TC's TRIP REPORTS (Trip#8 - LIVE "The Return" - starts pg 87)

[Styl Eli]

Hopefully, you'll get some reporting done before I head there a few days later. (Oh my, september 3, you can't come fast enough!)

I just thought I'd mention, that I really want to move to canada now. Would you believe that here in switzerland in major cities you'll pay $500 usd an ounce for top-quality, and 25-35/g on the street if you're buying small quantities

Thant is insane. What are the laws like there with growing your own? Are the penalties severe?

[TwoCanucks]

jeez Geeky that's terrible! I bet you're itching real bad for the Dam now!>!?!? Heh, sorry.... it's coming fast now, just right around the corner... 32 days or something like that now.

hey, if yer ever in Canada ring up the Mrs and I, there's always room in this cannabis friendly home for another on the bong!

[geekymonkey]

Thant is insane. What are the laws like there with growing your own? Are the penalties severe?

Growing a few plants for personal consumption is generally tolerated, but it's entirely up to each judge's discretion, what a "small number" is, and if they decide you are not growing just for personal consumption it gets serious fast.

jeez Geeky that's terrible! I bet you're itching real bad for the Dam now!>!?!? Heh, sorry.... it's coming fast now, just right around the corner... 32 days or something like that now.

hey, if yer ever in Canada ring up the Mrs and I, there's always room in this cannabis friendly home for another on the bong!

It's killing me! I can't wait to get there (and I have so much really hard work to do in the next six weeks before I go, that it's going to make being in Amsterdam extra sweet.

Thanks for the invite! We're actually probably relocating next year, and there are a few jobs in Canada that we're looking at, although we really could end up anywhere. The same goes to you and your Mrs if you ever find yourself in Switzerland.

I'm hoping the bud is really really good. When we were there at the beginning of April everything was just amazing quality.

[Vadim]

Thanks for the report....I will be there in 5 weeks and based on your great recon work I will be targetting:

Bas Special
Grey Area's Equatorial Sativa - This looks really interesting!
Barney's - Red Dragon - Sure I have smoked this b4 in 2006??
Barney's Grinspoon
Laughing Buddah for sure....


Will all Barney's stores have this stock does anyone know???

Cheers

Vadim (Finney)

[TwoCanucks]

Getting near the 3 week countdown now... so I've really been itching so much I've put pen to paper and made exhausting plans already.

My original plan: visit a core of 5-7 shops over 5 days, concentrating on new & fav strains and premium ices/hashes.

Looking at my list... I already have 26 different shops and who knows how many strains/selections on my "to smoke list".

Here's a little review... suggestions and opinions welcome.

Voyagers (Geldersekade 2)
-The Butter
-OG18
-Purple Strawberry Bliss

Basjoe (Kloveniersburgwal 62)
-Terminator
-5 grams of whatever James is smoking

Bagheera (Kloveniersburgwal 60)
-Bho
-Kushdee
-Kuchi

Green Place (Kloveniersburgwal 4)
-Blue Berry Cheese
-Train Wreck

Rokerij (Amstel
-Kali Mist

Bushdoctor (Amstel 36 or Thorbeckeplein 28)
-Chem Dawg Butter Super Melt
-Grand Daddy Butter Super Melt

Old Amsterdam (Amstelstraat 35)
-great menu

Blue Bird (Sint Antoniesbreestraat 71)
-???

Homegrown Fantasy (Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 87a)
-Cheese, Insomnia Haze
-Cheese Oil

Paradox (1e Bloemdwarsstraat 2)
-milkshakes and toasties highly recommended

Abraxas (Jonge Roelensteeg 12-14 or Spuistraat 51)
-Hawaiian Haze
-Apple Jack
-Big Buddha Cheese

Dampkring (Haarlemerstraat 44 or Handboogstraat 29)
-Kalimist

Barney’s (Haarlemmerstraat 102 or Reguliersgracht 27)
-Tangerine Dream
-Vanilla Kush, Dr Grinspoon

Siberie (Brouwersgracht 11)
-Californian
-Lemon Haze

Greenhouse (Oudezijds Voorburwal 191 or Haarlemmerstraat 64)
-King’s Kush
-Hawaiian Snow Haze

Solo (Korte Koningsstraat 2)
-Green Crack

Anyday (Korte Kolksteeg 5)
-Jamaican Hi-Grade
-Blue Rhino

Grey Area (Oude Leliestraat 2)
-Kandy Kush
-Casey Jones
-Silver Bubble

Betty Boop (Nieuwezijds Kolk 12 or Reguliersdwarsstraat 29)
-Lemon Kush
-Lemon Haze
-Honey Bee
-Brain Meltdown

The Bulldog No. 90 (Oudezijds Voorburgwal 90)
-???

