The Cannabis College is a non-profit foundation dedicated to ending the global "war" against the Cannabis plant through public education. Our most important tool is correct information and our mission is to spread it as widely as possible.

The hemp plant, botanically known as Cannabis sativa, served us well for thousands of years. Since ancient times various parts of the Cannabis plant have provided food, clothing, paper, fuel, building materials and more to humanity. Cannabis was the most widely prescribed folk medicine in Europe and the Americas prior to the age of synthetic pharmaceuticals and still figures in the religious practices of some cultures.

Starting around 1910 these traditional uses came under political pressure, initiated by the British, Egyptian and South African governments. But the real threat began in the 1930s when the uses of hemp came into conflict with the new cheaper and more widely available synthetic fibers. During this period industrial hemp was lumped together with its psychoactive cousin, marijuana, in the USA and both were often vilified in the media of the day.

Cannabis was also added to the list of Schedule 1 compounds—dangerous drugs with no known medical benefits. From that time, the prohibition against all uses of the Cannabis plant has increased throughout the world due to a relentless campaign spearheaded by the US government and the United Nations. Yet, the truth is, in all history there is no human death attributable to an overdose of Cannabis. Modern medicine has recently started to reconsider the benefits of medical cannabis and the hemp plant began to reclaim the fields.

We can only conclude that greatest danger of Cannabis use is the potential for criminal prosecution and imprisonment. Working together to spread the truth we can stop the costly and unfair persecution of marijuana users and unlock the Cannabis plant’s potential for the world’s benefit.

To support our goals, the Foundation Cannabis College has opened a public information center in the center of Amsterdam. The "Cannabis College" fills two floors of a registered 17^th Century monument. Here we present an ongoing display of the best quality hemp-products, exhibits of "Cannabis art", and continually updated press-clippings regarding the state of Cannabis around the world. There are facilities for press conferences and lectures regarding Cannabis and soon we will begin to teach courses. The showpiece of the College is our rock garden where the Cannabis plant grows in her natural surroundings. We invite you to visit and we welcome and need your support.