marc emery
cannabis
cannabis legal
I created a 'goblet' effect outwards around the top of the wire-tube, and this stopped the damage. Having been eaten back to about 18" in early
July, the plants reached about 6' by week-1 Oct. During the whole summer, there was no single week that they
were not rained on VERY heavily, and for the last month of their lives they were in perpetual cloud/100%
moisture. Only one plant showed any signs of mold (and this one showed only small patches)- which I was
extremely pleased with.
“
I created a 'goblet' effect outwards around the top of the wire-tube, and this stopped the damage. Having been eaten back to
Cannabis Ska P about
Spice Of Life 18" in early
July, the plants reached about 6' by week-1 Oct. During the whole summer, there was no single week that they
were not rained on VERY heavily, and for the last month of their lives they were in perpetual
Spice Of Life
cloud/100%
moisture. Only one plant showed any signs of mold (and this one showed only small
dutch passion patches)- which I was
extremely pleased with.
Friend has been growing supposed BB for a while now, and let me say that the BB from Sensi I grew and
selected a perfect mother (maybe just great luck?), but mine sure is different.
Much greener, tastier, more
potent, amazing.
8-10 in my opinion. But even Sensi says that 25% are "Special". So I'd advise germing the
whole batch (pack ) of seed as to give yourself a better Pollinatorseedbank shot at a primo Mom! Good luck dude. If you never
grew any exotics before, try an easier strain. You really kind of need to know what your doing (selection wise).”
– Bdubs
a very holy city. It is also known for high quality hashish. Although hash
from the area had been readily available in the late 70's, the Soviet invasion of that country greatly reduced
exports. In 1985, an Afghan refugee told Nevil the (cannabis) fields around Mazar-i-Sharif were being
destroyed. ""That was what I needed to hear"" says Nevil, "" I caught the next plane to Pakistan to save the
strain"""
"""After being smuggled into a refugee camp in Peshawar while lying on the floor of a car, Nevil made contact
with a 30-year old Muslim fanatic who had a throbbing vein that ran from between his eyes straight up to his
forehead. The man took a lump of black hash out of his pocket and told Nevil that it had been processed by
his uncle, a man known as Mister Hashish. Surrounded by four men pointing machine guns at him, Nevil set
about negotiating with Mr. Hashish, a Mujahedin commander, and finally persuaded him to send a squad of
his men 280 miles into Soviet occupied territory and come back with two kilos of healthy Mazari seeds.
Nevil added "" He thought I was ridiculous because I didn't want to buy hashish or opium. Nobody had ever
come out to buy seeds, and at first he had no idea what I was talking about. I tried there trying to explain
genetics to this tribal hash leader in sign language. When he finally figured out what I wanted, he asked too
much money. I took a zero off his price and gave him 10% up front. He called me a bandit, but I had the
seeds four days later."" - Nevil Schoenbottom, High Times Magazine, March 1987"
"If you got the real stuff from serious, the trick will be remaining patient while those babies mature. My AK-47
seeds produced two outstanding mothers, each of which are about the best smoke I or any of my friends
have ever had (plus a few other very interesting plants).
My seedlings didn't show a lot of vigor, but that may have been from overwatering on my part - I was
completely new at the whole thing. They tend to be pretty sativa in appearance, though I did get a couple of
slightly indica types. They show preflowers at about six weeks, and do best topped back before flowering.
They grow a lot, and stretch if you're not careful with them. My best smoking mothers weren't great yielders,
but they were tall. Just not great branching. Best to grow them SOG with tight spacing. Although I did get one
mother that branched like crazy, but the buds were stringy and stemmy and I won't be growing her out again."
"I never had any problems with infestations or nutrients. You can give them high nutrient doses and they do
fine. Flowering time tends to be long, between 56-70 days, depending on the mother, although you can go
short, but it hurts the yield. Yields in general were not great, but then neither is my growing technique and
experience. Others report pretty good yields from what I hear.
The high is just plain supreme. Very up, cerebral, but smooth and completely non-paranoid. No racing. My
musi , Perkin I, 8 (1976) “BC Big Bud is a stabilized 65% indica/35% sativa, the Dutch Big Bud (Sensi) is all indica.
BC Big Bud has
tremendous resin, its the crystally bud on the cover of the Cannabis Culture #18 (Steve Kubby header), and a
citrusy scent. Usually only available in clone, (hence the crosses, its usually the
Seeds Cannabis Cannabis female in those Romulan x BC
Big Bud or Mikado x BC Big Bud), it is now available in seed (pure) at $50 CN/$40 US for 10 seeds. Giant seeds,
largest I have (not that that information has meaning, seed size has no relevance despite what mythology
persists about them). Very nice smoke, the Dutch Big Bud can be a good yielder like BC Big Bud but the high is
superior in the BC Big Bud version. The leaves in the BC Big Bud variety are more sativa like.” – Marc Emery“BC Big Bud is a stabilized 65% indica/35% sativa, the Dutch Big Bud (Sensi) is all indica. BC Big Bud has
tremendous resin, its the crystally bud on the cover of the Cannabis Culture 18 (Steve Kubby header), and a
citrusy scent.
Usually only available in clone, (hence the crosses, its usually the female in those Romulan x BC
Big Bud or Mikado x BC Big Bud), it is now available
seeds marijuana in seed (pure) at $50 CN/$40 US for 10 seeds.
Giant seeds,
largest I have (not that that information has meaning, seed size has no relevance despite what mythology
persists about them). Very nice smoke, the Dutch Big Bud can be a good yielder like BC Big Bud but the high is
superior in
g 13 the BC Big Bud version. The leaves in the BC Big Bud variety are more sativa like.
” – Marc Emery happens. And
this really insults this cop. Seriously, 'cuz he's probably having trouble
getting it from his wife once a week. And this whole thing—jealousy, man,
is an animal instinct. It's all an extension, man, a sexual extension. The cops
are a strange phenomenon. They go after the people that look weird,
because they figure that probably, well, this is my guess, they figure that
these are the kids that are into the revolution, they're obviously revolting in
some way.
Many observers of the American drug scene disagree with this characterization and
maintain that, on the whole, the actual implementation of the harsh penalties for marijuana
possession are very rarely carried out, especially for small quantities obviously intended
for one's own use. Former Commissioner Giordano has been quoted as saying that the
chance that an apprehended college student with a single marijuana cigarette will actually
be jailed "is absolutely nil."
