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400 watt lamp

karlis — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700

I don't know the height at which I should set my 400 watt HPS light and in how big of an area should I enclose it.
Ani,
Internet

Activist eulogies

karlis — Fri, 31 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Robert Randall: Father of the modern med-pot movement.By Dana Larsen

Robert Randall, the first person to receive medical pot from the US government, died of AIDS-related complications on June 2 at his home in Florida. He was 53 years old.

Blocking pot's effects

karlis — Wed, 24 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

The US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is developing a way to chemically block the effects of cannabis. A "cannabinoid receptor antagonist" with the poetic name of SR141716 has been shown to produce a dose-dependent block against toking up.
A study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry detailed how 63 men received a dose of SR141716 or a placebo, and then smoked pot two hours later. The more SR141716 they received, the less the pot affected them.

Bud of the month

karlis — Thu, 16 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Send Ed your best budshots: ED ROSENTHAL PMB 147, 530 Divsadero St. San Francisco, CA 94117Winners get a copy of Ed's book, Marijuana Questions? Ask Ed. All submissions become property of Cannabis Culture and will not be returned.

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Canada's med-pot engineer

karlis — Mon, 08 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

John "The Engineer" Turmel brought Ontario residents Robert Neron and John Dupuis before a federal court last April 13, and convinced a judge that Health Canada had been stalling too long in processing their applications for medical cannabis. The judge gave Health Canada 30 days to process the applications, which had been sitting on their desks for months (CC#32, Med-pot Madness in Canada).

Canadian committees to spell decrim?

karlis — Thu, 24 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800

In 1996, when Canada's new Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) was passed by the Liberal-dominated parliament, making drug laws even tougher, many Liberal MP's (members of parliament) probably thought it was a done deal. The Senate still had to vote on the bill, but no one could remember the last time that the Senate ? an unelected "house of sober second thought" ? hadn't rubber stamped everything that passed through parliament.

Cannabis Culture reader poll

karlis — Sat, 17 Nov 2001 00:00:00 -0800

Welcome to the Cannabis Culture Reader Poll where we hope you will help us find out all about you, our beloved readers.
We have designed this poll so it is completely anonymous. We don't want your name, address or other identifying information anywhere on this, so that you will feel more comfortable answering our questions.

Child returned to med-pot user

karlis — Fri, 12 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Ontario resident Stephen Bacon has finally seen an end to a lengthy battle for the custody of his daughter, who he has been barred from seeing ever since he received an exemption to use medical marijuana (See CC#31, Busted Updates). Under direction from the family courts, Bacon was required to undergo psychiatric assessment to determine if his marijuana use made him an unfit father.

Conference in Berlin

karlis — Wed, 24 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

A med-pot conference is scheduled in Berlin for October 25-27, 2001. Sponsored by the International Association for Cannabis as Medicine (IACM), in cooperation with the Medical Association of Berlin and the Charit?, Medical Faculty of the Humboldt University of Berlin.
The conference features many leading researchers in the field of medical marijuana, and includes lectures, seminars and workshops on cannabis and the cannabinoids.

Eye drug testing

karlis — Fri, 05 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Ontario jails intend on using a special eye-based drug test on their inmates. Ontario Correctional Services Minister Rob Sampson told the Toronto Star in June that he is working to introduce the new machines into prisons as part of a new policy of random inmate drug testing.

Fake pot under attack

karlis — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

On June 19, the Baltimore Sun reported on how the fake-pot market was dealt a severe blow by US District Judge Alexander Williams Jr, who agreed with Justice Department lawyers that such products are "drugs" and not "dietary supplements."

Florida fights for freedom

karlis — Fri, 14 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0800

Protestors outside the drug summit.In last year's farcical presidential election, Florida insiders weren't surprised when defective voting machines, ballots, and procedures were discovered in Democratic districts, or when minority voters reported that bogus traffic stops prevented them from reachin

Ganja gear

karlis — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0800

Celebration PipesGetting the blessed cannabis smoke into lungs and brain requires some kind of inhalation device, and I recently evaluated three unique delivery systems that meet the rigorous standards that CC sets for selecting "ganja gear."
I tested two portable pipe systems - the Celebration pipe and the Raydiator pipe.

GW Pharmaceuticals

karlis — Fri, 24 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0700

British med-pot company GW Pharmaceuticals is moving into Phase III clinical trials of a sublingual spray which uses cannabis extracts. They hope to market them for medical use by 2003.
GW Pharmaceuticals has also gone public with a listing on the London Stock Exchange, raising about 25 million pounds ($35 million US) from their initial sale of stock, about $12 million more than expected.

House of Lords report

karlis — Wed, 24 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

A report by the British House of Lords Committee on Science and Technology has called for an end to the prosecution of med-pot users who grow for their own use. The report, released on March 14, also criticizes Britain's Medicines Control Agency for making it more difficult than necessary for drug companies to produce cannabis-based medicines, and recommends that marijuana be rescheduled from a schedule 1 to a schedule 2 drug, to facilitate research.

