DEA Refuses Research Request for Pot
January 13th, 2009 by Perry
A University of Massachusetts professor was denied a petition by the DEA to grow medical marijuana strictly for research purposes. The professor failed to prove that the government’s monopoly on the drug’s growth was inadequate in creating supply for study.
Lyle Craker, a horticulturalist, applied for the permit in 2001, citing government-grown pot as not being potent enough to conduct accurate studies of the drug’s effects.
His cause has gained support from local legislators, Massachusetts Sens. Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, have supported his cause, and the state recently decriminalized possession of the drug. DEA attorneys defended governmental pot, saying a Mississippi growing center provides strong enough weed for valid research across the country.
It’s interesting to see Massachusetts as such a hotbed for marijuana activity. If only this doctor was allowed to grow his own Christmas Kush, he’d know just how potent marijuana can get.
Young Canadians Living the Dream
October 6th, 2008 by Perry
I just can’t hate on Canada anymore. It’s becoming a lot cooler than the U.S.
Pot clippers – also known as trimmers – groom marijuana plants that have been harvested from fields or indoor grow operations. The workers pare down the buds from the plants to make them presentable for sale.
A demand for workers throughout the province starts at the beginning of fall, when most outdoor crops are ready to be harvested.
Where else can a young boy go to achieve his aspirations of hanging around 5-foot pot plants all day long. That right there is the Canadian dream, folks.
If They Only Grew This Fast…
November 2nd, 2006 by TimThis is a cool time-lapse video depicting the process of herbs’ vegetation stage. If you’ve never seen any plants in person, this will give you a pretty good idea of how these babies develop in the early parts of the grow process.
Speeding up the frame rate shows just how much plants can move throughout the grow cycle.
