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A tradition of terror

karlis — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700

PART ONE: THE DEATH MERCHANT AND THE NAZI BANKER
"If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched." ? George H W Bush, cited in the June 1992 Sarah McClendon Newsletter.

1907-1918: Merchant of death

Baggie seeds

karlis — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800

If I plant my average everyday "baggie" seeds, could they grow up to become higher quality plants, since the quality wasn't that good to begin with?
Mrap8,
Castalia, Ohio

Beautiful budder

karlis — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Thousands of years ago, the hashish revolution was born when humans learned that the marijuana plant's sticky resin glands contain the highest concentration of its active ingredients, called cannabinoids.
Fast forward to 2004. Most of the world's hashish is still manufactured using primitive methods that involve sieving or thrashing dried plants and collecting whatever falls off, but new processes and technologies have also developed.

Beyond prohibition

karlis — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700

It was like a pot Parliament, and all the founding fathers of legalization were present. On May 8, 2004, an internationally acclaimed group of researchers, politicians, academics and other drug-peace advocates collected at the illustrious Wosk Centre in downtown Vancouver, to envision what the world might be like after the drug war.
The conference was put on by the BC Civil Liberties Association, with financial help from Cannabis Culture publisher Marc Emery.

Canada cops out

karlis — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Canada can't seem to figure out whether to protect or persecute med-pot users. On May 31, the Vancouver Island Therapeutic Cannabis Research Institute (VITCRI), which provided medicine to 390 med-pot patients, was raided by the RCMP. VITCRI was a nationally lauded med-pot provider whose founder, Phil Lucas, once met with Canada's Minister of Health, and whose activities have been praised by the courts during previous trials which exonerated him.

Canada's cannabis election

karlis — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Conservative Leader Stephen HarperOn June 28, the Canadian people elected a new federal government. For Canada's marijuana culture, the election was both exciting and divisive, as pot-people faced off, arguing over which federal party deserved their support.

CO2 near harvest

karlis — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

I have been using CO2 for a while now and have enjoyed the increase in yield. I have been stopping enrichment two weeks before harvest because it was recommended as a "flushing period." How long before harvest should I stop using CO2, or do I need stop at all?
Blackthumbs,
Internet

Doses of freedom

karlis — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800

On May 19, the Vermont legislature passed a medical marijuana law with a vote of 20-7 in favor. Vermont patients who live with cancer, multiple sclerosis or AIDS are now allowed to possess or grow up to three plants by the law of their state.
Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Nevada, Oregon and Washington have passed similar laws by ballot initiative, but only Hawaii has previously passed a med-pot law by state vote like Vermont.

Dutch potshop guru imprisoned

karlis — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Nol Van ShaikDutch coffeeshop guru Nol Van Schaik is in France to face charges of hashish smuggling and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Florida cops and hookers

karlis — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700

A Florida website, www.copsandhookers.com, alleges that Tampa Bay police are also involved in drug and prostitution protection rackets. Club owner James Gallogly created the site after claiming police harassment that led to death threats and the closure of his establishment in the late 90's.

From Utah to Abu Ghraib

karlis — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800

A man runs from Abu Ghraib prison.Many people were shocked to see the photographs of American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Few Americans are aware that similar abuses take place every day in jails across the country. Marijuana prisoners and other non-violent offenders are often subject to similar violence and degradation.

Ganja decrim sweeps the globe!

karlis — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Russian tokers holding Putin`s photo while celebrating his new decrim law.Over-policed streets, overbooked courts, overstuffed prisons and overtaxed citizens has made the drug war a miserable failure. Governments can see little choice but to decriminalize marijuana, and several have recently changed their country's laws.

Gels for color

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

I used to work in a club where they use thin pieces of colored plastic called gels to change the color of the stage lights. Do those gels actually change the color spectrum? Do they make the lights more useful to the plant? I was thinking of using blue gels for vegetative and red for flowering.
Yankeedoodledee,
Internet

Generally crooked cops

karlis — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Crooked cops tend to proliferate in the field of drug war enforcement, where there's easier money and less scrutiny than elsewhere.
In November 2003, 30 Brooklyn narcotics cops were disciplined for conduct unbecoming an officer and faking overtime. At a base pay of $45 an hour, they stole thousands by falsifying their work records.

