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'Harold Hedd' creator dies

karlis — Mon, 19 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Hedd`s adventures often offered a parallel to events in the real world.Legendary Canadian counter-culture cartoonist Rand Holmes died on March 15, at the age of 60.

220 volts

karlis — Wed, 24 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

If a 1000-watt HPS lamp using 110 volts were switched to 220 volts, thus using fewer amps, how would you figure out the amount of electricity saved?
High Electric,
Iowa

Ants in plants

karlis — Wed, 07 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I have ants running around all over my garden. Are they attracted by the sweet smell? Should I let them live in peace or should I exterminate them?
Northern Stoner,
Fort Saint John, BC

Boje's baby

karlis — Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Rene Boje and Chris BennetCannabis Culture congratulates Renee Boje and Chris Bennett on the birth of their son, Shiva Sun Bennett, who entered the world on February 28, 2002.
Bennett is a contributing writer to Cannabis Culture, Pot-TV station manager and author of books including Sex, Drugs and Violence in the Bible.

Buds not ripening

karlis — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I planted in 10-gallon pots using promix soil. I watered every day. Each week I watered using 20-20-20 water/nutrient mix. I stopped feeding them September 1, but kept watering them. I had lots of buds.

Busy Times

karlis — Fri, 26 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

The last few months have been very busy times for the team at Cannabis Culture. You'll have to wait until next issue to get all the details on what we've been up to, but here's a sampling for now.

Canada's potty Parliament

karlis — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Martin: against tricky anti-pot politics.Hopes of even watered-down decrim coming to Canada anytime soon were dashed on April 17, when Canada's Liberal-majority government voted to discard a bill aimed at making pot possession a ticketable offence.

Canadian police raid US med-pot refugees

karlis — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Steve KubbyAmerican med-pot refugees Steve Kubby, Steve Tuck and Ken Hayes were all arrested on April 16, 2002, for a variety of med-pot cultivation offenses. Steve Kubby's wife, Michelle, was also arrested on charges of cultivation and possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Celebrity stoners

karlis — Thu, 31 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0800

Whitney Houston: charges dropped because she`s rich and famous.Stoned celebrities continue to pop up in the strangest places, although their toking ways often get completely ignored by the mainstream press.

Dark period before harvest

karlis — Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700

What do you think about giving plants 24-48 hours of darkness just prior to harvest? People claim this increases THC or makes the plants more "frosty".
Chuck,
Maryland

Drug tests and fresh pot

karlis — Fri, 12 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Can smelling growing marijuana cause a person to fail a drug test? I am not referring to second-hand smoke, but the odor of the growing plant.
Familyman,
Lebanon, Ohio

Ganja tourist

karlis — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Keep da flies away from da ganja, mon!When I visited Jamaica in 1999, I spent most of my time interviewing members of the country's professional elite who were working to liberalize the island's ganja laws.

Get cooked!

karlis — Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Bubblehash is a heavenly hash made using cold water extraction of trichomes from plant material. It is highly potent and delicious whether smoked or eaten. I love to use bubblehash when cooking, but any good hash will do. Have fun!

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 oz bubblehash, crumbled if possible (any hash will work)

Happy Haze

karlis — Wed, 10 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I would like to grow some Haze varieties for their "cerebral high" characteristics as opposed to the heavily Indica strains I grow now. I flower in a flood table with an aeroflo system that works great but can only accommodate four foot plants.

Health Canada claims their pot sucks

karlis — Mon, 15 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Brent Zettl: claiming that his pot is potent medicine.The Canadian government has 250 kilograms of marijuana and doesn't know what to do with it. The buds were grown deep in a mine in Flin Flon, Manitoba, by Prairie Plant Systems, as part of a $5.7 million, five-year contract.

Hermaphrodite problems

karlis — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I got some great genetics from British Columbia and after weeding out the males I found two hermaphrodites after five weeks of a 12-hour light cycle. They managed to pollinate all the females to one extent or another.

