{"id":16293,"date":"2026-01-01T01:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/?p=16293"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:04:46","slug":"interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview With Dutch Cannabis Legend Ben Dronkers 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ben_Dronkers_About_Cannabis_Weed_Hash\"><\/span>Ben Dronkers About Cannabis, Weed &amp; Hash<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i>Ben Dronkers has for decades been one of the most prominent cannabis activists and\u00a0successful cannabis entrepreneurs in the Netherlands. He not only founded the Amsterdam Hash Museum. <\/i><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Inhaltsverzeichnis<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#Ben_Dronkers_About_Cannabis_Weed_Hash\" >Ben Dronkers About Cannabis, Weed &amp; Hash<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#Ben_Dronkers_All_You_Need_to_Know\" >Ben Dronkers: All You Need to Know<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#Early_Life_Background\" >Early Life &amp; Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#Full_Interview_Weed_Entrepreneur_Ben_Dronkers\" >Full Interview: Weed Entrepreneur Ben Dronkers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#1_When_did_you_first_come_into_contact_with_cannabis\" >1 | When did you first come into contact with cannabis?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#2_How_was_the_Dutch_cannabis_culture_back_then\" >2 | How was the Dutch cannabis culture back then?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#3_Fast_forward_to_1985_What_drove_you_to_start_Sensi_Seeds\" >3 | Fast forward to 1985. What drove you to start Sensi Seeds?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#4_You_mentioned_that_you_started_the_Hash_Marihuana_Hemp_Museum_in_1985_Did_you_already_have_such_a_large_collection_of_personal_items_at_that_time\" >4 | You mentioned that you started the Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum in 1985. Did you already have such a large collection of personal items at that time?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#5_You_travelled_the_world_for_your_cannabis_seed_collection_Can_you_share_the_most_extraordinary_cannabis_related_story_that_you_experienced\" >5 | You travelled the world for your cannabis seed collection. Can you share the most extraordinary cannabis related story that you experienced?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#6_Whats_your_estimation_on_the_probability_of_full_legalisation_of_cannabis_in_the_Netherlands\" >6 | What&#8217;s your estimation on the probability of full legalisation of cannabis in the Netherlands?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#7_If_it_does_become_fully_legalised_in_the_Netherlands_do_you_believe_that_the_Dutch_government_should_safeguard_the_quality_of_cannabis_through_regulation\" >7 | If it does become fully legalised in the Netherlands, do you believe that the Dutch government should safeguard the quality of cannabis through regulation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#8_Could_you_tell_more_about_your_company_HempFlax\" >8 | Could you tell more about your company HempFlax?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#9_We_found_quotes_of_you_saying_that_%E2%80%98hemp_will_save_the_world_and_the_arguments_you_just_made_substantiate_that_point\" >9 | We found quotes of you saying that &#8216;hemp will save the world&#8217; and the arguments you just made substantiate that point.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#10_What_has_held_back_full_legalisation_in_the_Netherlands_all_this_time\" >10 | What has held back full legalisation in the Netherlands all this time?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#11_What_would_you_consider_to_be_the_ideal_cannabis_situation_for_the_Netherlands\" >11 | What would you consider to be the ideal cannabis situation for the Netherlands?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#12_Where_do_you_see_the_global_cannabis_industry_in_10_years_time\" >12 | Where do you see the global cannabis industry in 10 years time?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#13_Some_people_say_theres_a_weed_stock_mania_going_on_at_the_moment_Whats_you_opinion_on_that\" >13 | Some people say there&#8217;s a weed stock mania going on at the moment. What&#8217;s you opinion on that?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/interview-ben-dronkers-sensi-seeds\/#Summary_Ben_Dronkers_at_a_Glance\" >Summary: Ben Dronkers at a Glance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><i>He also became incredibly successful with Sensi Seeds. So when we got the chance to interview him we were very excited! Discover more about Ben Dronkers life below.<\/i><\/p>\n<a class=\"maxbutton-9 maxbutton maxbutton-amsterdam-prostitution-menu\" title=\"KLICKE HIER!\" href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&#038;utm_medium=advertisement&#038;utm_term=EN&#038;utm_content=banner-300x250&#038;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><span class='mb-text'>HASH MUSEUM TICKETS &gt;<\/span><\/a>\n<h2 data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"260\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ben_Dronkers_All_You_Need_to_Know\"><\/span>Ben Dronkers: All You Need to Know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"582\">Ben Dronkers was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in 1949. From a young age, he showed an interest in plants and natural medicine. His curiosity about hemp and cannabis grew stronger when he traveled abroad and learned how people used the plant for both healing and industrial purposes.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"290\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Early_Life_Background\"><\/span>Early Life &amp; Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"832\">During his youth, Ben spent time exploring different cultures. He learned from farmers in places like Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. These early experiences gave him a deep respect for cannabis and its many uses, both practical and spiritual.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"1125\">By combining his adventurous nature with business skills, he laid the foundation for what would later become one of the most influential careers in the cannabis world. His early years were not just about learning but about forming a mission to change the way society saw hemp and cannabis.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1166\"><strong data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1164\">Quick facts about his background:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1347\">\n<li data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1205\">\n<p data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1205\">Born: 1949, Rotterdam, Netherlands<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1245\">\n<p data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1245\">Interests: Plants, travel, business<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1294\">\n<p data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1294\">Early travels: Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1347\">\n<p data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1347\">Key discovery: Traditional cannabis and hemp use<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_Interview_Weed_Entrepreneur_Ben_Dronkers\"><\/span>Full Interview: Weed Entrepreneur Ben Dronkers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_When_did_you_first_come_into_contact_with_cannabis\"><\/span>1 | When did you first come into contact with cannabis?