Growing in trees

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

I have heard about growing outdoors in trees. Is there any advantage to this?
Mike,
Internet

There are several advantages of growing in trees. Ground-based search and destroy missions are looking for plants on the ground at eye level. A plant in the trees won't be seen because people don't usually think to look up to find cannabis plants.

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Hermaphrodite II

karlis — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

I have a plant that has been growing for about four months. Our apartment complex suffered a series of power failures over the course of one month. It threw my plant off schedule. When I was able to get light to her, it took two weeks to bring back vegetative growth.
She had already started to produce pollen sacs directly above each ovary and had pollinated herself. Since then, seeds have developed.

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Hermaphrodite seeds

karlis — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

I am growing from seeds, not clones. In the middle of my garden's last growing cycle one of the Jack Herer plants popped out a hermaphrodite pod. I immediately turned off all the fans and exhaust vents and removed the hermaphrodite from the garden after covering it with a plastic bag. However, some of the other plants produced a few seeds. I germinated them and am growing them under 24 hours of light.

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Importance of reflective material

karlis — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

How much increase percentage-wise does Mylar reflector plastic (mirror silver) add to yield?
Harley,
New Zealand

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In all the wrong places

karlis — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Growing pot is like an advanced game of hide and seek with real life consequences. Last May, police in Kingston, Ontario, found 200 plants growing in an abandoned Alcan factory in Ontario, reminiscent of the much larger bust of a similar operation in an abandoned Molson Brewery earlier in the year.

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Inbreeding

karlis — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

I am planning to start breeding a strain that is short with a mild aroma, a high yield, and most importantly, is highly disease resistant.
To develop this strain I'll need to inbreed. However, this lowers the immune system and vigor. I don't want that to happen. To counter this tendency do I have to develop two separate lines that will be crossed eventually?

Timothy,
Hastings, Nebraska

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Jamaican ganja tour

karlis — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

The road to the jungle rose up from the azure Caribbean, through shanty towns and bustling way stations, past vast sugarcane fields green with life or black from post-harvest burning.
Our ganja garden guides sat in our rental car smoking torpedo-shaped Jamaican spliffs as the road twisted and turned, their mahogany-toned fingers stained by cannabis resins.

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Kids and cannabis

karlis — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800

Statistics Canada published research last May showing that there were increased rates of alcohol and marijuana use among young teens whose parents nagged them or acted negatively towards them more often.

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Life choices

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

I've been using marijuana for several years and have even grown a crop. Now I'm in a huge dilemma. My dad is a customs agent. I've been out of college and looking for employment for over a year. My dad has forced me to take the test to be a customs agent. I was certain that I had failed. However, the results came back the other day and I passed. I guess I'm just too smart for my own good.

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Male removal

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

When getting rid of males would it be okay to cut them down instead of pulling them from the roots? I've planted my plants close together and am afraid that if I pull the plant it will damage the other plants' roots.
Mark,
West Jordan, Utah

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Marching for freedom

karlis — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800

Leaf lovers in LondonThe sixth annual Million Marijuana March was a great success. On May 1, 2004, activists around the globe held marches, rallies, parties, concerts, and festivals raging against prohibition and calling for legalization.

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Marijuana music

karlis — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Cypress Hill: Till Death Do Us Part
The confusing thing about Cypress Hill has always been their seemingly contradictory obsessions with gangsta violence and their well-documented love of the herb.

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Marijuana music discography

karlis — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700

1980: Sinsemilla ? Black Uhuru
The vocal trio of Duckie Simpson, Mykal Rose and Sandra "Puma" Jones were the first reggae group to win a Grammy. Sly 'n Robbie produced the classic album of which this is the title track: "I've got a stalk of sinsemilla growing in my back yard..."

1981: Mary Jane ? Rick James

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Marijuana music history (part 3)

karlis — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

White punks on dope

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Metal halides to finish buds

karlis — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

For years I've been growing under high pressure sodium (HPS) lights for both the grow and bloom phases, because HPS lamps emit more useable light per watt. This results in a better yield.

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Moldy pot

karlis — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

If buds go moldy while stored in a jar, should they be tossed out or are they fine to use?
Craig,
California

Moldy pot is not fit for consumption. Just as you wouldn't eat moldy food, you shouldn't use moldy marijuana. Molds use chemistry to deal with their environment. Many produce toxins and are dangerous. Salvaging spoiled weed is not worth risking your health. Don't smoke or ingest moldy pot.

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