industry wasn't easy either. They were confronted with many obstacles and unscrupulous companies and realized that bringing their vision to a group of people who could grow it and execute it was the only way to get somewhere. I am extremely happy to have seen them persevere through all this, and to have those two in Company X is unbelievable. From sales or managing client rela onships to bringing major deals to the table, there is nothing those two can't do. Seb has found his calling in large scale biomass projects, and Nick is an encyclopaedia about everything cannabis, especially when it comes to extrac ons and bi-products.

That's Company X essen ally.

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dieser Position ist, ist alles rechtskonform, und der Druck scheint grösser zu werden, weil alles auf ihm lastet. Wenn es irgendwelche rechtlichen Probleme gibt, kümmert sich Manuel darum, das ist etwas, das ich an Manuel sehr bewundere - seine Fähigkeit, ein Gleichgewicht herzustellen und sich nicht nur mit Greenology, sondern auch mit Company X zu beschäftigen, alles zusammenzufügen und gleichzeitig einen ausgeglichenen Kopf zu behalten.

Ich habe daraus gelernt, weil ich dazu neige, mit den Dingen überfordert zu sein, und ich habe ein Team, das mir eine ruhigere Art und Weise mit dem Umgang auch mit meinen eigenen Dingen beschert. Wenn es um meinen Kampf mit der psychischen Gesundheit geht, benutzte ich immer die LOST Organisation in Hamilton, Ontario, Kanada als sicheren Ort und auch Amazing Fitness, ebenfalls in Hamilton. Du weißt, dass ich noch nie mehr Kämpfe in meinem Leben durchgemacht habe als mit Cannabis und geistiger Gesundheit und jedes Mal, wenn ich zu Amazing Fitness komme, John, Alex und Mike, die die Familie sind, die es leitet, geben mir das Gefühl, geliebt zu werden, ob ich in einer schlechten Stimmung bin oder ob ich in einer guten Stimmung bin. Sie tolerieren und akzeptieren immer nur, wer ich bin, und es ist ein wunderbarer Ort, um hin zu gehen und zu trainieren und sich sicher zu fühlen und mit psychischen Erkrankungen ein Umgang zu finden. Für mich brauchst du einen sicheren Ort, du brauchst einen

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Rückzugspunkt, und Amazing Fitness hat mir das geboten. Ich bin sehr dankbar für alles, was beide Gruppen auch in den letzten drei Jahren für mich getan haben.

Zurück zu Manuel. Ihn, und seine Art und Weise, wie er seine Geschäfte betreibt, zu sehen, ist für mich eine wirklich großartige Erfahrung. Das alles von außen zu erleben und Einblick zu erhalten lehrt mich über mich selbst und die Dinge, die ich ändern könnte. Jetzt kommen wir zu Mario Nyfeler. Mario ist der CEO von Greenology. Er macht alle Touren durch die Anlagen, liefert sämtliche Informationen und Daten, überwacht die Mastergrower und ist insgesamt ein sehr gebildeter Mann. Mario hat für mich grosse Führungsqualitäten. Er ist ein sehr berechnender Mensch. Er spricht nicht, es sei denn, das Gespräch ist zielgerichtet. Er schaut immer zu und hört immer zu. Er ist ein sehr wertvolles Kapital, wenn wir in große Gespräche mit potenziellen Partnerschaften und strategischen Investoren treten. Mario hat bereits mehrfache Erfahrung in der Gründung verschiedener Firmen und hat sich bereits mit anderen Big Playern in der Schweiz und diesem Arbeitsfeld auseinandergesetzt.

Der Rest von Company X ist Nick Meyerman und Sebastien Naville. Seitens Swiss Hempcare kommt Nima Kampf und sein Bruder Sina Kampf. Sie sind

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What does the future hold for you and Company X? We are going to be working in mul ple countries and ver cally integra ng those ventures into Company X. In order to be more eďŹƒcient, I'm living part- me in Bangkok and with Company X we are working with Southeast Asian countries that I have to leave nameless right now. We also have poten al plays in North and South America. As we move forward we'll be expanding our facili es as well as our distribu on in pharmacies and retail loca ons across Europe. We are looking to become the biggest cannabis wellness brand in the world.