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i>Ben Dronkers:\u00a0<\/i>I was just 17 and I discovered it like most people; through some friends. The first joint that I smoked was in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotterdam.nl\/en\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotterdam<\/a> under a bridge and like many people I didn&#8217;t feel much of it. Nevertheless, I tried it again and then I felt the good vibes of it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-Museum-Inside.jpg\" alt=\"Hash Museum\" width=\"1000\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-Museum-Inside.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-Museum-Inside-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-Museum-Inside-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-Museum-Inside-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-Museum-Inside-600x477.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Ben Dronkers inside his museum in Spain. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBXKLWghEs8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_How_was_the_Dutch_cannabis_culture_back_then\"><\/span>2 | How was the Dutch cannabis culture back then?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There wasn&#8217;t a real big cannabis culture back in 1966. It started a bit in Amsterdam with a few clubs. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paradiso.nl\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Paradiso<\/a> for example and later on at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/entertainment\/coffeeshop-the-bulldog-90\/\" rel=\"noopener\">the Bulldog<\/a>, Cosmos and just a few other places. The first coffeeshop was founded some years later.<\/p>\n<p>In Rotterdam there were no <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/10-best-coffeeshops-in-amsterdam\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Coffeeshops<\/a> in that time. Those were mainly in Amsterdam. So me and my friend would often go to Amsterdam to buy a piece of hash or weed and then we shared it when we came back to Rotterdam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Green-Cocktail.jpeg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers wikipedia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Green-Cocktail.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Green-Cocktail-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Green-Cocktail-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Ben Dronkers with Sensi Seeds products. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parool.nl\/amsterdam\/-hennep-is-het-gewas-dat-de-mensheid-gaat-redden~a4603007\/\">Source<\/a>)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We mostly bought hash back then because it was much better than the weed. Weed mainly came from Africa, Indonesia and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>The hash came from Lebanon, Morocco, Afghanistan and other places. It was much better. In those days hash was more important than weed.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Fast_forward_to_1985_What_drove_you_to_start_Sensi_Seeds\"><\/span>3 | Fast forward to 1985. What drove you to start Sensi Seeds?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i>Ben Dronkers:\u00a0<\/i>That story actually started earlier because I started to travel the world a bit like hippies do and I discovered hash around the world. And because I was interested I also visited the cannabis growers. When I saw the farmers grow their hash I also became interested in growing it myself.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Cannabis-Field.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Cannabis-Field.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Cannabis-Field-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Cannabis-Field-768x684.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Cannabis-Field-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Cannabis-Field-600x535.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Ben Dronkers (3rd of the left) in a cannabis field. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B0_94PBhEVi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8216;&#8230;it felt amazing that we could just put some seeds in the ground, water it and grow your own weed.&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With a friend of mine in Rotterdam we started with just a few seeds to see what would happen. We had one cannabis plant under a heater and it worked! The quality wasn&#8217;t that good but it worked. For us it was a revelation. A wonder!<\/p>\n<p>In America you already had homegrown, but not in Europe. Not many people grew their own plants. For us it felt amazing that we could just put some seeds in the ground, water it and grow your own weed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23854 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amsterdam-Weed.jpg\" alt=\"weed plant\" width=\"1000\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amsterdam-Weed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amsterdam-Weed-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amsterdam-Weed-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amsterdam-Weed-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amsterdam-Weed-600x453.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That made me travel the world more and I visited places like Lebanon and Morocco and later on I went many times to Pakistan and Afghanistan. From there I brought different varieties with me that I found along the way. I brought them back to Holland and together with a friend I started to grow cannabis in a greenhouse. The police arrested me quite a few times, also just for having some hash on me.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Sensi-Seeds-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Sensi-Seeds-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Sensi-Seeds-1-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Sensi-Seeds-1-768x144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Sensi-Seeds-1-1024x192.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&#8216;then I realised that there was a loophole in the Dutch drug laws: It was legal to just grow seeds.&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>Ben Dronkers:\u00a0<\/i>But then I realised that there was a loophole in the Dutch <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/10-amsterdam-drug-laws\/\" rel=\"noopener\">drug laws<\/a>: It was legal to just grow seeds. I went to an expensive lawyer to ask if my thoughts were correct and he confirmed it to me.