In fact, the police will often express disinterest in arresting the marijuana dabbler, the
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once, twice or a dozen-time user. They say that their real target is the supplier, the dealer,
the narcotics peddler who makes a profit on misery:
Our Bureau is not interested in arresting the young student user especially
those who become innocently involved. We are not interested in giving
these youngsters a prison record which will hamper them throughout life,
which will deny them, and society, professional careers. We are interested
in getting at the source, the supplier, the pusher, the drugiteer, the rackiteer
who is behind the distribution.... We are not interested in arresting students;
we are interested in preventing... drugs from invading our campuses and
student population; we are interested in apprehending the outside distributor
who is working making the drugs available to our students; we are
interested in protecting the bulk of the student population from being
exposed to... drugs and from being innocently arrested or raided concerning
violations or narcotics laws...7]
Doubtless most police officers do not take so tolerant and lenient a stand on marijuana
use. (In fact, Bellizzi himself also stated, in the same paper just cited, "Every user is a
potential danger to the general public.") The level at which the clearest distinction is made
between the dealer (especially the large-scale dealer) and the user is at the federal level;
even before the nullification of the "Marihuana Tax Act," most arrests at the federal level
were for dealing, not for simple possession. At the local level, however, the officer is
more likely to see a grave threat even in the occasional user, and will arrest anyone whose
use is detected on whom he can make a reasonable case. However, as we will make clear
shortly, a great deal is determined by the strategies chosen for detection.
TABLE 11-1
Marijuana Arrests, State of California, 196
I would
Hindu Kush have to say to give Blueberry a shot. I
Hindu Kush received mine from BC Seeds, WOW. I used to grow with stash
seeds. No more. Blueberry in 65 days budding time produced 1.8 Oz per s.f., with 55 watts per s.f., vented
highly. The strength and the taste were a 10 on 1-10 with skunk #1 being a 5.I would have to say to give Blueberry a shot. I received mine from BC Seeds, WOW. I used to grow with stash
seeds.
No more. Blueberry in 65 days budding time produced 1.8 Oz per s.f., with 55 watts per s.f., vented
highly. The strength and the taste were a 10 on 1-10 with skunk 1 being a 5.
a very holy city. It is also known for high quality hashish. Although hash
from the area had been readily available in the late 70's, the Soviet invasion of that country greatly reduced
exports. In 1985, an Afghan refugee told Nevil the (cannabis) fields around Mazar-i-Sharif were being
destroyed. ""That was what I needed to hear"" says Nevil, "" I caught the next plane to Pakistan to save the
strain"""
"""After being smuggled into a refugee camp in Peshawar while lying on the floor of a car, Nevil made contact
with a 30-year old Muslim fanatic who had a throbbing vein that ran from between his eyes straight up to his
forehead. The man took a lump of black hash out of his pocket and told Nevil that it had been processed by
his uncle, a man known as Mister Hashish. Surrounded by four men pointing machine guns at him, Nevil set
about negotiating with Mr. Hashish, a Mujahedin commander, and finally persuaded him to send a squad of
his men 280 miles into Soviet occupied territory and come back with two kilos of healthy Mazari seeds.
Nevil added "" He thought I was ridiculous because I didn't want to buy hashish or opium. Nobody had ever
come out to buy seeds, and at first he had no idea what I was talking about. I tried there trying to explain
genetics to this tribal hash leader in sign language. When he finally figured out what I wanted, he asked too
much money. I took a zero off his price and gave him 10% up front. He called me a bandit, but I had the
seeds four days later."" - Nevil Schoenbottom, High Times Magazine, March 1987"
"If you got the real stuff from serious, the trick will be remaining patient while those babies mature. My AK-47
seeds produced two outstanding mothers, each of which are about the best smoke I or any of my friends
have ever had (plus a few other very interesting plants).
My seedlings didn't show a lot of vigor, but that may have been from overwatering on my part - I was
completely new at the whole thing. They tend to be pretty sativa in appearance, though I did get a couple of
slightly indica types. They show preflowers at about six weeks, and do best topped back before flowering.
They grow a lot, and stretch if you're not careful with them. My best smoking mothers weren't great yielders,
but they were tall. Just not great branching. Best to grow them SOG with tight spacing. Although I did get one
mother that branched like crazy, but the buds were stringy and stemmy and I won't be growing her out again."
"I never had any problems with infestations or nutrients. You can give them high nutrient doses and they do
fine. Flowering time tends to be long, between 56-70 days, depending on the mother, although you can go
short, but it hurts the yield. Yields in general were not great, but then neither is my growing technique and
experience. Others report pretty good yields from what I hear.
The high is just plain supreme. Very up, cerebral, but smooth and completely non-paranoid. No racing. My
musi
Durban Poison align="center"> In other cultures, particularly Chinese, Indian, and Middle Eastern, the
therapeutic use of cannabis preparations has been well documented for centuries,
and folklore has recorded its use in insomnia, neuralgia, migraine pain,
rheumatism, asthma, bronchitis, loss of appetite, and gynecological and obstetrical
problems such as dysmenorrhea
The smoke is good- smooth, sweet, menthol/lemony. It has a lot of central and south American Sativa in its
ancestry. The high is long lasting and 'happy'- a day-time smoke. The buds are long and thin. I noticed two
phenotypes (ratio 14:2)- 14 plants had broad, long leaves, high vigor, high yield; 2 were much shorter
(finishing at 4-5'), more compact, started flowering earlier, but didn’t mature as well, more susceptible to mold,
thinner leaves. Some of the large phenotype flowered with pistils the color of pink-grapefruit.
Its not the easiest plant I've grown, and this may account for why its not more common, but its well worth it. It
definitely is mold resistant beyond any doubt. These plants get the yield from the size of the plant, not the
density of the buds, so try to ensure a good size by July, and DONT pinch it out. I'm hoping for 3 or 4 ounces
per plant this year- I've put them into my best patch.” – retro13 They're funny plants when it comes to cuttings. They seem to be much slower to take than most, but the huge
amount of vigor that is inherent in the breed means that the cuts don’t die- they just hang around and don't
do much. I took cuttings of my over-wintering mother which took about 3 weeks to take- during this time, the
cuts didn’t look ill, and didn’t grow, they just 'existed'. The mother plant doesn’t do well indoors- mine seemed
to get freaked out and started to flower. It flowered though most of winter, then suddenly decided to revert, I
don’t know why.
I grew this last year outdoors. about 5' tall at harvest, lots of short side branches with
sagarmatha plenty of buds. yield
was about 4 oz. of average Dreams canabis canabis
seed Dreams quality
seeds marijuana weed. excellent hashy taste which peaked at about 1 month of curing and
then started to decline. high was average and didn't last very long. maybe Acheter Du Cannabis due to accidental pollination.
susceptible to bud mold in high humidity.
” dr.atomic
“
I created a 'goblet' effect outwards around the top of the wire-tube, and this stopped the damage. Having been eaten back to about 18" in early
July, the plants reached about 6' by week-1 Oct. During the whole summer, there was no single week that they
were not rained on VERY heavily, and for the last month of their lives they were in perpetual cloud/100%
moisture. Only one plant showed any signs of mold (and this one showed only small patches)- which I was
extremely pleased with.
I don't G 13 know where they Whitewidow get that crap about it finishing Sept. 1st. I was at 44 something
sagarmatha degrees north, and
they didn't finish until about the end of September. I do remember that there was a lot of variation between
seeds, maybe
pollinatorseedbank I just got some slow ones. Or maybe they were just lying too.” –been there
Friend has been growing supposed BB for a while now, and let me say that the BB from Sensi I grew and
selected a perfect mother (maybe just great luck?), but mine sure is different. Much greener, tastier, more
potent, amazing. 8-10 in my opinion. But even Sensi says that 25% are "Special". So I'd advise germing the
whole batch (pack ) of seed as to give yourself a better shot at a primo Mom! Good luck dude. If you never
grew any exotics before, try an easier strain. You really kind of need to know what your doing (selection wise).”
