An interesting article for the UK growers.....

[GTC21]

I found this in the news section. I'm always looking to get some up to date information on laws regarding cannabis cultivation in the UK, you rarley hear much about it.

http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread20737.shtml

[xNoa]

http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18249.shtml

looks good on-spot-warnings if youre caught growing personal supposdely :)

[duppy man]

its total bollocks this is a war on weed "why" how many mass fights occur when you have a load of people tokin reclass. booze and fags..I say

[jonny]

xNoa, that article was from Jan '04, doesn't really apply.

sorry :(

Jonny

[boywonder]

Regular users are sceptical of the review. 'The main reason people grow their own cannabis is that they want to know what they are smoking and because they want to avoid associating with criminals,' says Howard Green, who grows the drug for his own use, passing on the surplus to those who use it to alleviate the symptoms of MS and other conditions.

'It's not always about having the strongest product available. Sometimes you feel like a pint of beer and sometimes you want a glass of brandy. A change in the law will make no difference. If people want to take drugs, they don't care what class they are.'

While much of the increase in seizures is due to the arrest of people growing a small number of plants for personal use, there has also been an explosion in the number of large criminal enterprises.

'We're not talking about a few hippies growing a bit of pot,' says Detective Inspector Dave McKelvey, who led raids on several London cannabis 'farms' this month. 'These are organised criminals prepared to invest money in cultivation on a commercial scale for big profits.'

The raids uncovered 10 houses converted into cannabis factories, each containing up to 2,000 plants. Sophisticated lighting and watering systems meant a new crop could be produced every eight weeks. Gangs will invest up to £50,000 per property to establish a growing operation. Increased competition has also raised the spectre of gangland violence.

In January the body of a Vietnamese national, Khang Tho Nguyen, was discovered in a house in Alperton, north London. The 41-year-old had been stabbed in the neck. The entire upstairs of the rented property where his body was found had been adapted to grow large numbers of cannabis plants. His killers remain at large.

Police have vowed to continue the crackdown on growers, but in future those who are caught may face more lenient sentences. Last week the Court of Appeal halved the sentence of 33-year-old cannabis user Matthew Herridge from 12 months to six months. Herridge, who was caught with 52 plants, successfully argued that the entire crop was for his own personal use and that he was not a dealer.


for the first part that is the best excuse, the murder well shit like that happens even to non stoners, lol 52 plants for personal use well done m8 lol