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A growing culture

karlis — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

This issue marks many new developments for our fine magazine, as we continue to expand and grow in a variety of exciting ways.

Agents of destruction

karlis — Mon, 09 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800

Murdering activists, smuggling drugs, unseating governments and impregnating hippie girls is all in a day's work for members of America's elite intelligence organizations. These agents of America's secret government use drug war as an excuse to sabotage democracy in foreign countries and assassinate political opponents, using tactics perfected in their own nation.
FBI . political police

Anti-pot conference panned

karlis — Sun, 15 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

At the start of May, Vancouver was host to a gathering of the world's top anti-pot propagandists, in a conference sponsored by BC real estate mogul Robert Bentall and his wife Lynda. The duo were working in partnership with a pair of Vancouver police officers, calling their foursome the International Drug Education and Awareness Society (IDEAS) (CC#36, Bad ideas, good ideas).

Breeding tips

karlis — Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800

To understand the principles behind the breeding of cannabis you first need to be familiar with some basic terms related to genetics. "Genotype" is the genetic and chromosomal make-up of any given individual ? it is the genetic code. "Phenotype" is the expression of body type, structure, and appearance of individuals; it results from the interaction between genotype and environment.

Canada's med-pot lawsuit

karlis — Tue, 17 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800

(l-r) Alan Young, Warren Hitzig, Catherine Devries, Alison MyrdenOn May 22, 2002, before bristling microphones and cameras in Ontario's provincial legislature in Toronto, renowned pro-pot lawyer Alan Young announced a major lawsuit against the Canadian government.

Cannabis Culture Toker's Bowl

karlis — Thu, 07 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800

A few issues back, Cannabis Culture invited our readers to come and enjoy a fabulous four-day party with us in Vancouver. A hundred of our most devoted readers heeded the call, and made the trip for the first annual Cannabis Culture Toker's Bowl.

Celebrity stoners

karlis — Wed, 08 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800

Shaggy and Scooby-Doo: perpetually seeking Scooby Snacks!Six degrees of Scooby Doo

Damian Marley

karlis — Thu, 02 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800

I have seen his face tattooed on a shoulder in London, and painted on a crumbling shanty wall on Jamaica's impoverished coastline.
His is an angular Jamaican face, framed by chestnut brown dreadlocks, forever young, frozen in fame's spotlight, shrouded in ganja smoke and nostalgia. His shy smile is sincere, but his eyes are shot through with Rastafari prophecy and pain.

Dissimilar plants

karlis — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I'm growing Haze from Willy Jack Seeds. I noticed that the plants are not all similar. Out of 10 seeds only 2 of the 6 females seemed like sisters. Is that normal for a strain?

Dutch coffeeshops under attack

karlis — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

In May, Dutch voters gave the top spot in Holland's multi-party elections to the conservative Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) political party.
CDA leader Jan Peter Balkenende, a 46-year-old who is likely to become the country's prime minister, told journalists during victory interviews that the CDA intended to end Holland's "tolerance" of marijuana coffee shops.

First bust = 10 years

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

An 18-year-old in Georgia received a 10-year sentence and a $200,000 fine for his first offence of trafficking in cocaine. The youth, Keir Hall, sold $200 of cocaine to a sheriff's informant. Officers then raided Hall's home and found 76 grams of cocaine and $3000 cash. It was Hall's first offence, but Georgia state law mandates the harsh compulsory sentence.

Get cooked!

karlis — Thu, 07 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800

Space Cakes are fun and easy to make. You can make this one as a full cake, or use a muffin tin to make a dozen mini cakes, which is how I like them best. These treats are out of this world! I make them often.
SPACE CAKES

Dry ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
4 tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg

Global ganja celebration

karlis — Mon, 28 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0800

David Malmo Levine: rallying the masses at Vancouver`s rally.On May 4, almost 100,000 people in over 190 cities around the world took to the streets to protest for pot.

Legal THC?

karlis — Mon, 28 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0800

Can a legal plant that produces THC be engineered? Surely there would be a market for a legal and common plant to produce THC.
coton737,
Waverly Hall, Georgia

Med-pot news

karlis — Tue, 03 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

A study published in the July 2002 edition of the medical journal Blood found that THC and some other cannabinoids produced "programmed cell death" in different varieties of human leukemia and lymphoma cell lines, thereby destroying the cancerous cells but leaving other cells unharmed.

