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[wwwillie]

Good Morning Stoners!
What's the buzz?!?!?!?
Man those pink elephants from Dumbo scared the pee outa me when I was a tot. Man they looked so evil!
Well Friday at last, the eagle pooped and all is pretty damn well at this point. Have a truly phenomenal Friday today my friends!

 

[Dr Fluff]

Did William Shakespeare smoke CANNABIS? Scientist claims the Bard blazed marijuana using a 'bong

To be or not to be... Sorry, what was the question again?

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William Shakespeare sought inspiration by smoking weed in the sort of pipe commonly referred to as a "bong", a South African scientist has claimed.


In a paper published in the South African Journal of Science, Francis Thackeray suggested the playwright used cannabis as a "stimulant which had mind-stimulating properties".

Thackeray, who currently holds the Phillip Tobias Chair in Palaeoanthropoloy at the Evolutionary Studies Institute at University of the Witwatersrand, analysed the "plant residues" found in the tobacco pipes used in Stratford Upon Avon during the 17th Century - some of which were reportedly found in the Bard's garden.

He assessed 24 of these pipes and found traces of cannabis in eight samples and Peruvian cocaine in two.

"[There was] unquestionable evidence for the smoking of coca leaves in early 17th century England, based on chemical evidence from two pipes in the Stratford-upon-Avon area," Thackeray wrote.

"Neither of the pipes came from the garden of Shakespeare. Four of the pipes with cannabis came from Shakespeare’s garden."

Friends, Romans, countrymen: lend me your gear
Since he first tested the old bongs in 2001, Thackeray has been on a mission to convince Shakespeare fans that their hero was actually a stoner.

In his latest paper, the scientist issued an "an appeal is to the Shakespearean community to give attention" to his work and presented a series of arguments to back up his claims.

"One can well imagine the scenario in which Shakespeare performed his plays in the court of Queen Elizabeth, in the company of Drake, Raleigh and others who smoked clay pipes filled with ‘tobacco’," Thackeray wrote.

"However, there were several kinds of ‘tobacco’ in those days."

He presented the following "literary indications" of Will's herbal predilections.

"In Sonnet 76 Shakespeare writes about ‘invention in a noted weed’," he added.

"This can be interpreted to mean that Shakespeare was willing to use ‘weed’ (cannabis as a kind of tobacco) for creative writing (‘invention’). "
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It also appears the playwright did not agree with snorting cocaine.

"Shakespeare may have been aware of the deleterious effects of cocaine as a strange compound," Thackeray continued.

"In the same sonnet it appears that he would prefer not to be associated with ‘compounds strange’, which can be interpreted, at least potentially, to mean ’strange drugs’ (possibly cocaine).

 

[Dr Fluff]

420 2016 London Eye - "Rappers Hot Box"



Black the Ripper and pals “got high on the London Eye” – and filled one of the tourist attraction’s moving capsules with thick smoke.

The London hip-hop star blazed on “doobies” while dancing to Bob Marley and his new musical “joint” Light Up Everywhere.

The controversial clip was released online on Wednesday, April 20 – 4/20 – infamous for pro-weed rallies across the world.

TOKING THE P***: Black the Ripper (front) and pals smoke on the London Eye

BLAZING SQUAD: The gang danced around in the pod

SMOKEY: Black the Ripper takes a smoking hot selfie

 

[Dr Fluff]

Chrontella: Cannabis Nutella now on sale

JUST when you thought Nutella couldn't get any better – some genius has added WEED into the mix.

SCOOBY SNACK: Chrontella – a weed-infused Nutella – is now on sale
Chrontella is a new chocolate, hazelnut and ganja spread on sale now.

The 416 Medicinal Health Centre in Toronto, Canada, has stirred 300mg of "cannabis concentrate" into Nutella to create a toast topping that will at the same time give you the munchies – and satisfy your craving.

A very small jar – which has only three servings – costs a hefty £15.

 

[Dr Fluff]

Trail-BLAZING: Stoner hotspots map revealed as new law could make USA a pothead paradise

AMERICA could become a paradise for potheads if politicians give a groundbreaking new law the green light.