You're going to be seeing us at Cannatrade and ICBC in Zurich in May. ICBC is May 15-16th and we'll be on two dierent panels speaking. I will be on the

Strategic Partnership Panel and Tobias will be on a Swiss business panel. Immediately a er that, we have Cannatrade from May 17th to the 19th. It's easy to get a hold of us there, and we will also be out in force interna onally throughout a number of events this year as well.

See you in Switzerland!

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Es ist ziemlich beeindruckend, was Swiss Hempcare und Greenology bereits leisten. Nick und Sebastien sind zusätzlich Partner von Company X. Nick und Sebastien kommen beide aus dem Bankenumfeld. Sie haben beide Szenarien im Leben durchlebt, in denen sie ihre Eltern, die eigene Mutter und den Vater des anderen verloren haben und bereits stark unter psychischer Belastung standen. Es war bereits ein harter Weg für sie. Der Zugang zu Cannabis war für sie auch nicht einfach. Sie wurden anfangs nicht sehr gut behandelt, und es ist unglaublich, wie sie bei all den Dingen, die sie für Company X tun, durchhalten. Vom Vertrieb über die Verwaltung, von Kundenbetreuung bis hin zum Einbringen essentieller Inputs - es gibt nichts, was diese beiden nicht können. Das ist im Wesentlichen Company X. Wie sieht die Zukunft für dich und Company X aus?

Nun, wir werden in mehreren Ländern arbeiten und Company X in diversen Ländern etablieren.

Ich lebe Teilzeit in Bangkok und arbeite mit einem südostasiatischen Land zusammen, das ich im Moment nicht nennen kann. Wir haben auch in Nord- und Südamerika mögliche Partnerschaften. Im weiteren Verlauf werden wir unsere Anlagen vergrössern und in unseren Einrichtungen sowie in der Distribution in unseren Apotheken und im Einzelhandel in ganz Europa expandieren. Wir wollen weltweit ein einflussreicher CBD Brand werden.

beide jünger und sein Vater war Schweizer Diplomat in verschiedenen Ländern. Beide sind seit 2017 im Cannabisbereich tätig, was diese beiden Brüder besonders macht. Wenn sie eine Aufgabe beginnen, erledigen sie diese auch. Einige Dinge, die ich an Nima wirklich bewundere, sind seine Kommunikationsfähigkeiten, seine Fähigkeit den Durchblick zu behalten und seine Aufgaben schnell auszuführen. Sina ist immer auf dem Laufenden. Er sorgt ständig dafür, dass alle Abläufe mit Swiss Hempcare und Company X gut laufen. Er ist ein sehr wertvoller Teil des Projektes. Die beiden Brüder sind ein wertvoller Teil von Company X und tragen mit Ihrer Arbeitsethik und Umsetzungsgabe essentiell zur Verwirklichung bei.

Du wirst uns im Mai bei Cannatrade und ICBC in Zürich treffen. ICBC ist vom 15. bis 16. Mai und wir werden auf mehreren Panels präsent sein.

Ich werde im Strategic Partnership Panel und Tobias in einem Schweizer Panel vertreten sein, dann haben wir Cannatrade vom 17. bis 19. Mai. Wir werden dort erreichbar sein und auch bei einer Reihe von Veranstaltungen das ganze Jahr über anzutreffen sein.

Wir sehen uns in der Schweiz!

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europe and cannabis just freaking reefer madness As a Canadian correspondent in Europe I feel that every Canadian Medical Cannabis patient should get down on their knees (if they can) and give Thanks for the absolutely crappy medical cannabis system they have in Canada because I personally know people that are navigating the Reefer Madness in Europe.

It’s basically right at the very start or beginnings in most countries. Even Germany which has the biggest medical cannabis market in Europe. Good Luck finding a doctor willing to prescribe. Even if your doctor prescribes he could be stopped by the police/judicial powers. My friend's doctor in Germany has to go before a judge because two of his patients were stopped and had more cannabis on them than their prescription allowed for. The police checked how much on them and how much at home in the safe and what day of the month it was and calculated everything. The doctor can take no new patients at this time. So you get your prescription you have 7 days to fill it.

