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Aging seeds

karlis — Mon, 20 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700

How long does one have to wait after harvesting seeds to plant them? Do they need a cool phase before planting?
Merlin
Hazelton, British Columbia

Alabama activism

karlis — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800

On a sunny September day last year, Loretta Nall was busy with chores at her rural home near Alexander City, Alabama.
The 28-year-old Alabama native was an artist, small-town girl, mother of two, and occasional pot smoker.

"I wasn't political at all," Nall says now. "I was a country girl who liked pot, made candles, and raised my kids."

Best time to harvest

karlis — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

When is the best time to harvest buds on a mature plant, morning or evening?
tgib,
Internet

Blackout for flowering

karlis — Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

If you turn off the lights for 24 hours and keep the plants in darkness at the start of the 12/12 flowering cycle does it make the plants bloom faster?
Happy Toker,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada's Supreme Court hears pot challenge

karlis — Sun, 10 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700

On May 6, Canada's Supreme Court heard a comprehensive three-part constitutional challenge to Canada's marijuana laws.
The three cases involve defendants Randy Caine, Chris Clay, and David Malmo-Levine, and cover the whole spectrum of cannabis law ? possession, cultivation and trafficking.

Cloning a flowering plant

karlis — Thu, 09 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700

I have a plant that is in the fourth week of an eight-week flowering cycle. I would like to take some cuttings from it. Can I still root them and bring them back to vegetative so that I can grow them larger or make them into mothers?
J Joker,
Indiana

Cloning for sex

karlis — Wed, 24 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

I have cloned my plants to determine sex. Do I need to wait until the clones have roots before forcing them to flower? How many hours of light should I give them daily to get the earliest flowering?
Cbucki,
Internet

CO2 late in crop

karlis — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Is it too late to add C02 to my crop? My crop is six weeks into growth and I have about three weeks left. How much should I use, if any?
David N.,
Internet

DEA fails to ban hemp food

karlis — Mon, 25 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Much of Canada`s hemp is bound for the US, where growing is illegal.A court decision has stalled the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in their effort to completely ban all hemp foods from the US market.

Dennis Peron likely to beat Utah charges

karlis — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700

`Thank God the constitution still means something, even in Utah`In November 2001, the father of California's medical marijuana scene took a road trip to Utah to see the state's fabled canyon country.

Envirolites

karlis — Tue, 14 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Recently I learned of a new fluorescent light that uses 125 watts of electricity and produces 8900 lumens. The lights come in two spectrums: full and red.
What is your opinion of these fluorescents?

Duane,
Kent, Washington

Future freedom

karlis — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700

These are exciting times for the canna-culture in North America. In Canada the federal government is considering "decriminalization," which could mean a fine for pot possession instead of court or jail time. Cannabis advocates complain that the high-priced tickets will only make it easier for the cops to persecute pot-people, while American officials decry Canadian policies as "chemical warfare" and threaten to lock down the border.

Get cooked!

karlis — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700

There's nothing more refreshing on a hot summer day than a cool bowl of ice-cream!
Try this easy method to make irie ice-cream without using a machine. It tastes great and it's fun to do!

Ingredients:

3 grams cannabis buds, or 6 grams shake, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup half-and-half cream, or chocolate milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups crushed ice
4 tablespoons salt
2 quart size Ziploc bags
1 gallon size Ziploc freezer bag

Holland allows only fresh shrooms

karlis — Thu, 28 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Some examples of Psilocybe SemilanceataIn November 2002, the Dutch Supreme Court upheld convictions in two cases of manufacturing and selling dried psychoactive mushrooms.

How many seeds

karlis — Sun, 28 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

I'm about to start a small garden in my closet. The space is only 12 square feet. I was thinking of growing about eight plants in the space. I will have to purchase seeds. How many seeds should I start with to get eight healthy, resinous females?
Georgio,
Hicksville, New York

Japan bans mushrooms

karlis — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Psilocybe BohemicaLast year, Japan moved to shut down once-legal mushroom dealers. As of June 2002, possession of psychoactive mushrooms in Japan can get a maximum seven year sentence, equivalent to that for heroin and cocaine.