WEED REVOLUTION: A new law could make the USA a pothead paradise
Vermont is set to become the first state to legalise cannabis for recreational use under federal law.

Wacky baccy is already allowed in Alaska, Colorado, Washington and California - but only because of voter-led initiatives, including petitions and campaigns.

In Vermont, representatives of the liberal state are set to vote on a bill passed by the US Senate.

If approved, it will allow anyone over 21 to buy up to an ounce of weed from 2018.

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TRAIL-BLAZING: Our map reveals the best and worst locations to light up
Pro-marijuana campaigners believe the trail-blazing proposal shows lawmakers are softening towards recreational cannabis use.

And some optimists believe it could open the floodgates for weed smoking across the US - and trigger a global cannabis revolution.

The proposed bill, set to be passed in May, comes as the Liberal Democrats became the first "major" party to back cannabis legislation in Britain.

Delegates at the Lib Dems' spring conference in York claimed the policy could raise £1billion in taxes - and cause drug-related crime to plummet.

But the new law in Vermont would impose a 25 per cent tax on sales of the drug and ban smokers from growing their own bud.

An eighth of the population in the US state enjoy toking - rising to a THIRD of young residents aged between 18 and 25, according to research.

State senator Jeanette White, who is among the sponsors of the bill, said it made for a "much more thoughtful and measured approach".

She added: "We got to work out the details, we got to ask the questions first and put the whole infrastructure in place before it happens."

Daily Star Online has looked into which locations are among the best to light up a blunt - and the worst places to get busted

NEW LAW: Lawmakers in Vermont are set to vote on a cannabis bill in May
GET BLAZING

URUGUAY

Weed all about it! Uruguay is officially the trailblazer of cannabis legislation after becoming the first place in the world to allow people to grow, consume and sell the plant in 2013, in a move dubbed the "Great Experiment".

But don't rush to book cheap flights because the law only applies to residents - although tourists are permitted to receive "gifts".

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HIGH TIMES: Smokers having fun at the Spannabis fair
BARCELONA

Spain has been dubbed the "new Amsterdam" by stoners after around 500 private "cannabis clubs" cropped up - including 200 in Barcelona.

And the city now plays host to one of the world's biggest weed festivals, Spannabis.

Both consuming and growing the plant for personal use in private IS allowed - but anyone who does so in public could have to shell out serious cash - up to €30,000.

Tourists can try to gain entry to private clubs if they happen to know someone who is already a member.

Countries who legalised cannabis
Thursday, 12th November 2015
Cannabis is legal and has been decriminalised in countries around the world, take a look at some of the surprising countries involved.

Since 1994 cannabis in Colombia has been legal for possession
CANADA

Although it remains illegal, cops often turn a blind eye to recreational weed smoking which is reportedly widely used and tolerated across much of Canada.

PM Justin Trudeau - who has apparently admitted to trying dope "five or six times" - is pushing for weed to be legalised, regulated and restricted to the masses.

Mr Trudeau's Liberal Party of Canada believe marijuana prohibition simply doesn't work, adding in a statement: "It does not prevent young people from using marijuana and too many Canadians end up with criminal records for possessing small amounts of the drug.

“To ensure that we keep marijuana out of the hands of children, and the profits out of the hands of criminals, we will legalise, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana.”

Perhaps this is one of the reasons Canada has recently been named the sixth happiest country on the planet

LIBERAL: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has campaigned for weed to be legalised
AMSTERDAM

No introduction needed, the Dutch capital has long been a mecca for potheads and is famous for its "coffee shops" which play host to millions of drug tourists indulging in "weed crawls".

Smokers can enjoy up to 5g of cannabis every day in Dam, which also hosts its own world-renowned cannabis cup.
PORTUGAL

Super relaxed drug laws mean Portugal is probably one of the most chilled places to smoke on the Continent.

The Iberian nation hit the headlines when it became the first country in Europe to decriminalise ALL substances, from coke to heroin and cannabis to ketamine, in 2001.

The law was introduced in a bid to promote rehabilitation over criminalisation - and treat drugs as a health issue.

CAMBODIA

Cops have reportedly given up trying to enforce weed laws in Cambodia - although it is still technically illegal.

