In a maddening show of spineless backsliding after 35 years of tolerance, the conservative government of the Netherlands seems hellbent on turning the clock back to a darker time in Dutch history -- a time when the cannabis trade was driven underground and people had to access the black market for marijuana.

And, of course, in our interconnected world, such a failure of leadership would reverberate internationally, according to expert observers.

"If tolerance ends or gets limited in the Netherlands, then politicians all over the world will say things like 'Tolerance failed in Holland,' and use that as an excuse to enforce their anti-cannabis propaganda, opinions and laws," well-known Dutch cannabis blogger Peter Lunk told Toke of the Town.

tokeofthetown.com

The former home of the Detroit Lions is going to pot this Halloween.

Pontiac Silverdome spokesman John Mozena says a medical marijuana trade show will be held Oct. 29-31 at the recently reopened stadium.

mlive.com

10 years of CannaTrade – Special Price!
For our anniversary, we are offering the 3-day ticket for the amazing price of CHF 25.-/EUR 17.- (instead of CHF 39.-).

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Nach einem turbolenten Jahr 2009 geht es für Hanffreunde interessant weiter, die Termine für Messen und Aktionen stehen bereits zum größten Teil und es ist ein guter Zeitpunkt, euch einen Ausblick auf das Cannabis-Jahr 2010 zu geben.

opencannabis.net