Hermy seeds

karlis — Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700

One of my six outdoor female Nebulas went hermaphrodite after the third week of flowering last summer. What is likely to grow if I plant seeds from this hermaphrodite?
Richard,
Spain

The plant was likely a genetic hermaphrodite, since none of its sisters turned hermaphroditic under the same conditions.

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Imperial Tobacco threatens CC with lawsuit

karlis — Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Cannabis Culture received a lawsuit threat from Imperial Tobacco Canada this March, in reference to an illustration accompanying the article Radioactive Tobacco (CC#35). The illustration was of a pack of cigarettes with a resemblance to a pack of Player's cigarettes, except that it was called "Chernobyl's" and had warnings about radioactivity.

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Light height

karlis — Fri, 30 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I have a single 1000-watt and two 400-watt HPS lamps, as well as two four-foot, two-tube fluorescent fixtures. How far above the plants should I hang the lamps?
Chief NastyNug,
Nixa, Missouri

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Med-pot 101

karlis — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

There was an unusual course offered in many BC colleges this year. Amid the usual English and Math, the unlikely "Medical Marijuana 101" left many chewing their pencils with curiosity.

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Nixon the narc

karlis — Thu, 12 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Richard Milhouse Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, was the first world leader to use the phrase "war on drugs." Nixon's long and tumultuous career was intimately tied to the creation and perpetuation of America's current violent and irrational drug policies.

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NORML in San Francisco

karlis — Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Politically Incorrect host calls for more pot activism and outs some fellow celebrities.Whether it's where you left your heart, wore flowers in your hair or sat on the dock of the bay, no city in America is better suited for a cannabis convention than San Francisco. As the birthplace of both acid rock and the Compassionate Use Act, the "city by the bay" is truly the Amsterdam of America ? as friendly as a town can be to an herb the feds love to hate.

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NZ NORML leader acquitted in landmark case

karlis — Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Chris Fowlie, founder and president of NORML New Zealand, has been acquitted of a cannabis possession charge. His victory brought a landmark decision which sent a clear message to police that random searches are unacceptable.
Search and sleazure

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Pot makes you smart!

karlis — Fri, 05 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

A recent study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, examined whether marijuana lowered intelligence levels in users. The study was largely ignored by US media, while within Canada, the results seemed to depend on which newspaper headline you read.

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Pruning outdoors

karlis — Mon, 15 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I am growing outdoors. When do I prune the plants? Do I take off all the fan leaves? Do I take off branches too? If I take off some branches, would the other colas on the ones that are left grow bigger?
Mercury,
Internet

There are several reasons why plants are pruned. The most important reason is for stealth. Pruning a plant to keep the size down or to alter its shape helps to disguise it.

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Root zone temperature

karlis — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I was wondering more about "Root Zone Temperature." What is it exactly and what would the ideal temperature be for the roots in the rockwool? And one more question: what is the ideal temperature for the reservoir in a hydroponic system?
Hydro Ho,
Internet

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Simpsons sell-out?

karlis — Tue, 02 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Homer Simpson and Phish: making fun of the med-pot movement.In April 2002, The Simpsons tackled the controversial topic of medical marijuana, with a special episode where "Homer gets addicted to medical marijuana."

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Snitch culture

karlis — Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Sniff snitch
Longmont High School in Colorado exemplifies the aggressive snitchism directed towards young pot people. After a 12th grade student was busted last year for selling herb to fellow students, Longmont's principal hired a private company, Interquest Detection Canines, to patrol the school with drug dogs.

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Soil for your sensi

karlis — Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Wether at the start of its life or the end,The best quality bud will always be produced organically in soil. Hydroponic systems with synthetic nutrient formulas may produce better yields, but they will never touch the quality of the best soil-grown organic pot.

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Stash vs seed companies

karlis — Sun, 21 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Can you use the seeds from a good bag of bud to grow indoors? Are the seeds that you buy from a seed company better?
Chuck,
Internet

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