<\/p>\n<p>So then I started growing my own seeds and I started my own seed company: <strong>Sensi Seeds.\u00a0<\/strong>Around the same time I also started the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/en\/?utm_source=http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=\" rel=\"noopener\">Hash Marihuana and Hemp Museum<\/a> together with Ed Rosenthal.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16025 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/300x250-cannabis-museum.jpg\" alt=\"Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum Amsterdam\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were the first legal seed bank\/ seed shop in the world and got customers from all over the world. Nobody had done it before and people started to write about it, including the American magazine High Times that brought me in connection to many people, people and knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Interview.jpeg\" alt=\"cannabis plant\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Interview.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Interview-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Interview-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Interview-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Interview-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All the specialists from all over the world, writers and researchers, came over because our seed collection was a very special one. The first weed that we grew in the Netherlands I tried to sell in Amsterdam but nobody wanted it because it was too green. People called it spinach. But in fact it was so good that in a couple of years everybody was fond of it. Because the seeds were legal I kept growing for the seeds, not weed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16545 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Some of the items on display in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/en\/?utm_source=http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=\" rel=\"noopener\">Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp<\/a> museum in Amsterdam.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_You_mentioned_that_you_started_the_Hash_Marihuana_Hemp_Museum_in_1985_Did_you_already_have_such_a_large_collection_of_personal_items_at_that_time\"><\/span>4 | You mentioned that you started the Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum in 1985. Did you already have such a large collection of personal items at that time?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8216;&#8230;we wanted to share information about weed and hash to tourists.&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><i>Ben Dronkers:\u00a0<\/i>We started with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/entertainment\/hash-marihuana-and-hemp-museum\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum<\/a> a bit later than Sensi Seeds but around the same period. We did it because &#8211; like you guys &#8211; we wanted to share information about weed and hash to tourists who came to Amsterdam for the coffeeshops.<\/p>\n<p>I had been collecting for quite some time by then, together with friends, but at first we also called it the <em>Cannabis Info Museum<\/em> back then. It was more about spreading information than having items on display.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16577 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Cannabis-Info-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers Cannabis Info Museum\" width=\"800\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Cannabis-Info-Museum.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Cannabis-Info-Museum-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Cannabis-Info-Museum-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Amsterdam, 1996. The original Cannabis Info Museum.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whilst the museum was there, me and my friends kept on collecting items. Collecting is quite addictive if you like your collection. When you now see our collection in Amsterdam and the collection in our museum in Barcelona, it is amazing! I cannot believe it myself sometimes when I see it.<\/p>\n<p>Where did I get all that stuff? So in the beginning a lot of items were also from friends but by time I bought the items from them or gave it back.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_You_travelled_the_world_for_your_cannabis_seed_collection_Can_you_share_the_most_extraordinary_cannabis_related_story_that_you_experienced\"><\/span>5 | You travelled the world for your cannabis seed collection. Can you share the most extraordinary cannabis related story that you experienced?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i>Ben Dronkers:\u00a0<\/i>One of the most exiting moments for me was when I was in Afghanistan and it was still being occupied by the Soviet Union. We went into the mountains to find wild marihuana as I already had gotten the seeds from the farmers. I was interested in getting wild strains.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22668 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers.jpeg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers Cannabis\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-600x398.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>On old photo of Ben Dronkers abroad.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So we went into the mountains and we came over hilltop and then there was big Russian platoon right in front of us. And that was quite scary, as I had to dress like an Afghan because I couldn&#8217;t walk around looking like a tourist. It was a forbidden area for foreigners or strangers. That was really scary because they started shooting at each other.<\/p>\n<p>But Afghanistan itself was also extraordinary with such a beautiful culture and great people. It was amazing to see people walk around there with big bales made up out of super quality hash.<\/p>\n<p>And they were really friendly so they shared everything with you like the food, the house and of course the hash. It was, especially the people, very nice. I went there quite a few times and it was always nice.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>&#8216;An Afghan farmer gets around 200 to 300 euros per kilo whilst in a coffeeshop in Amsterdam a kilo sells for around 16.000 euro per kilo.&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Afghan people deserve so much better than the way they have it now. They have this beautiful hash if they could only export it on a fair trade deal. An Afghan farmer gets around 200 to 300 euros per kilo whilst in a coffeeshop in Amsterdam a kilo sells for around 16.000 euro per kilo (<em>18k in US dollars or 14k in pound sterlings<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The Afghan people should have the right to export that beautiful product that they have. The money could be used for good schools and good agricultural practices. It could help with the development of their country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16546 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Afghanistan-Pakistan.