420 Use and Health

[precious007]

Check out The Attitude. Probably the best online seed bank out there.

I was asking if it's legal to sell seeds?

[precious007]

That's a legal grey area... In most parts of the world, it's legal to possess cannabis seeds (whereas in other parts of the world, it's illegal but seldom enforced).

However, once you use that seed for cultivation; then it becomes a "criminal act" (in most instances).

You can usually find cannabis seeds at your local "head shop" (or "smartshop"). If you live in an area where medical cannabis is legal, you can find them at your local dispensary/apothecary or co-op (cuttings [or "clones"] are available at these facilities as well).

Lastly, there are seed banks (such as the website you mentioned) that offer seeds to patients worldwide.

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Some good information about feminized seeds is available here (in case you're curious): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabi...eminized_seeds

As you can see, there's a little controversy behind the process... My personal preference would be to use regular seeds, and raise a good mother to produce cuttings.

... and here's a Wikipedia article on cuttings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_(plant)

headshops have been around for about 2 years

and now they're banned in Romania for good

[Crow]

United States

Pat Robertson: It's time to legalize marijuana

81-year-old television evangelist says government's war on drugs has failed

Of the many roles Pat Robertson has assumed over his five-decade-long career as an evangelical leader — including presidential candidate and provocative voice of the right wing — his newest guise may perhaps surprise his followers the most: marijuana legalization advocate.

“I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol,” Mr. Robertson said in an interview on Wednesday. “I’ve never used marijuana and I don’t intend to, but it’s just one of those things that I think: this war on drugs just hasn’t succeeded.”

Mr. Robertson’s remarks echoed statements he made last week on “The 700 Club,” the signature program of his Christian Broadcasting Network, and other comments he made in 2010. While those earlier remarks were largely dismissed by his followers, Mr. Robertson has now apparently fully embraced the idea of legalizing marijuana, arguing that it is a way to bring down soaring rates of incarceration and reduce the social and financial costs.

“I believe in working with the hearts of people, and not locking them up,” he said.

Mr. Robertson’s remarks were hailed by pro-legalization groups, who called them a potentially important endorsement in their efforts to roll back marijuana penalties and prohibitions, which residents of Colorado and Washington will vote on this fall.

Article continued at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46669807...1#.T1pDdfWqfIU

[BadAxe]

I was asking if it's legal to sell seeds?

I know, and since it was already answered, I just figured I owould show you the best one out there. No need for me to repeat what Seattleite already told you.

[Crow]

[STINKBOTO]

Well, as it stands now for medical patients, it's at the discretion of your employer (meaning they are legally allowed to terminate your employment).

If cannabis is legalised for all adults, then the issue will need to be re-visited. If the employer suspects that one of its employees is under the influence, they could use a modified saliva test that detects usage up to a few hours. Otherwise, it will need to be determined by the courts (or legislation) when the time arises.

Hey Seattleite my job gives random saliva tests, how far back will the test detect? I've been told if I smoke the night before I go to work it should be fine if I get tested but I think It's a little risky. However, I need to smoke before bed, I suffer from insomnia and cannabis works great for me. Thanks for your reply.

[sirloot]

so if you are in Cali and a card carrier they can still fire you if you test pos for Cannabis ?

[STINKBOTO]

Yes. They can take your legal prescription into consideration but by law they can still fire you.

[Crow]

Hey Seattleite my job gives random saliva tests, how far back will the test detect? I've been told if I smoke the night before I go to work it should be fine if I get tested but I think It's a little risky. However, I need to smoke before bed, I suffer from insomnia and cannabis works great for me. Thanks for your reply.

Most saliva tests have a detection window of approximately 12 hours (some tests have a cut-off level rated at 18 hours; and a few tests rated at 24 hours).

I would suggest using a medible or capsule before bed in lieu of smoking (as a precaution).

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Oh, and remember to practice good oral hygiene (brush well, rinse well).

[STINKBOTO]

Most saliva tests have a detection window of approximately 12 hours (some tests have a cut-off level rated at 18 hours; and a few tests rated at 24 hours).

I would suggest using a medible or capsule before bed in lieu of smoking (as a precaution).

