{"id":27134,"date":"2018-06-20T09:34:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T17:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/fighting-for-drug-peace-across-the-globe-cannabis-university-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-06-22T12:41:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T20:41:39","slug":"fighting-for-drug-peace-across-the-globe-cannabis-university-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/fighting-for-drug-peace-across-the-globe-cannabis-university-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting For Drug Peace Across The Globe, Cannabis University 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>An International debate about the future of cannabis.<br \/>\nWith:<br \/>\nJules Stobbs, Myrtle Clark (The Dagga Couple), Dana Larsen (Canadian activist, politician, writer) Ben Wise (Filmmaker), Ben Dronkers (founder Sensi Seeds), Kenzi Riboulet Zemouli (FAAAT)<\/p>\n<p>Jules Stobbs and Myrtle Clarke<br \/>\n\u2026better known as The Dagga Couple, have been fighting for the legalization of cannabis in South Africa since 2010. Through the courts they hope to enforce the lifting of the ban. In 2017 their long-awaited trial against the state, \u2018The Trial of the Plant\u2019, took place, with a leading role for the English professor David Nutt. With their organizations Fields of Green for All and Join the Queue, they stand up for compatriots who are being persecuted for cannabis.<br \/>\nJules Stobbs en Myrtle Clarke, beter bekend als The Dagga Couple, strijden sinds 2010 voor legalisering van cannabis in Zuid Afrika. Via de rechter hopen ze opheffing van het verbod af te dwingen. In 2017 vond hun langverwachte proces tegen de staat, \u2018The Trial of the Plant\u2019, plaats, met een hoofdrol voor de Engelse professor David Nutt. Met hun organisaties Fields of Green for All en Join the Queue komen ze op voor landgenoten die wegens cannabis worden vervolgd.<\/p>\n<p>Dana Larsen (Canada)<br \/>\nDana is one of Canada\u2019s best known cannabis activists, the country that legalizes recreational cannabis on a national level this summer. He wrote for years for Cannabis Culture, the magazine of Marc Emery, and was co-founder of the Marijuana Party of Canada, the BC Marijuana Party and the Vancouver Seed Bank. Larsen wrote several books about the plant, including \u2018Hairy Pothead and the Marijuana Stone\u2019 and \u2018The Pot Puzzle Fun Book\u2019 and gave away millions of cannabis seeds for free. He founded the Vancouver Dispensary Society and leads Sensible BC, the largest Canadian grassroots organization for the legalization of cannabis.<br \/>\nDana Larsen is een van de bekendste cannabis activisten van Canada, het land dat deze zomer recreatieve cannabis op landelijk niveau legaliseert. Hij schreef jarenlang voor Cannabis Culture, het tijdschrift van Marc Emery, en was medeoprichter van de Marijuana Party of Canada, de BC Marijuana Party en de Vancouver Seed Bank. Larsen schreef meerdere boeken over de plant, waaronder \u2018Hairy Pothead and the Marijuana Stone\u2019 en \u2018The Pot Puzzle Fun Book\u2019 en gaf miljoenen cannabiszaden gratis weg. Hij richtte de Vancouver Dispensary Society op en leidt Sensible BC, de grootste Canadese grassroots organisatie voor legalisering van cannabis.<br \/>\nBen Dronkers<br \/>\nFounder of Sensi Seeds, Hempflax, the Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum, Cannabis Culture Awards and sponsor of hundreds of demonstrations, events, action groups, campaigns and organizations in the field of cannabis. Ben Dronkers is a pioneer, a visionary and one successful entrepreneur. His contribution to the international cannabis culture cannot be overstated.<br \/>\nOprichter van Sensi Seeds, Hempflax, het Hash Marihuana &amp; Hennepmuseum, de Cannabis Culture Awards en sponsor van honderden demonstraties, evenementen, actiegroepen, campagnes en organisaties op het gebied van cannabis. Ben Dronkers is een pionier, een visionair en een succesvolle ondernemer. Zijn bijdrage aan de internationale cannabiscultuur is niet te overschatten.<br \/>\nKenzi Riboulet Zemouli<br \/>\nKenzi is a French drug policy reform advocate and researcher at FAAAT (Foundation for an Alternative Approach to Addiction and Substance Dependence) who lives in Barcelona, Spain. He is involved in local campaigns in the Occitania (southern France) and Catalonia (northeastern Spain) regions and is a regular at the CND meetings at the United Nations in Vienna and Geneva and the World Health Organization. He focuses primarily on harm reduction issues as they relate to cannabis and on the cannabis social club model as a health-based approach to cannabis policies.<br \/>\nKenzi is een Franse activist voor hervorming van het drugsbeleid en onderzoeker bij FAAAT (Foundation for an Alternative Approach to Addiction and Substance Dependence). Hij woont in Barcelona en is betrokken bij campagnes in Occitani\u00eb (Zuid-Frankrijk) en Cataloni\u00eb (Noordoost-Spanje). Kenzi is regelmatig op de CND-bijeenkomsten van de VN in Wenen en Gen\u00e8ve en de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie. Hij richt zich op harm reduction in relatie tot cannabis en op het Cannabis Social Club model als een op gezondheid gebaseerde benadering van cannabisbeleid.<\/p>\n<p>Cannabis News Network is a news journal which publishes only cannabis related news.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more: http:\/\/www.cannabisnewsnetwork.com\/<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cannabisnewsnetwork.com\/fighting-for-drug-peace-across-the-globe-cannabis-university-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fighting For Drug Peace Across The Globe, Cannabis University 2018<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An International debate about the future of cannabis. 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