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"martin" wrote in message

I neither smoke, nor advocate smoking either.

I hate smoking but I fear dementia may be setting in anyway......... well
it
could be the bats

They call it "graceful maturation"

Franz

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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:00:03 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
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"BAC" wrote in message
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"David Hill" wrote in message
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"...... Any useful hints and tips for growing cannabis ........."

I have to presume you want to grow it for it's fibre, then the first
thing
is to get a licence........ It's now a legal crop for fibre production..
I just wonder what happens when you burn the waste from the crop, leaves
etc
after harvest.
I presume you don't stand down wind.


Probably not, since THC, the 'active ingredient' is at low levels (0.3% or
less) in 'legal' varieties.

In what way would the legal variety be distinguishable from the illegal one,
to the eyes of a prying officialdom?

A good question! 5 years ago there was about 3 acres growing between
the K&A canal and the railway track between Reading and Aldermarston.
--
Martin

"BAC" wrote in message
...

"David Hill" wrote in message
...
"...... Any useful hints and tips for growing cannabis ........."

I have to presume you want to grow it for it's fibre, then the first
thing
is to get a licence........ It's now a legal crop for fibre production..
I just wonder what happens when you burn the waste from the crop, leaves
etc
after harvest.
I presume you don't stand down wind.


Probably not, since THC, the 'active ingredient' is at low levels (0.3% or
less) in 'legal' varieties.

In what way would the legal variety be distinguishable from the illegal one,
to the eyes of a prying officialdom?

Franz

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Franz Heymann wrote:
"BAC" wrote in message

Probably not, since THC, the 'active ingredient' is at low levels (0.3% or
less) in 'legal' varieties.


In what way would the legal variety be distinguishable from the illegal one,
to the eyes of a prying officialdom?

Smell, certainly. But the main way an official can tell if a crop is
legal or not, is that you must have a licence to grow it. If you don't
have a licence, pack your steel-seated pajamas, you're off to prison.

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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:00:03 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"BAC" wrote in message
...

"David Hill" wrote in message
...
"...... Any useful hints and tips for growing cannabis ........."

I have to presume you want to grow it for it's fibre, then the first
thing
is to get a licence........ It's now a legal crop for fibre production..
I just wonder what happens when you burn the waste from the crop, leaves
etc
after harvest.
I presume you don't stand down wind.


Probably not, since THC, the 'active ingredient' is at low levels (0.3% or
less) in 'legal' varieties.

In what way would the legal variety be distinguishable from the illegal one,
to the eyes of a prying officialdom?

A good question! 5 years ago there was about 3 acres growing between
the K&A canal and the railway track between Reading and Aldermarston.
--
Martin

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Franz Heymann wrote:
"BAC" wrote in message

Probably not, since THC, the 'active ingredient' is at low levels (0.3% or
less) in 'legal' varieties.


In what way would the legal variety be distinguishable from the illegal one,
to the eyes of a prying officialdom?

Smell, certainly. But the main way an official can tell if a crop is
legal or not, is that you must have a licence to grow it. If you don't
have a licence, pack your steel-seated pajamas, you're off to prison.

"martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:00:03 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"BAC" wrote in message
...

"David Hill" wrote in message
...
"...... Any useful hints and tips for growing cannabis ........."

I have to presume you want to grow it for it's fibre, then the first
thing
is to get a licence........ It's now a legal crop for fibre
production..
I just wonder what happens when you burn the waste from the crop,
leaves
etc
after harvest.
I presume you don't stand down wind.


Probably not, since THC, the 'active ingredient' is at low levels (0.3%
or
less) in 'legal' varieties.

In what way would the legal variety be distinguishable from the illegal
one,
to the eyes of a prying officialdom?

A good question! 5 years ago there was about 3 acres growing between
the K&A canal and the railway track between Reading and Aldermarston.

Has it now been converted into coal bags or smokables?

Franz

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:21:48 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:00:03 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"BAC" wrote in message
...

"David Hill" wrote in message
...
"...... Any useful hints and tips for growing cannabis ........."

I have to presume you want to grow it for it's fibre, then the first
thing
is to get a licence........ It's now a legal crop for fibre
production..
I just wonder what happens when you burn the waste from the crop,
leaves
etc
after harvest.
I presume you don't stand down wind.


Probably not, since THC, the 'active ingredient' is at low levels (0.3%
or
less) in 'legal' varieties.

In what way would the legal variety be distinguishable from the illegal
one,
to the eyes of a prying officialdom?