MH or HPS

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

I have a 1000w grow light that is switchable between High Pressure Sodium and Metal Halide. In your book, Easy Marijuana Gardening, you suggest using HPS. However, some articles suggest using MH. Still others suggest using HPS and MH at different times during the grow cycle. Do you still stand by your statement?
Claptonezgod,
State College, Pennsylvania

Miracle mineshaft marijuana

karlis — Tue, 05 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800

Prairie Plant founder Brent Zettl and ex-Health Minister Alan Rock.Deep down in a mineshaft in Flin Flon, Manitoba, something seemingly magical happens.

New Scientist on ecstasy

karlis — Wed, 30 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0800

A report published in Britain's New Scientist found that many of the studies into the effects of MDMA (Ecstasy) were "irretrievably flawed" and inaccurate. New Scientist specifically criticized photos of brain scans which allegedly show that ecstacy destroys nerve cells involved in production of serotonin. These photos are still being used in US federal anti-drug campaigns.

Oxygen enrichment

karlis — Thu, 17 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I know that CO2 enrichment is important and I plan to use it. I'd like to know if "oxygen enrichment" is possible and if it would be useful?
Francisco D.,
Internet

Oxygen is not a critical factor because there is plenty of it in the air. During the day, when the plants are photosynthesizing, they actually release oxygen as a byproduct of sugar production. No additional oxygen is needed above ground.

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Pot parents can't touch kids

karlis — Mon, 30 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

`Come on, Mom!

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Rapacious caterpillar

karlis — Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

My plants are about one week away from harvest and all of a sudden I noticed some of the top flowers are dying. Upon further inspection I found a larva of some sort, just eating away! What do I do to save the rest of the flowers?
Mr Worried,
Internet

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Ready to harvest

karlis — Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I have a few plants outside; I wanted to go pick them today but it is raining now and it is supposed to rain for a couple more days. I saw the plants five days ago, and some of the leaves were turning yellow. The buds are big and look ready. Should I harvest? Can you tell me a couple of tips?
Danssa,
Ontario

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Renew CO2

karlis — Thu, 26 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I had to kill my CO2 production early because of the summer heat. Now that it is cooling off outside, should I resume CO2? The hairs of the flowers have not started to change color yet, so I thought I might be able to speed up the process by re-introducing CO2.
BD69,
Richfield, Ohio

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Return of the Phoenix

karlis — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800

When hijacked airplanes hit the Pentagon and World Trade Center, the reverberations plunged us into a dangerous new world.
On that fateful day in September, we felt shock, horror, fear. Our concerns were for the victims; our anger was directed at the perpetrators.

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Rot

karlis — Fri, 20 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

After harvest, my buds were dried and put into paper bags in large plastic containers. After a few weeks the containers were opened. The buds had a stringy looking mold on them! They were dried out but look dark now, not like the usual bud mold. Is this mold harmful if smoked?
A Friend,
Mendocino, California

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Suit against spraying

karlis — Mon, 21 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Residents of a small village in Ecuador have filed a class-action lawsuit against Dyncorp, the American company contracted to spray herbicides onto coca plantations in Colombia.
A report in the Dallas Morning News revealed that the Ecuador government is backing the lawsuit, filed in a Washington DC court. The lawsuit was launched by the small village of San Francisco 2, near the Colombian border.

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Troubles Down Under

karlis — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800

Just before I left for a 22,000 mile round trip journey to Australia to cover the tenth annual Mardi Grass festival in the counterculture village of Nimbin, an acquaintance said, "You have the best job in the world. You travel everywhere and smoke pot. What a life!"

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Truth drugs

karlis — Fri, 29 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800

Some US authorities are calling for the use of "truth serums" to get information on possible national security threats from al Qaeda and Taliban suspects held at Camp X-Ray, the prison at the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Water "lice"

karlis — Thu, 10 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

We are using a drip system in a soilless mix. The other day we moved a plant and saw hundreds of tiny white bugs in the water standing at the bottom of the pail. They are very quick and constantly jump around in the water and tend to collect into colonies.
What are they? Should we kill them?

Buddy,
Internet

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Winter bald spots

karlis — Mon, 30 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700

I've been growing in closets for over a year. I recently shifted my garden to an attic and I'm a little concerned. I'm growing with a 1000w MH for flowering, and banks of fluorescents for vegetative growth. The attic is adequately vented for summer, but when winter comes, I fear for the garden and my own safety.

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