Marigolds make way for marijuana in suburbia

[rodeodance]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20070305/ts_csm/agrowhouse;_ylt=AkdmmjgS.JdH1UF94plSe4rMWM0F


Marigolds make way for marijuana in suburbia

By Patrik Jonsson, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Mon Mar 5, 3:00 AM ET

SNELLVILLE, GA. - The only permanent residents in the manicured, multigabled ranch east of Atlanta were illegal.
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In the early 1980s, 80 percent of marijuana on US streets was imported, mostly from Mexico, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), which works to stop arrests of marijuana smokers. Today, 40 percent of the supply is grown domestically – about half of it indoors under high-wattage lights that turn dank basements into sweltering hothouses.

While outdoor growing is risky and the results inconsistent, indoor growing, which began 30 years ago, has become a science, as amateur botanists produce potent varieties in controlled environments. Experts say it was only a matter of time before syndicates began applying basic black-market principles: higher potency and consistent yields equal more profit.

"It's Adam Smith (news, bio, voting record) 101," says Allen St. Pierre, executive director of NORML in Washington. "In a world of prohibition, if you can grow it in your little suburban home and cure it properly, it goes right to the top of the market and you see an incredible level of profit that all the other dealers don't enjoy."

[LiberalFighter]

1. Will the effects of stronger pot last longer for the bucks$

[Uben]

2. Stay away from the stuff

....it'll turn you into a democrat!

[LiberalFighter]

7. I tried the stuff years ago... didn't do anything for me

[tridim]

3. The article ignores the fact that most indoor gardens are for personal use..

It unfairly jumps to the conclusion that every indoor gardener is doing it to make money on the black market, when in fact most do it to AVOID buying their favorite herb on the black market.

The NORML director's comments don't help the cause.

[kestrel91316]

5. I have TWO seeds. I am sorely tempted to take up gardening at home, lol.

[tridim]

6. One seed is all you need

Although you'll be upset if yours both grow up to be males. :)

Here are a few forums you might want to look at (I like to look at all the gorgeous pictures since I don't grow).

http://www.gardenscure.com/420/
http://www.icmag.com/ic/

The American Feds shut down the best pot site a few years ago (overgrow.com out of BC), but those two aren't bad at all.

[spotbird]

8. what happens if they are both male? nt

[tridim]

9. You throw them in the trash and start over..

Since male plants don't produce smokable material and will pollinate your females, which is really bad.

[dysfunctional press]

4. in the northern hemisphere, june 1 is the optimal day for outdoor planting.

for those that care to know.