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Ask Ed

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

AIRY BUD
My plants are about 3 feet tall and have immaculate looking buds on them, but I have been unable to get large and dense buds even though all the hairs and stigmas are completely red when harvested. My 4?x8? system is lit by two 1000w HPS lamps on tracks. The room stays in the mid-70?s.

Indoor Dankster,
Mechanicsville, MD

Big-time Smuggler's Blues

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

I organized the cultivation of 40-100 acres of pot on 29 farms.American Michael Hooks, who once ran a fleet of 28 airplanes out of Sonora, Mexico into the US, from Texas to California, says he?s being jobbed by the Federal government after cooperating with them to help nail one of Mexico?s biggest drug barons, Miguel Caro-Quintero.

Bob High Science Guy

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Dr. Atomic's Garden

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Blueberry X Northern LightsDr. Atomic is a seed breeder with half a dozen valuable varieties of pot from the far reaches of the earth. His cannabis is surely some of the finest ever grown ? phenomenal in both quality and high. The history behind these genuine strains is as amazing as the buds themselves!

Glass Masterpieces

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Bryan DosherWith the rise in popularity of glass pipes over the past decade, there has emerged a movement of glass artists that use the form and function of pipes as a vehicle for their vision.

Grow-Tek Reviews

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Co2Boost

How To Smuggle Cannabis

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Smuggling is depicted by the law as wrong and detrimental to the ?national? interests. In fact, smuggling is the exchange of goods and labor where people want certain things. The arrangements are all consenting and to the benefit of all parties ? except governments. The purpose of government is to exercise its monopoly of force to control the tastes, appetites and perogatives of the ordinary citizen.

Jason King's Favorite Bud

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

It is very rare that I come across a new strain that truly blows me away, which is what happened instantly the first time I tried one of DJ Short?s new strains, Old Time Moonshine. It?s a true Hashplant selected for its production of large, clear gland heads (as seen in the microscopic photo).

Letter From the Editor

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

The theme of this issue is radical subversion: spreading influences across borders to subvert evil governments of the world. ?How to Smuggle Pot? is accompanied by articles about Michael Hooks and El Jefe, real-life big time smugglers from the golden era of pot smuggling to the US. These stories, along with a tour of Dr. Atomic?s globally-created garden, will teach the history of how today?s marijuana climate was shaped by border crossing in the 70?s and 80?s.

Meet Rocky Dawuni

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Rocky Dawuni uses music and marijuana the way he believes they are intended to be used: as divine tools. His music reflects a vision of focused spiritual consciousness. Born in Ghana to a military family, Dawuni grew up in a political atmosphere and was deeply influenced by tribal, soul and reggae music as a means for change.

Mossy Sparks

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

This strip was originally drawn in black and white in 1969 by Vaughn Bode and repainted in color by Mark Bode for Cannabis Culture in 2005.

Pot Puzzlers

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome back! We?d like to apologize for the two errors in Issue 59?s Pot Puzzlers. In the crossword, 42 Down was ?Andrew Mellon? but the puzzle only allowed for ?Melon?. In the wordsearch ?leaflet? and ?hargy? were actually ?leaf? and ?lethargy?. We accepted all wordsearch entries regardless of whether they got those two words or not! Thanks to everyone who participated ? we had more entries than ever, over 200!

Pot Smuggled by the Ton

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Westmoreland Province, Jamaica, 1978. Pot plants as far as the eye can see.In smuggling, I?ve learned three hard and fast rules. #1: Run it slick when you can ? keep under the radar. #2: Pay it off when you have to ? buy protection from authorities.

Was John Lennon Killed for his Pot Activism?

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

John Lennon in `How I Won the War,` 1967"You'd just have to be as strong as they are and show - make them prove they are experts, and don't let it lie once the thing's out. Get on and push and push on every TV, radio, everything you've got and keep the questions going. Don't let it hang in a report and leave it."
- John Lennon, December 22nd 1969, testifying in favor of cannabis legalization at Canada's Royal (LeDain) Commission(1)

We Be Burnin' With Sean Paul

karlis — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

You may have heard Sean Paul?s hit songs Ever Blazin? and We Be Burnin? (Legalize It), which clearly demonstrate this international superstar?s love for ganja and enjoying the good life. But if you own his newest album The Trinity (which over a million people already do) then you are singing along by now to the reggae dancehall lyrics that openly give praise to smoking weed.