{"id":5651,"date":"2016-03-05T07:17:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T07:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.com\/?p=47529"},"modified":"2016-03-05T07:17:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T07:17:32","slug":"world-cannabis-conference-spannabis-2016-cultivates-networking-and-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/world-cannabis-conference-spannabis-2016-cultivates-networking-and-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cannabis Conference: Spannabis 2016 Cultivates Networking and Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/world-cannabis-conference-spannabis-2016-cultivates-networking-and-knowledge\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>Move over Cannabis Cup and, heads up Seattle Hempfest \u2013\u00a0Europe&#8217;s largest legal cannabis centric festival is about to light up Barcelona, Spain. Running March 11 through the 13<sup>th<\/sup>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.com\/event\/spannabis-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spain\u2019s Spannabis (a.k.a. World Cannabis Conference)<\/a><\/strong> looks to cultivate a greater understanding of this valuable plant and its life-saving compounds.<\/p>\n<p>First germinated in 2002, this 13<sup>th<\/sup> offering of <strong>Spannabis<\/strong> will be the go-to event for <a href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/earth\/nl\" target=\"_blank\">Europe&#8217;s many cannabis aficionados<\/a>. Primarily used as a seed finding expedition for those with a green thumb, the festival encourages the exchange of critical cultivation tips, hints, and instructive insights between today&#8217;s top cannabis breeders.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does <strong>Spannabis<\/strong> promote the gathering of collective insights from some of the world&#8217;s best growers, it also manages to assemble Europe&#8217;s most ardent legalization reformers from <strong>Amsterdam to Barcelona<\/strong> for an annual meeting of the minds.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"http:\/\/worldcannabisconferences.com\/wcc_en\/index.php\/en\/event\/events-1#world%20cannabis%20conferences%20speakers%20schedule\">16 expert speakers<\/a> drilling down on their nuanced topics, this year\u2019s Spannabis event looks to elevate the plant\u2019s occasionally maligned reputation and award those inspirational players within the cultivation game. Presenting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spannabis.com\/barcelona\/index.php\/general\/spannabis-awards#Spannabis%20Awards%20through%20the%20years\">awards<\/a> for <strong>Best Seed Bank, Best Nutrient, Best Paraphernalia Product, Best Growing Tool, Best Hemp Product,<\/strong> and last but not least\u2026 <strong>Best Stand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrating that North America is not alone its\u00a0fight to reform marijuana&#8217;s reputation, this year\u2019s cluster of highly regarded individuals will speak in-depth on the science of cannabis, cannabinoids and medicine, and the ever-changing politics of pot around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>For the third straight year in a row, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.com\/blog\/news\/2015\/03\/weedmaps-hits-spannabis-and-expands-to-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the weedmaps team<\/strong><\/a> will be on the ground and\u00a0soaking in the knowledge \u2013 be sure to look for Gil and the weedmaps both as you tour the festival.<\/p>\n<div id=\"watch-headline-title\">\n<h1 class=\"yt watch-title-container\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"WeedMapsTV Goes To Spain!\">WeedMapsTV Goes To Spain!<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='702' height='425' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UZu2V_qaz3Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Graphic courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/freedomseeds.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/spannabis-2014-cup-award-winners-the-results-are-in\" target=\"_blank\">Freedom Seeds<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Move over Cannabis Cup and, heads up Seattle Hempfest \u2013\u00a0Europe&#8217;s largest legal cannabis centric festival is about to light up Barcelona, Spain. Running March 11 through the 13th, Spain\u2019s Spannabis (a.k.a. World Cannabis Conference) looks to cultivate a greater understanding of this valuable plant and its life-saving compounds. First germinated in 2002, this 13th offering [&#8230;] <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2556,2433,9,2561,1778,1,3],"tags":[2558,2434,35,4346],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5651"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5651\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}