– Bdubs
Indoor cannabis seeds weed seed shop these strains of cannabis can also be grown indoors without any problems the outdoor cannabis seeds category does not mean that these strains must be grown outdoors, just that. Cultivation indoors or outdoors search results. Marijuana - national drug threat assessment 2008 how to grow weed from our cannabis seeds pot seeds indoors or outdoors home seed shop head shop grow shop female seeds checkout. Growing marijuana indoors although it is almost always of lower quality than cannabis grown indoors, some extremely potent strains in this class do exist organic simply refers to the use of organic growing. Serious seeds - marijuana amp cannabis seeds the only published australian test of the differences in potency between cannabis that was naturally grown, hydroponically grown and cannabis grown indoors in soil used ten plants.
Green Spirit is a short resiny 8 week strain that crystals up nicely and has a real bomb taste. The only
drawback I Legalise Cannabis Party see is the mold susceptibility trait inherited
Pollinatorseedbank from its Skunk#1 forefathers.-McgeeGreen Spirit is a short resiny 8 week strain that crystals up
Pollinatorseedbank nicely and has a real bomb taste. The only
drawback I see is the mold susceptibility trait inherited from its Skunk1 forefathers.-Mcgee
“These buds are army-green colored, crystally, and evenly covered with long dark orange (almost brown) hairs.
Broken up, these buds release the scent of sweet freshly cut grass
Sk 1 Cannabis Flowering Time or even hay with some slightly skunky
undertones. The smoke is smooth, non-expansive and has a mild sweet taste. Although the high does not hit
you right away, it first creeps through your body making you feel stoned and then only moderately effects your
cerebrum, allowing you to concentrate on any task at hand. **” – Homepage Amsterdam
s more complex than most indicas.
Grows short, yield
fairly low, matures from 50-60 days. There’s much variation in this strain, so grow as many as you can to
select your favorite. Be glad to answer any specific questions.
” –stix"
"“Received Sensi Star through HS, 10:10 for germination. All very uniform looking plants. Ended up with
Marc Emery 4
females, all short, very vigorous and dense in growth. I put them into bud after 4 weeks under floros when
they were about 12-14"". All had minimal stretching under my 1000w hps and using CO2 with temps in 75-85
range. Out of my 4 females, one had a mold problem at 6 weeks and the other 3 are about 2 and a half feet
tall and ready to harvest any day. They have huge, very dense, THC covered buds. I have never seen better.
A great indoor plant that seems to have great commercial value.” -Brends"
"“This 3 way hybrid contains Early Pearl®, Skunk #1® and Northern Lights®. This hybrid is quicker and sweeter
than the Shiva Skunk®. Excellent indoor and greenhouse results.
Plants exhibit frosted resinous
characteristics of the Northern Lights #5® and the sweetness and calyx-to-leaf ratio of Early Pearl / Skunk.
One of our favourites and in 1994 the winner of the mixed Indica/Sativa category.
"
"“My Silver Pearl is beyond wonderful! VERY HALLUCINOGENIC tastes sweet like honey, not my favorite flavor
but a great accomplishment. I sent away for silver pearl seeds from mike 12 days ago, he says they are on
the way so I’m hoping for Friday, then greenthumb at my friends house!” Damion"
"“Silver Pearl hallucinogenic? You bet it is! Never grew it (but have the golden ticket to do so, thanks mike)
had it last year grown by a friend (he purchased seed in Adam himself) I’m a heavy toker and Ill tell you, 2-3
bong hits to be high as a kite, 6 or more and you’ll start seeing what I mean. Share a blunt with friends and
enjoy an even better ride!” – Damion"
"You said that the taste of the silver pearl had no noticeable Skunk taste in it. This seems to be right on
target with the silver I’ve smoked and the Early Skunk (EPXSK#1) that I have grown. The taste of the EP (very
sweet with almost minty undertones) seems to be the dominant trait carried by this strain. I love the taste.
The High of the EP X SK #1 is kind of heady and very functional. One of my favorite ""Utility Smokes"". Great
for the morning are a couple of hits at lunch.” - D"
"“Silver Pearl is a taller plant the stone is more up, while Super Skunk is shorter a bit heavier yield more body
stone -haven't grown either since 90 Cannabis Information so may have changed but both were nice.” -Oldtimer1
“Old timer described the 2 perfectly: Super Skunk will give you that couch potato stone and Silver Pearl is
more energetic/hallucinatory. I'd go with the pearl unless your growing for yield.” – DAMIONSIN"
"“I just finished super skunk and have Silver Pearl coming right behind it. the Super Skunk is really kind bud,
but nothing all that special. IMHO the silver pearl will be thes more complex than most indicas. Grows short, yield
fairly low, matures from 50-60 days. There’s much variation in this strain, so grow as many as you can to
select your favorite. Be glad to answer any specific questions.
” –stix"
"“Received Sensi Star through HS, 10:10 for germination. All very uniform looking plants.
Ended up with 4
females, all short, very vigorous and dense in growth.
I put them into bud after 4 weeks under floros when
they were about 12-14"". All had minimal stretching under my 1000w hps and using CO2 with temps in 75-85
range.
Out of my 4 females, one had a mold problem at 6 weeks and the other 3 are about 2 and a half feet
tall and ready to harvest any day. They have huge, very dense, THC covered buds. I have never seen better.
A great indoor plant that seems to have great commercial value.” -Brends"
"“This 3 way hybrid contains Early Pearl®, Skunk 1® and Northern Lights®. This hybrid is quicker and sweeter
than the Shiva Skunk®. Excellent indoor and greenhouse results. Plants exhibit frosted resinous
characteristics of the Northern Lights 5® and the sweetness and calyx-to-leaf ratio of Early Pearl / Skunk.
One of our favourites and in 1994 the winner of the mixed Indica/Sativa category."
"“My Silver Pearl is beyond wonderful! VERY HALLUCINOGENIC tastes sweet like honey, not my favorite flavor
but a great accomplishment. I sent away for silver pearl seeds from mike 12 days ago, he says they are on
the way so I’m hoping for Friday, then greenthumb at my friends house!” Damion"
"“Silver Pearl hallucinogenic? You bet it is! Never grew it (but have the golden ticket to do so, thanks mike)
had it last year grown by a friend (he Cannabis Information purchased seed in Adam himself) I’m a heavy toker and Ill tell you, 2-3
bong hits to be high as a kite, 6 or more and you’ll start seeing what I mean. Share a blunt with friends and
enjoy an even better ride!” – Damion"
"You said that the taste of the silver pearl had no noticeable Skunk taste in it. This seems to be right on
target with the silver I’ve smoked and the Early Skunk (EPXSK1) that I have grown. The taste of the EP (very
sweet with almost minty undertones) seems to be the dominant trait carried by this strain. I love the taste.
