TRAVEL

A Visit to Peshawar and the Tribal Areas of Pakistan

jeremiah — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:53:41 -0800

This article is part of a series presented by Cannabis Culture featuring the international adventures of Zorro Red Eye - world traveler, connoisseur of fine cannabis, and former editor of England's Red Eye magazine. Click here for the full photo gallery on Flickr.

Karachi International Airport has a real cosmopolitan ring to it doesn’t it?

'Mucha Chala' in Argentina

jeremiah — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:05:08 -0700

Last year, Cannabis Culture reported that Argentina's Supreme Court was on the verge of handing down a decision that would decriminalize small amounts of all drugs for personal use.

Dutch 'To Ban' Drug Tourism

jeremiah — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:38:05 -0700

"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.

Chefchaouen, Morocco: Shangri-La In The Rif

jeremiah — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:50:05 -0700

This article is the first in a series presented by Cannabis Culture featuring the international adventures of Zorro Red Eye - world traveler, connoisseur of fine cannabis, and former editor of England's Red Eye magazine. Click on the pictures to enlarge.

Cannabis In Japan

jeremiah — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:30:31 -0700

CANNABIS CULTURE - Cannabis Culture cartoonist Gary Wintle's weedy adventures smoking 'taima' in the Land of the Rising Fun.

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Japan is a place with a rich history of our pal marijuana; also known as taima, kusa or happa.

Big-time Smuggler's Blues

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

I organized the cultivation of 40-100 acres of pot on 29 farms.American Michael Hooks, who once ran a fleet of 28 airplanes out of Sonora, Mexico into the US, from Texas to California, says he?s being jobbed by the Federal government after cooperating with them to help nail one of Mexico?s biggest drug barons, Miguel Caro-Quintero.

Pot Smuggled by the Ton

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Westmoreland Province, Jamaica, 1978. Pot plants as far as the eye can see.In smuggling, I?ve learned three hard and fast rules. #1: Run it slick when you can ? keep under the radar. #2: Pay it off when you have to ? buy protection from authorities.

Summer travel ganja guide

karlis — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

European Dreaming
The unified Europe is good for pot travelers because the Union has eliminated passport controls and formal airport border crossings between most countries. Many cannatourists begin their European vacations in Holland, procure cannabis, and then travel to other European destinations.

Ganja In Ghana

karlis — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Josiah smells his sweet skunky ganja.I am an American who has had the fortune of traveling to Accra, Ghana with my wife.

Bubbleman's steampipe journey

karlis — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700

On Jerusalem Mountain, inland from Negril, marijuana plants grow as far as I & I can see. After the drying and curing, my Rastafarian friend Red shows me the secret of the original Jamaican steam pipe vaporizer.

Global pot contests

karlis — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

The High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam is the oldest annual pot judging contest in the world. Started in 1988 by then High Times editor Steven Hagar, the cup began as a small event with only three judges and five entrants.

Mission to sample

karlis — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

My friend and I are on a mission to sample the world's finest. Do you have any tips for us on where to go on this journey?
Joint,
Internet

Hazed and enthused

karlis — Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Throughout history the Dutch have been astute, bordering on ruthless, business people. By the mid-17th century, the Dutch dominated overseas commerce and became the first great maritime trading nation. From spices to salt herring, for 400 years, the Dutch have effectively been the world's biggest dealers.

4:20 on the 4th of July

karlis — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800

"It's 4:20 on the Fourth of July!" declared the happy blond.
A room full of Americans cheered in response.

Undoubtedly, this line was repeated all across America at private parties and picnics. But this was in a Vancouver, BC, restaurant, as the Third Annual Tokers' Bowl was coasting to a happy ending.

Smuggling cops

karlis — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

A job as a US homeland security nark might not be so bad. No one would suspect you, for example, if you slipped a few hundred kilos of nugs over the line every now and then.

Jamaican ganja tour

karlis — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

The road to the jungle rose up from the azure Caribbean, through shanty towns and bustling way stations, past vast sugarcane fields green with life or black from post-harvest burning.
Our ganja garden guides sat in our rental car smoking torpedo-shaped Jamaican spliffs as the road twisted and turned, their mahogany-toned fingers stained by cannabis resins.

Nol van Schaik freed from prison

karlis — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Nol Van ShaikDutch pot promoter Nol van Schaik has been released from a French prison after a total of 79 days behind bars.

Plant travel plans

karlis — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700

I am going to be moving and it will be three months before I can grow in earnest again. I have some very good strains and would like to preserve them to grow again. How can I slow down their growth and maintain the plants in suspended animation?
Traveling Man,
Topeka, Kansas

Dutch potshop guru imprisoned

karlis — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Nol Van ShaikDutch coffeeshop guru Nol Van Schaik is in France to face charges of hashish smuggling and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Pot luck

karlis — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Among some crowds, the term "cabbage head" means someone who will smoke anything to get high, but in January one Belgian tourist may have taken the notion too far. En route from Amsterdam to Brussels by train, he was arrested for possessing 250 grams of cabbage leaves mixed with pot and given a 200 Euro fine. Police seemed unsure whether the grass was meant as a special garnish for a cabbage salad, or if he was merely trying to conceal his stash.

Toker's Bowl 3

karlis — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Flash hits the bongOneman, from Pot-TV.net live chat was staying at www.MindOnly.net for the start of the 2004 3rd Annual Toker's Bowl. He had invited Flash to view his pad and gave him the number to ring.

The BC Bud Lovers' Cup

karlis — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Winning strains at the Bud Lovers` CupOn Valentine's weekend Vancouver was host to the BC Bud Lovers' Cup. This was the third event of its kind sponsored by local businesses Blunt Bros, Kind Seeds and the New Amsterdam Caf?. The Cup catered to over 150 judges, local breeders and special guests.

Dutch pot hero imprisoned

karlis — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Nol Van Schaik: now in Spanish jail awaiting extradition...Dutch cannabis coffeeshop guru Nol Van Schaik jumped off a cliff in 1989. For 15 years, he has defied gravity.
Three weeks ago, gravity finally caught up with him.

Bowling for bud in Vansterdam

karlis — Sat, 12 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Hot fun in the summertime is in store for visitors to Vansterdam.
The July 4th weekend is sure to be a sizzling time for pot-lovers, with the Third Annual Marc Emery Toker's Bowl in full swing.

How to flee to Canada

karlis — Mon, 23 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800

Proud `Cannabians` marching with their flag on Canada`s Cannabis Day.After that final garage sale, after I'd given away treasured possessions I'd had ever since I was a teenager, I sat in an empty house smoking a bowl of White Widow, contemplating the logistics of fleeing my home country, the United States.