Cannabis News 2.0

Its been a beautiful early Autumn and the fantastic weather has given outdoor cannabis growers a new air of optimism as the hands of the clock sweep ever forwards towards harvest festival.Traditionally a wet and humid time of year the end of August 2009 will be remembered as one of the better ones once the weed is cut and hanging to dry.Its a worrysome time the last 6 weeks or so, with the vigilant urban guerilla checking his or her plants almost daily as the buds ripen, looking for signs of a cannabis growers cancer outbreak; Grey mould, AKA budrot.Budrot occurs as a result of moisture getting caught in the ever-thickening buds. If any part of the plant is not receiving adequate ventilation, the grey mould spores, which abound naturally in the atmosphere, will take a hold and start to rot your bud. And it takes no prisoners once its established.skunk #1 by Dutch Passion seeds

In a scenario which would not have been out of place in the famous comedy show of the eighties and nineties Only Fools Horses , its been announced that an allotment site in Brighton Sussex, made famous as the location of Del-Boys 'Peckham Spring', has been found to contain cannabis trees.This was the location for Grandad's forgotten allotment in BBC's Only Fools and Horses Xmas special from 1992 entitled 'Mother Nature's Son', where Del's mineral water , 'Peckham Spring' is discovered.

Its been announced the annual cost to the exchequer from alcohol related illness and incidents is costing upwards of £800 million pounds sterling every year. Bad enough if we were talking about the whole of the UK, but the fact is this is just in Northern Ireland alone.

Marc Emery, Canada's self-proclaimed Prince of Pot, was taken into custody in a Vancouver courtroom Monday morning to await extradition to the United States.Before entering the B.C. Supreme Court, Emery spoke to a crowd of reporters and supporters outside, telling them he still believes Canada's drug laws prohibiting the use of marijuana are unjust and blaming the laws and the politicians who support them for creating the large criminal organizations that control the illegal trade in marijuana.

Mexico’s nimble drug cartels are leapfrogging tightened border security and establishing sophisticated marijuana-growing operations in North Texas and Oklahoma, law enforcement officials say. There is no doubt that three big marijuana fields uncovered this month in Ellis and Navarro counties have a tie to the border and a Mexican drug cartel, said a drug investigator for the Department of Public Safety. They brought the tenders up here from Mexico to do the work.

The fact that over 900 illegal medical marijuana shops have opened in LA is a reality, and nobody has put the blame on where it belongs. The fact is that the 15 members of the City council, those who actually enact Law in L.A., voted to allow such illegal shops to operate within the borders of L.A. City, voted an Interim Control Ordinance, which had a gaping loop hole known as Hardship in it, allowing the proliferation of illegal pot shops in LA.

In a scenario which would not have been out of place in the famous comedy show of the eighties and nineties Only Fools Horses , its been announced that an allotment site in Brighton Sussex, made famous as the location of Del-Boys 'Peckham Spring', has been found to contain cannabis trees.This was the location for Grandad's forgotten allotment in BBC's Only Fools and Horses Xmas special from 1992 entitled 'Mother Nature's Son', where Del's mineral water , 'Peckham Spring' is discovered.

Its been announced the annual cost to the exchequer from alcohol related illness and incidents is costing upwards of £800 million pounds sterling every year. Bad enough if we were talking about the whole of the UK, but the fact is this is just in Northern Ireland alone.

A son of the reggae legend who promoted the legalization of marijuana has been convicted of possessing the drug.Andrew Tosh, 42, son of the late Peter Tosh, was found guilty late Monday of possessing a small amount of marijuana. The court in St. Catherine parish ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service, according to court documents.Andrew ToshIt was not immediately known if he had a lawyer.Peter Tosh helped found The Wailers with Bob Marley in 1963 then later branched off on his own, making albums including Legalize It, whose title track about marijuana urged lawmakers to legalize it, don't criticize it.

Marc Emery, Canada's self-proclaimed Prince of Pot, was taken into custody in a Vancouver courtroom Monday morning to await extradition to the United States.Before entering the B.C. Supreme Court, Emery spoke to a crowd of reporters and supporters outside, telling them he still believes Canada's drug laws prohibiting the use of marijuana are unjust and blaming the laws and the politicians who support them for creating the large criminal organizations that control the illegal trade in marijuana.