Skill Of The Month: Surviving Cannabis Cup

For more than twenty years, the Cannabis Cup has been the world's premier marijuana event. bringing together up to two thousand aficionados from around the world to crown the best cannabis from Amsterdam's famous "coffeeshops." Finding enough time to smoke it all can present a real high-class problem. Here are a few tips to make sure you're still standing when the smoke clears:

Drink water. Most "Amsterdamage" actually occurs when people don't drink enough agua. High Times recommends roughly one glass of water per joint for optimal performance.

Use the bud-dy system. No matter what kind of trouble you're getting into in Amsterdam, it'll be a lot easier to get out of if you're rolling with a friend. Two "heads" are truly better than one, after all, whether you're trying to remember the name of your hotel or puzzling over the menu at your first coffeeshop.

THEY CALL ME MELLOW YELLOW...

In 1972, Mellow Yellow, Amsterdam's first marijuana coffeeshop, opened for business. Today, hundreds of coffeeshops operate in Netherlands, legally selling weed, hash, and pot foods, while countless small store fronts sell marijuana seeds both over the counter and through the mail.

Thank you High Times Magazine for the words of wisdom.