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Does your apothecary even have any cannabis for you to buy? You can buy online and at the store. Right now you have a choice of Dutch, German or Canadian Cannabis. Out of those is there even a strain that would work for you? Then there is the cost. It averages 20 euro a gram (ex.1 CAD = 0.66) so close to 30 dollars Cdn a gram. Oh did I mention you ONLY get a one month’s suppl and your prescription is good for that month. You need cannabis next month well you are going to have to get another prescription so yes that means another doctor visit. My friend has to go to another city for his doctor. So the amount of work just to get and fill your prescription makes you want to smoke a Joint! March 10th, 2018, was just the one year anniversary of their medical program, which jumped from around 1,000 under the old laws , to a total of over 15,700 applicants under the new laws, can their healthcare system keep up. NO. Oh yeah need your car for your job forget that. So basically as a medical cannabis patient you had to

completely give up driving. Just this month at least I have heard that you don’t automatically lose your license due to a ruling from the Leipzig Federal Administration Court..Before the ruling, anyone caught having so much as a nanogram per mm of THC in one’s blood while operating a motor vehicle was subject to the cancellation of their license on the spot.

England, part of the Commonwealth….well I don’t really know at this point. They are at ground zero. The first cannabis prescription was in November 2018 for Carly Barton, from Brighton a patient with pain associated with fibromyalgia. The NHS did not fund the treatment, so she had to pay 2,500 Pounds for three months' treatment herself (1 gram per day). Let that really sink in just last year and the cost. There is no easy way for them to fill the prescription. How do I know this.

My friend Forzana is the second Medical Cannabis patient in England (First person of colour). She is 32 and has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome hypermobility, which Is a complex syndrome that affects the body’s connective tissue. Her condition has no cure, only symptom management via pharmaceutical opiates, lifestyle and physiotherapy. Let me tell you what this

poor girl has gone through and goes through. These prescriptions first of all are only part of a trial. There is no system yet set up for these patients. It’s all a one off affair.

“The first major shipment of 800 grams (1.8 pounds) of medicinal cannabis arrived in the U.K. on Feb. 14, 2019 from the Netherlands To date, all imports have been for a single, predefined patient. This is the first time that product has been imported to be sold for future demand,” said Stephen Murphy, managing director of UK-based analytics company Prohibition Partners.

The February shipment consisted of 400 grams of Bedrocan Flower Afina and 400 grams of Bedica Flower Talea. So only two kinds of cannabis available for the country? Seriously? On the government website it talks about pharmaceutical products that contain cannabis and NOT CANNABIS FLOWER. Part of the supply problems are that there don’t seem to be any Cannabis Companies willing to be a loss leader, educate, put the patients needs over profits and cultivate this market at its start.

Patients like Forzana are prescribed at the Manchester cannabis clinic by a private specialist.

Patients are charged for referrals, initial

appointments and prescriptions. Some patients choose to get a cross border prescription and fill it in Holland. Some pharmacy’s only accept Dutch prescriptions so patients need to register with a Dutch doctor with a valid European health insurance card. Plus of course the cost and time of travelling to the pharmacy. When Frozana tried to get it in March it was a clusterfuck! You have to know there is a long long story not fit for print. The pharmacy did not order the correct amount and had to call around to find the medicine. She was given 20 grams of medicine which was out of date. Would they have done that with insulin? Or a heart medication? Given an expired bottle out? What about if Brexit happens then patients cannot cross the border to fill their prescriptions. These are uncertain times and she is currently advised not to travel because the laws could change any day. Her option then is 5 grams at 269 Pounds at the English pharmacy.. She needs 3 grams a day.

Spain the land of Spannabis doesn’t even have a medical Cannabis program. Doctors can only advise or recommend that cannabis could be useful for your problem, condition or aliment. It’s not that doctors don’t believe in cannabis here but again I believe it has more to do with politics, laws and EU laws. There is a difference between Spain in Catalonia and they definitely have their own identity. Barcelona has really pushed the line with all the Absolutely Wonderful Medical Cannabis Clubs that exist having access to flower, Hash, Concentrates and other cannabis products. This also gives them a community, access to information and a place to use their cannabis. The difference between Spain and a lot of the other EU countries is access to seeds and SUN so the average person can grow cannabis outdoors with ease. So no Cannabis prescriptions but there is access through these cannabis clubs and growing your own.

It’s technically illegal to grow but you can buy seeds.

The loophole in Europe is that the seeds are not being sold to grow but being sold to go into collections. The seed has no THC but the formula for THC ... possibly.

So seeds are legal in most countries in Europe.

