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On the hundred-and-twentieth episode of the Web's Favourite Cannabis Podcast, the Dopefiend kicks things off by speaking to Dopefiend.co.uk regular Son of Gonzo who's in the beautiful city of Amsterdam getting things started early for this year's Dopestock event on April 20th. Son of Gonzo recommends his little-known favourites of his stay so far, and also chooses his nomination for the Dopefiend.co.uk Film Festival before heading off into the Capital City of Cannabis, leaving the Dopefiend to inform listeners how they can vote for their favourite Dopefiend.co.uk Film Festival entry before reading an email from Mike about whether the 2008 Cannabis Cup will be affected by the looming Dutch Smoking Ban, leading to some discussion from the Dopefiend about how the letter of the law will be interpreted, and some advice on how best to introduce his pot-virgin girlfriend to Cannabis, then the Dopefiend talks about what shows will be recorded live in Amsterdam, whether there will be another Dopestock and what other opportunites there are to catch up with the Dopefiend.co.uk family in the coming months, whether positive thinking really does result in a positive, happy life, or is it just all coincidence?, then, later than usual, the Dopefiend heads into the VaporLounge to sample some incredible tasty and strong Jack Flash while reading a story from Filepae of a crazy festival-based mushroom experience. Following Filepae's musical interlude, the Dopefiend reads an email from MattyTHC reminding listeners to review the Dopecast on iTunes and keep us in the top end of the rankings, and also to talk about Massachussetts representative Barney Frank and his new Cannabis initiative which would eliminate penalties for posession or transfer less than one ounce of pot, then, we hear how ASA are battling for employment rights for Medical Marijuana patients before dropping in on the Sacred Oak to hear Druidude's analysis of the news that the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs are to find that Cannabis should remain a low priority in UK law, and what informed that decision. Back in the Dope Den, news of how New South Wales are at the vanguard of legal hemp production in Australia, and the return of Granny Pat to the Cannabis News, with the story of how she intends to bring her Cannabis goodies into hospital rather than use pharmaceutical painkillers.

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On this special 4/20 episode of the DOpecast, the Dopefiend welcomes an array of special guests to the Dope Den, starting with Skunk Magazine's Gooey Rabinski who talks about how he'll be spending the official Stoner's Holiday, how the Canadian scene has been the driving force in spreading comfortable and civilized smoking environments into the Cannabis Culture and how it compares with Amsterdam on that front, how alcohol and Cannabis are separated in Amsterdam and why that's a good idea, peppered with some confusion as to why anyone would ever choose alcohol as their drug of choice, then tells us the story of how Gooey was first introduced to Cannabis, then they discuss their respective stashes, featuring a paeon of praise from the Dopefiend for the supreme Jack Flash before Gooey signs off, and the Dopefiend heads into the VaporLounge for a vaping session with Squidgy Sid and G-13, who tell him about their recent trip to Amsterdam and how the more sedate Jordaan area compares to the city centre. Following a Venezuelan musical interlude, the dopefiend continues talking to squidgy sid and G-13 about the incredible diplomatic hash that they've managed to get hold of, comparing it to ultra-strength THC extract Budder, and also about a shared evening of Cannabis Cookie mayhem in a French farmhouse, then the trio head for the first time EVER on the Dopecast into the Dope Den garden to enjoy a joint of the aforementioned diplomatic hash and talk about Granny Pat's latest foray into the Cannabis News and Gordon Brown's seeming reluctance to take up the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' advice and how bad drug information and bad drug laws can lead to more crime and harm to society. Back in the warmth of the Dope Den, the dopefiend reads an email from Kenzler covering the subject of Cannabis compared to prescription drugs, the Zeke gives us his review of the new remote-controlled Extreme Vaporizer, and finally the news that Sativex, the synthetic THC-spray intended to replace medicinal marijuana, is no more effective than a placebo. Don't miss our first podcast from Dopestock 2008 next Monday!

