gentlegreen wrote:
"hugh_j" wildpoppy@invalid wrote in message
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gentlegreen wrote:
"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:21:20 +0000, hugh_j wildpoppy@invalid wrote:

hugh_j wrote:
As things stand it is a criminal offence to plant a cannabis seed in
your garden. This situation has arisen as a result of long-term
lobbying
by the drug companies. They now aim to channel the medicinal cannabis
market towards the commercial product Sativex, and to make a handsome
profit from it.

If this venture succeeds, it will only be a matter of time before the
pharmaceutical industry uses it's lobby to seek to prohibit the
growing
of other medicinal herbs, and, if they can, the sale of seed.

It might be a good idea to lay some in now.
Martin wrote: "Rubbish"
Well I'm disappointed so far that all this group could muster was a
heckler.
A good point troll grade 5

PLONK!
Not a bad idea IMHO to garner support from gardeners.
Exactly!
Cannabis would be a handy way to grow a quick screen.
(it was certainly in gardening books back in the 30s)
I'm stumbling around looking for an old gardening book with the cover
missing salvaged from Uncle Fred's house (post-Fred) but I can't find
it. I remember a line that said "makes a fine summer screen." I always
felt it should have read "Makes a fine summer. (Screen!)".
There's a Bulgarian who's bred a new ornamental variety .
(not worth smoking unfortunately)

I am off to investigate the Bulgarian. Thanks very much.

It's called "Panorama"

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/n...ges/hemp43.jpg



Ta. Just reading the article now.
Housework calls. Read it later.