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20-acre pot farm raided in California

karlis — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Eddy Lepp: raided for being honestAccording to DEA spokesman Richard Meyer, the sprawling 20-acre farm near Upper Lake, California, contained 20,000 high-grade marijuana plants estimated at a value of $80 million.

Blackout for flowering

karlis — Fri, 13 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

We decided to try an experiment after reading about it. We left plants in the dark for 36 hours when we started the flower cycle.
We were delighted with the results. When we turned the lights on, the plants had all their bud sites clearly changed to flower mode. It looks like turning off the lights sped up the flowering process a bit.

MJ Fiesty & Keenan,
New Zealand

Bong blasting bands

karlis — Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

The most important thing to remember about Smoked Out Brainzzz is that this is a brand new band that has been around for eight years. The original founding members are long gone, and the band is going on to a third line-up for a third album. Yet somehow that original spark, the one that originally inspired Smoked Out Brainzzz to spontaneously combust into existence nine years ago, is still alive and blazing.

Celebrity stoners

karlis — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Med-pot Montel
Medical marijuana got a big media boost on the September 21, 2004, episode of the Montel Williams Show. Williams is a vocal advocate for med-pot, suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and until recently was living a life of constant physical pain and depression (CC#51, Montel for marijuana).

Chocolate and cannabis

karlis — Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

My friends say that if you consume chocolate after you smoke, it kills the high a little. Is this true?
Jimmy S,
Internet

Chocolate contains a host of chemicals that affect the mood regulating brain chemicals serotonin and dopamine. Some of these chemicals are fats, some are of course sugars, and chocolate also contains a small quantity of caffeine.

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Civic victories

karlis — Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Inside the Automatic Voting Machine Corporation in New York.November 2 was a good day for civic marijuana initiatives, with victories at the polls in Ann Arbor, Columbia and Oakland. Only an initiative in Berkeley that would have increased allowable quantities for medical marijuana patients failed to pass.

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Crackdown in Vansterdam

karlis — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

The Da Kine cafe before its closure.Police raids and front-page newspaper articles helped to shut down some of Vancouver's most pot-friendly businesses in recent months. Here's a look at the disturbing trend of prohibition in Canada's premier cannabis city.
Death of Da Kine

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Dark garden for a week

karlis — Wed, 04 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

I have a small closet garden. The plants are in their eighth week of flowering and have two and a half weeks to go. I am going away on vacation for a week and, for reasons of safety and security, can't leave any lights on. What will I find upon my return?
E. Fantasy,
Anonymous

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DEA loses hemp food ban

karlis — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

The US government has been ordered to let edible hemp products into the country. On September 28, 2004, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) lost a major court battle to ban hemp food products from shelves across the country.

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Dead funny

karlis — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Bill Hicks in his signature black leather jacketMany famed comedians have made jokes about pot. From Richard Pryor to Steve Martin, from Chevy Chase to Chris Rock, from Cheech to Chong, cannabis has always been a rich source of humor.

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Democracy flushed

karlis — Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

In Nevada, government officials kept a pot legalization initiative off the ballot by using a technicality to throw out thousands of signatures from newly registered voters. Efforts are now underway to gather signatures to get the issue on the state ballot in 2006.
Similarly, polls showed that a med-pot vote in Arkansas would have won, but the governments' petition-signature disqualification game ruined the Arkansas Alliance for Medical Marijuana's hopes of getting the question before voters.

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Differences between recreational and medical marijuana

karlis — Thu, 26 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

What is the difference between medical and commercial pot?
Claire E,
Location Unknown

The difference is not necessarily in the marijuana or the way that it is grown, but in how it is used. Recreational marijuana users are looking for novel states of consciousness that are pleasant and interesting. Connoisseurs seek different highs for different circumstances and to create different moods.

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Emery, emancipated

karlis — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700

On Monday, October 18, Cannabis Culture publisher and marijuana activist Marc Emery was released from the Saskatoon Correctional Centre after serving 62
days behind bars. He is now once again a free man.

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Getting off the grid

karlis — Wed, 18 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Electricity is so expensive and electric bills are scrutinized so much by various law agencies that I want to get off the grid. How can I run a grow system independent of electricity grids? Solar panels sound like the best solution in sunny locations. How do you set up an appropriate solar electric system to run an efficient grow system?
Bodhi,
Santa Cruz, California

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Growing outdoor plants indoors

karlis — Mon, 30 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

In The Big Book of Buds you said that outdoor strains usually do not do well indoors because there usually isn't enough light to grow them indoors. I've been growing Twilight from Dutch Passion indoors in eight square feet of space with a 400-watt HPS and a 430-watt Son Agro side-by-side for a total of at least 12,500 lumens per square foot.