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On the first of a triumverate of special podcasts live from the festivities of the second Dopestock event in Amsterdam, the Dopefiend is joined by a crowd of listeners and friends of the Dopefiend.co.uk network on forum member jay_k's pre-Dopestock Boat Party on the canals of Amsterdam. The Dopefiend talks to the Toker and Lefty about how the Dopefiend Network's moved on since last year's Dopestock and what we all love most about Amsterdam before being interrupted by Down Under Dope Diva BlackBeauty who sniffs out Lefty's Red Cherry Berry, then we talk about how the scene in Amsterdam is changing, including the loss of the stunning murals at the now extinct Global Chillage, then Entheo-Pundit Max Freakout tells of his experiences of living in Amsterdam for almost a year, and how the language barrier can make it hard for English speakers in Amsterdam, whether it's difficult for stoners to deal with the omnipresence of good herb in Amsterdam, and how the rising cost of living in Europe is making it difficult for American visitors. Max then talks about his experiences of the World Psychedelic Forum in Basel, Switzerland, the success of his podcasting the lectures from the conference, and how synchronicity and coincidence followed Max there, as well as several Psychonautica listeners, whether Max feels the need to travel to the Amazon to experience some primal psychedelia, what keeps him from a jungle journey, and the benefits of such an ordeal. Then the Dopefiend returns to BB for a chat about her feelings about being back in Amsterdam and a story of a recent confrontation in Madrid and plenty of beer and chocolate in Bruges, before a quick word from dumbfounded Dopecast fan Star, and a chat with boat party organizer jay_k and how he got roped into setting it all up, then a word with Salvia Kid who's glad to be back in Amsterdam and vowing to see some of the more cultural sights of Amsterdam this time round, and JonnyB who's brought his girlfriend Cath along for their second Dopestock. After a musical interlude the Dopefiend moves to the front of the boat with the Toker for a chat with more of the Dopefiend Army, starting with Son of Gonzo who built up to Dopestock with a ten-day Amsterdam smoke-up and some confused stumbling around the streets of Amsterdam on space cakes. The Dopefiend then talks to dreamwithinadream, who's been studying in Holland for 6 months, about his impressions of the Dutch way of life, how he's been squatting in Amsterdam for Dopestock, and about his experiences of coffeeshops outside of Amsterdam, then the Dopefiend talks to forum favourite Xochipilli2012 who revisits the subject of the language barrier in Holland, and also talks about his view of the 2012 hypothesis and what he believes it may really mean, leading to a mini-trialogue between Freakout, Xochipilli2012 and the Dopefiend on the subject, then moves on and talks to DarkSpark about how his home grow was more successful than he bargained for, especially as his tolerance is so low. Finally the Dopefiend talks to The Grow Report Forum's News Chief Pothead about the Verdamper Vaporizers which are installed at the Dolphins Coffeeshop and how they cool the vapour so it's easier to inhale, his favourite strain so far AK47, and how buying a Volcano Vaporizer changed his life. Don't miss the first podcast LIVE from the main Dopestock event next Monday!

