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Great Moments in Weed History

How Amsterdam Became an International Weed Haven

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8659 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Amsterdam has long been a safe haven for cannabis freedom, but few today remember the subversive, anarchistic, defiantly pro weed Dutch Provo movement (short for provocateurs), which used a mix of radical street theater and outrageous political pranks to expose the authorities as out of touch and incompetent, while bringing coffeeshops, seed banks, and legal cannabis to the Netherlands. PATREON Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book or signature lighter. And it truly helps us make the best show possible.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Yo, what's up, folks? It's Abdullah and Bean.

0:05.2

And welcome back for yet another edition of great moments in weed history.

0:11.3

Now, if this is your first time listening, we are both cannabis journalists and media makers,

0:17.0

and we're kind of obsessed with all things cannabis.

0:19.5

So on this show, we go over some of the more interesting points in the long, long history

0:25.4

of cannabis.

0:26.0

Isn't that right, Bean?

0:26.8

That is exactly what we do.

0:28.4

Yep.

0:29.1

And you should know that I have zero prior knowledge of any of the stories we're about to hear.

0:35.0

Bean has done the research and written it up and he's going to tell

0:37.9

it to me. We're going to have a chat about it. Smoke some weed. Have some tea. Drink some water probably

0:43.2

too. It's going to be pretty fun. So stick around, hang out with us and then at the end we'll take

0:49.1

your questions. That's a little joke. Of course, we will not take your questions. It's a pre-recorded

0:53.9

show. But you should hang out and it's always little joke. Of course, we will not take your questions. It's a pre-recorded show.

0:54.6

But you should hang out, and it's always pretty fascinating. Bean, what do you have for us today?

1:00.3

And, yeah, today's story is about one of my favorite places in the whole world. I think it's an important place for anybody who loves cannabis.

1:13.2

I can't wait to tell you about it.

1:14.6

We're about twisted up on our joint.

1:17.3

As always, if you're not quite there, I advise you to hit pause and roll something up or pack something up or do what you do.

1:23.6

And otherwise, if you're ready, you're ready?

1:26.4

I think I'm ready.

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