Super Lemon Haze repeated as the favorite Dutch coffeeshop strain at the 22nd Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. It won last year as well, and is the first strain to repeat since the Green House's Super Silver Haze in 1999.

Vanilla Kush from Barney's placed second in the competition for the top prize. Headband Kush from Green Place finished third.

The Green House and Barney's continued to dominate the Cup as the two powerhouses have throughout the decade. The last shop to win the Cup other than the Green House or Barney's was The Noon with Blueberry in 2000.

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The slow decriminalization of pot has created a whole mess of confusion over what's legal and what's not. But when it comes to the bizarre side-effects of conflicting medical marijuana laws, there may be no weirder scenario than what's happening in Kent, Wa.

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Mach es zu deinem Projekt - so denken offenbar auch immer mehr Drogenheimwerker. Die Kriminaltechniker des Bundeskriminalamtes (BK) haben es immer öfter mit chemischen Substanzen zu tun, die Amateure zu Hause gepanscht haben. Experimentierfreudige Laien verschaffen auch den Brand- und Gefahrengut- ermittlern mehr Arbeit - weil die Profis entweder aufgeflogene Hobbylabors sachgemäß entsorgen oder in bereits in die Luft geflogenen Giftküchen Spuren sichern müssen. "Im Internet kursieren einfache Anleitungen ohne Gefahrenhinweise", warnt ein Chemiker.

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