Police Raid High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam

For the first time in its 24-year history, Amsterdam police raided the High Times' Cannabis Cup.

http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/content/2011/11/23/High-Times-Cannabis-Cup-...

CANNABIS CULTURE - Amsterdam police are in the process of raiding the High Times Cannabis Cup for the first time in its 24-year history.

Cannabis Culture received several messages from Cup-goers this morning, warning that police have swarmed the location and are searching people before letting them leave and confiscating marijuana.

A video sent to CC by an attendee of The Cup show a police officer looking at a table while an announcement over the loud speaker talks about the police entering the building and says in English: "You need to leave the building through the exits. When leaving the property, you will be subjected to a search by police [inaudible] of the opium act."

Early reports of the raid are already hitting Twitter and the rest of the Internet.

Former CC Editor Dana Larsen (who wrote an article about the Cup for the Vancouver Sun this year) is giving updates as it happens on his Twitter account.

"Huge crowd of #cannabiscup attendees waiting to get searched on their way out of the cup." he wrote. "Police officer told me they investigated yesterday, saw some booths giving out weed & breaking other rules. So now the event is shut down."

Another of his posts says, "Everyone will have their buds confiscated but no-one will be charged or fined. This is the first time this has happened in 24 years."

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[jeffbriggs1987]

FUCKING PIGS! DO SOMETHING WORTH TIME AND MONEY. U WASTE OUR TAX DOLLARS U GOD DAM COCKSUCKING PIGS!

[fxxa7x]

Come to Quebec if you want to smoke weed almost freely. Even the first letter is smoking a joint :P

[2HornDogs]

@2HornDogs or facebook is hiding the posts im not sure which.

[2HornDogs]

cant believe I missed this, norml never updates there facebook page...

[Dagreenmonster1]

giv back the breeders boutique swag back fookin polis !!!!!

Hope you enjoyed the Exo Cheese ana Headband MoFo's!

[AFrOmANv5]

@kevinjr2028 im christian and i smoke weed ever day. i also dislike how fucked up the laws are against it but it's not fair to call out christians like they're the ones fueling this "war" on drugs. The Bible even hints at weed being good for man, and i use this as evidence in many debates about legalization.

but anyway, fuck these stupid anti marijuana laws. it's a damn PLANT with benefits and does no harm. wtf.

[kevinjr2028]

if you dont smoke weed and you drink or take pills or smoke ciggs, and u are against pot than u are a fucking retard cunt who was never cool in any way hall monitor taddle tail rich republican aristicratic christian faggot. thats all im saying.

[wallysfurshed]

Looks like HITLER all over again!!

Just my oppion..Think about what they are doing. And some of you people with the comments you made have no clue!!

[Rummsklebinkle]

Go to Holland, have a few drinks and vomit everywhere.