But dozens have claimed online how they have lived the high life, literally, including being served a liberal sprinkle of herbs with their dinner. Cannabis pizza anyone?



HAPPY PIZZA: Weed is reportedly a popular seasoning in Cambodia

NO GO ZONES !!!

NORTH KOREA

Cannabis is unsurprisingly illegal in the tightly-controlled Hermit Kingdom and anyone willing to risk their chances could face the death penalty.

But reports from tourists and deserters of the tough regime claim that lawmakers turn a blind eye to weed consumption.

And an anonymous North Korean source apparently revealed that tubby tyrant Kim Jong Un does not believe marijuana is a drug.

Toke if you dare…


JAPAN

The herb is largely frowned upon in Japan and simply being caught with a single spliff could earn you five years in the slammer.

So probably best not to follow in the footsteps of Paul McCartney - who was busted with almost half a pound of green in Narita, Tokyo in 1980.

Macca, on tour with his band Wings, could have been charged with drug smuggling and faced seven years behind bars, but luckily for him, he escaped prosecution and was promptly deported.



Both residents and tourists busted with weed in super-strict Vietnam could be dragged kicking and screaming to "rehab" - in other words, back-breaking labour and near starvation.

And even on-off users can serve up to four years in harsh "treatment centres", according to the Open Society Foundations, which encourages governments to be more democratic and tolerant.

SINGAPORE

Four words that will strike fear into the heart of any rebellious dope fiend who finds themselves in Singapore: Misuse of Drugs Act.

Anyone caught "abusing" drugs can be shipped to a "rehab" centre for up to three years.


PHILIPPINES

Despite some claims that the government "goes easy" on first time offenders, anyone caught smoking a joint risks up to six months in rehab.

And if anyone dopey enough to get busted again could be banged up for 12 to 15 years.

DUBAI

Possibly one of the worst places to get caught, Dubai adopts a zero-tolerance approach to drugs - with anyone found to be in possession of Mary Jane facing up to four years behind bars.

And having weed in your blood or urine could still count as possession - even if you don't actually have any bud on your person.

So be warned!

 

[pathway]

Morning Arty and all, that canna chocolate spread looks dangerous! I tend to steer clear of the cannabis infused munchies, apart from the silly money they cost, I fear of becoming a Mr.Creosote type character trapped in an endless cycle of getting stoned, eating canna munchies, getting more stoned, eating more canna munchies....how could you stop? lol That said you can't beat some good home made canna brownies or cookies, they just tend to put me to sleep these days.

And I'm betting "kilt lettuce" may mean something entirely different in Scotland !

Kilt Lettuce is the name given to the lichen like organism that grows on the interior of a Scotsman's kilt

 

[Rifleman]

Holy crap ! 27 new alerts since last night and only 11 posts in here.

If likes were reps I'd be rolling in kitties like the crazy old woman that lives down the road and never wears anything but a housecoat.

 

[MoonDude]

Want some in depth reading this morning, or print it and put it by the can:


1. Foxtailing is a trait,ie

2. From mj Botany

3. ,Marijuana grown in the United States is usually one of two main types: indica or sativa. Indica plants originated in the Hindu-Kush valleys in central Asia, which is located between the 25-35 latitudes. The weather there is changeable. One year there may be drought, the next it might be cloudy, wet, rainy or sunny. For the population to survive, the plant group needs to have individuals which survive and thrive under different conditions. Thus, in any season, no matter what the weather, some plants will do well and some will do poorly.

Indica was probably developed by hash users for resin content, not for flower smoking. The resin was removed from the plant. An indication of indica's development is the seeds, which remain enclosed and stick to the resin. Since they are very hrd to disconnect from the plant, they require human help. Wild plants readily drop seeds once they mature.


Plants from the same line from equatorial areas are usually fairly uniform. These include Colombians and central Africans. Plants from higher latitudes of the same line sometimes have very different characteristics. These include Southern Africans, Northern Mexicans, and indicas. The plants look different from each other and have different maturities and potency. The ratio of THC (the ingredient which is psychoactive) to CBD (its precursor, which often leaves the smoker feeling disoriented, sleepy, drugged or confused) also varies.


