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12-02-2007, 01:40 PM
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[11-17-2007, 11:15 PM A Night of Echoes]
My first day ended with a completely different mindset than when it began. I decided to turn myself over to the city and not be a tourist anymore. I closed my maps, my books, and packed them away for good. To be honest, even though I'd paid two hundred dollars for the judges pass I was tempted to chuck it and charge out into Amsterdam to discover what I could of the city myself. But I scratched that plan when I considered that by going to the Cup I could get a much better perspective on what had been general impressions of High Times and several of the Coffeeshops.
 Okay, let's see if I have everything I need to brush my teeth, toothbrush, check, toothpaste, check, weed, check... The Cup's opening ceremonies were scheduled for the next day and since my first had been filled with many emotions and even more weed I freshened up and turned in. Little did I know that the next day would be another pivotal turning point in my trip, but that will have to wait for another time. Goodnight.
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". . . Love is no hot-house flower, but a wild plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed, blown along the road by a wild wind. A wild plant that, when it blooms by chance within the hedge of our gardens, we call a flower; and when it blooms outside we call a weed; but, flower or weed, whose scent and colour are always, wild!" ~John Galsworthy - "The Forsyte Saga"~     
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12-02-2007, 05:00 PM
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sleep well bro, for the morning brings forth a new beginning and hopefully some connoiseur grade ganja!
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12-02-2007, 05:25 PM
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Great overall review. I would like to know he stayed? We have stayed both at the larger 4*-5* hotels as well as a couple times smaller botique hotels with 8-12 rooms. I like Leidseplein for the atmosphere and to us its more upscale.
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12-02-2007, 06:01 PM
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Amsterdam apart from the weed I smoked was breathtaking; I absolutely loved the city and the people. But that has nothing to do with my sensibilities when it comes to marijuana. I make up my own mind, I don't simply rely on someone's elses word, I go test it for myself which is why I made the trip.
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". . . Love is no hot-house flower, but a wild plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed, blown along the road by a wild wind. A wild plant that, when it blooms by chance within the hedge of our gardens, we call a flower; and when it blooms outside we call a weed; but, flower or weed, whose scent and colour are always, wild!" ~John Galsworthy - "The Forsyte Saga"~
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12-02-2007, 06:53 PM
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bummer to hear, man.
still, im more excited for my trip there in two weeks than i have been for any other trip i've taken. im not even going there for the weed, were just stopping there for 3 days on our way to sweden. im actually more excited about walking around the city blazed as hell, taking in the sights. and i live in texas, so i'm STILL willing to bet the weed there will blow the shit i (regularly ) get down here out of the water. texas gets some well grown dank buds every so often, but im talking about maybe a six month stretch of commercial grown bullshit before i come across the good homegrown. shit is few and far between. anyway your posts are really helpful and i think it's only going to enhance my experience by knowing this stuff. me = stoked.
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12-02-2007, 07:17 PM
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I'd have to agree with ak. There may be potent and proper grown buds there, but they aren't being sold in the coffee shops to the tourists for the most part. In my experience anyway. It has nothing to do with my block is better then yours thing, but it's the fact that commercial bud, is commercial bud wherever it's grown on earth. Some people actually think or believe it's legal to grow and breed in a-dam, and because of that they think more time and passion goes into bringing plants to harvest, and that's simply not the case. They need to supply a huge commercial product in very much the same atmosphere we do here, only they need to grow and supply a lot more, and thus less care is taken in producing a quality product.
If you regularly buy commercial buds found in the states, you may be blown away by the the marijuana grown in a-dam, and more so by the shear variety of strains that can be easily obtained (if u never smoked widow or kush the opportunity itself can skew the experience) But if you grow, or smoke buds produced by the discerning grower you may not be as taken back by the sheer number of names on the menu, but you focus more so on the quality. A hundred jars of commercial grown buds lining the wall is not going to impress me as much as that 1 jar of properly grown buds I couldn't have obtained anywhere else in the world. Commercial is commercial no matter the name of the strain is ur smoking. The risks are great in the states, and because of that a lot more detail gets put into the growing process. If your county only allows u 6 plants to be grown for medical your going to see to it those 6 turn out as good as they possibly can. Commercial is not grown like that. the higher numbers-sheer weight of the product is what their looking for over there. Saying all that i'd have to say the hash in a-dam is some of the best in word IMO. I go for the hash. With that it doesn't matter to much how it was dried and cured as it's just the concentrated glands and not the leaf material.
