Cannabis Culture Awards 2012 - Press Conference

Press Conference with Award Recipients Ben Dronkers, Richard Branson and Todd McCormick

May 9, 2012 - Press conference preceding the Cannabis Culture Awards in 2012, and the official opening of the new Hemp Museum gallery in Barcelona, Spain.

Part 01: (below)

Part 02: (below)

The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum Amsterdam confers the Cannabis Culture Awards to those who have distinguished themselves in the struggle for acceptance of Cannabis in all of its forms, working to ensure that this extraordinary plant has a future where it is fully utilized and a history that is fully known.

2012 winners include Frederick Polak, MD Psychiatrist, The Global Commission on Drug Policy represented by Thorvald Stoltenberg and Sir Richard Branson, Professor Lester Grinspoon, Fernanda de la Figuera and Todd McCormick. More information can be found at cannabiscultureawards.com

Richard Branson introduces and speaks about Todd McCormick who then moves into a highly detailed overview and interpretation of the history of hemp, which he then ties back with many original insights into today’s financial and political realities around Cannabis.