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers Afghanistan-Pakistan\" width=\"800\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Afghanistan-Pakistan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Afghanistan-Pakistan-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Afghanistan-Pakistan-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Ben Dronkers (in white) in Afghanistan. Picture source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnbs.nl\/cannabis-godfather-ben-dronkers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">cnnbs.nl<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But at this time the drug prohibition appears to be coming to and end so I hope to see the day that it&#8217;s completely legalised and all these poor countries can have some financial benefit from it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8216;&#8230;there is no quality control.&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But for us it&#8217;s the same thing. A lot of people smoke terrible stuff and there is no quality control. And it should be there like with any product that you buy in a grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>Normally weed and hash are actually quite safe but since the prohibition was implemented people started using insecticides and other bad production methods. Consumers should be protected and the products should have regular prices.<\/p>\n<p>What you see in Colorado &#8211; where it is legalised &#8211; the state government makes millions of dollars in tax revenue. That&#8217;s a good thing; it should be out of prohibition and legal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16574 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Ed-Rosenthal-Sensi-Seeds.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers Ed Rosenthal Sensi Seeds\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Ed-Rosenthal-Sensi-Seeds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Ed-Rosenthal-Sensi-Seeds-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Ed-Rosenthal-Sensi-Seeds-768x449.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Ben Dronkers in a greenhouse filled with hemp. <\/em><em>Picture source: <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weedworldmagazine.org\/2017\/07\/20\/sensi-seeds-celebrity-strain-selection-written-by-sensi-seeds\/ben-dronkers-and-ed-rosenthal_9491\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>weedworldmagazine.org<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Whats_your_estimation_on_the_probability_of_full_legalisation_of_cannabis_in_the_Netherlands\"><\/span>6 | What&#8217;s your estimation on the probability of full legalisation of cannabis in the Netherlands?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Ben Dronkers:<\/em> The thing is that the Netherlands is like an ostrich that puts its head in the sand. We had a big advantage in the Netherlands because it was semi-legal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/entertainments\/coffeeshops\/\">Coffeeshops<\/a> and the technological innovations for growing cannabis were quite high here.<\/p>\n<p>But the government changed the law and made it more difficult to grow. More and more the organised crime took over production. And then the guys with &#8220;the green fingers&#8221; &#8211; the hippies who grew a couple of kilo&#8217;s in their attic &#8211; \u00a0they all quit because they were too scared. The police also targeted them all the time instead of organised crime because that was a lot easier of course.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><i>&#8216;&#8230;when America\u00a0completely\u00a0legalises cannabis &#8211; the rest of the world will follow.&#8217;<\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Weed-Field.jpg\" alt=\"cannabis plants\" width=\"960\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Weed-Field.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Weed-Field-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Weed-Field-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Weed-Field-14x12.jpg 14w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Weed-Field-600x526.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think in a few years &#8211; when America completely legalises cannabis &#8211; the rest of the world will follow. I&#8217;m living in Malaysia right now and you can see medical marihuana in Thailand, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia getting legalised. It all starts with that.<\/p>\n<p>Because all the lies throughout the years that marihuana is a bad thing are being refuted by the medicinal properties that it has like in a product such as CBD oil. They can&#8217;t stop it anymore. The cat is out of the bag, as they say.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16548 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hemp.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers Hemp\" width=\"800\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hemp.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hemp-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hemp-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Picture source:\u00a0<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jackermag.com\/en\/magazines\/10\/ben-dronkers\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>jackermag.com.<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_If_it_does_become_fully_legalised_in_the_Netherlands_do_you_believe_that_the_Dutch_government_should_safeguard_the_quality_of_cannabis_through_regulation\"><\/span>7 | If it does become fully legalised in the Netherlands, do you believe that the Dutch government should safeguard the quality of cannabis through regulation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Ben Dronkers:<\/em> You can say the Dutch government but when you drink a beer or wine they are also regulated. If you buy some food there are also food regulations. Should it get legalised like other products that are legal then there should be no restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Marihuana is pure most of the time. It&#8217;s a herb, it&#8217;s a plant. It\u2019s the same with your vegetables; there shouldn&#8217;t be heavy insecticides on it. But that is also the beauty of this plant is that you don&#8217;t need that to grow it.<\/p>\n<p>While tobacco and alcohol give a lot of societal damage marihuana does not which is now extensively proven. In the Netherlands they even came up with a report that it isn&#8217;t bad and then the government falsified the report to keep it illegal. Nobody got punished for that. But if you sell a few grams of marihuana on the streets you go to jail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16583 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Richard-Branson-Barcelona-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers Richard Branson Barcelona Museum\" width=\"800\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Richard-Branson-Barcelona-Museum.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Richard-Branson-Barcelona-Museum-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Richard-Branson-Barcelona-Museum-768x476.