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Truth and lies (especially lies) about marijuana

cannabis — 2005-11-14T12:11:11-05:00

In his book, Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World, David Courtwright, Professor of History at the University of North Florida, tells "the story of psychoactive commerce." It is...

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History of Cannabis in California

cannabis — 2005-07-27T06:07:15-05:00

Throughout this era, “marijuana” was unknown in California. As a fiber crop, it was familiar as hemp or cannabis sativa. As a drug, it was known to pharmacists by its alternative botanical name, cannabis indica...

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Marijuana: pay attention to the bugs

cannabis — 2005-06-24T04:06:35-05:00

If you can avoid getting bugs in the first place you will be much better off. Once your plants become infested you will probably be fighting bugs for the rest of your plants' lives. To avoid bugs be...

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Marijuana in Africa

cannabis — 2005-06-08T05:06:06-05:00

By the time the white man came to Africa, dagga had become a part of the native's way of life. In the quest for altered consciousness and escape from the humdrum...

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Marijuana goes global

cannabis — 2005-05-31T12:05:42-05:00

Although marijuana arrests arid seizures hit their all-time low point in 1960,1 the middle and late sixties witnessed a revolution in marijuana use. Vast numbers of people have recently adopted the drug as their...

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Choosing a place to grow marijuana

cannabis — 2005-05-25T07:05:44-05:00

A grower can often use animal and insect life to his advantage. Bees, tics, green flies and the like can discourage people from wandering through fields so areas having an abundant insect population are prime...

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Is it late to plant marijuana?

cannabis — 2005-05-20T05:05:57-05:00

Marijuana can be successfully started in late July and still come in early in the fall. This makes it easy for people who have not had a chance to do their planting early, and allows growers to increase the size of...

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