Pam Moore wrote:

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:57:36 +0100, "Natalie"
wrote:

Is this what I think it is???

http://www.geocities.com/still_natalie/mypage.html

Those of you who saw that marvellous GW about allotments on Friday
last will correct me if I mis-heard but didn't they say that growing
Cannabis etc etc (& that's what I think it is!) can result in 5 years
in jail.
I can remember (30 odd years ago) when it was grown as a dot plant in
Bristol City Council bedding and the seed was available in Dobies
catalogue. I grew some one year but had no idea of what to do with it
otherwise!

Perhaps Christo feeds wild birds! That would be my excuse!


Cmon folks.. lets get this straight.. Cannabis is illegal.. Hemp is
not.. Yes its the same plant (Genus and species) but properly grown for
hemp its nigh on impossible to get stoned on.. It doesn't have enough of
the active ingredient.. Seed is not illegal.

Plants have to be proved that you are growing them for 'production or
processing' IIRC. 'Possession' is illegal which is why the allotments
officer had to hand them into the police. If he'd just left them there
then he wouldn't have had the same problem, eg he wouldn't have been 'in
possession'.. I would suspect that as a 'council officer' and on TV he
probably did the 'right' thing tho;-) Hehe.
I am surprised that the Horticultural Officer from Bristol council
didn't point out the 2 different uses of this plant.

As for the 'fast response team' quip.. Is it me or could I hear a lot
of laughter in Monty's tone when he said that! LOL...

Probably just a bit of stray birdseed anyway!-) Suits Christo's sense
of humour if you ask me....
//
Jim