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Ben Dronkers together with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Branson\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Branson<\/a> at the opening of the Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum in Barcelona.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s really stupid that it&#8217;s legally accepted that people can drink themselves to death with alcohol whilst marihuana is illegal and nobody has died from it. It&#8217;s prejudiced and discriminatory against a plant.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8216;I believe all drugs should be legalised and then the world will change.&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If a religion tells you what you should eat or drink that&#8217;s your religion. But if a government tells you what you can and cannot eat and drink then you still have the self-determination of your own body, it should be up to you.<\/p>\n<p>I believe all drugs should be legalised and then the world will change. Because now, when you say heroin should be legalised people get really upset, but would you like to buy some heroin? You don&#8217;t! But it&#8217;s the peer pressure and black markets that make new junkies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16559 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-Amsterdam.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum Amsterdam\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-Amsterdam.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-Amsterdam-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-Amsterdam-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Some of the items in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/en\/?utm_source=http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=\" rel=\"noopener\">Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp museum<\/a> in Amsterdam.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Could_you_tell_more_about_your_company_HempFlax\"><\/span>8 | Could you tell more about your company HempFlax?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i>Ben Dronkers:<\/i> That is one of the companies that I started after Sensi Seeds and the museum. We grow a lot of hemp with that company in the Netherlands and Romania. And with that hemp we make CBD oil, fibers and wool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Weed-Oil.jpeg\" alt=\"hemp oil\" width=\"1000\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Weed-Oil.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Weed-Oil-300x217.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Weed-Oil-768x554.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Weed-Oil-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cannabis-Weed-Oil-600x433.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Fun fact<\/strong>:\u00a0It\u2019s a common misconception that hemp and marijuana are two different species of plant. They\u2019re not distinct species at all. They\u2019re just two different names for cannabis, a type of flowering plant in the Cannabaceae family. (Source)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This plant is very diverse in its use cases. They say that there are 20 to 50.000 different products you can make from hemp. You can buy the CBD oil from Sensi Seeds but you can also find the seed oil, hemp seeds and protein. It\u2019s one of the plants that contains omega 3 and 6.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 728x90 banner --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3479989428523815\" data-ad-slot=\"2346280982\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><br \/>\nOn the other hand we can see that the textile industry is entering the market, albeit slowly. They currently use a lot of cotton and that crop needs the most insecticides of all the plants in the world and requires a lot of water too. Hemp is the exact opposite, an amazing product.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>&#8216;At HempFlax we make car products for the automotive industry. BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar even the Bugatti Veyron.&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>At HempFlax we make car products for the automotive industry. BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar even the Bugatti Veyron all have our hemp fibers inside the dashboard and door panels. That saves a lot of plastic; soon you&#8217;ll find plastic bags on the market that will be totally degradable instead of the plastics that we use now. That&#8217;s amazing!<\/p>\n<p>And those are some of the things that hemp can do. People should inform themselves if they are interested in this subject. We also have a small shop in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/information\/amsterdam-red-light-district-map\/\">Rotlichtviertel<\/a> between the two museum buildings called the Hempstory. There we sell a lot of products that you can eat or wear or use for makeup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16556\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-HempFlax-2.jpg\" alt=\"HempFlax\" width=\"516\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-HempFlax-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-HempFlax-2-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Industrial hemp production. Picture source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dvhn.nl\/economie\/HempFlax-investeert-5-miljoen-in-Roemeni\u00eb-21057510.html\" rel=\"noopener\">dvhn.nl<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_We_found_quotes_of_you_saying_that_%E2%80%98hemp_will_save_the_world_and_the_arguments_you_just_made_substantiate_that_point\"><\/span>9 | We found quotes of you saying that &#8216;hemp will save the world&#8217; and the arguments you just made substantiate that point.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Ben Dronkers:<\/em> It&#8217;s very simple actually; in the last couple of hundred years, in between 400 or 500, we cut 80% percent of the forests in the world. We&#8217;ve used up all that wood, but hemp can do the same as a forest but what takes a forest 12 years hemp can do in 1 year. It can produce fibers and it can produce wood.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8216;In 1941, Henry Ford made a car completely of hemp&#8230;&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You can even produce ethanol from hemp, so you can drive cars on it. In our Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum you can already see a scooter completely made from hemp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22681 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hemp-Scooter.jpg\" alt=\"hemp product\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hemp-Scooter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hemp-Scooter-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hemp-Scooter-918x1024.jpg 918w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hemp-Scooter-768x857.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hemp-Scooter-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hemp-Scooter-600x670.