One Toke Over The Line

(AMSTERDAM) Marijuana growers gathered in Europe's pot-smoking capital Sunday for a trade show that is taking on the trappings of a major industry fair, complete with scantily clad models, glossy brochures and, of course, samples. But instead of posing next to muscle cars, the models explained the intricacies of hydroponics culture such as the 'iGrow-box Intensive Irrigation System' and exhibitors showed off their bongs, grinders, rolling paper, reflective film, hemp-fabric apparel and how-to marijuana growing videos.

'This gives you an uplifting high, up in the mind, not in your body,' marijuana cultivator Arjan Roskam said of his latest Cannabis Cup-winning strain, 'Arjan's Haze #1.'

Roskam, who says he has hosted celebrities such as 50 Cent and Eminem in his Amsterdam coffee shops, was selling his prize-winning plant seeds for 100 euros ($121) alongside other strains such as the 'Great White Shark' and 'Hawaiian Snow.'" More...