The really crazy thing is in Europe, the doctor writes the prescription for a specific company and specific strain and that is all you can get. In a pharmacy in Amsterdam showing my Canadian prescription to pharmacy staff and having their brains implode… .How could I possibly dose myself? How can my prescription just say so many grams per day? Nothing to say what time of the day to use it? A prescription for just over A YEAR??.... I get to DECIDE what

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MAGAZ NE products I want? I get to decide who provides my Cannabis? An unbelievable concept from their point of view. So YES don’t worry The Cannabis Fairy KNOWS we still have lots of work to do here and NOW I know there is tons in Europe too ...BUT, You THANK YOUR CANNABIS that you are living here in the LAND of CANNADA! https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/03/more-patients-moreprescriptions-too-little-cannabis-in-germany/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/medical-cannabis/ https://mjbizdaily.com/united-kingdom-receives-first-bulkshipment-of-medical-cannabis/

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"Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love�

Julian Assange

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George Orwell Friday, May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom _Day

At the time of this writing, Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks is being held in the UK awaiting extradition to the US for alleged conspiracy involving US state secrets. While in the US, whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been jailed once again. This time for failing to answer questions put to her by a secret grand jury regarding her involvement with Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. Meanwhile Edward Snowden, exiled to Russia for exposing the lies and secret minutiae of the US Security State commented at Ecuador's invitation for the UK's

“All of us in the press should read the charges made against Assange very carefully, as this case has enormous potential ramifications for journalists everywhere.”

Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone investigative journalist secret police "To drag a publisher of, like it or not, award winning journalism out of the building is going to end up in the history books. Assange critics may cheer but this is a dark day for press freedom." Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis had this to say: "The game is up. Years of lies exposed. Assange was persecuted for exposing war crimes." As Julian Assange himself says "It's very simple. People have the right to know and a right to question power. That's true democracy."

What does this have to do with Cannabis and World Press Freedom Day? Simple. This is about Europe's Freedom of the Press and what it means to be a journalist/publisher. When you embarrass those in power by shining a light on their crimes and machinations, the powerful will attempt to silence you in any way they can. This most recent outrage may be a turning point for journalism. We can validate and cheer what Assange, Manning and WikiLeaks have done for democracy or we can punish them for doing what the press in a well functioning democracy is meant to do i.e. inform the public. The end game is an Orwellian dystopia.

Okay, this isn't at the same level, but those of us in the Cannabis community have experienced the tyranny of prohibition, propaganda and media censorship for years. We know what it is to be opposed by powerful interests both state and private and we've suffered the lies, propaganda and distortion directed at us by the mainstream media. Cannabis has been vilified and its use stigmatized for almost a century. All over the world, people are being imprisoned for simple possession of tiny amounts, their whole lives turned upside down, homes and assets being seized, civil assets forfeiture padding the coffers of corrupt politicians and law enforcement. Generations of people have been harassed and imprisoned for their consumption of this healing herb and its benefits. Censorship of cannabis' life saving qualities were carried by the mainstream media due to European laws. Research studies on cannabis were limited, and as a result people chose allopathic

remedies instead of natural ones involving cannabis.

Advocates and activists pushed for acceptance which led to some countries' decriminalization.

Nowadays, numerous medical testimonials can attest to the reversal of pain, ailments and disease through the use of cannabis.

Imagine how much happier and healthier a society we could be, had we as citizens were allowed to choose cannabis as their treatment instead of pharmaceuticals.

Daily, more Europeans are waking up to living a life with cannabis with some freedom to utilize its applications to enhance and better themselves. News outlets were not encouraged to report on the great healing that came from cannabis. Some European media is now allowed to report on all facets of cannabis education available to all citizens. The freedom that some Europeans now have to read and publish on cannabis is one we should cherish.

This is the nexus where cannabis and WikiLeaks meet.

Journalists are being censored, penalized, threatened, sued, imprisoned and even murdered for simply doing their jobs, for reporting the truth. Assange and Manning are heroes, not criminals. Cannabis is a herb for medicine and recreation, not a danger to society. The choice is ours, light or darkness "Democracy dies in the dark.” Bob Woodward, Watergate investigative reporter “So this is how liberty dies – with thunderous applause.”

Padmé Amidala, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith "The arrest of Assange I fear, marks the official beginning of the corporate totalitarianism that will define our lives."

Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist

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“The greatest traitor in Ecuadorian and Latin American history, Lenin Moreno, allowed the British police to enter our embassy in London to arrest Assange. Moreno is a corrupt man, but what he has done is a crime that humanity will never forget.”