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1941, Henry Ford made a car completely of hemp and you can find this information in the museum. And that is the fun of the museum because people simply don&#8217;t know much about this plant. They always think it&#8217;s a terrible thing but it&#8217;s a friend of humankind.<\/p>\n<p>Can hemp safe the planet? Well if the CO2 output is important then you can see that, what you learn is school, plants take in the CO2 from the air and store it and then when you burn it is released again. We use millions of years old oil and coal and only burn it releasing the CO2 into the air.<\/p>\n<p>Hemp would take it in and release it again. But if you store the hemp like in the car industry, in wood or hempcrete (concrete made from hemp), a very interesting development at the moment, they are actually building houses from this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16578 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bed-Dronkers-hempcrete.jpg\" alt=\"Hempcrete\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bed-Dronkers-hempcrete.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bed-Dronkers-hempcrete-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bed-Dronkers-hempcrete-768x406.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Hempcrete replacing concrete. Source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isohemp.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\">isohemp.com<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Then you store the CO2 for many years. It&#8217;s a wonder plant, it&#8217;s amazing what this plant can do. It comes close to the tree of life as I always say. And people don&#8217;t believe it, they don&#8217;t know about it. When they come to the museum they&#8217;re flabbergasted by all the possibilities that this plant has!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Colombus could not have found America and Europe would not had any colonies if it wasn&#8217;t for Hemp.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you look back at history, Colombus couldn&#8217;t have found America and Europe wouldn&#8217;t had any colonies if it wasn&#8217;t for hemp. Wood and hemp made all those ships possible. The sails were hemp, the clothes were hemp, the food was hemp, the lights were powered by hemp oil.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the day, we had around 3000 windmills in the Netherlands and most of them were used for hemp and hemp oil. These are some of the reasons for why we started with HempFlax even though we lost money with it for 24 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16540 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Columbus.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers Columbus Hemp Sails\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Columbus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Columbus-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Columbus-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>2 replicas of 3 ships that Columbus used to sail to America. Picture source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/oswegocountytoday.com\/columbus-replica-ships-nina-and-pinta-will-visit-oswego-july-21-23\/news\/oswego\/\" rel=\"noopener\">oswegocountytoday.com<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But now it&#8217;s there and we have a factory in Romania and you&#8217;re now talking about 3000 hectares of hemp so it&#8217;s a real industrial company. It came from nothing because after WWI the cotton, plastic and alcohol industry took it all over. And look what we got with all the plastic in the oceans.<\/p>\n<p>Can it save the world? It can help a lot. That quote was actually originally a phrase from Jack Herer, a good friend of mine who passed away. He wrote a very important book: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Emperor-Wears-Clothes-Marijuana-Conspiracy\/dp\/1878125028\" rel=\"noopener\">The Emperor Wears No Clothes<\/a>. He used to say hemp could save the world and then I would always say; come on, that is a bit too much Jack. But I really believe it now because as soon as the oceans have no more fish where do we get the proteins? The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omega-3_fatty_acid\" rel=\"noopener\">omega 3&#8217;s<\/a> und <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omega-6_fatty_acid\" rel=\"noopener\">omega 6<\/a>? It&#8217;s in the hemp oil or seeds.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 728x90 banner --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3479989428523815\" data-ad-slot=\"2346280982\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><br \/>\nSo what could we use to power our cars? We could use ethanol from hemp. Building construction, aluminium, cement and all that stuff are real big pollutants.<\/p>\n<p>In the Netherlands there is a huge program for housing durability and they make insulation for the homes from glass fibre or rock fibre and they even use PUR-foam, and it&#8217;s so toxic. I say, and I really believe it, that this glass fibre isolation is the new asbestos.<\/p>\n<p>But HempFlax produces good quality isolation made from hemp. We sell it and our sales are getting better. It&#8217;s more expensive of course and the industries that are involved and the government don&#8217;t like it so they keep it down. That is really happening.<\/p>\n<p>And if people think that it&#8217;s a conspiracy theory, trust me, I&#8217;ve been working with hemp for 27 years and it was never easy. It&#8217;s still not easy!<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodfreephotos.com\/netherlands\/the-hague\/hofvijver-and-the-buildings-of-the-dutch-parliament-in-the-hague-netherlands.jpg.php\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_What_has_held_back_full_legalisation_in_the_Netherlands_all_this_time\"><\/span>10 | What has held back full legalisation in the Netherlands all this time?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i>Ben Dronkers:\u00a0<\/i>Lies and deceptions, with the story that the United Nations wouldn\u2019t allow it. That&#8217;s what we heard for the last 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>At one time we had 27 persons in Dutch parliament who smoked weed and they wanted to legalise it with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democrats_66\" rel=\"noopener\">D66<\/a> (Dutch social liberal party). But then they said we can&#8217;t do that because of international treaties.<\/p>\n<p>But that is not true because in the meantime Colorado does it, Uruguay does it, Portugal does it, so many countries are doing it now. It was bullshit then and it&#8217;s bullshit now.<\/p>\n<p>And now in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/10-things-didnt-know-netherlands\/\">Niederlande!<\/a> they want to try what they call &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/latest\/news\/2025\/04\/02\/experimental-phase-of-the-closed-coffee-shop-chain-experiment-weed-experiment-starts-on-april-7th#:~:text=Home%20Latest%20News-,Experimental%20phase%20of%20the%20'Closed%20Coffee%20Shop%20Chain%20Experiment'%20(,experiment)%20starts%20on%20April%207th&amp;text=On%20April%207%2C%202025%2C%20the,to%20sell%20only%20regulated%20cannabis.