High latitude sativas have the same general characteristics: they tend to mature early, have compact short branches and wide, short leaves which are dark green, sometimes tinged purple.


Indica buds are usually tight, heavy, wide and thick rather than long. They smell "stinky", "skunky", or "pungent" and their smoke is thick - a small toke can induce coughing. The best indicas have a relaxing "social high" which allow one to sense and feel the environment but do not lead to thinking about or analyzing the experience.


Cannabis sativa plants are found throughout the world. Potent varieties such as Colombian, Panamanian, Mexican, Nigerian, Congolese, Indian and Thai are found in equatorial zones. These plants require a long time to mature and ordinarily grow in areas where they have a long season. They are usually very potent, containing large quantities of THC and virtually no CBD. They have long, medium-thick buds when they are grown in full equatorial sun, but under artificial light or even under the temperate sun, the buds tend to run (not fill out completely). The buds usually smell sweet or tangy and the smoke is smooth, sometimes deceptively so.


The THC to CBD ratio of sativa plants gets lower as the plants are found further from the equator. Jamaican and Central Mexican varieties are found at the 15-20th latitudes. At the 30th latitude, varieties such as Southern African and Northern Mexican are variable and may contain equal amounts of THC and CBD, giving the smoker and buzzy, confusing high. These plants are used mostly for hybridizing. Plants found above the 30th latitude usually have low levels of THC, with high levels of CBD and are considered hemp.


If indica and sativa varieties are considered opposite ends of a spectrum, most plants fall in between the spectrum. Because of marijuana and hemp's long symbiotic relationship with humans, seeds are constantly procured or traded so that virtually all populations have been mixed with foreign plants at one time or another.


Even in traditional marijuana-growing countries, the marijuana is often the result of several cross lines. Jamaican ganja, for example, is probably the result of crosses between hemp, which the English cultivated for rope, and Indian ganja, which arrived with the Indian immigrants who came to the country. The term for marijuana in Jamaica is ganja, the same as in India. The traditional Jamaican term for the best weed is Kali, named for the Indian killer goddess.

here is some info from mj botany.

a) Colombia - (0 to 10 north latitude)

Colombian Cannabis originally could be divided into two basic strains: one from the low-altitude humid coastal areas along the Atlantic near Panama, and the other from the more arid mountain areas inland from Santa Marta. More recently, new areas of cultivation in the interior plateau of southern central Colombia and the highland valleys stretching southward from the Atlantic coast have become the primary areas of commercial export Cannabis cultivation. Until recent years high quality Cannabis was available through the black market from both coastal and highland Colombia. Cannabis was introduced to Colombia just over 100 years ago, and its cultivation is deeply rooted in tradition. Cultivation techniques often involve transplanting of selected seedlings and other individual attention. The production of "la mona amarilla" or gold buds is achieved by girdling or removing a strip of bark from the main stem of a nearly mature plant, thereby restricting the flow of water, nutrients, and plant products. Over several days the leaves dry up and fall off as the flowers slowly die and turn yellow. This produces the highly prized "Colombian gold" so prevalent in the early to middle 1970s (Partridge 1973). Trade names such as "punta roja" (red tips [pistils] ), "Cali Hills," "choco," "lowland," "Santa Marta gold," and "purple" give us some idea of the color of older varieties and the location of cultivation.

In response to an incredible demand by America for Cannabis, and the fairly effective control of Mexican Cannabis importation and cultivation through tightening border security and the use of Paraquat, Colombian farmers have geared up their operations. Most of the marijuana smoked in America is imported from Colombia. This also means that the largest number of seeds available for domes tic cultivation also originate in Colombia. Cannabis agri-business has squeezed out all but a few small areas where labor-intensive cultivation of high quality drug Cannabis such as "Ia mona amarilla" can continue. The fine marijuana of Colombia was often seedless, but commercial grades are nearly always well seeded. As a rule today, the more remote highland areas are the centers of commercial agriculture and few of the small farmers remain. It is thought that some highland farmers must still grow fine Cannabis, and occasional connoisseur crops surface. The older seeds from the legendary Colombian strains are now highly prized by breeders. In the heyday of "Colombian gold" this fine cerebral marijuana was grown high in the mountains. Humid lowland marijuana was characterized by stringy, brown, fibrous floral clusters of sedative narcotic high. Now highland marijuana has become the commercial product and is characterized by leafy brown floral clusters and sedative effect. Many of the unfavorable characteristics of imported Colombian Cannabis result from hurried commercial agricultural techniques combined with poor curing and storage. Colombian seeds still contain genes favoring vigorous growth and high THC production. Colombian strains also contain high levels of CBD and CBN, which could account for sedative highs and result from poor curing and storage techniques. Domestic Colombian strains usually lack CBD and CBN. The commercial Cannabis market has brought about the eradication of some local strains by hybridizing with commercial strains.


