My Amsterdam Cannabis Cup Experience

okay i am planning on goin to the cup next year (though after your experience im reconsidering.....)

just wanted to ask a few things, firstly how much (in euro or AUD) is a pass for the full week and how much woudl a daily pass be, once your in i assumed you were given free weed to "judge" on, since u said u actually gotta pay i wanted to ask how much? also how much is weed there in general, would it be more expensive to buy a gram there than it would in Aus?

any other tips/info youd give to someone considering going?

That's interesting. I've heard that amsterdam weed is MUCH more potent than in the states.

But I suppose living in a hippie town in california won't help promote that accusation if I travel to amsterdam.

Did you at least get a kick out of weed being so open there?
The red light district?
Bicycle riders?

for real ...i wanna goto amsterdam when its back to normal...not during the cup.....but amsterdam isnt really knwon for its good smoke...its usally just better cuz you can sit there and smoke it and if you run out you dont have to worry about your connections u just gotta go down to the shop lol....and maybe even eat a bite while your down there.....i think its thw whoel expirience of that ...not just the weed.

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Originally Posted by Inferius

That's interesting. I've heard that amsterdam weed is MUCH more potent than in the states.

But I suppose living in a hippie town in california won't help promote that accusation if I travel to amsterdam.

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Not sure what you mean by that statement. I've never been to Amsterdam myself but have several friends who have and they say the quality of the weed we get here in the San Francisco area is just as good as anything they've got there. Actually, they like the weed here better because a good portion of it is grown organically and, like Kef pointed out, they can use a lot of chems over there. Despite the fact that they didn't find any wonder weed over in Amsterdam they all had a fantastic time, however, and totally dug the whole coffee shop experience.

Bottom line, no matter where you travel, if you expect paradise you'll be disapointed. Enjoy the place for what it is and not what it isn't.

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Originally Posted by GetDown

okay i am planning on goin to the cup next year (though after your experience im reconsidering.....)

just wanted to ask a few things, firstly how much (in euro or AUD) is a pass for the full week and how much woudl a daily pass be, once your in i assumed you were given free weed to "judge" on, since u said u actually gotta pay i wanted to ask how much? also how much is weed there in general, would it be more expensive to buy a gram there than it would in Aus?

any other tips/info youd give to someone considering going?

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First of all the cup pass to be a judge is 200 American dollars if you pre order the pass in advance. Its 300 Euro if you buy the pass at the event. Its cost around 12 Euro for a daily pass to the expo. However. You dont get any samples at the expo. Maybe a vape hit or two.
Even with the cup pass. You still have to buy the samples from each shop. Except for barney's. They give free samples of weed and hash. All others will cost you anywhere from 9 to 30 euro a gram.
As far as the prices of just regular weed from the coffee shops. The price's usually starts around 12 euro a gram. Some places thats not so crowded will give you two to three grams for the same 12 euro.
Dont get me wrong people. The experience is great. Just being able to smoke in public right in front of the police is great. The only thing you have to be careful about is how you act. If you act stupid and do stupid things. Then you will get into trouble. If you you smoke in public. Make sure you stay away from crowed areas and stay away from kids. If you able to do this. Then you will have no worries.
The reason i went was to see how good the weed is. I was disapointed. But thats me. Im used to smoking the f*cking kill from Kentucky. The same shit that goes to NY and LA and sells for 500 to 1000 and ounce. So for me i was disapointed in thier weed. But for all who still wants to go. Make sure you go with plenty of cash. The exchange rate is around 70-75 cents for every american dollar you exchange. Make sure you go to the dam square for the exchange. As for other locations will cost you more.
So if you go. Just have a good time. Your experience may be better than mine. Everyone is different. I hope this helps. :rasta:

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Originally Posted by Inferius

That's interesting. I've heard that amsterdam weed is MUCH more potent than in the states.

But I suppose living in a hippie town in california won't help promote that accusation if I travel to amsterdam.

Did you at least get a kick out of weed being so open there?
The red light district?
Bicycle riders?

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I felt as ease when i was smoking in the coffee shops. It was very relaxing. The weed will get you high. But dont expect the effects to last that long.
The red light district is exactly the way you would imagin it to be. As far as going to one of the windows. Just go in and pay and do your business. However its a waste of money. You would be better off to service yourself and save your money for food or smoke. You need to know that most of the girls that are working probably have been with numerous amounts of people before you visit them. So it will not be the most enjoyable time in the world. Just use your money on weed. You'll feel better about it.
There are numerous people on bikes there. Its probably the best way to travel. But be careful. Its really easy to run into people. I suggest just to walk or ride the tram. Especially if your high. Make sure when your walking to pay attention. If you run into a bicycle rider. It will be your fault. And if you hurt someone. You will go to jail and have to pay any damage's that is caused.

theres always one guy who has to go and kill the dream for the rest...

i just heard a buddy of mine was there and i though how the hell did he pull that off? guess i was jeoulous...till i read that!

it sounds like the thing that killed your trip was the judge pass, if you had just bought your own weed ahead of time and just enjoyed the expo do you think it would have been a better experience?

Also thanks for the heads up on the judge pass rip off cause i probably would have made the same mistake in a year or 2.

Really eye opening stuff.
I guess I'd have a much better time just buying an oz and going camping...