Infrared detection

karlis — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700

I have a high-tech concern riding my head: I have heard of infrared detection of indoor grow operations. Can the chances of this terrible possibility be reduced by insulating the wall all over and using plenty of Mylar reflection?
Is it the heat or the brilliance that is detected?

Smile! You're on Cam,
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Jury backs right to sell

karlis — Mon, 03 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Calgary med-pot user and activist Grant Krieger was exonerated by a jury on June 20, when they agreed that he was justified in selling pot to chronically ill people.
Krieger, 46, who has multiple sclerosis, had been charged with one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking. He admitted growing 29 pot plants in his home in August 1999, saying that the crop was for distribution through his Universal Compassion Club.

Kubby sues placer county

karlis — Thu, 20 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Libertarian politician, medical marijuana user, and author Steve Kubby has filed a landmark lawsuit accusing government officials of violating civil rights and maliciously inflicting harm on him, his wife Michele, and his children during a 1999 drug raid.

Late cloning

karlis — Fri, 28 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700

What is the latest time you can take a clone off the mother plant?
Chichi,
Internet

Clones can be taken almost anytime. Cloning of young plants and old but vegetatively growing plants is well established. However, plants can be cloned even when their buds are nearly ripe. They can be converted back into vegetative growth at the same time by placing them under a regimen of continuous light.

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Marijuana overdose?

karlis — Fri, 31 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0700

How do I know that I have an overdose of cannabis? What are the symptom or facts that alert me?
Armand,
Curepipe, Mauritius

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Marijuana Party Leader not guilty of cream-pie assault

karlis — Wed, 03 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

On November 25, 2000, during a medical marijuana protest on Ottawa's Parliament Hill, Canadian Marijuana Party Leader Marc Boris St-Maurice was charged with assaulting an officer? with a cream pie that was intended for a statue of early Canadian prohibitionist Emily Murphy.

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Marijuana Party makes BC history

karlis — Thu, 16 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Marc Emery sat up in bed that morning inspired, although he could have easily felt defeated. It was the day after the federal election, and he had run with the Canadian Marijuana Party, which hadn't won a single seat (CC#29 Marijuana Party fights national campaign). "I woke up and said 'we should make this a provincial party.'"

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Million marijuana march

karlis — Sun, 16 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0800

The world's largest ever international pot protest took place on May 5, 2001, as citizens from over 130 cities worldwide celebrated cannabis culture and opposed the drug war, for the 3rd annual Million Marijuana March.

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Moldy buds

karlis — Mon, 03 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Some buds were stored in an airtight container. Apparently they were not dried enough: they grew moldy. The bud is dry. Do you think it's smokable?
Juan,
Internet

No. Moldy bud should not be smoked. Many molds create poisons to prevent infections. Inhaling or ingesting these poisons can affect your health. I feel that getting high is not worth jeopardizing your well being.

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Nevada allows medical pot

karlis — Sat, 20 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

On June 4, Nevada joined the US states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Maine, Oregon and Washington, with a new law to allow seriously ill Nevadans to grow up to seven plants for personal medical use. The law also allows for the creation of a state registry for patients whose doctors recommend they use medical pot.

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New sexing technique

karlis — Fri, 05 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Some of my grower friends are using a new technique for sexing new plants.
They change lighting from 18/6 to 36 hours of continuous darkness then change it to 12/12. The males start showing in 2 or 3 days, females a few days later. What do you think about this?

Smokestak el Ropo,
Ashland, Missouri

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Nimbin Mardi Grass

karlis — Fri, 07 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Parades, poets, music, marijuana-related sporting events, all-night parties, and a high-flying cannabis competition heralded this year's "Mardi Grass," held in Nimbin, Australia during the first weekend in May.
Mardi Grass is a legendary cannabis festival that has been defying drug war politics for ten years. In years past, pot heroes like Dennis Peron have gone down under to experience some of the Southern Hemisphere's best hospitality and marijuana.

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No pot in Paris

karlis — Wed, 24 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Paris' administrative court ruled on May 29 that medical cannabis cannot be legally imported into France. 10 people with serious illnesses had applied to import 10 kilos of medical bud into the country for their own use.

? For more med-pot news and studies, visit the International Association for Cannabis as Medicine: email info@cannabis-med.org; web www.cannabis-med.org

NORML 4/20 in Washington DC

karlis — Mon, 03 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0800

A pink-haired Barbie doll, a straight Republican governor, a gay Congressman, an Internet pot-porn princess, long-haired hippies, bald-headed hipsters and 300 other fascinating people attended the 2001 annual conference of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), held on the weekend of 4-20 in Washington, DC. Many of the American marijuana movement's icons enlivened this year's shindig at the fancy Renaissance Hotel.

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Pee for sale

karlis — Mon, 27 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0700

In South Carolina, Kenneth Curtis founded a business called Privacy Protection Services in 1996, through which he sells his own urine for use as a substitute during urine tests. After Curtis received local media attention, the South Carolina legislature passed a law in 1999 targeting Curtis' business, making buying or selling urine into a felony offense.

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