Colombian strains appear as relatively highly branched conical plants with a long upright central stem, horizontal limbs and relatively short internodes. The leaves are characterized by highly serrated slender leaflets (7-11) in a nearly complete to overlapping circular array of varying shades of medium green. Colombian strains usually flower late in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and may fail to mature flowers in colder climates. These strains favor the long equatorial growing seasons and often seem insensitive to the rapidly decreasing daylength during autumn in temperate latitudes. Because of the horizontal branching pattern of Colombian strains and their long growth cycle, pistillate plants tend to produce many flowering clusters along the entire length of the stem back to the central stalk. The small flowers tend to produce small, round, dark, mottled, and brown seeds. Imported and domestic Colombian Cannabis often tend to be more sedative in psychoactivity than other strains. This may be caused by the synergistic effect of THC with higher levels of CBD or CBN. Poor curing techniques on the part of Colombian farmers, such as sun drying in huge piles resembling com post heaps, may form CBN as a degradation product of THC. Colombian strains tend to make excellent hybrids with more rapidly maturing strains such as those from Central and North America.


b) Congo - (5 north to 5 south latitude)


Most seeds are collected from shipments of commercial grade seeded floral clusters appearing in Europe.
d) India Centra1 Southern - Kerala, Mysore, and Madras regions (10 to 20 north latitude)


Ganja (or flowering Cannabis tops) has been grown in India for hundreds of years. These strains are usually grown in a seedless fashion and are cured, dried, and smoked as marijuana instead of being converted to hashish as in many Central Asian areas. This makes them of considerable interest to domestic Cannabis cultivators wishing to reap the benefits of years of selective breeding for fine ganja by Indian farmers. Many Europeans and Americans now live in these areas of India and ganja strains are finding their way into domestic American Cannabis crops.


Ganja strains are often tall and broad with a central stalk up to 12 feet tall and spreading highly-branched limbs. The leaves are medium green and made up of 7 to 11 leaf lets of moderate size and serration arranged in a circular array. The frond-like limbs of ganja strains result from extensive compound branching so that by the time floral clusters form they grow from tertiary or quaternary limbs. This promotes a high yield of floral clusters which in ganja strains tend to be small, slender, and curved. Seeds are usually small and dark. Many spicy aromas and tastes occur in Indian ganja strains and they are extremely resinous and psychoactive. Medicinal Cannabis of the late 1800s and early 1900s was usually Indian ganja.


e) Jamaica - (18 north latitude)


Jamaican strains were not uncommon in the late 1960s and early 1970s but they are much rarer today. Both green and brown varieties are grown in Jamaica. The top-of-the-line seedless smoke is known as the "lamb's bread" and is rarely seen outside Jamaica. Most purported Jamaican strains appear stringy and brown much like low land or commercial Colombian strains. Jamaica's close proximity to Colombia and its position along the routes of marijuana smuggling from Colombia to Florida make it likely that Colombian varieties now predominate in Jamaica even if these varieties were not responsible for the original Jamaican strains. Jamaican strains resemble Colombian strains in leaf shape, seed type and general morphology but they tend to be a little taller, thinner, and lighter green. Jamaican strains produce a psychoactive effect of a particularly clear and cerebral nature, unlike many Colombian strains. Some strains may also have come to Jamaica from the Caribbean coast of Mexico, and this may account for the introduction of cerebral green strains.


f) Kenya - Kisumu (5 north to 5 south latitude)


Strains from this area have thin leaves and vary in color from light to dark green. They are characterized by cerebral psychoactivity and sweet taste. Hermaphrodites are common.