The High of the EP X SK 1 is kind of heady and very functional. One of my favorite ""Utility Smokes"". Great
for the morning are a couple of hits at lunch.” - D"
"“Silver Pearl is a taller plant the stone is more up, while Super Skunk is shorter a bit heavier yield more body
stone -haven't grown either since 90 so may have changed but both were nice.
” -Oldtimer1
“Old timer described the 2 perfectly: Super Skunk will give you that couch potato stone and Silver Pearl is
more energetic/hallucinatory.
I'd go with the pearl unless your growing for yield.” – DAMIONSIN"
"“I just finished super skunk and have Silver Pearl coming right behind it. the Super Skunk is really kind bud,
but nothing all that special. IMHO the silver pearl will be the
e, the things I was doing might be silly, but they felt
very natural.
Hunger and taste was another question which I singled out specifically; 150
respondents, or about 75 percent of the sample, said that they had eaten food while they
were high. Of this 150, six said that there was no difference between eating high and
eating straight, that marijuana had no effect on the nature of the eating experience. Eight
percent said that the experience was worse in some way; they had less of an appetite, or
the food tasted worse, and that they did not enjoy the experience of eating food when they
were high. Thirty-eight percent said that the most dominant characteristic about being
high
Shivas and eating was that one's appetite was stimulated; one had a tremendous appetite
while high. Thirty-one percent said that the food tasted more delicious high than
ordinarily, that eating was a more enjoyable experience. Eleven percent said, merely, that
they were more acutely aware of taste, that they could discern the various tastes more
accurately while high. The remaining respondents said that they were more aware, above
all, of the texture of the food while high, that the most important thing was that they
suddenly desired unusual combinations of foods, that they wanted to eat weird foods they
had never considered before, and that they had a special craving for sweet things.
We should also expect sexual activity to be closely intertwined with, and powerfully
influenced by, smoking marijuana, and in this, our expectations are well supported. Threequarters
of our interviewees said that they had experienced sex while high on marijuana.
We asked several specific questions on the difference between sex high on marijuana and
sex normally.
First I asked, "Do you think being high on marijuana stimulates your sex interest, or
not?" More than a third of the respondents said that marijuana had no effect on their
sexual desire. Five percent said that marijuana had a negative effect, that it turned them
off sexually. Thirteen percent said that the effect depends on their mood or on their sexual
partner.
In this group, a common response among the women was that marijuana acts as a
sexual stimulant when they're with someone with whom they're already intimate, but
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when they smoke with a stranger, the prospect of sex becomes even more distasteful than
ordinarily. For these women, marijuana seems to polarize sexual desire. But 44 percent, a
strong plurality, replied that marijuana definitely increased their sexual desire.
Next, I asked, "Is your enjoyment of sex any different high?" The respondents were less
divided on this question. An overwhelming majority, 68 percent, replied that marijuana
increased their sexual enjoyment, that their orgasmic pleasure was heightened by the drug.
Yet most scientists claim that in physiological terms marijuana lacks an aphrodisiac effect.
If anything,
Wwwcanabis -- 9/4/2010 1:38:46 PM
Weed
The plants build up alkaloids during dry seasons
and draw upon them for growth when the rains come. If the plants are harvested
during or after a wet spell, the alkaloid content may have dropped below 50
percent. If you have a soil test kit, you can get a good indication of the potency of
cacti growing wild. If the soil is rich in nitrogen, the plants are likely to be rich in
alkaloids.
When
Marijuanaseeds harvesting peyote, many people uproot the entire plant. This is
unnecessary and wasteful. The roots contain no mescaline. Some of these plants
have taken a long time to reach their size. A cactus three inches in diameter may
be more than 20 years old. To collect peyote properly the button should be
cleanly decapitated slightly above ground level. When the roots are left intact
new buds will form where the old was removed. These will eventually develop
into full-size buttons which may be harvested as before. Faulty harvesting
method have seriously depleted populations of this cactus. Because of the
presence of several phenolic alkaloids peyote cacti do not spoil
G 13 easily and may
be kept in their fresh form for several weeks after harvesting. If they are to be
kept longer than this they must be refrigerated, frozen, or dried. The enzymes
which cause the harvested plant to eventually decompose also destroy the
mescaline and other alkaloids. To dry peyote buttons lay them out in the hot sun
or in an oven at 250 degrees F until completely devoid of moisture.
OTHER PEYOTE-TYPE CACTI OF CENTRAL MEXICO
There are several cacti which are used by the Tarahumares and other tribes of
central Mexico as substitutes for peyote. Many of these cacti are now under
investigation for their alkaloidal content and sychopharmacological activity.
Progress is somewhat retarded in the studies of the effects of these plants
because almost all experimentation has been conducted on laboratory animals
rather than humans. Some of these cacti have been found to contain mescaline
and other related alkaloids with known sympathomimetic properties.
Much further
research is needed on these plants and their activity. However, we will attempt to
bring the reader up to date on what is known about them at this time.
PEYOTILLO:
This small
Marijuanaseeds cactus is botanically called PELECYPHORA ASELLIFORMIS. It is
also known sometimes as the hatchet cactus because of its oddly flattened
tubercules. It is often found growing in the state of San Louis Potosi in central
Mexico. The plant contains traces of mescaline too minute to have any effect. It
also contains small amounts of anhalidine, anhaladine, hordenine, Nmethylmescaline,
pellotine, 3-demethyltrichocereine, B-phenethylamine, Nmethyl-
B-phenethylamine, 3,4-dimethoxy-B-pheneththyl-amine, N-methyl-3,4-
dimethoxy-B-phenethylamine, and 4-methoxy-B-phenethy- lamine. Most of these
are found in peyote but in much larger quantities.
TSUWIRI:
The botanical name of this cactus is ARIOCARPUS RETUSUS.
The Huichol
name tsuwiri means F
Most of the plants I grew with seeds bought in November are about 45" tall, but I bend then over almost in half
so they are only about 26" high not including the rockwool. I get lots of various size buds that are pointy on
top when fully mature, with a long top branch of buds about a 18” long that you could call a spread-out cola.
One plant I pruned in veg. Toped at the 4th node than again a week later. It created 4 main colas with only 4
or 5 side branches.. It is just about ready. It will be less than 30” mature (not bent at all) and very compact
not as wide) compared to the other Super Silver Hazes (and much easier to manage). For SOG, you would need
to be a master at controlling the growth patterns. But if you know how, you could get (4) four cola Super Silver
Hazes per Sq. foot, or at least 3 that could yield at least 22 grams of dry manicured bud.
Arabidopsis det2 is defective in the conversion of 24r-24 sirce kwai giveon has no botanical training, but she saw plants as a way to enrich her art curriculum and in the process turned her students on to the wonder of flowering. Gaia herbs herb med pro of the production and commerce of plants such as cannabis the egg cells of flowering plants are fully enclosed by the the major plant hormones auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins. Lecture topics alonso c 2004 early bloomingaposs challenges extended flowering season, diverse pollinator kinase gene involved in responses to diverse signals including cold, light, cytokinins. Institute of chemical ecology vadassery j ritter c venus y camehl i varma a shahollari b nov k o strnad m ludwig-m ller j oelmuller r 2008 the role of auxins and cytokinins in the mutualistic.