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Hermaphroditic airy buds

karlis — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

I have two gardens that are virtually identical. I am using the same strain in both gardens. I have two new problems in both gardens. The plants are turning hermaphroditic. I first noticed seeds at three weeks, but at the end of the cycle (five weeks later), they are the same size and immature. The other problem is that the buds are airy and dry out to nothing.

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Home-made hash

karlis — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Hashish is one of the most effective and least harmful ways of getting the sacred medicine into your body. recent advancements in trichome isolation technology have brought high quality hashish into the hands of many, but there are still those of us out in the world that prefer to "roll our own." Trichome isolation procedures can be broken down into three basic methods: manual separation, separation by size and separation by density.

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Marijuana tea

karlis — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700

How can I make marijuana tea?
Krumwil,
Internet

THC and the other cannabinoids (the active ingredients in marijuana) are weakly soluble in hot water. They also mix with it as tiny globules of oil, which float in the water. An emulsifier such as lecithin helps the oils mix with the water. Lecithin is found in both milk and soymilk. Water-soluble lecithin granules are available in health food stores.

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Massachusetts votes for marijuana

karlis — Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

A Massachusetts effort to pass non-binding marijuana reform questions in legislative districts continued to maintain its perfect record of success in the third election of that campaign.
In the Bay State, the Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition went 12 for 12 on marijuana decriminalization and medical marijuana questions in legislative districts, bringing the record for the overall campaign to let representatives know voters support marijuana law reform to 36 wins and no losses.

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Massive busts

karlis — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

This ditch-weed will still get scooped up by cops in copters.Throughout the US and Canada, pot-haters are bragging about record outdoor marijuana busts in the wake of 2004's harvest season.

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Mite-infested buds

karlis — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Is it useful to wash off infested buds before drying? Or would you just be saying bye-bye to the resin glands? Do you have other suggestions for cleaning mite-infested buds?
Lola Mora,
Internet

I don't think that it's healthy or appetizing to smoke or use pest-infested plants. Aside from the pops and unusual taste, pests are vectors for disease.

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Montana votes for med-pot

karlis — Tue, 03 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Man votes with a 1960`s era voting machineMontana became the tenth state to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes, as voters there approved the Montana Medical Marijuana Act, known as I-148 on the ballot, by a margin of 62% to 38%, according to unofficial figures from the Montana Secretary of State's office.

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More lumens please

karlis — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

When growing pot, the more light you have per square foot, the more plant you will get. This is a scientifically proven fact, and it makes sense.
There are four standard lighting options: fluorescent lighting, mercury vapor lighting, metal halide lighting, and high pressure sodium lighting. Each has its own pros and cons based on intensity of light (measured in lumens), heat, and spectrum of color.

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Naturalizing cannabis in Canada

karlis — Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Can marijuana be naturalized in Canada? If I plant a couple of plants in an outdoor location and come back in a couple of years will there be many plants?
Sheldon Gavin,
Internet

Marijuana can naturalize in Canada. It may take quite a few plants to find ones that will flower and develop mature seeds before they are killed by the cold weather.

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Nol van Schaik freed from prison

karlis — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Nol Van Schaik with his beloved marijuana.Dutch pot promoter Nol van Schaik has been released from a French prison after a total of 79 days behind bars.

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NORML Canada makes a comeback

karlis — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Canada's cannabis community once again has its own national lobby group, as NORML Canada rose from the ashes in October 2004 to take on the nation's pot prohibition.

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Oregon declines med-pot expansion

karlis — Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

In 1998, Oregon voters approved the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act for which patients received registry cards that protect them from arrest. The program helps more than 10,000 sick people and has generated one million dollars in revenue.
The current pot program only lets patients possess three ounces of bud, and they can grow only three mature and four immature plants at one time. Ballot Measure 33 would have let patients possess one pound of marijuana and cultivate up to 10 plants. The proposed law would have allowed registered patients to buy marijuana at state-regulated dispensaries.

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pH matters

karlis — Thu, 05 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

I am growing in soil using water-soluble nutrients. Is it necessary to test the pH of the soil as well as the pH of the water?
Jubes,
Internet

The pH of the soil is important because it is the roots' living environment. Once you know the soil's pH, you have an idea of what the irrigation water's pH should be.

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Possession legal in Alaska

karlis — Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

In November 2, 43% of Alaskan voters said "yes" to marijuana legalization in their state, setting a national record for support of an initiative to tax and regulate cannabis. Although the initiative failed to pass, recent court rulings mean Alaskans can still legally possess a quarter-pound of bud, making it the most pot-tolerant state in the union.
Initiative efforts

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Pot activists gear up for BC election

karlis — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

The British Columbia Marijuana Party (BCMP) is gearing up for a provincial election to be held in May 2005. This will be the second election for the pro-pot party; the BCMP contested its first provincial election in 2001, running candidates in every one of BC's 79 ridings and taking 3.2% of the total vote (CC#33, Marijuana Party makes BC history).

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