h) Malawi, Africa - (10 to 15 south latitude)


Malawi is a small country in eastern central Africa bordering Lake Nyasa. Over the past few years Cannabis from Malawi has appeared wrapped in bark and rolled tightly, approximately four ounces at a time. The nearly seedless flowers are spicy in taste and powerfully psycho active. Enthusiastic American and European Cannabis cultivators immediately planted the new strain and it has be come incorporated into several domestic hybrid strains. They appear as a dark green, large plant of medium height and strong limb growth. The leaves are dark green with coarsely serrated, large, slender leaflets arranged in a narrow, drooping, hand-like array. The leaves usually lack serrations on the distal (tip portion) 20% of each leaflet. The mature floral clusters are sometimes airy, resulting from long internodes, and are made up of large calyxes and relatively few leaves. The large calyxes are very sweet and resinous, as well as extremely psychoactive. Seeds are large, shortened, flattened, and ovoid in shape with a dark grey or reddish brown, mottled perianth or seed coat. The caruncle or point of attachment at the base of the seed is uncommonly deep and usually is surrounded by a sharp edged lip. Some individuals turn a very light yellow green in the flowering clusters as they mature under exposed conditions. Although they mature relatively late, they do seem to have met with acceptance in Great Britain and North America as drug strains. Seeds of many strains appear in small batches of low-quality African marijuana easily available in Amsterdam and other European cities. Phenotypes vary considerably, however, many are similar in appearance to strains from Thailand.


i) Mexico - (15 to 27 north latitude)


Mexico had long been the major source of marijuana smoked in America until recent years. Efforts by the border patrols to stop the flow of Mexican marijuana into the United States were only minimally effective and many varieties of high quality Mexican drug Cannabis were continually available. Many of the hybrid strains grown domestic ally today originated in the mountains of Mexico. In recent years, however, the Mexican government (with monetary backing by the United States) began an intensive pro gram to eradicate Cannabis through the aerial spraying of herbicides such as Paraquat. Their program was effective, and high quality Mexican Cannabis is now rarely available. It is ironic that the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) is using domestic Mexican Cannabis strains grown in Mississippi as the pharmaceutical research product for chemotherapy and glaucoma patients. In the prime of Mexican marijuana cultivation from the early 1960s to the middle 1970s, strains or "brands" of Cannabis were usually affixed with the name of the state or area where they were grown. Hence names like "Chiapan," "Guerreran," "Nayarit," "Michoacan," "Oaxacan," and "Sinaloan" have geo graphic origins behind their common names and mean something to this very day. All of these areas are Pacific coastal states extending in order from Sinaloa in the north at 27; through Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacan, Guerrero, and Oaxaca; to Chiapas in the south at 15 - All of these states stretch from the coast into the mountains where Cannabis is grown.


Strains from Michoacan, Guerrero, and Oaxaca were the most common and a few comments may be ventured about each and about Mexican strains in general.


Mexican strains are thought of as tall, upright plants of moderate to large size with light to dark green, large leaves. The leaves are made up of long, medium width, moderately serrated leaflets arranged in a circular array. The plants mature relatively early in comparison to strains from Colombia or Thailand and produce many long floral clusters with a high calyx-to-leaf ratio and highly cerebral psychoactivity. Michoacan strains tend to have very slender leaves and a very high calyx-to-leaf ratio as do Guerreran strains, but Oaxacan strains tend to be broader-leafed, often with leafier floral clusters. Oaxacan strains are generally the largest and grow vigorously, while Michoacan strains are smaller and more delicate. Guerreran strains are often short and develop long, upright lower limbs. Seeds from most Mexican strains are fairly large, ovoid, and slightly flattened with a light colored grey or brown, unmottled perianth. Smaller, darker, more mottled seeds have appeared in Mexican marijuana during recent years. This may indicate that hybridization is taking place in Mexico, possibly with introduced seed from the largest seed source in the world, Colombia. No commercial seeded Cannabis crops are free from hybridization and great variation may occur in the offspring. More recently, large amounts of hybrid domestic seed have been introduced into Mexico. It is not uncommon to find Thai and Afghani phenotypes in recent shipments of Cannabis from Mexico.