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Oh, and remember to practice good oral hygiene (brush well, rinse well).

Thanks for the tips. I was thinking about trying the little bottle of Indi Insomnia. I've hear the Tiva energy shots are good. (save those for the weekends)

[Crow]

Thanks for the tips. I was thinking about trying the little bottle of Indi Insomnia. I've hear the Tiva energy shots are good. (save those for the weekends)

Sure thing. Let me know how the "Indi Insomnia" shots work for you. I haven't tried those.

[Joe234]

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Willie Nelson: Support the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012 (OCTA 2012)

[Crow]

Maryland (US)

Dozens Testify For Md. Medical Marijuana Bill

ANNAPOLIS, MD - A room full of people packed the Senate Judiciary Proceedings Committee Wednesday afternoon to testify on a medical marijuana bill.

Barry Considine waited for hours to tell the committee how using the drug has helped him deal with the effects of polio.

"The cannabis I've been using medically now for over a decade always seems to work," Considine said.

Several dozen people in favor of the bill testified in Annapolis. Some of those people included patients who said medical marijuana eases their pain without many of the side effects of traditional painkillers.

"This is a medicine that works for me. I have no way of identifying myself as a legitimate patient at this time under the current law in Maryland," said Sarah Eyre, who uses medical marijuana.

Eyre was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2008 and has been using the drug for two years.

"These patients, some of them don't have much time, and so this in effect will take a step forward and address a very real problem," said Sen. David Brinkley, (R) - Frederick County, who is sponsoring the bill.

However, the bill doesn't come without some opposition, especially from Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley (D) and his administration.

"The legislation would pose a potentially significant risk of liabilities to state employees, so one major concern is the bill would put state employees at risk," said Joshua Sharfstein, secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

"I think the governor's position and the administration's position that they would veto the bill is two things. Number one, it's bad policy, and number two, it's cowardly," said Dan Riffle, legislative analyst for the Marijuana Policy Project.

Brinkley will present an amendment to give caregivers a legal defense in court. The bill will include another amendment.

"A patient, in consultation with their physician, will have a document which says, 'This is what I'm doing. I'm under regular contact with the doctor,'" Brinkley said.

Brinkley expects the bill to pass committee and the Senate. He believes it could receive some opposition if it reaches the House.

Sen. Brinkley is a cancer survivor. He says he never used medical marijuana during his treatment.

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[GODOFSNUS]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,3385996.story


Behind the bolted steel doors of an old brick warehouse, Big Wes meets a nutrient company scientist to see if he can increase his crop yield. Rows of hydroponic marijuana plants soak up solution flowing through plastic troughs and light blazing from high-pressure sodium lamps.

Big Wes has spent more than half his life calibrating his system of growing high-grade marijuana to its utmost efficiency. At 50 years old, he harvests a crop of dozens of plants every week from five rented warehouses scattered along the rutted streets and alleys around the docks of Oakland.

His problem is that OG Kush, the ultra-popular strain he specializes in, produces notoriously low yields of bud per plant. For this reason the scientist has come with a nutrient solution made from deep-sea algae, which he promises will boost the output. Big Wes — who asked that his real name or certain identifying traits not be revealed because his career could land him in federal prison — is going to test it against his usual concoction, and try 15 different combinations of the two.

Big Wes is new breed of cultivator, a "master grower" who produces marijuana that is potent and mold-free, tastes smooth and has a pleasing aroma — the kind of product now expected by ever-more discriminating consumers who frequent medical cannabis dispensaries.

He and others like him have revolutionized weed in recent years, growing sophisticated new varietals with scientific precision and assembly-line efficiency. Their expanding role in the burgeoning industry is shifting cultivation from clandestine rural plots to highly controlled indoor grows in urban centers.

"It's kind of becoming the big leagues now," said Kyle Kushman, a writer for High Times magazine and a grower who teaches organic and "veganic" cultivation classes. "Just like any other industry, as it gets older, the talent gets better."

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Pot connoisseurs can talk about the complexity of cannabis like vintners do wine. They detect sweet flavors, and musky ones, and hints of berries, sandalwood, citrus, mint, pine and almond. An array of more than a hundred chemicals called terpenes brings out the taste and aroma.

