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A SPANISH SUBURB’S GROWING PLAN
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Autoflowering Cannabis: Here To Stay! ›› 18
At the beginning of March, the government leaders of the Catalan town of Rasquera entered into an agreement with the Asociación Barcelonesa Cannábica de Autoconsumo (ABCDA). The ABCDA is one of the non-profit cannabis growing organisations for members in Spain. The town has provided the club with 7 hectares of land, in exchange for € 650.000 per year. The struggling town intends to use this income to pay its debts off within the next two years, and the project has also made 40 new jobs available. Following legal advice, Mr. Pelissa, mayor of Rasquera, concluded that the plan is in keeping with the current regulations, but the Spanish law has already announced the intervention as soon as the first seeds are planted.
RPAS FIGHTING AGAINST DRUGS
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF SEEDLINGS The first 10 days after germination can be the most crucial of your plants life. Just like a new born baby, your girls are vulnerable to the elements and are totally dependent on you to give them the best start. Lots of growers, both new and experienced, lose plants at this stage, get disheartened and move away from using seeds altogether. But taking care of seedlings doesn’t have to be difficult. Just follow a few simple rules and you’ll raise healthy seedlings, time after time. ››
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RPAS aircraft (remotely piloted air system) will become more and more important in future wars, according to defence experts. Except during the war against the Taliban – who were unarmed, according to the police – RPAS aircraft have also been used to monitor the United States-Mexico border since 2005. Frontier police have six Predator B airplanes that monitor the contraband of both people and marijuana for the 3100 km length of the border. Thanks to the information provided by these high tech busybodies, 7,500 arrests have been made and about 20,000 kg of marijuana have been seized. It might seem like a
lot, but actually this quantity represents a mere 0.003 % of the cannabis the frontier police have got their hands on in the past six years. Each Predator costs taxpayers
15 million Euros, not including the cost necessary to fly surveillance aircraft which, according to critics, amounts to € 4,500 per kg of cannabis. For a small percentage of that amount, they could have just bought the ganja and smoked it themselves!
MARIJUANA SCENT CAN CAUSE CANCER After a raid in Corby, in England, which yielded 80 homegrown plants, police stated to local newspaper Harborough Mail that the scent of cannabis in the final flowering stage can cause cancer. Why would agents wear gas masks and protective clothing when they clear out marijuana plantations? A logical example that leaves no space for doubt!
DID THE POLITICIAN SMOKE A JOINT IN POLISH PARLIAMENT? Polish political leader Janusz Palikot is amongst the most folkloristic politicians in all of Europe. Palikot, an ex Philosophy student who made his fortune dealing
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in vodka, is known mainly for his radical, anti-Catholic and dissolute ideals. In addition to his campaign for the legalisation of
cannabis, his party, “Palikot’s Movement”, also fights for homosexual rights, abortion and, in general, for everything the Catholic Church stands against. In 2007, Palikot caused commotion for a demonstration held during a press conference when, gun and dildo in hand, he launched himself against the police officers present. At the end of January, a new incredible action: as a protest against the Polish law regarding cannabis, he allegedly lit a joint inside Parliament. He wasn’t threatened with arrest, but Palikot certainly struck a blow for cannabis with his action.
DOUGH SINGH In Belize, a small Central American country, Minister of Police Dough Singh requested that the government liberalise the use of cannabis – quite remarkable, as senior officials usual only suggest ideas like this once they’ve retired. Singh’s proposal focuses on decriminalizing the possession of small quantities of marijuana. The minister, who has already brought up the heavy question of diet, has not yet decided whether to set the limit at 5 or 7 grams. Singh’s proposal is a conseContinues on page 3