k) Nepal - (26 to 30 north latitude)


Most Cannabis in Nepal occurs in wild stands high in the Himalayan foothills (up to 3,200 meters [10,000 feet]). Little Cannabis is cultivated, and it is from select wild plants that most Nepalese hashish and marijuana originate. Nepalese plants are usually tall and thin with long, slightly branched limbs. The long, thin flowering tops are very aromatic and reminiscent of the finest fresh "temple ball" and "finger" hashish hand-rubbed from wild plants. Resin production is abundant and psychoactivity is high Few Nepalese strains have appeared in domestic Cannabis crops but they do seem to make strong hybrids with strains from domestic sources and Thailand.
m) South Africa - (22 to 35 south latitude)




4. Dagga of South Africa is highly acclaimed. Most seeds have been collected from marijuana shipments in Europe. Some are very early-maturing (September in northern latitudes) and sweet smelling. The stretched light green floral clusters and sweet aroma are comparable to Thai strains.


n) Southeast Asia - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam (10 to 20 north latitude)


Since American troops first returned from the war in Vietnam, the Cambodian, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese strains have been regarded as some of the very finest in the world. Currently most Southeast Asian Cannabis is produced in northern and eastern Thailand. Until recent times, Cannabis farming has been a cottage industry of the northern mountain areas and each family grew a small garden. The pride of a farmer in his crop was reflected in the high quality and seedless nature of each carefully wrapped Thai stick. Due largely to the craving of Americans for exotic marijuana, Cannabis cultivation has become a big business in Thailand and many farmers are growing large fields of lower quality Cannabis in the eastern lowlands. It is suspected that other Cannabis strains, brought to Thailand to replenish local strains and begin large plantations, may have hybridized with original Thai strains and altered the resultant genetics. Also, wild stands of Cannabis may now be cut and dried for export.


Strains from Thailand are characterized by tall meandering growth of the main stalk and limbs and fairly extensive branching. The leaves are often very large with 9 to 11 long, slender, coarsely serrated leaflets arranged in a drooping hand like array. The Thai refer to them as "alligator tails" and the name is certainly appropriate.


Most Thai strains are very late-maturing and subject to hermaphrodism. It is not understood whether strains from Thailand turn hermaphrodite as a reaction to the extremes of northern temperate weather or if they have a genetically controlled tendency towards hermaphrodism. To the dismay of many cultivators and researchers, Thai strains mature late, flower slowly, and ripen unevenly. Retarded floral development and apparent disregard for changes in photoperiod and weather may have given rise to the story that Cannabis plants in Thailand live and bear flowers for years. Despite these shortcomings, Thai strains are very psychoactive and many hybrid crosses have been made with rapidly maturing strains, such as Mexican and Hindu Kush, in a successful attempt to create early-maturing hybrids of high psychoactivity and characteristic Thai sweet, citrus taste. The calyxes of Thai strains are very large, as are the seeds and other anatomical features, leading to the misconception that strains may be polyploid. No natural polyploidy has been discovered in any strains of Cannabis though no one has ever taken the time to look thoroughly. The seeds are very large, ovoid, slightly flattened, and light brown or tan in color. The perianth is never mottled or striped except at the base. Greenhouses prove to be the best way to mature stubborn Thai strains in temperate climes.

 

[Terra Firma]

Good morning stoners. We're getting another Fat Kitty badge? I qualify for the 4000 plus rep badge so bring it on

 

[Dr Fluff]

Lots of new Cannabis news

Wanna good read and find out some good news about cannabis?

Well your in luck good people of AFN, I posted some great articles in the "Cannabis news" section of the forums.

Link - https://www.autoflower.org/forums/cannabis-news.211/

I have also posted some interesting articles in the "General Medical Discussion" section of the forums.

Link - https://www.autoflower.org/forums/general-medical-discussion.64/

So maybe it is time for a smoke, a cup of Joe and settled back and have a good read, take 5 minutes to unwind and find out what's new in the canna news.

It is as good as any to call you all together for a group smoke out, drop what your doing and light up or vape and we share this moment together ahhh

Now don't you feel better for sharing one?
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