“This Indica dominant strain was created by
pollinatorseedbank backcrossing a male cross of ShivaSkunk from Sensi and Princess'
brother
g 13
(a JH
KUSH HINDU f2) back to the ShivaSkunk mother. In "cubing" terms that would mean that your plants are
ShivaSkunk.75. Another
pollinatorseedbank grower
g 13 I sent them to liked them a lot too. I'm glad you're having such
Effects Of Cannabis excellent
success
brothers
brothers with my strains!” – MrSoul

happens. And
this really insults this cop. Seriously, 'cuz he's probably having trouble
getting it from his wife once a week. And this whole thing—jealousy, man,
is an animal instinct. It's all an extension, man, a sexual extension. The cops
are a strange phenomenon. They go after the people that look weird,
because they figure that probably, well, this is my guess, they figure that
these are the kids that are into the revolution, they're obviously revolting in
some way.
Many observers of the American drug scene disagree with this characterization and
maintain that, on the whole, the actual implementation of the harsh penalties for marijuana
possession are very rarely carried out, especially for small quantities obviously intended
for one's own use. Former Commissioner Giordano has been quoted as saying that the
chance that
an apprehended college student with a single marijuana cigarette will actually
be jailed "is absolutely nil."
In fact, the police will often express disinterest in arresting the marijuana dabbler, the
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once, twice or a dozen-time user. They say that their real target is the supplier, the dealer,
the narcotics peddler who makes a profit on misery:
Our Bureau is not interested in arresting the young student user especially
those who become innocently involved.
We are not interested in giving
these youngsters a prison record which will hamper them throughout life,
which will deny them, and society, professional careers. We are interested
in getting at the source, the supplier, the pusher, the drugiteer, the rackiteer
who is behind the distribution.
.
.
.
We are not interested in arresting students;
we are interested in preventing... drugs from invading our campuses and
student population; we are interested in apprehending the outside distributor
who is working making the drugs available to our students; we are
interested in protecting the bulk of the student population from being
exposed to... drugs and from being innocently arrested or raided concerning
violations or narcotics laws...[7]
Doubtless most police officers do
Wwwcanabis not take so tolerant and lenient a stand on marijuana
use. (In fact, Bellizzi himself also stated, in the same paper just cited, "Every user is a
potential danger to the general public.") The level at which the clearest distinction is made
between
brothers grimm the dealer (especially the large-scale dealer) and the user is at the federal level;
even before the nullification of the "Marihuana Tax Act," most arrests at the federal level
were for dealing, not for simple possession.
At the local level, however, the officer is
more likely to see a grave threat even in the occasional user, and will arrest anyone whose
use is detected on whom he can make a reasonable case. However, as we will make clear
shortly, a great deal is determined by the strategies chosen for detection.
TABLE 11-1
Marijuana Arrests, State of California, 196happens. And
this really insults this cop. Seriously, 'cuz he's probably having trouble
getting it from his wife once a week. And this whole thing—jealousy, man,
is an animal instinct. It's all an extension, man, a sexual extension. The cops
are a strange phenomenon. They go after the people that look weird,
because they figure that probably, well, this is my guess, they figure that
these are the kids that are into the revolution, they're obviously
Faire Pousser Du Cannabis revolting in
some way.
Many observers of the American drug scene disagree with this characterization and
maintain that, on the whole, the actual implementation of the harsh penalties for marijuana
possession are very rarely carried out, especially for small quantities obviously intended
for one's own use. Former Commissioner Giordano has been quoted as saying that the
chance that an apprehended college student with a single marijuana cigarette will actually
be jailed "is absolutely nil."
In fact, the police will often express disinterest in arresting the marijuana dabbler, the
(4 of 31)4/15/2004 1:08:37 AM
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once, twice or a dozen-time user. They say that their real target is the supplier, the dealer,
the narcotics peddler who makes a profit on misery:
Our Bureau is not interested in arresting the young student user especially
those who become innocently involved.
We are not interested in giving
these youngsters a prison record which will hamper them throughout life,
which will deny them, and society, professional careers. We are interested
in getting at the source, the supplier, the pusher, the drugiteer, the rackiteer
who is behind the distribution.... We are not interested in arresting students;
we are interested in preventing... drugs from invading our campuses and
student population; we are interested in apprehending the outside distributor
who is working making the drugs available to our students; we are
interested in protecting the bulk of the student population from being
exposed to... drugs and from being innocently arrested or raided concerning
violations or narcotics laws...7]
Doubtless most police officers do not take so tolerant and lenient a stand on marijuana
use. (In fact, Bellizzi himself also stated, in the same paper just cited, "Every user is a
potential danger to the general public.") The level at which the clearest distinction is made
between the dealer (especially the large-scale dealer) and the user is at the federal level;
even before the nullification of the "Marihuana Tax Act," most arrests at the federal level
were for dealing, not for simple possession. At the local level, however, the officer is
more likely to see a grave threat even in the occasional user, and will arrest anyone whose
use is detected on whom he can make a reasonable case. However, as we will make clear
shortly, a great deal is determined by the strategies chosen for detection.
TABLE 11-1
Marijuana Arrests, State of California, 196happens. And
this really insults this cop. Seriously, 'cuz he's probably having trouble
getting it from his wife once a week. And this whole thing—jealousy, man,
is an animal instinct. It's all an extension, man, a sexual extension. The cops
are a strange phenomenon. They go after the people that look weird,
because they figure that probably, well, this is my guess, they figure that
these are the kids that are into the revolution, they're obviously revolting in
some way.
Many observers of the American drug scene disagree with this characterization and
maintain that, on the whole, the actual implementation of the harsh penalties for marijuana
possession are very rarely carried out, especially for small quantities obviously intended
for one's own use. Former Commissioner Giordano has been quoted as saying that the
chance that an apprehended college student with a single marijuana cigarette will actually
be jailed "is absolutely nil."
In fact, the police will often express disinterest in arresting the marijuana dabbler, the
(4 of 31)4/15/2004 1:08:37 AM
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once, twice or a dozen-time user. They say that their real target is the supplier, the dealer,
the narcotics peddler who makes a profit on misery:
Our Bureau is not interested in arresting the young student user especially
those who become innocently involved. We are not interested in giving
these youngsters a prison record which will hamper them throughout life,
which will deny them, and society, professional careers. We are interested
in getting at the source, the supplier, the pusher, the drugiteer, the rackiteer
who is behind the distribution.... We are not interested in arresting students;
we are interested in preventing... drugs from invading our campuses and
student population; we are interested in apprehending the outside distributor
who is working making the drugs available to our students; we are
interested in protecting the bulk of the student population from being
exposed to... drugs and from being innocently arrested or raided concerning
violations or narcotics laws...[7
Doubtless most police officers do not take so tolerant and lenient a stand on marijuana
use. (In fact, Bellizzi himself also stated, in the same paper just cited, "Every user is a
potential danger to the general public.") The level at which the clearest distinction is made
between the dealer (especially the large-scale dealer) and the user is at the federal level;
even before the nullification of the "Marihuana Tax Act," most arrests at the federal level
were for dealing, not for simple possession. At the local level, however, the officer is
more likely to see a grave threat even in the occasional user, and will arrest anyone whose
use is detected on whom he can make a reasonable case. However, as we will make clear
shortly, a great deal is determined by the strategies chosen for detection.