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Live from Dopestock 2008 at the Cannabis College in Amsterdam, join the Dopefiend and friends as they celebrate 4/20 with smoke and vapour aplenty and lots of good times! The Dopefiend kicks of festivites by talking to the Toker and Pothead for a chat about their starts to 4/20 and their expectations for the day's festivities, then moves on for a chat with Son of Gonzo about his marathon stay in Amsterdam, and Niall who's made his first Dopestock pilgrimage from Liverpool, before talking to Lefty about his stay in Amsterdam and his plans to give up smoking, before introducing us to Izzy who gives his impressions of his first time in Amsterdam. Then the Dopefiend moves over to the Volcano Vaporizer for a chat with Ben aka UpYer, who's experiencing vapour for the first time in Amsterdam and finding it helps his back pain, and with Max Freakout about his enjoyment of the proceedings. Following a musical interlude, the Dopefiend, Toker and Max head down to the Basement Garden of the Cannabis College where College Director Lorna Clay walks us through the plants on display and talks about how Amsterdam has changed in her ten years at the helm, how the impending smoking ban will affect tourism and the Amsterdam scene in general. Still in the basement, singer Ian Thomas treats us to some of his music, then, back in the main arena, the Dopefiend talks to Dopestock veteran Bushmiller and his companion Spliff Queen about how they're enjoying their Dopestock experience, then Bushmiller talks about his favourite Coffeeshop, Paradox in the Jordaan area, before returning to Dopestock Cup Vote Central where Lefty is collating the votes for listeners' favourite strains, and also talks us through his thoughts on the nominees for the Dopefiend.co.uk Film Festival. The Dopefiend then talks to Jay_K, greengoddess, Star and Esse B about various things from the Grow Report forums to Salvia Divinorum and Mail Order Marijuana before a musical break from Esse B himself, then the Dopefiend heads back to the main table where a monster 4/20 reefer is being constructed from a wide range of strains and talks to Dark Spark about his opinions on the Cannabis College garden and how it's inspired him to set up his own grow, before discussing who should have the honour of sparking the 4/20 monster with the Toker and Jay_K, then the Dopefiend hits the 4/20 vapor bag and talks with Puamana, Xochipilli2012, Bushmiller, Larz133 as the bag goes round, then finally catches up with BlackBeauty, Jay_K, Son of Gonzo and dreamwithadream as they smoke the monster joint. Don't miss next week's Evening Session Special with the announcements of the winning strain in the Dopestock Cup, and the winner of the Dopefiend.co.uk Film Festival, as well as much more fun besides!

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Live from the commodius surroundings of the basement at the Dolphins Coffeeshop in the heart of the Capital City of Cannabis, the Dopefiend's final live show from Dopestock 2008 kicks off with a chat with the Toker, who takes us through his favourite strains of the Dopestock weekend, and Rockdude, who's made his first pilgrimage to Dopestock after tragedy hit his plans for last year and is making up for it by gearing up for the Dopestock Joint-Rolling competition to be judged by the great Lefty, who is still tallying the votes for the Dopestock Cup, and has news of late developments in the status of the Dopestockers favourite strains, including a late vote from Dopestock veteran The Salvia Kid, and then moves on to begin judging the entries for the Dopestock Joint-Rolling competition with entries from JonnyB, Pothead and Pothead's Sister before moving onto an incredibly creative entry from The Salvia Kid with an entire philosophy behind it, as well as a couple of unusual entries from Mr. X, and a slim jim from Max Freakout, then he's interrupted by the first sparked joint from JonnyB and a late entry from nile, then extra long cocktail entries from Esse B, Jay_K, then The Salvia Kid's artistic submission gets handed to the Man with the Velvet Voicebox and things get a little bit more stony! Following that, The Toker presents his back-rolled entry, and Rockdude's King Hassan stubby gets a going over, before the judges retire to their quarters to deliberate over the entries and to dole out the very special prizes, and then to announce the winners of the Dopefiend.co.uk Film Festival as well. After a musicalbreak from Dopestocker Esse B and forum member Big Dave, the Dopefiend heads over to the Vaporization Station at the Dolphins basement with Esse himself who's taking his first hit from a Verdamper Vaporizer with a tasty bit of Arjan's Strawberry Haze and loving it from the sounds of it, as are Jay_K and Son of Gonzo, then larz133 and JonnyB pitch up to hit the vape and chat about their favourite strains and different methods of smoking and vaporizing leading to a chat about how the Dopefiend uses indica strains as an insomnia remedy and other "everyday" medical uses of Cannabis, and the wealth of advice that's avaiable for novice Cannabis users in Amsterdam, then the Dopefiend chats briefly to Xochipilli2012 as he heads off into the night. Then The Salvia Kid presents the two finalists in the Dopestock Cup, Chocolope Haze from the Greenhouse and Blueberry from Mellow Yellow, both of which are sampled by Larz first, and then circulate round the room gathering blind votes from the stoners in attendance and finally announcing the overall winner of the Dopestock Cup! Back to normal service from the Dope Den next week, so stay tuned to Dopefiend.co.uk!