Legality of search

karlis — Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0800

My boyfriend and I were driving and we were pulled over for swerving. The town was extremely small and was in a dry county, meaning that no alcohol could be brought through the city limits. We weren't drinking but had a small glass pipe hidden in the truck.

Loose buds

karlis — Tue, 09 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

My buds are coming out short and loose, and the cured weed is powdery with the consistency of dead leaves. The loose leaf gets you plenty stoned but it doesn't feel or look like the hardened buds you'd find in a good eighth-ounce. It is a dull, pale, yellow-green color and smokes harsh. It just doesn't match up to higher quality weed.

Marijuana legal in Ontario

karlis — Tue, 22 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Paul Martin, likely Canada`s next Prime Minister: Calling for more US-style drug laws.Marijuana advocates across Canada are celebrating an Ontario court decision, which effectively legalized possession in Canada's largest province.

Mercury vapor lamps

karlis — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

I am using two 175-watt mercury vapor lamps, one cool white bulb and one clear. The buds are remarkable! Why don't I see more growers using these MV lamps? My electric bill hasn't gone up but about $20 a month.
Lighter,
Lubbock, Texas

Mexican conference pans drug war

karlis — Tue, 09 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez.For 10 days in April, the UN held a special meeting to discuss the progress of their ongoing 10-year plan to annihilate every marijuana, coca, and poppy plant from the face of the earth. Yet the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs' 46th session in Vienna revealed dissent in the ranks of the world's drug warriors.

Need the dark

karlis — Fri, 24 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Does marijuana require a dark period during the vegetative growth stage? I recently read a grow book that advocated an 18-6 light cycle during the early growth stages.
PSD 420,
Internet

Pot politics in Quebec

karlis — Tue, 05 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Hug? St-Onge: spreading cannabis awareness far and wide.Canada's first pro-pot political party, Quebec's Bloc Pot, celebrated their fifth anniversary battling biased press, rigged all-candidates meetings, crooked cops, and undemocratic voting requirements during Quebec's recent provincial election, held April 14, 2003.

Santa Cruz sues DEA

karlis — Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

The city and county of Santa Cruz, California, has launched a lawsuit against Attorney General John, DEA administrator John Brown, drug czar John Walters, and 30 other DEA agents.

Spider mites

karlis — Mon, 06 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700

I have been having terrible problems with spider mites. I spray regularly with pyrethrum and Safer's soap but the pests reappear. Can you give me a permanent solution to spider mites?
D.S.,
Internet

Spore sales shut-down

karlis — Tue, 15 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Psilocybe Semilanceata.About one week before the major bong shop crack-down swept across the US in late February (CC#43, Bong shops under attack!), a smaller raid hit Psylocybe Fanaticus, one of America's oldest and best-known sellers of mail-ord

Starting in horticultural ceramic

karlis — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Should I start my seeds directly in the hydro-tron clay balls or in a perlite, vermiculite and peat mix and plant them after they get their first true leaves?
WU,
Unknown

Stoned fairy tales

karlis — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

The stories now known as "fairy tales" are generally simplified versions of more ancient stories, usually with deeper meanings and teachings within them. In many cases these stories relate to the use of magical plants, including cannabis.

Summertime grow shows

karlis — Thu, 06 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800

All you need is seed, soil, sun and water. In the Northern hemisphere right now, the hot summer sun is beating down on the planet, and pot growers both love it and fear it.

Thailand's anti-drug death squads

karlis — Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Thai police officer: ready to kill all druggies.On April 30, Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in his three month "all-out campaign against drug trafficking." The campaign included over 17,000 arrests and the deaths of 2,274 people, most killed in "extrajudicial executions."