it is looking like 2021 will be a wash, not happy about it
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IC420CUP 2020 POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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Hope that by summer and fall the situation will be better. Maybe 21 harvest cup in oct or nov?
It's kind of hard to say for now.
By the end of this Summer most countries people would be coming from would have completed vaccination, and assuming everyone attending has been vaccinated, it should be possible to have a "safe" event.
There was recently an experiment in Spain, a concert with 1,000 participants, in which everyone had to show a negative test, and the results were good. Something like that could work, people would need to show proof of 2 tests: a negative for COVID and a positive for THC
But it will ultimately depend on the local regulations, and whether or not these local variants continue to pop up or not.
There are ways to adapt or course, but not knowing what the situation would be in a couple of months, makes it a tricky one to call, specially when some logistics need to be arranged in advance.
Just my 2 cents.
B
By the end of this Summer most countries people would be coming from would have completed vaccination, and assuming everyone attending has been vaccinated, it should be possible to have a "safe" event.
There was recently an experiment in Spain, a concert with 1,000 participants, in which everyone had to show a negative test, and the results were good. Something like that could work, people would need to show proof of 2 tests: a negative for COVID and a positive for THC
But it will ultimately depend on the local regulations, and whether or not these local variants continue to pop up or not.
There are ways to adapt or course, but not knowing what the situation would be in a couple of months, makes it a tricky one to call, specially when some logistics need to be arranged in advance.
Just my 2 cents.
B
hey man,
good to see you about the place.
sadly i think you are right and things will not be better in time for April. maybe summer will be ok for travel as the numbers went down a lot last summer and by then the vaccines will have been widely distributed.
i just read that the mayor of Amsterdam want to forbid tourists from visiting coffee shops. apparently its a good way to get the visiting numbers down lol. what a moron as if the businesses wouldn't need every penny when they finally can open to tourists again.
It's kind of hard to say for now.
By the end of this Summer most countries people would be coming from would have completed vaccination, and assuming everyone attending has been vaccinated, it should be possible to have a "safe" event.
There was recently an experiment in Spain, a concert with 1,000 participants, in which everyone had to show a negative test, and the results were good. Something like that could work, people would need to show proof of 2 tests: a negative for COVID and a positive for THC
But it will ultimately depend on the local regulations, and whether or not these local variants continue to pop up or not.
There are ways to adapt or course, but not knowing what the situation would be in a couple of months, makes it a tricky one to call, specially when some logistics need to be arranged in advance.
Just my 2 cents.
B
hey bro
thats why maybe just a meet up without official cup structures would be the way to go, that way it can be short notice
hey man, hope all is well with you and yours. yeah, in the end only time will tell, but the ic420cup will most probably not work again this year. been a long times since we had a 1 year gap, let alone 2 years.
Bean Sprout
Active member
Could it be possible to have all entries sent out to judges in something similar to the box pictured here? Then the judges would communicate via a Zoom meeting and with pay per view spectating. Swag via Shopify or whatever.
Where there’s a will there’s a way.
Where there’s a will there’s a way.
Bean Sprout
Active member
Participants in areas where prohibition still applies would be advised to use a reliable proxy service and avoid identifying their identities. I’m sure ICMag IT people would have this all looked after with little (if any) more effort than what they already provide on this website.
Way to riscy and adds up too much for one. Sorry stupid idea. And the most stupid part is to talk on the internet about it.
Bean Sprout
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Oh right. I keep forgetting that many are still suffering draconian laws. Been personally legal to grow since 2003 in BC Canada. Now with full legalization I forgot others can’t quite be so relaxed about it.
To your point: I did suggest being disguised and having network proxy as levels of security. Even I would use these measures to avoid unnecessary problems with the inevitable dunces out there who can’t handle others who just want to enjoy a good time.
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Please have a look at the terms of use. Think point 7 is what u want to read
Bean Sprout
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If anyone decides arrange something similar to a virtual cup sign me up.
there are such cups being done, but i do agree its really not why i go to a cup, if i can't meet friends and hang out in person.
judging is a lot of fun of course
but it is indeed hard to do it by mail, a lot of trust by both judges and organizers and a lot of good luck would be needed and good luck getting the actual votes from half the people who order judge packs by mail, lol.
also the guy sending them out would be taking quite a big chance even in some of the more liberal countries in the EU.
April's screwed. It's still cold and wet in much of Europe and this thing is totally following the weather as most rational people know these things do.
If you had your first Jab today it would be the middle of March before you got your second. A course that doesn't give immunity, it just helps. So unless Spain can get everyone jabbed at a remarkable rate, the country won't be inviting anyone in. Regardless of the visitors condition.
If you had your first Jab today it would be the middle of March before you got your second. A course that doesn't give immunity, it just helps. So unless Spain can get everyone jabbed at a remarkable rate, the country won't be inviting anyone in. Regardless of the visitors condition.
there are such cups being done, but i do agree its really not why i go to a cup, if i can't meet friends and hang out in person.
judging is a lot of fun of course
but it is indeed hard to do it by mail, a lot of trust by both judges and organizers and a lot of good luck would be needed and good luck getting the actual votes from half the people who order judge packs by mail, lol.
also the guy sending them out would be taking quite a big chance even in some of the more liberal countries in the EU.
Only positive really is that right now no one looks twice if you enter the post office, masked up and gloves and all hahaha.
I think the IC Cup lives off of a face to face gathering of expert growers who smoke a lot of outstanding dope and while I'm sure everybody is getting high every day right now anyways, not doing it in person could be fun, but it would also be something else... a different event all together. I'd rather wait and get to share joints with everyone else again some time in future (or maybe this won't even be a thing anymore in the future, sigh, 5 years from now puff puff pass might seem like a relic from the neolithic ages, I so much hope not)
CC
Hey G,
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking is the best compromise, and would make all those lurkers think that there isn't a cup when in fact...
But even that would depend on local and medical regulations (venues being open, how many people can gather, not sharing j's) that would allow us to have a "safe" event.
Meanwhile Amsterdam is talking about limiting entry to the coffeeshops to local residents only (for the 3rd time since I remember), it might be a good reason to visit one last time... That and Brexit
B
Yeah good luck Amsterdam
Hey G,
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking is the best compromise, and would make all those lurkers think that there isn't a cup when in fact...
But even that would depend on local and medical regulations (venues being open, how many people can gather, not sharing j's) that would allow us to have a "safe" event.
Meanwhile Amsterdam is talking about limiting entry to the coffeeshops to local residents only (for the 3rd time since I remember), it might be a good reason to visit one last time... That and Brexit
B
thats good point, would be cool to have it there one last time before they change the law. been a while since we did it in Amsterdam.
