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RIP Kees Hoekert… On New Year’s Day 2017 a giant has gone. Kees Hoekert, founder of the Lowlands Weed Company, was a completely unique figure who deserves his nickname ‘Grandfather of the Dutch Nederweed’. He died at the age of Read More …
“In 1979, Old Ed came from Oregon to the Netherlands. He brought us his knowledge of ‘Sinsemilla’ horticulture and his seeds. For 5 years he lived in my house and I felt blessed in his presence. For me he was Read More …
“Kees Hoekert founded the Lowlands Weed Company together with Robbert Jasper Grootveld in 1969, placing the Netherlands as one of the most Cannabis friendly country’s on the world map. He showed that prohibitions are meaningless because after all, everyone can Read More …
“This photograph by Cor Jaring is from 1971 and shows the boat ‘De Witte Raaf’ (the White Raven) moored straight opposite the local Amsterdam police station of Kattenburg, selling marihuana plants, for one guilder each. We see Kees Hoekert at Read More …