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12-02-2007, 07:45 PM
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^^^^^^
Exactly!
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". . . Love is no hot-house flower, but a wild plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed, blown along the road by a wild wind. A wild plant that, when it blooms by chance within the hedge of our gardens, we call a flower; and when it blooms outside we call a weed; but, flower or weed, whose scent and colour are always, wild!" ~John Galsworthy - "The Forsyte Saga"~
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12-04-2007, 07:07 PM
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[11-19-2007, 4:11 PM The Cannabis Schlup - Part 1]
[Note: I'm going to wait on posting concerning opening ceremonies or the day of the 18th because I'd rather save that for another day. Trust me, it's for the best, I don't want this review to be too existential.
 ]There were three shiny happy purple shuttles that spirited smoked up judges from by the Central Station to the Power zone. As the bus rolled along the joints wouldn't stop coming, either I was lighting up or I was being offered. The bus looked like a moving smoke stack as it carefully wove through the frenzy of Amsterdam traffic where trains, bikes, and cars seemed to almost move together under some unseen force guiding them all safely. By the time we pulled up in front of the Power Zone everyone on the shuttle/bus was seriously fucking budded from an onslaught of G-13 Haze. As soon as the doors opened the smoke and the judges stumbled off of the bus and into the club.  The Power Zone Daniel Goedkoopstraat 1 I took the top shot from a flight of stairs I was just ascending after vaping DNA's Chocolope. A smoke hung in the air throughout the venue that smelled of the sweetest sensimilla. Whew, I put my camera back in its case and walked to the top of the stairs where more booths and bongs and bubblers and bubble hash and I was bubble eyed and bewildered. I rounded a corner and who did I see but Master Soma staring back at me. He was surrounded by all these absolutely gorgeous tattooed babes and a couple dudes. The smell of his Amnesia Haze wafted from his booth with authority. As I stood for a moment ogling the buds my nose had a smellerific smellgasm sensation of sensory sustinence. Even now I shudder, shake, shake, shake, shake.   Soma has been a big influence in my growing life and has assisted me--through his book--in learning the value of organic gardening. For me it was no small feat to have had the opportunity to meet him. I slowly approached the booth where there was naturally a lot of activity. I moved through the crowd and pushed my hand out in front of him. He looked at me with such gentle eyes and a kind smile while reaching back to shake my hand. I quickly blurted out, "you have been a great influence in my gardening and have helped me take it to another level." He smiled a huge grin which fully exposed his gold plated front tooth. "Can I get a picture with you?" I asked timidly. He agreed and I handed my camera to a fellow smoker. Soma stood up, put arm over my shoulder and pulled me closer for the shot. [FLASH] It's one of my best memories of the Cup. Thanks Soma. I walked around the Power Zone smoking more weed than the average human mind can imagine. My focus was no longer on what buds should win because it was apparent to me from the time I got there that all of the buds were good. IMHO there is no possible way to determine any winner of a Cup like this. The judges had been smoking weed since they hit the city and breezed through the Coffeeshops, how does one discriminate the sublties of highs when you're fucked up beyond comprehension? I mean I saw vaporizer balloons going up every couple seconds at one point. This was yet another point and reason for me to be cynical about the Cannabis Cup. The Participants were pushing their products like used car salesmen. And coincidentally many of the booths were staffed be sexy women that were more than willing to put a vape tube in front of your mouth if you just looked in their direction. I didn't feel manipulated by all of this because I knew what they were doing. They were using the event as a means not to judge the best cannabis in the world but as a means to further and enrich themselves. [Note: If you want to judge the best cannabis, start growing your own and grow a variety. People look at the Cannabis Cup results and clamor for the seeds not thinking that there is already so much powerful and good marijuana in the world, instead they shell out a bunch of money for trendy seeds. There are good genetics all over the place for affordable prices; it's more prudent to consider your seed purchases especially anything suggested by High Times. The Cup entries were on the same level as the buds I grow myself, that's it. They aren't Earth shattering, but they were damn good though.] With my tolerance taking a severe beating I made my way to stage where Arjan was due to "educate" everyone with a "grow seminar."