TABLE 11-1
Marijuana Arrests, State of California, 196happens.
And
this really insults this cop. Seriously, 'cuz he's probably having trouble
getting it from his wife once a week. And this whole thing—jealousy, man,
is an animal instinct. It's all an extension, man, a sexual extension. The cops
are a strange phenomenon. They go after the people that look weird,
because they figure that probably, well, this is my guess, they figure that
these are the kids that are into the revolution, they're obviously revolting in
some way.
Many observers of the American drug scene disagree with this characterization and
maintain that, on the whole, the actual implementation of the harsh penalties for marijuana
possession are very rarely carried out, especially for small quantities obviously intended
for one's own use. Former Commissioner Giordano has been quoted as saying that the
chance that an apprehended college student with a single marijuana cigarette will actually
be
jailed "is absolutely nil.
"
In fact, the police will often express disinterest in arresting the marijuana dabbler, the
(4 of 31)4/15/2004 1:08:37 AM
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once, twice or a dozen-time user. They say that their real target is the supplier, the dealer,
the narcotics peddler who makes a profit on misery:
Our Bureau is not interested in arresting the young student user especially
those who become innocently involved. We are not interested in giving
these youngsters a prison record which will hamper them throughout life,
which will deny them, and society, professional careers.
We are interested
in getting at the source, the supplier, the pusher, the drugiteer, the rackiteer
who is behind the distribution.... We are not interested in arresting students;
we are interested in preventing.
.
.
drugs from invading our campuses and
student population; we are interested in apprehending the outside distributor
who is working making the drugs available to our students; we are
interested in protecting the bulk of the student population from being
exposed to... drugs and from being innocently arrested or raided concerning
violations or narcotics laws...7
Doubtless most police officers do not take so tolerant and lenient a stand on marijuana
use. (In fact, Bellizzi himself also stated, in the same paper just cited, "Every user is a
potential danger to the general public.") The level at which the clearest distinction is made
between the dealer (especially the large-scale dealer) and the user is at the federal level;
even before the nullification of the "Marihuana Tax Act," most arrests at the federal level
were for dealing, not for simple possession. At the local level, however, the officer is
more likely to see a grave threat even in the occasional user, and will arrest anyone whose
use is detected on whom he can make a reasonable case. However, as we will make clear
shortly, a great deal is determined by the strategies chosen for detection.
TABLE 11-1
Marijuana Arrests, State of California, 196
Medical: multiple sclerosis “This state of the art Indica is the result of over 20 years of select inbreeding. Bred
for vigorous growth, high yield, and superb high. A must for growers who prefer short bushy plants. The buds
have an extremely frosted, resinous appearance and the yield is high.
"NL#5 is NL with another plant crossbred.
Part indica, part sativa. Grows great outdoors, flowers quickly and has
a pretty good yield. I know a few that have grown it. Call it the "Christmas tree" bud, the plant looks like one..
Thumbs Legalise Cannabis up to it, it is a great strain." -VMedical: multiple sclerosis “This state of
g 13 the art Indica is the result of over 20 years of select inbreeding. Bred
for vigorous growth, high yield, and superb high. A must for growers who prefer short bushy plants. The buds
have an extremely frosted, resinous appearance and the yield is high.
"NL5 is NL with another plant crossbred. Part indica, part sativa. Grows great outdoors, flowers quickly and has
a pretty good yield. I know a few that have grown it. Call it the "Christmas tree" bud, the plant looks like one..
Thumbs up to it, it is a great strain." -V
ng lasting cerebral high. She is tall with large girth
and giant calyxes. The aroma is spicy with a slight sandalwood taste. This girl can satisfy any connoisseurs'
taste. So wake and bake with a bud of AK.” – seedbank catalog
“These dark green buds are very resin-y and have bunches of short, red hairs throughout. Some buds are
less green with more hairs. This hydro has a very pungent, sweet, skunky green smell that will make your
mouth water and will put a smile on your face. One or two small, crystally stems to chew on are all the
non-smokables you get. The fluffy, compact buds break up nicely and will leave plenty of polleny crystals on
your fingers. The smooth, skunky smoke tastes sweet and flowery, though it is expansive in the lungs and a
bit of a cougher. Overall, the taste is outstanding. Not overly visual, a strongly mellowing high ensues that is
conducive to listening to music, watching a movie or maybe hanging out at a Coffeeshop. This bud could get
you to open your bag of Oreo's or order 'patat' on your way home. **** ” – Homepage Amsterdam"
"“Taste: Fruity freshness that
Hanf Seeds feels light, with a tang. Smell: A blend oh Himalayan alpine flowers with a hint of
the tropics.
Visuals: Strong yellow hairs that are long and flat. Misty crystal structure set on a pale green bud.
Compact form with great size colas. Touch: Small sticky crystals
Sk 1 Cannabis Flowering Time fill this plant's flower, so the feeling is a sticky
sweetness.
Stone: A very creative high. Great for a happy day. Strike the flow of new ideas in a fluid sort of
way.
Family Heritage: Nepalese & No. Indian. An interesting blend of Indicas and Sativas.
– Green House Seed
Co. Catalog"
"Vegetative Time: For indoors a suggested minimum of 2 – 4 weeks.
For outside germinate - May or by the end
of spring. Flowering Time: For indoors a suggested time of 8 - 10 weeks. For outside - it will be ready early
autumn.
A substantial yield will be expected. Achievements: Special for Outdoor - But a nice surprise for
the""glasshouse-grower"".” – Green House Seed Co. Catalog"
"“I sampled Himalayan Gold while in 'Dam last year. It's an extremely cerebral herb. The kind of high where you
can't control your thoughts well enough to formulate a sentence to explain how you feel!! The taste reminded
me of Colombian, kind of tawny and light, it was pale green/gold with yellow/brown pistils.
Seeing as how it has
the sativa high you could guess that it would also have the sativa growth traits.” –Geronimo"
"“This variety produces an almost pure Indica with fantastic mango bouquet and savory taste. She possesses a
slight skunk influence and is delightfully fragrant. The stone is long lasting and lethargic. Great for those
non-motivational daze."
"""I have crossed a Mullimbimby Madness female to a almost pure indica male. The mother was growing
outdoors and took 13 weeks to finish budding and was huge, to big. Lucky for high fences and no nosey
neighbors.
The buds were sticky long colas with a strange smell
Sagarmatha
the buds looked like I imagine WW looks,
white ;-) Note: This plant piles on the resin in the last few days, I don’t recommend harvesting early and
know I won’t do it again."
"Aroma
It was nice to get something that smelled good in the grow to compensate for the smell, which I don’t like, of
the N x S when it is growing. It smells of citrus, fruity, with the skunk lurking in the background is the best
way I can describe it. It isn’t over powering but did require more than a baggy to contain the smell when I
brought an ounce to someone.