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On the first Dopecast back in the Dope Den since the fun and frolicks of Dopestock 2008, the Dopefiend addresses the recent news that Cannabis is to return to its former status as a Class "B" drug in the UK, despite the recommendations of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. The Dopefiend takes a detailed look at the ACMD report, and analyzes the British government U-turn, what's behind it, and how it will affect the average Cannabis user, mentions the very positive review of the Dopefiend.co.uk Podcast Network in the UK's Independent Newspaper, then reviews the second Dopestock and the successful growth of the Dopefiend family, announces the release of our limited edition Dopefiend.co.uk "Legalize!" wristbands to donors, then talks about the other upcoming chances to meet up with the listeners and podcasters at The Big Chill, Notting Hill Carnival, and the UK Hemp Expo, then heads into the VaporLounge for a taste of some fresh Sour Diesel and a report of his recent spring sunshine mushroom trip at Panorama Park. Following a musical interlude submitted by Larz, the Dopefiend reads an email form Son of Gonzo about how Cannabis, or the lack of it, affects your dreams, then we join druiddude for some incredible audio of an LSD trip live from the Sacred Oak, followed by a report from regular correspondent Christine on the Million Marijuana March in Portland, Oregon including interviews on the subject of regulation of Cannabis and who benefits from the War on Drugs. In this week's Cannabis News, the story of the man denied a liver transplant because of his legal medicinal use of Cannabis, good news about the legality of sniffer dog raids in Canadian schools, how Ontarians are choosing Cannabis over alcohol, and how the Russians are spicing up school dinners (just don't tell Jamie Oliver!).

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On this week's episode of the Web's Favourite Cannabis Podcast, the Dopefiend looks into this week's resignation of Professor Sir Michael Rawlings, the chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs following the government's decision to ignore their recent report on UK Cannabis Law, and his replacement, Professor David Nutt, most famous for his suggestion that Ecstasy be downgraded to class B, addresses some feedback on last week's news of the reclassification of Cannabis, and how it's actually mobilizing more Cannabis users to become active in the fight for legalization, reads an email from Kenzler who's trying to replace the pharmaceuticals his doctor pushed on him with Cannabis, and how to cope with anti-drug propaganda from the medical profession, and whether there's any truth to his doctor's claim that Cannabis use makes men grow breasts! The Dopefiend then answers a query concerning nausea brought on by occasional Cannabis use, what causes it, and what can be done about it, then he heads into the vaporlounge for a taste of some fruity Kahuna and a chat about vaporizers in general and where to get hold of one, then after a percussive musical interlude the Dopefiend investigates the phenomenon of "Hard Ash" weed and what sort of adulteration causes it, then returns to the subject of how Cannabis use affects dreaming, and calls for more listener input on the matter, and talks about how Cannabis combined with exercise can help you lose weight! After an incredible story from Christine about how positive thinking can influence your life, the Dopefiend finishes the show off with news of another Medical Marijuana patient being denied a life-saving kidney transplant, and how hemp is becoming the new crop of choice for Northern Irish farmers.

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On this week's episode of the Web's Favourite Cannabis Podcast, the Dopefiend talks about the Dopefiend.co.uk listenership, how it's proof that Cannabis users don't fit the stereotype, and how the general public are beginning to realise that, as evidenced by Harold and Kumar as well as the recent study into middle class cannabis use, then he salutes the brave trailblazers who are open about their Cannabis use and goes on to address the UK Police's response to the reclassification of Cannabis, with careful attention paid to the words of the Association of Chief Police Officers. The Dopefiend then talks about how he shared a few reefers with the great John Sinclair, as well as Esse B and G-13 on the banks of the Thames last week. Next, Snoogins emails with the story of why he was forced to spend this year's 4/20 without any herb for fear of spending next year's 4/20 in jail, and all because of a pipe, prompting the Dopfiend to inhale a bag of Sativa Salad vapour (Arjan's Haze and Sour Diesel) in his honour, and also play a song suggested by futurehistorynow, who introduces us to his hot box vaporizer. After a massive musical interlude, the Dopefiend reads an email about Monkey Tennis's garden of LowRyder 2 and AK47 and how his Volcano has enhanced his life, pausing to answer the question of how often to replace your Volcano bag, then reads Filepae's story of his Volcano-based encounter with Canadian "Prince of Pot" Marc Emery. Mr. Dickey asks for advice about opening a headshop in the USA, then we hear from Larz about how he plans to attend this year's UK Hemp and Hydro Expo in November, and finally Calimera writes about his recent move to Toronto and how the difference between British weed and Canadian weed has left him dazed and confused! In the news, a story from T about the progress of the proposed Dutch mushroom ban, how incense not only smells nice and masks your reefer smoke, but makes you smile too, the teacher who got more than she bargained for when a student slipped her a hash muffin, and the lucky traveller who's five ounces better off courtesy of Japanese customs.

