From Sunday the 23rd until Tuesday the 25th of November the hemp College in cooperation with the Hash, hemp and Hemp museum will organise a Hemp event in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the hemp College.
Both the hemp college and the Hash, hemp and Hemp museum are located in the heart of Amsterdam at the Oudezijds Achterburgwal.
The hemp College was opened its doors in 1998 when Henk Poncin and a few members of a group known as the “Green Prisoners Release” decided to create a public information centre regarding all the beneficial aspects of the beautiful hemp sativa L. plant.
Next to the open air demonstrations of the many environmentally friendly applications of hemp there will be performances by various street musicians and on Sunday the 23rd the Hash, hemp and Hemp museum will award the hemp Culture Prize to the Dutch poet Simon Vinkenoog for his song in praise of hemp and to the ex- prime minister Dries van Agt who is the founder of the current Dutch hemp policy.
Right after the award ceremony there is the official opening of the hemp gallery at the oudezijds Achterburgwal 130 (right next to the hemp college). Here you can admire an exposition of hemp related art and antiques. This includes original works by van Ostade, David Teniers, Adriaan Brouwer and Piet Mondriaan.
Check out the Cannabis College website for more information.