A good question! 5 years ago there was about 3 acres growing between
the K&A canal and the railway track between Reading and Aldermarston.

Has it now been converted into coal bags or smokables?

I don't know. We noticed from a boat, but didn't stop. I thought I was
hallucinating. I have lived in NL for decades and had never seen any
cultivated openly in fields before.

It's purpose was discussed on URW at the time AFAIR. it was probably a
GM experiment based on the amount of stray plutonium in the area.
--
Martin

The message
from martin contains these words:

It has emerged that teenage smokers of cannabis can contract a type of
dementia. (IIRC, You And Yours, BBC R4 - was this week, I think, so
ought to be extant on their wibble)

Millions die from smoking tobacco without ever reaching the age for
senile dementia.

The word senile wasn't mentioned. Cannabis dementia can set in during
late teens.

--
Rusty Hinge http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm

Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

"bigboard" wrote in message
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Franz Heymann wrote:
"BAC" wrote in message

Probably not, since THC, the 'active ingredient' is at low levels (0.3%
or
less) in 'legal' varieties.


In what way would the legal variety be distinguishable from the illegal
one,
to the eyes of a prying officialdom?

Smell, certainly. But the main way an official can tell if a crop is
legal or not, is that you must have a licence to grow it. If you don't
have a licence, pack your steel-seated pajamas, you're off to prison.

By smelling a growing plant, or by burning a dried leaf?
I was just pondering on how they would catch a grower with a licence who
surreptitiously has a few of the smoking variey here and there in his plot
of the legal variety.
I have no intention of experimenting. I am far too scared of the law to
bother.

Franz

The message
from martin contains these words:

It has emerged that teenage smokers of cannabis can contract a type of
dementia. (IIRC, You And Yours, BBC R4 - was this week, I think, so
ought to be extant on their wibble)

Millions die from smoking tobacco without ever reaching the age for
senile dementia.

The word senile wasn't mentioned. Cannabis dementia can set in during
late teens.

--
Rusty Hinge http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm

Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

"bigboard" wrote in message
...
Franz Heymann wrote:
"BAC" wrote in message

Probably not, since THC, the 'active ingredient' is at low levels (0.3%
or
less) in 'legal' varieties.


In what way would the legal variety be distinguishable from the illegal
one,
to the eyes of a prying officialdom?

Smell, certainly. But the main way an official can tell if a crop is
legal or not, is that you must have a licence to grow it. If you don't
have a licence, pack your steel-seated pajamas, you're off to prison.

By smelling a growing plant, or by burning a dried leaf?
I was just pondering on how they would catch a grower with a licence who
surreptitiously has a few of the smoking variey here and there in his plot
of the legal variety.
I have no intention of experimenting. I am far too scared of the law to
bother.

Franz

In article ,
Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
The message
from martin contains these words:

It has emerged that teenage smokers of cannabis can contract a type of
dementia. (IIRC, You And Yours, BBC R4 - was this week, I think, so
ought to be extant on their wibble)

Millions die from smoking tobacco without ever reaching the age for
senile dementia.

The word senile wasn't mentioned. Cannabis dementia can set in during
late teens.

Well, anti-cannabis dementia certainly can. Do you know the story of
the boy who cried "wolf"?

While it is POSSIBLE that such a thing can happen, I am thoroughly
disinclined to believe ANY anti-cannabis story dreamt up by either
the political or the medical establishment. I have heard just too
many of them that have proved to be more-or-less complete nonsense.
If any independent evidence emerges, it might be worth listening to,
but I can no longer be bothered even to check if that counts as
independent. No, I don't smoke it.

For comparison, food additive dementia hit at weaning, and affected
about 2% of children, but that was not regarded as serious enough
to take action by our Lords and Masters. Thank God for the EU.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Ophelia" wrote in message
news

"martin" wrote in message

I neither smoke, nor advocate smoking either.

I hate smoking but I fear dementia may be setting in anyway.........
well
it
could be the bats

They call it "graceful maturation"

ahhhh Franz.. you are too kind)

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 01:16:21 -0000, CW
wrote:

Any useful hints and tips for growing cannabis .

I would like to hear more relevant answers to the OP's question.

I did grow some 30 years ago when the seeds were sold in Dobies
catalogue. If I recall they grew to about 5 - 6 feet high. I think I
just composted them at the end of summer, not knowing what to do with
them.
What would have happened if I had left them? they are not frost hardy
are they?

Also, what is the difference between the plants grown for leaves and
those for fibre? What about the flowers? Are they used also? I'm
innocent of these things, just curious.

Pam in Bristol