Safety of buying seeds on-line

[UPYooper]

Sure this has been asked before but how safe is it to buy seeds on-line in the US?

Does anyone actually get busted for this?

Also any suggestions for reliable sites that ship to US?

[BlueDragonSmoke]

Well first off you need it to go to a P.O. Box not connected to you , thats the only real safe way, dont get buddy buddy with post man and only cheak it 1 or 2 times a week.

[BlueDragonSmoke]

Alot of places send to the US but some dont make it, others do and they are damaged...you just have to take the risk and hope for the best, ill keep my fingers crossed for you ...peace

[UPYooper]

I swear I am going to jump a plane to Amsterdam someday.

I live in a vacuum and can only get shitty seeds from Southern low grade sativia. Probably the worst possible for a closet.

Thanks, I figured the PO box thing. Bit of a hassle but probably much safer.

[BlueDragonSmoke]

Shows you how much i know...lol but it sounded smart while i was typing it..lol

[BlueDragonSmoke]

I bet you its as safe to buy seeds on here as it is to talk about buying seeds in here.....Leo is watching, dont be shy wave...lol

[the image reaper]

Yooper ... go to www.hempdepot.ca ... pick a seed strain, get an International Money Order from your post office, leave it blank except for the dollar amount, of course ... and mail it to them, in about 10 days-two weeks you will have quality seeds, ... theyre located in eastern Canada ... thats it ... simple ... they are good people, I've done business with them twice, am VERY happy with the product ... for real value, check out the 'Joey Weed' strains from their seed list, also the 'Canadian' seeds... great quality for a budget prices ... :thumbsup:

[sabre71]

hey all stupid ???? here but anyways how many stamps are needed to send something from u.s. to canada? please and thanx...and how many from u.s. to u.k.? ty

[the image reaper]

ask your post office as to the rates ... you know, millions of pieces of mail are moved every day, you're not the only one that will ask for prices ... :rolleyes:

[MystereMoi]

yeah its possible - I'd avoid europe (which is hard)
stick to canada especially non-BC (I hear they check BC deliveries more)
I got them once from ontario
don't do PO (it's more suspicious)
but the main thing - KNOW YOUR LAWS

here's how the US bastards work - if they find something - they don't throw it away - they send it to you -
you can only be arrested if you accept it - i.e. open it
SO what I often do is first ask the sender to seal it and put either tape or a sticker over that so I know if it has been opened and (here's the hard part)
Be patient and don't open your package for a week
if worst case scenario arrives at your door - you never opened it - and just put it in the garbage

cheers

Randy

[custom39]

How on earth can you be prosicuted for opening a package???? opening a package does not admit to guilt....I cant control what someone sends me...and besides...do you really think the dea or who ever is going to spend money on people ordering 20 seeds....Now if you had a shipment of 1,000 seeds maybe that would spark some interest....not 10 seeds. In CA you can get in more trouble for speeding than having a small amout of smoke!

If you deal you have every reason to be cautious!

[custom39]

Randy.....how many people you know are arrested for opening mail with seeds in it? We all get mail (usa) from people we dont know or companies we dont know. Dont make up laws that dont exsist....think before you type! people from other countries will get the wrong impression as to how it really is here!

[the image reaper]

I agree with Custom39 100% .... as the wise man said : "paranoia will destroy ya" ... and, "dont do the crime, if ya can't do the time" ... :D

[mountainman]

5 times from seedboutique and never lost a shipment.

[custom39]

mountain man...Are you in USA? if so... how long did they take to get to you? Also how long ago did you last order? I have been waiting for a long time and I came to the conclusion that I am not getting my order ($200+)..maybe there is hope after all....but I am not counting on them anymore. I am going to give hemp depot a try and also a very kind person is helping me out!

[krustythfreakinclown]

A few tips:

-Make up a name and have the order mailed to a friend's house who isn't growing.
-Try ordering from companies who ship from countries that are not well known as seed suppliers. They're out there, you just have to look around. IOW, order from companies who do NOT ship from Canada, The Netherlands and The UK.
-Sending cash is a reasonable option. I've paid for several seed orders with cash only among several different companies and I've never had a problem.
-If you want to be *really* careful, remove the metaillic strip from the currency you are sending. The government can run the envelope through a scanner which will detect the strip and indicate money is inside and how many of each bill in enclosed. This may lead to problems with the company depositing/converting the cash, since it has been altered- some banks/countries are sticklers about the condition of the currency they receive.
-If your package is intercpeted by the feds, they will remove the seeds and send a letter in the package instead, stating the seeds have been confiscated. If this happens, don't freak out! Just find another place to get your seeds sent under a *new* fake name. the feds won't bother going to the recipient's house to bust them for a few stupid seeds.