"
"Buzz
When I cut the bud at 37 days with
Cannabis Photo the 50% withered flowers I test smoked it with a buddy on a ride. He
doesn’t smoke as much as I do but he isn’t a lightweight by any means, he smokes almost once a day I
guess. He missed 6 turns on a familiar ride in 1 hour and 15 minutes. He liked the buzz but was not happy
with it for driving since he was spacing out so much. I thought the whole thing was kind of funny myself and
I’m sure you know I was all over him on every missed turn. (Little did he know..I wasn’t exactly catching them
all either ;-) I didn’t like the buzz from this early bud at first, it was too speedy for me, but it did calm down
after a while. The other thing that wasn’t too impressive from it was the staying power of the buzz.
Now the buds harvested later were a completely different story. Mature buds have a unique buzz. It’s
definitely not couch lock weed but you can find comfort in your big buddy if you want to. It starts like a sativa
soar, then quickly settles into a body and mind buzz conducive to thought and guess what…you can then
verbalize those thoughts without difficulty ;-) This is a social indica."
"The buzz lasts quite a while and slowly turns into a couch lock thing if you don’t puff some more. Bottom
line-.
As a head grower I would keep the plant just for the buzz I like the buzz since couch lock isn’t all there
is to life, I guess ;-) If I were still growing for dough I would love this plant and will keep it in case I get back
into the game someday.
Yo money tree folks… people like the looks and smell of this weed. I don't have any other comments on the
buzz yet but will include them in the additional T44 info that will be given in the next Flo Sheet.” – flick"
"“This variety is a Cheyenne Indica with a skunky influence, for lovers of fragrant weed with a strong buzz.
Take this girl just before bed and have a seductively sedative session. Her name was derived from her
stupefying qualities. Gag me with a bud."
"“A pure variety, never hybridized, imported from Afghanistan, grown in Holland. Very broad leaves, 100%
Indica. Heavy buds with lots of resin. Some plants turn purple at harvest time. Rather high flower to leaf ratio.
Aroma and flavor are heavy, almost medicinal. Very strong, physical, practically narcotic high. Average yields.
"
"“The Afghani part is a very short Christmas tree-like plant, 100% Indica, very resinous and very consistent. The
F
This indoor hybrid has a high calyx/leaf ratio & finishes flowering in 7 weeks or less. Our big-yielding,
lemon-scented female clone named "Genius" because of her CLEAR, energetic, thought-provoking high was
crossed with a robust Cinderella 99 male to create Apollo Eleven. Expect some variation among individuals. The
best females are short, heavily branched plants with multitudes of dense, resinous bud sites - perfect for
SCROG. The smoke has a sweet citrus flavour. The high is UP & HAPPY." - Bros. Grimm catalog
Clone flowered under a 400watt, 42watts/sq.ft. Female Cannabis Seeds Grown organically in a soilless medium, 1:1:1 ratio of GOOD
potting mix, perlite, & worm castings. Finished about 16"-18" tall.
marc emery Nice high flower to
sagarmatha leaf ratio, manicuring would
be a breeze if it didn't have so much resin globbed all over it. Nugs were dense for a 400watt, but not tight like
they are under the big lights. I flowered for 53 days, last 24 hours no light.
I alternated Big Bloom & Hi-P fishes
(Neptune’s Harvest) for food. Total yield about 15gm of very frosty & very potent well manicured buds. Good
flavor, but a STRONG smoke. Very "up" EMERY EMERY high.
spice of life I can get a lot done instead of just vegging. By far the best I've
grown. No shit.” – Bill Clinton
Medical: multiple sclerosis “This state of the art Indica is the result of over 20 years of select inbreeding. Bred
for vigorous growth, high yield, and superb high. A must for growers who prefer short bushy plants. The buds
have an extremely frosted, resinous appearance and the yield is high.
"NL#5 is NL with another plant crossbred. Part indica, part sativa. Grows great outdoors, flowers quickly and has
a pretty good yield. I know a few that have grown it. Call it the "Christmas tree" bud, the plant looks like one..
Thumbs up to it, it is a great strain." -V
"AFOAF grew some (Apollo) recently and got an indica phenotype that finished around 50 days, and a Durban
phenotype that took 60 days.
The indica phenotype is very resinous, clear high. Not racy nor paranoid. Dense buds, low odor.
The Durban phenotype has a stronger high than pure Durban, very clear, very racy, even paranoid. Buds very
fluffy, and they flop over from their own weight.
Definitely a creeper phenotype in the gene pool (Durban).
The mom of A-11 is Genius, an F2 of Jack Herer crossed to an unknown male (likely a Durban imho).
The dad
of A-11
Marijuana Cannabis Seeds is Cinderella.
Genius expresses the NL and Skunk side of the gene pool. Cindy expresses the Durban and haze side.
imho, for the A-11 to have 2 phenotypes
Durban Poison in the F1, one of which is fluffy, sweet, and floppy like Durban, means
that the Durban gene is in both Apollo and Cindy." - Zorro
cooperative attitude with the
probation officer.... Stable employment, conforming dress and sincere
remorse for having broken the law, combined with a positive plan for future
rehabilitation must be presented.... One who stands convicted of a crime
cannot expect lenient treatment if he goes before those who are about to
sentence him with the attitude that his actions are acceptable and the law is
wrong.
Such an expression would probably encourage any judge, otherwise
disposed to grant probation, to allow the offender to spend a substantial
amount of time in jail to think about, and possibly modify, his attitude. It is
better to play it cool.25]
Arrest as a Status Transformation
Legal agencies have the power to define legal reality. They can, of course, create laws
and criminals de novo. But in a narrower sense, the legal process is successful to the
extent that it either (1) compels the individual to accept society's version of himself as in
fact criminal, i.e., criminal in more than a technical sense, a person deserving of society's
scorn and punishment, or (2) discredits the individual in important areas of his life,
impugning his trustworthiness, moral rectitude, and integrity for many members of
society. An arrest is able to do at least the latter. There are, of course, those for whom an
arrest is a mark of honor, or at least has no moral significance.
But public exposure is
often unavoidable in an arrest. Consequently, one's private life is subject to public
scrutiny. Surveillance involves encroachments of privacy.[26] Policemen rarely make the
fine distinctions between uncovering necessary evidence and a wholesale invasion of
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privacy.
Being suspected of committing a crime, being under surveillance, having one's dwelling
and/ or person searched, being arrested, booked, brought to trial, and (if it comes to that)
convicted, not to mention the nature of one's experiences in a penitentiary, all serve as
public degradation ceremonies.27]
The legal apparatus has immense power to determine the nature of a felon's public and
private presentation. Although this is a variable and not a constant, in all likelihood he
sees himself as a man who has done something which is technically against the law, but
which in no way qualifies him for a criminal status, for "true" criminality.
He may not see
himself as being "a criminal.
" Nor does society, not knowing about his crimes. Marijuana
users often state that they "don't think of marijuana use as a crime." But going through the
procedure of being arrested impresses in the mind of the offender the view that one
powerful segment of society (and perhaps, by extension, society in general) has of his
activity's legality.