Bij (Bonairestraat 78)
-???

Borejongens (Baarsjesweg 239)
-Mean Martian Green

Chapiteau (Van Boetzelaerstraat 31)
-Black Widow

Hugo de Groot (Frederik Hendrikstraat 123)
-Cheese
-White Chocolupe
-Amnesia

De Graal (Albert Cuypstraat 25)
-???

Katsu (1e van der Helststraat 70)
-Black Widow
-SoGouda

De Kabouter (Ruysadaelkade 145)
-Amnesia Haze

[StonedSince67]

Here's a little review... suggestions and opinions welcome.

Basjoe (Kloveniersburgwal 62)
-Terminator
-5 grams of whatever James is smoking

Paradox (1e Bloemdwarsstraat 2)
-milkshakes and toasties highly recommended

well the 5 grams of whatever James is smoking is sound thinking imo

and at paradox i suggest that you give the super silver haze and the moroccan wash a taste

have a great trip ...

[geekymonkey]

If they have the Super Silver G18 at Boerenjongens it will really fuck you up

Looks like a good list. I never make lists, but I perpetually admire list makers. Can't wait to hear all about it! I'm counting on your reporting to serve as an appetizer

[ftcarer]

1 hell of a list TC

Betty Boop (Nieuwezijds Kolk 12)
-Lemon Kush
-Lemon Haze
-Honey Bee
-Brain Meltdown

Go to that 1 ^^^ for what you are after , Betty Too just kept the name , the 2 shops aren't owned by the same people .

Paradox , SSH & Turkish hash
Abraxas , John Sinclair
Anyday, Afghani Delight

Have a blast

[Dave near London]

Snap

Re Paradox - had a lovely SSH / Turkish hash evening ....

[geekymonkey]

Have to add that I tried Anyday's Afghani Delight at a t&t last june. It was good. Stoney and yummy with a very fragrant hashy flavor. Good suggestion ft.

[ftcarer]

Have to add that I tried Anyday's Afghani Delight at a t&t last june. It was good. Stoney and yummy with a very fragrant hashy flavor. Good suggestion ft.

Yep last june (with CalX) was when I had it geeky lovely smoke , I found it more of a high than a stone though + the youngish dreadlocked bt at Anyday is 1 of the nicest & most helpful that i've met

[geekymonkey]

Have to add that I tried Anyday's Afghani Delight at a t&t last june. It was good. Stoney and yummy with a very fragrant hashy flavor. Good suggestion ft.

Yep last june (with CalX) was when I had it geeky lovely smoke , I found it more of a high than a stone though + the youngish dreadlocked bt at Anyday is 1 of the nicest & most helpful that i've met

I had been smoking and smoking and smoking, so you're probably right about the effect.

I was at Katsu t&t with my Mr and Ed (Blue..something) and we had just had black widow, then so gouda, then pineapple haze? from greenplace, then terminator with cheese from basjoe, then the afghani delight. The pineapple haze from greenplace and the anghani delight from Anyday were Ed's, I haven't actually been to either shop, although both are on my try soon list.) God I miss Amsterdam. Counting, counting, counting the minutes until my next trip, and yet the time is still not passing any faster....

[TwoCanucks]

Thanks for the headsup on the Betty Too, saved potential disappointment.

I've added the Afghani Delight, SSH and Turkish hash to my list, along with a couple others.

Cheers all, much appreciated!

[CoolCat]

Hey canuks,

I was in the Dam sunday july 31 and no more martian meen green at Borejongens no White Choco too. But they had really really good weed. Honey bee G13, Amnesia G13 and Casey Jones were both very strong. Bij is something like 30 seconds from the Borejongens and they also have really good weed. Unhopefully I was fuckin stoned and didn't take photo of the menus.

The staff was very nice and showed us any strains we asked to see, even if the queue behind us was big.

[bongskillz]

geeky id have to say that you are not finding the right people to buy your weed off...

i find oz from 280-350chf... also its important to note that this just recently seems expensive when converted into USD due to the plummeting value of the dollar... it used to be approx. 1 USD = 1.5 CHF.. now its closer to the opposite (1chf=1.28usd)... it is true that in Switz. bud is getting more expensive and less variety can be found, but i think if you find the people that grow and buy in bulk you can still find decent prices.. not to forget the fact that in relation to salaries weed is still dirt cheap compared to N. America... starting level salaries here are pretty close to 6 figures p. year if you have some kind of university diploma...