Dusting the buds like a light snow are resin glands full of 80 or more cannabinoids, most notably the psychoactive one, THC.

According to George Van Patten, a.k.a. Jorge Cervantes, a renowned grower and author of the 484-page "Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible," the many combinations of these chemicals produce a complex range of sensations.

"This explains why certain medical patients find more relief with specific varieties," he said. "The THC molecule is the same in all cannabis plants. It is the mixture of other elements that play a vital role in changing the psychoactive effect."

Two decades ago, most marijuana smokers bought whatever their dealer had. Now, in the retail environment that sprang up with California's legalization of medical marijuana, they can choose from hundreds of strains of high-quality cannabis.

"Consumers have quickly developed a sophisticated palate," said Andrew McBeth, publisher at the marijuana niche Green Candy Press. "Like fine wine, the marijuana must look amazing, have a distinctive bouquet and have the cachet of being a well-known and popular strain."

The title "master grower" is part of the new marketing. The true connoisseurs scoff at the use of the label except in reference to a handful of the best growers in the world, like Cervantes.

But none dispute the high level of craftsmanship going into cultivation these days, both indoor and outdoor.

[GODOFSNUS]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,3385996.story


Behind the bolted steel doors of an old brick warehouse, Big Wes meets a nutrient company scientist to see if he can increase his crop yield. Rows of hydroponic marijuana plants soak up solution flowing through plastic troughs and light blazing from high-pressure sodium lamps.

Big Wes has spent more than half his life calibrating his system of growing high-grade marijuana to its utmost efficiency. At 50 years old, he harvests a crop of dozens of plants every week from five rented warehouses scattered along the rutted streets and alleys around the docks of Oakland.

His problem is that OG Kush, the ultra-popular strain he specializes in, produces notoriously low yields of bud per plant. For this reason the scientist has come with a nutrient solution made from deep-sea algae, which he promises will boost the output. Big Wes — who asked that his real name or certain identifying traits not be revealed because his career could land him in federal prison — is going to test it against his usual concoction, and try 15 different combinations of the two.

Big Wes is new breed of cultivator, a "master grower" who produces marijuana that is potent and mold-free, tastes smooth and has a pleasing aroma — the kind of product now expected by ever-more discriminating consumers who frequent medical cannabis dispensaries.

He and others like him have revolutionized weed in recent years, growing sophisticated new varietals with scientific precision and assembly-line efficiency. Their expanding role in the burgeoning industry is shifting cultivation from clandestine rural plots to highly controlled indoor grows in urban centers.

"It's kind of becoming the big leagues now," said Kyle Kushman, a writer for High Times magazine and a grower who teaches organic and "veganic" cultivation classes. "Just like any other industry, as it gets older, the talent gets better."

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Pot connoisseurs can talk about the complexity of cannabis like vintners do wine. They detect sweet flavors, and musky ones, and hints of berries, sandalwood, citrus, mint, pine and almond. An array of more than a hundred chemicals called terpenes brings out the taste and aroma.

Dusting the buds like a light snow are resin glands full of 80 or more cannabinoids, most notably the psychoactive one, THC.

According to George Van Patten, a.k.a. Jorge Cervantes, a renowned grower and author of the 484-page "Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible," the many combinations of these chemicals produce a complex range of sensations.

"This explains why certain medical patients find more relief with specific varieties," he said. "The THC molecule is the same in all cannabis plants. It is the mixture of other elements that play a vital role in changing the psychoactive effect."

Two decades ago, most marijuana smokers bought whatever their dealer had. Now, in the retail environment that sprang up with California's legalization of medical marijuana, they can choose from hundreds of strains of high-quality cannabis.

"Consumers have quickly developed a sophisticated palate," said Andrew McBeth, publisher at the marijuana niche Green Candy Press. "Like fine wine, the marijuana must look amazing, have a distinctive bouquet and have the cachet of being a well-known and popular strain."

The title "master grower" is part of the new marketing. The true connoisseurs scoff at the use of the label except in reference to a handful of the best growers in the world, like Cervantes.

But none dispute the high level of craftsmanship going into cultivation these days, both indoor and outdoor.