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On this week's episode of the Web's Favourite Cannabis Podcast, the Dopefiend kicks things off by talking about the much-forgotten and ever growing mature stoner population, and why the War on Drugs would rather brush them under the carpet than admit that Cannabis users can continue their use throughout their lifetime and still function as productive members of society, followed by a reminder for those listeners who wish to join us at the beautiful Big Chill festival this August, then hits the emails starting with one from Tibeau touching on the wave of anti-salvia legislation in the USA and also talking about the level of health risks often associated with Cannabis use and the facts behind the press hype, followed by a message from Conor about his recent diagnosis of schizophrenia and what he believes is behind it. After that, the Dopefiend reads an email from Tommy about how the cleanness of the grow medium affects the quality of home grown Cannabis, we hear some love for the Volcano Vaporizer from a recent convert, then Evil Herb emails with the story of how his pot-virgin girlfriend approached her first-time ganja-smoking session and their impending visit to Amsterdam, before the Dopefiend hits the VaporLounge for a bag of New York City Diesel and a chat about a recent Cannabis Cookie fest, then after a trippy musical interlude Josiah emails with the story of how he fell into stoner culture, and why he chose to try Cannabis, then Josh asks what to do with the pot plant growing in his parents' front garden, an update on the Dopefiend's vapo-poop experiment from epsiode 117, then the great Lorenzo of the Psychedelic Salon podcast emails with a tragic story of loss. Finally, in the Cannabis News, some interesting info on the demographic make-up of Norwegian smokers, and some great news for Vermont on their new legal industrial hemp programme.

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On this week's episode of the Web's Favourite Cannabis Podcast the dopefiend talks about the new advice from a Scottish think tank that the government should legalize and regulate Cannabis in order to deal with the UK's drug problem, talks about the positive effects a "tolerance break" can have on your enjoyment of our sacrament, and passes on a recommendation from ZenitZenZen for Valerian, leading to some chat of legal replacements for Cannabis during such breaks, and the "vapor-bong" technique of passing vapour through water to cool it down before inhaling, followed by some commentary from Zeke on Barack Obama's nomination and Ron Paul's tacit approval of Obama, leading to a bit of commentary from the Dopefiend on the state of play in the US election at the moment. Gooey Rabinski drops some further info on red-eye remedy eyedrops before the Dopefiend talks about the "contact high" phenomenon and favourite stoner films, including mentions for Harold and Kumar, Cheech and Chong and Doomsday, then the Dopefiend heads into the VaporLounge for a chat about how listeners keep their Volcano hidden from non-Cannabis using visitors and a root through his stash box resulting in a hit of some Brainstorm vapour from the vault, while talking about Philosopher's Stones and hearing from Admire about his brand new Volcano vaporizer. Following a homegrown musical interlude from Zeke, the Dopefiend talks about the state of the Mail Order Marijuana scene at the moment and how har it is to find, answers a Volcano question, then we hear from Star about the hypocrisy of anti-Cannabis propaganda when the effects of Cannabis are compared with the side-effects of standard antibiotics, followed by a reminder about our gathering at this year's Big Chill, then, in the Cannabis News, another raid on the Cannabis Cafe in Lancing in the south of England, why Floridian students are choosing Cannabis over tobacco, yet still manage to do plenty of "strenuous physical activity", bad news for BC Bud this season following heavy rains in Canada, and the return of Cheech and Chong to the stand-up comedy stage.

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