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MCBT 2017: A Victory for Everybody!

Well, what a fantastic Medical Cannabis Bike Tour we had! For three days in October we brought our special brand of MCBT magic to the mountains and valleys of Czech Republic and Austria. We had it all – sunshine, wind, rain, tough times, good times and 3 days of hardcore cycling! Yet again the […]

October 23, 2017/by Luc

Destination Cultiva – Cannabis Congress

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The destination for the 2017 Medical Cannabis Bike Tour is the Austrian capital, Vienna, and specifically the Cultiva Hemp Expo (or Hanfmesse). This event is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2017 and it is a well established expo in Europe. Cannabis is legal in Austria until the plant begins to flower or so long as […]

September 29, 2017/by Luc

MCBT 2017: A Victory for Everybody!

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October 23, 2017/by Luc

Destination Cultiva – Cannabis Congress

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September 29, 2017/by Luc

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MCBT 2017: A Victory for Everybody!

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Yet again the atmosphere was fantastic as riders and volunteers from all over the world came together as one to support this great cause. The sense of comradeship was fantastic!

You can read the tour diary on our Facebook page
You can watch videos from the tour on our Youtube channel

We arrived at in Vienna (at the 10th anniversary Cultiva) after riding 420km. And we arrived bearing gifts! Dr Guillermo Valesco from Madrid’s Complutense University was waiting to receive a check for 95,000 Euros, adding to the already significant funds that his team have avaialable to conduct their independent clinical trials, hopefully beginning early next year.

Dr Velasco (pictured receiving the Check from MCBT co-founder Luc Krol) told the riders gathered at Cultiva; “Thank you very much for your continued support for the cause and specifically for these clinical trials. It is a really excellent achievement and you have made possible something that is very special – to make independent clinical trials.”

October 23, 2017/by Luc

Destination Cultiva – Cannabis Congress

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Cannabis is legal in Austria until the plant begins to flower or so long as it does not produce THC, which makes for a rather unique quasi-legal status. Aside from the creativity of recreational users to work inside the law, cannabis is available in Austria for medical and scientific purposes and the number of medical users, for a range of illnesses and conditions, is steadily increasing.

Cultiva has established a reputation for highlighting the wider benefits of the cannabis plant. At the heart of this ethos is the Cultiva Congress, where international experts take to the stage to share knowledge about research, developments and current trends in the cannabis world. Presentations encompass medicine, politics, law and lifestyle.

This year, as always, a diverse panel will talk on topics including hemp textiles, hemp as a super food and the paradox of prohibition. However the dominant theme at Cultiva 2017 will be cannabis in medicine. The Congress program features talks on many aspects of this – from cannabis in psychiatry to legal aspects on pharma-grade cannabinoid extracts.

Also speaking at the Congress is Dr Guillermo Velasco, who opens the congress program with a presentation on cannabinoids as anti-cancer agents. Dr Velasco is one of the scientists from the University of Complutense in the Spanish capital of Madrid who will be conducting the clinical trials which will be paid for with money raised by the Medical Cannabis Bike Tour.

Representatives of the bike tour will present Dr Velasco with a check on the first day of the expo, funds that will pay the expenses of the independent clinical trial studying the effects of THC and CBD as anti-cancer agents on patients diagnosed with Glioma (brain cancer).

September 29, 2017/by Luc