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Post by castanea on Nov 20, 2010 11:59:12 GMT -5
Take a look at the photos of their operation. Fascinating. I wonder how much the gardeners were paid. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329018/Pictured-Britains-biggest-cannabis-farm--2m-worth-weed.html#ixzz156lZtUIi"Vast cannabis farm with 8,000 plants worth £2million found tucked away on industrial estate (and it even had FOUR live-in gardeners and a gym) Police have uncovered one of Britain's biggest ever cannabis farms hidden in an Essex warehouse. They found 8,000 plants with a potential street value of £2million. Detectives described the find as 'one of the biggest and most sophisticated cannabis factories in the country'."
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Post by heidihi on Nov 20, 2010 13:46:03 GMT -5
all i know is I wish we could get over the fact it is illegal because it is not going to go away
any and all communities that have state legal dispensaries are now cleaning up in tax revenue ..
I would do I plot if the governement or one for a dispensary if it was Federally ok ... we need more testing to give us an honest assessment ..because I know my Multiple Sclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis patients who use it along with the prescribed biologicals ..do really really well !
I want the tax base for my communty and a way to make a living doing it instead of all this cartel crap
ok I have said my piece ..get there is on hiding how I feel on this subject
sorry I can not help myself!
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Post by castanea on Nov 20, 2010 13:58:31 GMT -5
I just want to grow it. I hear it grows like a weed.....
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Post by mnjrutherford on Nov 20, 2010 17:19:07 GMT -5
I would not be upset at the marijuana... well, not enough to complain at least. But who paid the bill for the STOLEN electricity? If the crop was so "valuable" why didn't they pay for the electric themselves? Did you notice in the article it mentions that the other 8,ooo plant crop was lost because of a short in the wiring that circumvented the metering box? THAT ticks me off MUCH more than the weed.
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Post by castanea on Nov 20, 2010 17:41:14 GMT -5
I would not be upset at the marijuana... well, not enough to complain at least. But who paid the bill for the STOLEN electricity? If the crop was so "valuable" why didn't they pay for the electric themselves? Did you notice in the article it mentions that the other 8,ooo plant crop was lost because of a short in the wiring that circumvented the metering box? THAT ticks me off MUCH more than the weed. And that's part of the problem with cannabis being expensive and illegal. It attracts people willing to do illegal things to make money.
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Post by synergy on Nov 20, 2010 18:23:16 GMT -5
I think they tap into the electricity illegally because if anyone actually had a bill that large at a warehouse it might be reported for investigation rather quickly.
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Post by cornishwoman on Nov 20, 2010 19:23:28 GMT -5
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Post by flowerpower on Nov 21, 2010 8:36:03 GMT -5
I think they tap into the electricity illegally because if anyone actually had a bill that large at a warehouse it might be reported for investigation rather quickly. That's exactly why they tapped the electric. Probably one of the locals turned them in. The smell must have been intense. I wasn't that impressed with their set-up, considering the amt of money they spent on it. Those plants do have a very high THC content. You can tell from the color of the buds.
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Post by johno on Nov 21, 2010 12:40:19 GMT -5
Not impressed?! I wish I had a set-up like that for growing tomatoes!
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Post by synergy on Nov 23, 2010 13:45:56 GMT -5
It is an overly resource consuming way to grow tomatoes in my opinion. But I think the story of the French farmer feeding his ducks had some merit, apparently this story went all over the world for entertainment and yet his deworming method might have merit:
"Marijuana is product of plants of the Cannabis family, including C. sativa and C. indica. It has been cultivated from 2800 BC onward in China. Even though largely cultivated for hemp fibers (ma in Chinese) for the production of rope, the Chinese use it also as a medicine for virtually anything: the flowers (ma-po) were used for the treatment of open wounds; the skin of the seeds (ma-len) and resin residue for the stimulation of the nervous system; the seeds themselves (ma-jen) against infections and skinrashes, being generally regarded as stimulant, restorative, laxative, and an excellent dewormer of babies and dogs. The oil (ma-yu) is used as a hair lotion and as an antidote for sulphur poisoning. The freshly pressed leaves were deemed to help against scorpion stings; and even the ash of the burnt plant has a use, improving the functioning of fireworks."
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Post by mnjrutherford on Nov 23, 2010 16:01:55 GMT -5
I think the duckie's name is "Herb"...
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Post by castanea on Nov 23, 2010 21:49:34 GMT -5
Not impressed?! I wish I had a set-up like that for growing tomatoes! Me too. That looked very impressive to me. I don't think I have organized anything that well in my many years of growing things.
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Post by Alan on Nov 24, 2010 20:11:22 GMT -5
Oh how I wish it were legal to grow. If it ever is I will be amongst the first to grow and begin releasing seed of new public domain varieties!
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Post by castanea on Nov 24, 2010 21:05:28 GMT -5
I think it would be fascinating to grow. If it becomes legal, I will be one of the first to try. I understand it also improves many soils although I'm not sure what the mechanism is.
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Post by silverseeds on Nov 24, 2010 23:43:16 GMT -5
I really wish i could grow hemp. Im sure I could naturalize it here, and few if any quality fibers have that potential here. At least that ive found.
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