Rafael Correa, former President of Eucador who originally granted Julian Assange asylum

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iddle of March, once again Miss Linotte, globetrotter, packs her suitcases and catches the next flight: direction Barcelona to attend the famous Spannabis festival which is the biggest European Cannabis Show. She is so excited! Her second visit in this wonderful, magical city of Barcelona but her very first time at the Spannabis Feria de Cáñamo.

Just off the plane, totally jetlagged, Miss Linotte’s first concern is to get her first weekly happy supply of weed through an instagram invitation at the following address: The Green Club, Calle de Roger de Flor 3. This Cannabis Private Club is owned by a breathtakingly beautiful Dutch women. Miss Linotte paid without a blink of hesitation the 20€ membership card and was good to fly upstairs to only to be welcomed by a “budtender girl” by the name of Bianca who graciously assisted her in choosing what grass would be best for her at that very moment.

Variety and prices were excellent! Quality was top!

The ambience groovy and exciting! The perfect mix for her to spend a “Spacey” evening, smoking chilling and chatting, sitting at the Club Lounge Bar.

Out of goodies, she returned to the Club a week later only to be greeted by the same warm hearted staff that remembered her by name. Miss Linotte couldn't help to feel LOVED! She felt as if it was HOME! In Barcelona, this type of “Private Club Bar” are all over town. There are more than a 100 of them and all well tolerated!!! Amid this vast choice Miss Linotte’s coupde-coeur most definitely is the Green Club on Roger de Flor, just off the famous Ramblas, where all the action, around the corner from the Arc-de-Triomphe metro station.

Day One at Spannabis Friday morning, Miss Linotte woke up fresh and ready for action, anxious to experiment The Spannabis Feria! The site is huge and comprises 2 sections. The outdoor section where food, canna-beer can be found, a stage presenting excellent venues all day long. The indoors section is divided in 3 sections with literally a “zillion” exhibits from all over the world.

After getting her pass, her first stop was at a seed booth. She was invited in for Dabbing Session……….

Et Voilà! What a glorious morning! The day had just started! Miss Linotte’s head buzzing, her body

floating and relaxed, she headed for the cannabeer counter. Waiting to be served, she met a Spanish dude from Valencia who offered her a beer and a joint.

Needles to say, the day was spent in the great company of José Manuel and his friends, walking around and checking out the abundance and novelty of supply.

Miss Linotte was impressed to the utmost! This Cannabis Fare was so different, somewhat better and much larger than the last one she attended back in Canada! Everybody was smoking freely and happily, showing big grins of satisfaction on their faces. The ambiance was incredibly warm, friendly and happy!

For most visitors this Cannabis Fiesta is a “FIESTA” where one earnestly comes back every year!!! Music, Parties, Weed, Food, Excellent exhibits makes the Spannabis a MUST for all real 420 who want to have the best time ever!

More beer and weed and Miss Linotte started to feel very very mushy all of a sudden, all her worries fading away./More so after the goodbye kiss from the handsome spaniard. Suddenly time came to a halt, her head spinning and her legs shaky… When she opened her eyes Miss Linotte was surrounded by a group of spectators applauding her awakening! It had been a kiss just like the ones in an old Hollywood movie.

Nothing less!

Exhausted but happy, feeling fulfilled, Miss Linotte took the train back to her hotel for a good night’s rest

so to be in shape the next morning for her 2nd exciting day at the Spannabis Feria. Wake up time was a little difficult that Saturday morning. Miss Linotte had had to many canna-beer… So she decided to hit the Ramblas for a day on the town, being an ordinary tourist, visiting the countless and exciting sites Barcelona has to offer. Her day was spent in sheer AWE!!! So much beauty and history to grapple on!!!

Sunday, the Last Day: Miss Linotte got up early and off she went to Spannabis. It was a day filled with chitchats here and there with a whole lot of wonderful, groovy people. She visited countless booths not seen previously, She snapped photos like crazy and last but not least assisted to the Rap Contest drinking cannabeer accompanied with canna-chips and the cannaice….

Needless to say Miss Linotte adored the first Spannabis experience and needless to say that she intends to be back for more in 2020!!!

Hasta Luego Muchachas y Muchachos!!! Muchos besos desde La Spannabis Feria !!!

Miss Linotte, La Loca!!!

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