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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 23, 2012 - 03:58am PT
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That. Was. Great. ! ! !
Here is a great Joke Punch Line:
"Perhaps they should sell it to the Moroccans."
From The Real Life section of the Independent on Sunday, a newspaper from the UK. Dated Aug. 11, 1996.
Wot? No dope?
"No Dope, no hope," said the Furry Freak Brothers, the iconic 1970s cartoon characters. If so, then this must be a real bummer of a summer for the nation's estimated 2 million potheads. For the UK is apparently in the middle of a hashish famine. The shortage has got experts guessing and the Internet, a favourite forum of Nineties cannabis "activists," humming with rumours. "Resin has been short since about March," says Matthew Atha, a research and information consultant to solicitors dealing with cannabis cases. Harry Schapiro, of the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependency, has been Hearing about the drought for some time. It seems to be nationwide."
Supposed reasons for the shortage are legion and colourful. One is that a senior bent Dutch cop has been fired. "He is supposed to have been responsible for letting through some 400 tons a year," says Atha. Another is that big dealers are working as a cartel and stockpiling hashish in order to push up prices which have been stable for about eight years at around 25 pounds to 30 pounds a quarter ounce. [British pound notes, ignatz.]
Changing patterns of smuggling may have something to do with it. "The emphasis is shifting from large boatfuls to smaller quantities being smuggled more frequently," says Russell Cronin, spokesman for the Legalise Cannabis Campaign. There is also the steady shift of smuggling gangs from bulky dope consignments to more easily-hidden Class A drugs.
But most agree that the likeliest reason lies in Morocco, the biggest importer of hashish to the UK, which is reported to have clamped down on its producers. Some think this is due to an aid deal with the US; or that it is part of a general increase of despotism in the Maghreb; or that diplomatic difficulties with Spain mean that Iberian smuggling lines are down.
Whatever the reason for the dope deficit, pundits are concerned that dabblers may move to Class A drugs. Indeed, Schapiro cites the increasing practice of people mixing heroin in to their joints. "There is a pick-and-mix attitude within the drug culture," he says. A major downer, perhaps--but all is not lost. While hash stocks might be low, home-grown marijuana is flooding on to the market. Once a last resort, home-grown is now a sophisticated player, grown in hi-tech "hydoponic" conditions, genetically-engineered, market-gardened and sold as named strains such as Skunk and Northern Lights.
"Home-grown has come out of the closet--and I do mean closet," says Cronin. "The implication of the word has changed. It used to mean lousy grass; now it equally means super-premium grass like Skunk. It is fresher and often stronger that imported weed." If the Moroccan does return, it may have to try a little harder. Indeed, in Amsterdam, the world's most demanding dope mega-mart, smokers activlely choose hydroponic weed. Northren Lights, for instance, is a sativa-indica
cross, sturdy and low-growing with massive THC-laden heads. In other words, two tokes and you're caned.
But home-growing is a risky business in the UK. Anyone caught with plants, even a few small ones, will usually be charged with possession with intent to supply: an umprisonable offence. "It is bulky and neighbours often spot it or notice the smell, says Atha, who has closely observed the spiralling number of grow-your-own busts. "Some people do grow to sell, but not many--and it is not as lucrative as the police say it is. You can be sure that any 'street prices' quoted have been hiked up."
The march of home-grown continues unabated, and it features heavily in the dopers' "Olympics": the High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. Last year a winner was White Widow, a home-grown strain "so rich in THC that it glistens," according to one Dutch market player. And there is now a Dutch-grown hashish, Skuff, a resinous variety of Skunk. "It's comparable to the finest hand-made traditional hash," says Cronin. Perhaps they should sell it to the Moroccans.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Oct 26, 2012 - 10:53pm PT
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2 more hours until HIGH time
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EP
Trad climber
Way Out There
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Oct 28, 2012 - 10:30pm PT
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gonzo chemist
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Captain!
holy shit! me and an old co-worker used to laugh our asses off at that video when we needed a respite from our dumb-ass boss.
I haven't watched that in like 8 years!
TFPU!
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Friends, neighbors and countrymen,
it has come to my attention that in this great state of Washington that weed is now...
Legal!
here is your party music link, light up or leave me alone,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNIo7B69tps
can i get an Amen,
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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"And lets not forget about glaucoma."--jbar, 2008
The eyes have it!
AMEN!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Cannabis sativa sliva, drool....
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
subjective hell
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Nov 10, 2012 - 11:11am PT
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tis the season
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Nov 10, 2012 - 02:52pm PT
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Girl Scout Cookies - The Bud Du Jour around these parts. Every friggin patient I have is wanting this stuff just like they were all hot and bothered over OG Kush last year.
Problem is that I am stuck with 2 units of Sonoma Purple Diesel that I can't get rid off. Fak!
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Nov 11, 2012 - 10:24pm PT
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girl scout cookies is the best weed i ever tasted,
for max hang time we go for the permafrost around here,
this hash oil sure gets sticky in the cooler weather, wtf, over?
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Nov 12, 2012 - 07:20am PT
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In the near future, anyway, mj geneticists will have to start breeding plants for size. In CO, in a few weeks it will be legal to have 6 plants, of any size. I think people have been trying to do the opposite, create small plants that are almost entirely flowers, a "sea of green", plants about 2 ft tall that don't try to grow up into the lights. Standard method is to keep cutting the top off so the plant grows laterally. But this hurts the plant and stunts its growth. They also use a very short vegetative growth period, flowering as soon as possible. All this will have to change with the new laws.
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thekidcormier
Gym climber
squamish, b.c.
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Nov 12, 2012 - 11:08am PT
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Good looks manzaneato man!
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adikted
Boulder climber
Tahooooeeeee
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Nov 12, 2012 - 11:14am PT
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God i hate trimming....everyone around here is raving about the girl scout cookies..im gonnna have to try this...
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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Nov 12, 2012 - 11:16am PT
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hash oil gets sticky when cold, then like f*#king brittle when near freezing. and then can break and shoot little pieces of hash oil into your eyes. i had no way of knowing how much this would hurt, woooww.
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Michelle
Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
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Dec 11, 2012 - 12:10pm PT
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Dude, the gsc clones were going for $500.
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Michelle
Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
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Dec 11, 2012 - 01:18pm PT
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One place was selling at that price!
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