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  Time for Discussion on Easing Canada's Drug Laws
Posted by FoM on August 03, 2001 at 08:57:43 PT
By Les Perreaux, National Post 
Source: National Post 

cannabisnews.com Allan Rock, the Minister of Health, said it was time for an open discussion on liberalizing Canada's drug laws as he toured the government's official marijuana growing plant yesterday.

"When I was justice minister, I paid lawyers to prosecute these drug cases, many of them involving people, young people, with very small amounts. The question often arose as to whether or not this was a good use of dollars and the justice system. I think it's time for a discussion in Canada about all of this," he said.

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Comment #12 posted by FoM on August 05, 2001 at 10:12:14 PT
SWAMPIE and Freedom Fighter
Thanks for the information. I don't check out grow sites because mostly it's about seeds and that just doesn't interest me. I haven't been in High Times site in a long time ( except the link Dr. Russo sent me ) and never checked out what you said SWAMPIE but I will. They don't sell seeds do they? That clutters my head! LOL!

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Comment #11 posted by SWAMPIE on August 05, 2001 at 02:05:47 PT
FLIN-FLON,MON !!!!
"What kind of pot is that"?It's Flin-Flon,Mon!That was the most ragged-out looking weed I have ever seen!I grew better looking sativa in an infertile field 30yrs. ago with no fertilizer!How many millions did they spend?I guess that they are just trying to pacify the law for now.Check out www.hightimes.com,go to cultivation,full browse.there is enough information to choke a horse there!No pun intended,
FoM!LoL! swampie


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Comment #10 posted by freedom fighter on August 04, 2001 at 22:39:34 PT
Sativa plants
Looks like sativa plants..

Onc can start flowering the plants after 8 weeks of veggie.

Bushy types are more of indica types. The plant that I got busted for was indica type. My plant was only 30 inches long and had 50 or so stems growing out of the main stalk.
It took me only 10 weeks. I started to flower the plant and three days, it died in courtesy of the growbusters.

Also, it is important to note that the distance of light is very important. They had 10000 watts of lights. To me, it is worth only 20 good plants depending on the species of cannabis. I know of growers who prefer to devote 1k watts per plant. Their plant grow about 6-8 feet long and are heavy with buds.(1-3pds) I grew mine with 150watts HPS light. The distance between my light and the plant was only 8-12 inches apart. If my plant had been left alone, it would have grown to about 60 inches at the most at the maturity stage. According to the "evidence", my plant had budded out about 3-4ounces of buds.

Alot of good growing info can be found at http:/www.overgrow.com

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Comment #9 posted by FoM on August 04, 2001 at 17:04:13 PT
Questions
I was kidding when I made my post but really how did a plant flower in 43 days? These are not clones but from seed so that is confusing. They have very weak stems which will not be good when they get top heavy. How did they sex them that fast? All kinds of questions. Everything I've ever read doesn't seem in sync with this.

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Comment #8 posted by Ethan Russo, MD on August 04, 2001 at 09:48:46 PT:

Good Points
Dan, I have recently seen incredible crops of medicinal cannabis grown properly and it does not look this picture. There are many possible reasons including genetics (they used seized seeds!), failure to cut back seedlings, improper cultivation conditions, etc.

A serious question arises as to why available proven strains, and available expertise may not have been utilized.

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Comment #7 posted by Dan B on August 04, 2001 at 07:49:11 PT:

Where's the bush? LOL
You're funny, FoM. Great picture, by the way.

Those plants are tall, but they sure are skinny, too! I'm no expert, but I have seen enough pictures of quality homegrown to know that they look like the work of someone who doesn't quite know what he is doing. Those plants need to be cut back and allowed some room to branch out.

I'd be interested to know what greenfox thinks of the picture.

Here's a clue, Flin Flon growers: they're bushes, not stalks. If you want industrial hemp, grow stalks; if you want quality marijuana, grow bushes. Simple as that.

Dan B

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Comment #6 posted by FoM on August 03, 2001 at 13:32:07 PT
Here's Mine
Hope mine doesn't make you not be able to eat your soup kapt! LOL!

Here's mine.

Hey Flin! Yeah Flon! How did we grow the Ganja that big in 43-days? Not sure Flin but they got the beans from someone named Jack!

http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/flin.jpg

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Comment #5 posted by kaptinemo on August 03, 2001 at 12:33:35 PT:

Eeeeoooo! Jorma, PLEASE!
I thought 4D had the corner on gross-outs, but that just took the prize! (ROFLMAO)

It never fails; I have to eat a late lunch because of work load, come in 'here' to get the latest CNews...and now I can't eat my egg-drop soup. Damn...

But I have to admit, that was a keeper. :)

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Comment #4 posted by jorma nash on August 03, 2001 at 12:18:31 PT
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hey, come to think of it, wouldn't that be a great sci-fi novel?
the world gets nuked and the only plant life that survives
is the Flim Flam, Manitoba cannabis...

...the anti's insist people eat cockroaches because eating hemp seeds
would send the wrong message to their (three-eyed) chil-run...



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Comment #3 posted by FoM on August 03, 2001 at 12:00:55 PT
Just a little humor
Hi Everyone,
This whole story about the Flin Flon marijuana mine could make a great comic book series! Call it something like, Adventures of the Flin Flon brothers at work! LOL!


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Comment #2 posted by jorma nash on August 03, 2001 at 11:55:52 PT
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A rickety fence and a big dog would be enough to
cause would-be thieves to score on a street corner
of any Canadian city instead...

i think the Farm that could survive a nuclear attack
up in Flim Flam, Manitoba will become a symbol for the
surreal quality of the whole mess rather quickly.




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Comment #1 posted by Fanatic on August 03, 2001 at 10:40:33 PT
Finally the Rock has come back
To reality.

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