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". . . Love is no hot-house flower, but a wild plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed, blown along the road by a wild wind. A wild plant that, when it blooms by chance within the hedge of our gardens, we call a flower; and when it blooms outside we call a weed; but, flower or weed, whose scent and colour are always, wild!" ~John Galsworthy - "The Forsyte Saga"~
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12-04-2007, 07:27 PM
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I am glad to hear that you at least got some positive from your trip, by meeting Soma. At first when you started telling the tales of your journey, I was very much taken aback at the negatives of the CC. Like many I had visions of smoking the most amazing herb someday over in the a-dam, I am glad to be able to read your review to set the record straight on the CC, and rather to set my sights on my own green thumb instead of the promised land across the sea.
What is Soma's book called? Is it a good read? I have seen videos of both him and Arjan speaking about growing, and it appears that my conclusion was right--that Soma was a grower of passion and knowledge, whereas Arjan really just reminded me of, for lack of a better description, He reminded me of the kind of fellow who should be working in the porn industry (If you don't understand this, just watch the High Times podcast featuring his grow, you'll see what I am talking about) Anywho, rambling a bit there. I enjoy your incite into the CC a great deal, Keep up the reports AK!
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12-04-2007, 08:13 PM
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 Soma's book. Yeah, Soma's definitely has heart and love when it comes to growing and it shows. Growing Marijuana is one skill that can be taught to anyone and in his book he does a fairly good job communicating his lessons. It's a very easy read that you could finish in an hour or so but the lessons are solid and can last a lifetime. Thanks for your words bro and stay green.
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". . . Love is no hot-house flower, but a wild plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed, blown along the road by a wild wind. A wild plant that, when it blooms by chance within the hedge of our gardens, we call a flower; and when it blooms outside we call a weed; but, flower or weed, whose scent and colour are always, wild!" ~John Galsworthy - "The Forsyte Saga"~
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12-04-2007, 08:21 PM
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AK, that is great that you got to meet Soma and snap a pic. with him. I have heard nothing but good things about his cultivation methods and strains. Never read that book but I've been eyeing it for a while. Probably will pick it up if you say it's a good one.
How was the DNA Genetics D-Line. 100% sativa if I'm not mistaken. Curious cause I am considering a grow with it. Supposedly there are some mild choco. undertones to the smoke? And I feel you on the judging of the HTCC. When I write my blaze reviews I make sure I am smoking only that one strain I am reviewing and I make sure and smoke it for at least 3 or 4 sessions. But I guess the lack of time at the HTCC makes that option impossible. Great thread like I said last time and keep speakin the truth brotha.
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12-04-2007, 08:44 PM
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High Times really didn't leave us the time to truly sample and judge those strains and that's too bad. But for the most part every strain there will ring anyone's bell if its grown right. Peace.
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". . . Love is no hot-house flower, but a wild plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed, blown along the road by a wild wind. A wild plant that, when it blooms by chance within the hedge of our gardens, we call a flower; and when it blooms outside we call a weed; but, flower or weed, whose scent and colour are always, wild!" ~John Galsworthy - "The Forsyte Saga"~
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12-04-2007, 08:54 PM
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That's so amazing. If you don't mind me asking, how much did the trip set you back? You can't put a price on the scenery and memories you'll have forever but I'm just wondering. My dad told me he'd take me to Amsterdam one day, I'm going to ask him about it when I visit at Christmas.
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Come on you target for faraway laughter, come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
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