\" rel=\"noopener\">the weed experiment<\/a>&#8221; and it&#8217;s bullshit again. It&#8217;s unbelievable what they make up; they will again start to say that it\u2019s bad and that you will get sick. No, cannabis, marihuana and CBD oil cure people. It\u2019s a medicine.<\/p>\n<p>You go to a doctor in the Netherlands and that doctor can prescribe it legally. You can get it at the pharmacy and you can travel the world with it legally. The treaty of medicine is signed so it&#8217;s officially a medicine.<\/p>\n<p>They are liars, because when you ask how about alcohol and tobacco? They say &#8220;oh no, no we won&#8217;t talk about it now&#8221;. So it&#8217;s hypocritical, lies and deceit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16555 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum Amsterdam\" width=\"800\" height=\"1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-1-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-1-768x1121.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-1-701x1024.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Historical advertisement in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/en\/?utm_source=http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=\" rel=\"noopener\">Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_What_would_you_consider_to_be_the_ideal_cannabis_situation_for_the_Netherlands\"><\/span>11 | What would you consider to be the ideal cannabis situation for the Netherlands?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i>Ben Dronkers:<\/i> Well I don&#8217;t think just for the Netherlands but <strong>cannabis should be totally legal in the whole world<\/strong>. You should be free to grow it in your own garden, to grow your own medicine and you use it. And a lot of people do this now in the Netherlands. You&#8217;ve got 1000&#8217;nds of people who grown their own weed when you look at a website like Mediwiet.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 728x90 banner --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3479989428523815\" data-ad-slot=\"2346280982\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know how many people are medical users but you have this stuff and it&#8217;s expensive but when you buy some seeds and grow your own it&#8217;s bloody cheap, a very cheap medicine!<\/p>\n<p>What you also see in Colorado for example, and you don&#8217;t have to be a rocket scientist to figure this one out, is that alcohol consumption is going down. So the alcohol industry doesn&#8217;t like that, that they are really losing money.<\/p>\n<p>And with the pharmaceutical industry a lot of people use 7, 8, 10, 20 different kinds of tablets from the pharmacy, bloody expensive! It&#8217;s a milk-machine!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>&#8220;&#8230;alcohol consumption is going down. So the alcohol industry doesn&#8217;t like that, that they are really losing money.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16580 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hemp-Advocate.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers Hemp Advocate\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hemp-Advocate.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hemp-Advocate-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hemp-Advocate-768x467.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Ben Dronkers in the high grass. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnbs.nl\/cannabis-godfather-ben-dronkers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Picture source: cnnbs.nl<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And now people are using cannabis or CBD-oil or THC-cannabis as a medicine. They don&#8217;t need all this pharmaceutical stuff anymore and that is why those industries are the big funders of the anti-propaganda. They probably bribe the politicians to keep it illegal.<\/p>\n<p>In America alone it is estimated that it will cost them <strong>15 billion in sales per year<\/strong>. I&#8217;m not sure if that is for Colorado alone or all the states. But if a company loses that kind of money they don&#8217;t like it so they better pay a couple millions here and there to keep it illegal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22669 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-1973-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers 1973\" width=\"1000\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-1973-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-1973-1-300x265.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-1973-1-768x679.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-1973-1-14x12.jpeg 14w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-1973-1-600x530.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Ben Dronkers in 1973. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwyQD-xBhaO\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But like I said; the cat is out of the big, they can&#8217;t keep it illegal anymore. In the last 45 years that I&#8217;ve been fighting against prohibition I met high standard people like Harvard University professor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lester_Grinspoon\" rel=\"noopener\">Lester Grinspoon<\/a>\u00a0(June 24, 1928 \u2013 June 25, 2020). He wrote back in 1972 that it is a medicine and not harmful.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>Dr. Grinspoon: &#8216;Marijuana is one of the least toxic substances in the whole pharmacopoeia&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The real researchers and the government knew about it, nevertheless they kept it forbidden. But what I see now is that they cannot hide it anymore and that the prohibition is coming to an end.<\/p>\n<p>As I say sometimes, as a politician you have to be both very stupid and totally uniformed, or corrupt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16558 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-and-Ed-Sensi-Seeds-Production.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dronkers and Ed Sensi Seeds Production\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-and-Ed-Sensi-Seeds-Production.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-and-Ed-Sensi-Seeds-Production-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-and-Ed-Sensi-Seeds-Production-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Ben together with Ed in a greenhouse filled with cannabis.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Where_do_you_see_the_global_cannabis_industry_in_10_years_time\"><\/span>12 | Where do you see the global cannabis industry in 10 years time?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Ben Dronkers:<\/em> It&#8217;s like you state it. It will be an industry. It already is.<\/p>\n<p>In Canada one of the biggest companies is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canopygrowth.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Canopy<\/a> and they work together with Corona beer. Corona invested nearly 4 billion dollars into it. Coca-Cola was even interested into cannabis drinks. You see it in the stock market. In Canada and the United States you can buy stocks now that are totally cannabis related, for consumption and medical purposes.