In other words, the elaborate legal procedure, and its attendant social implications,
serve as a kind of dramaturgic rite de passage, which serves to transform the transgressor
publicly i cooperative attitude with the
probation officer.... Stable employment, conforming dress and sincere
remorse for having broken the law, combined with a positive plan for future
rehabilitation must be presented.
.
.
.
One who stands convicted of a crime
cannot expect lenient treatment if he goes before those who are about to
sentence him with the attitude that his actions are acceptable and the law is
wrong. Such an expression would probably encourage any judge, otherwise
disposed to grant probation, to allow the offender to spend a substantial
amount of time in jail to think about, and possibly modify, his attitude.
It is
better to play it cool.25]
Arrest as a Status Transformation
Legal agencies have the power to define legal reality. They can, of course, create laws
and criminals de novo. But in a narrower sense, the legal process is successful to the
extent that it either (1) compels the individual to accept society's version of himself as in
fact criminal, i.e., criminal in more than a technical sense, a person deserving of society's
scorn and punishment, or (2) discredits the individual in important areas of his life,
impugning his trustworthiness, moral rectitude, and integrity for many members of
society. An arrest is able to do at least the latter. There are, of course, those for whom an
arrest is a mark of honor, or at least has no moral significance. But public exposure is
often unavoidable in an arrest. Consequently, one's private life is subject to public
scrutiny. Surveillance involves encroachments of privacy.26] Policemen rarely make the
fine distinctions between uncovering necessary evidence and a wholesale invasion of
(14 of 31)4/15/2004 1:08:37 AM
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privacy.
Being suspected of committing a crime, being under surveillance, having one's dwelling
and/ or person searched, being arrested, booked, brought to trial, and (if it comes to that)
convicted, not to mention the nature of one's experiences in a penitentiary, all serve as
public degradation ceremonies.27]
The legal apparatus has immense power to determine the nature of a felon's public and
private presentation. Although this is a variable and not a constant, in all likelihood he
sees himself as a man who has done something which is technically against the law, but
which in no way qualifies him for a criminal status, for "true" criminality. He may not see
himself as being "a criminal." Nor does society, not knowing about his crimes. Marijuana
users often state that they "don't think of marijuana use as a crime." But going through the
procedure of being arrested impresses in the mind of the offender the view that one
powerful segment of society (and perhaps, by extension, society in general) has of his
activity's legality.
In other words, the elaborate legal procedure, and its attendant social implications,
serve as a kind of dramaturgic rite de passage, which serves to transform the transgressor
publicly i cooperative attitude with the
probation officer.... Stable employment, conforming Acheter Du Cannabis dress and sincere
remorse for having broken the law, combined with a positive plan for future
rehabilitation must Cannabis Seeds Germination Germination be presented.... One who stands convicted of a crime
cannot expect lenient treatment if he goes before those who are about to
sentence him with the attitude that his actions are acceptable and the law is
wrong. Such an expression would probably encourage any judge, otherwise
disposed to grant probation, to allow the offender to spend a substantial
amount of time in jail to think about, and possibly modify, his attitude. It is
better to play it cool.25
Arrest as a Status Transformation
Legal agencies have the power to define legal reality. They can, of course, create laws
and criminals de novo. But in a narrower sense, the legal process is successful to the
extent that it either (1) compels the individual to accept society's version of himself as in
fact criminal, i.e., criminal in more than a technical sense, a person deserving of society's
scorn and punishment, or (2) discredits the individual in important areas of his life,
impugning his trustworthiness, moral rectitude, and integrity for many members of
society. An arrest is able to do at least the latter. There are, of course, those for whom an
arrest is a mark of honor, or at least has no moral significance. But public exposure is
often unavoidable in an arrest. Consequently, one's private life is subject to public
scrutiny. Surveillance involves encroachments of privacy.[26 Policemen rarely make the
fine distinctions between uncovering necessary evidence and a wholesale invasion of
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privacy.
Being suspected of committing a crime, being under surveillance, having one's dwelling
and/ or person searched, being arrested, booked, brought to trial, and (if it comes to that)
convicted, not to mention the nature of one's experiences in a penitentiary, all serve as
public degradation ceremonies.27
The legal apparatus has immense power to determine the nature of a felon's public and
private presentation. Although this is a variable and not a constant, in all likelihood he
sees himself as a man who has done something which is technically against the law, but
which in no way qualifies him for a criminal status, for "true" criminality. He may not see
himself as being "a criminal." Nor does society, not knowing about his crimes. Marijuana
users often state that they "don't think of marijuana use as a crime.
" But going through the
procedure of being arrested impresses in the mind of the offender the view that one
powerful segment of society (and perhaps, by extension, society in general) has of his
activity's legality.
In other words, the elaborate legal procedure, and its attendant social implications,
serve as a kind of dramaturgic rite de passage, which serves to transform the transgressor
publicly i cooperative attitude with the
probation officer.... Stable employment, conforming dress and sincere
remorse for having broken the law, combined with a positive plan for future
rehabilitation must be presented.
.
.
.
One who stands convicted
g 13 of a crime
cannot expect lenient treatment if he goes before those who are about to
sentence him with the attitude that his actions are acceptable and the law is
wrong. Such an expression would probably encourage any judge, otherwise
disposed to grant probation, to allow the offender to spend a substantial
amount of time in jail to think about, and possibly modify, his attitude.
It is
better to play it cool.25
Arrest as a Status Transformation
Legal agencies have the power to define legal reality. They can, of course, create laws
and criminals de novo. But in a narrower sense, the legal process is successful to the
extent that it either (1) compels the individual to accept society's version of himself as in
fact criminal, i.e., criminal in more than a technical sense, a person deserving of society's
scorn and punishment, or (2) discredits the individual in important areas of his life,
impugning his trustworthiness, moral rectitude, and integrity for many members of
society. An arrest is able to do at least the latter. There are, of course, those for whom an
arrest is a mark of honor, or at least has no moral significance. But public exposure is
often unavoidable in an arrest. Consequently, one's private life is subject to public
scrutiny. Surveillance involves encroachments of privacy.26 Policemen rarely make the
fine distinctions between uncovering necessary evidence and a wholesale invasion of
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privacy.
Being suspected of committing a crime, being under surveillance, having one's dwelling
and/ or person searched, being arrested, booked, brought to trial, and (if it comes to that)
convicted, not to mention the nature of one's experiences in a penitentiary, all serve as
public degradation ceremonies.27
The legal apparatus has immense power to determine the nature of a felon's public and
private presentation. Although this is a variable and not a constant, in all likelihood he
sees himself as a man who has done something which is technically against the law, but
which in no way qualifies him for a criminal status, for "true" criminality. He may not see
himself as being "a criminal." Nor does society, not knowing about his crimes. Marijuana
users often state that they "don't think of marijuana use as a crime." But going through the
procedure of being arrested impresses in the mind of the offender the view that one
powerful segment of society (and perhaps, by extension, society in general) has of his
activity's legality.
In other words, the elaborate legal procedure, and its attendant social implications,
serve as a kind of dramaturgic rite de passage, which serves to transform the transgressor
publicly i