One would think that some more effort could have gone into the name of this institution -- lateral thinking being one of the positive effects of its subject. But regardless, here's your chance to suck back the 8,000-year history of hemp use. The use of pot as medicine was first recorded in The Netherlands in 1554 as a cure for earaches. By this time, its less potent form, hemp, had long been used -- as it would until the late 19th century -- as the fiber source for rope and hence was fundamental to the economics of this seafaring town. Besides elucidating certain points in history, a variety of displays educates one on such things as smuggling and joint-rolling techniques. A cultivation zone offers handy hints to the green thumb in your family. And, predictably, there's an endless collection of bongs from around the world. COST: EUR6.