<\/p>\n<p>In Switzerland you can already buy cannabis cigarettes in the super markets and at gas stations. They are low in THC, only 1 percent and a bit high in CBD. But it&#8217;s there, in the supermarkets. Even in bags of just weed, in some countries they sell it like tea, but you can still smoke it. But in Switzerland it&#8217;s just weed.<\/p>\n<p>So it&#8217;s already happening but it will take time, everything takes time. However, Hemp is even more important to me than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/drug-use-in-the-netherlands\/\">cannabis<\/a> because I think it can save the world, at a minimum it can save a lot.<\/p>\n<p>The sooner we can change from a plastic and oil industry to a sustainable industry the better. And that with only one plant that doesn&#8217;t need insecticides or pesticides for industrial farming. There aren&#8217;t many plants that don&#8217;t need that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hashmuseum.com\/?utm_source=amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_term=EN&amp;utm_content=banner-300x250&amp;utm_campaign=CannabisExpert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-Barcelona.jpg\" alt=\"Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum Barcelona\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-Barcelona.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-Barcelona-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Hash-Marihuana-Hemp-Museum-Barcelona-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>The Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum in Barcelona. Picture source: everipedia.org<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Some_people_say_theres_a_weed_stock_mania_going_on_at_the_moment_Whats_you_opinion_on_that\"><\/span>13 | Some people say there&#8217;s a weed stock mania going on at the moment. What&#8217;s you opinion on that?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i>Ben Dronkers:<\/i> Oh yes, there are also crooks in it of course. Some of them collected a lot of money but they don&#8217;t know what to do with it. Those people are more financial experts than agricultural experts or growing experts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22671 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona.jpg\" alt=\"Hemp Museum\" width=\"932\" height=\"1028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona.jpg 932w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-928x1024.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-768x847.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ben-Dronkers-Barcelona-600x662.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Ben Dronkers in front of his Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But there are of course also plenty of good ones. I don&#8217;t know how many there are at this time, I hear a lot. But I don&#8217;t know. A lot of them will die and go away but some others will grow very fast.<\/p>\n<p>Figure it out yourself; if you want to buy some stocks you might want to buy some HempFlax stocks or Sensi Seeds. You never know the future of course but those two companies are both doing well and have a history of quality. And quality conquers all!<\/p>\n<p>At this time HempFlax is the largest CBD oil producer in Europe. And on the other hand. If you look at our museums, the Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp museum in Barcelona is a masterpiece!<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 728x90 banner --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3479989428523815\" data-ad-slot=\"2346280982\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With everything in this business you have to wait and see how politicians and the pharmaceutical industry try to stop it. Don&#8217;t be surprised. I think they can&#8217;t stop anymore. And they should not, because the cannabis plant and medicine should be available for everybody!<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"128\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary_Ben_Dronkers_at_a_Glance\"><\/span>Summary: Ben Dronkers at a Glance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"711\">\n<li data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"200\">\n<p data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"200\"><strong data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"145\">Who he is<\/strong>: Dutch entrepreneur, activist, and cannabis pioneer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"281\">\n<p data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"281\"><strong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"218\">Sensi Seeds<\/strong>: Founded in 1985, now one of the world\u2019s largest seed banks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"373\">\n<p data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"373\"><strong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"301\">Hemp advocacy<\/strong>: Promoted hemp for food, clothing, paper, and eco-friendly materials.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"467\">\n<p data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"467\"><strong data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"394\">Museum founder<\/strong>: Opened the <em data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"437\">Hash Marihuana &amp; Hemp Museum<\/em> in Amsterdam and Barcelona.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"549\">\n<p data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"549\"><strong data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"494\">Legalization efforts<\/strong>: Supported research, activism, and public education.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"631\">\n<p data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"631\"><strong data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"566\">Philosophy<\/strong>: Believes cannabis brings freedom, health, and sustainability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"711\">\n<p data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"711\"><strong data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"644\">Legacy<\/strong>: Inspired global change in how cannabis and hemp are seen today.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"827\">\ud83d\udc49 In short, Ben Dronkers is more than a businessman\u2014he\u2019s a key figure who helped shape modern cannabis culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SIEHE AUCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/10-best-coffeeshops-in-amsterdam\/\">10 Best Coffeeshops in Amsterdam Rated By Pro&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/news\/10-tips-for-using-drugs-in-amsterdam\/\">10 Tips For Using Drugs in Amsterdam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/de\/entertainment\/hash-marihuana-and-hemp-museum\/\"><strong>Hash Marihuana and Hemp Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Dronkers About Cannabis, Weed &amp; Hash Ben Dronkers has for decades been one of the most prominent cannabis activists and\u00a0successful cannabis entrepreneurs in the Netherlands. 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