Good luck and have fun!

[Jamescase10]

I would be willing to consider the possiblity that cannabis seeds ARE LEGAL in USA. Afterall, they sell hemp oil, hemp seed, etc in health food stores. I dought that there is any or very very very little THC (illegal ingred) in seeds. So, given that, I suspect that buying seed in the USA is legal. However once they sprout, then your busted. However, of course I am not growin them, I eat the seed.:rasta:

[Bender]

I would be willing to consider the possiblity that cannabis seeds ARE LEGAL in USA. Afterall, they sell hemp oil, hemp seed, etc in health food stores. I dought that there is any or very very very little THC (illegal ingred) in seeds. So, given that, I suspect that buying seed in the USA is legal. However once they sprout, then your busted. However, of course I am not growin them, I eat the seed.:rasta:


Ask Marc Emery if seeds are legal in the US.. they are NOT and you can get busted for them..

[LOC NAR1958]

Yes you can get busted in US for seeds. Order from Dr.Chronics in UK. I live in US and have ordered 4 times from the DR over the past year. Last one just a couple of months ago and over 10 packs. They send stealth and they send email to let you know it will be 7 to 14 working days till your electronic software gets there. I get mine in about a week. Never had a problem.

[ToKnoIsToGro]

yeah, hemp refers specifically to non drug use.

[Jamescase10]

Rhino, and from some page that pops up on this site when you click on seeds. Are they scams? I never got a return email. Worried.

[espy503]

I would be willing to consider the possiblity that cannabis seeds ARE LEGAL in USA. Afterall, they sell hemp oil, hemp seed, etc in health food stores. I dought that there is any or very very very little THC (illegal ingred) in seeds. So, given that, I suspect that buying seed in the USA is legal. However once they sprout, then your busted. However, of course I am not growin them, I eat the seed.:rasta:

not trying to talk bad about anyone or what they have posted but:
that just show how much you know about the crazy laws here in the USA! in the US, the government considers a cannabis seed and a cannabis plant or bud all on the same level! pretty damn stupid but thats the law. they love to waste time and money on things that don't matter or cause much harm rather then taking care of the real problems that are ruining this country, like Meth!!!!

[SOF]

true that

[Binzhoubum]

Anybody ever have seeds shipped to an Asian country? I am just wondering for educational purposes only. A country like Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, etc...Do you think the seed companies would be wary of sending to these countries or not?

[LOC NAR1958]

Damn I just saw a show last night where you can get 6 thousand bogus viagra from China a day through customs to US. and they end up in the pharmacies. DrChronic will send you some with no problems. I have them sent to my house with credit card in US. There are much bigger fish to catch than me. LOL

[CYRAX]

Basicaly, ordering MJ seeds and getting caught could be just as court involved as getting caught with MJ buds themself!...

[Jdog7000]

In Cali. People barely even get busted for growing anymore.
Ussually it's probation and a fine. No matter how many you are growing.
Sending seeds. Is not a problem.
If they find them all they do is send a notice of sezure. And thats all.
Stop filling people with fear and lies!
It's not that scary.
Growing is way scarier. Just have then sent somewhere other then where you grow.
I would open a PO Box with a fake name if I was getting alot of seeds.

[orangeman]

Well first off you need it to go to a P.O. Box not connected to you , thats the only real safe way, dont get buddy buddy with post man and only cheak it 1 or 2 times a week.

How would you go about doing this? Sorry, I'm not too huge on mailing and stuff and I need to know because I want to know what I'm growing, I cant be stuck growing bag seeds :p.

[Login Failed]

In Cali. People barely even get busted for growing anymore.
Ussually it's probation and a fine. No matter how many you are growing.
Sending seeds. Is not a problem.
If they find them all they do is send a notice of sezure. And thats all.
Stop filling people with fear and lies!
It's not that scary.
Growing is way scarier. Just have then sent somewhere other then where you grow.
I would open a PO Box with a fake name if I was getting alot of seeds.

Since 9-11 a photo ID is required when opening a PO Box.... I just opened one up a few months ago and was thinking about the fake name just for shits and giggles, and future plans.

[orangeman]

So if I try to open up a P.O. Box now I have to identify my self by photograph before I can open it or somethin? How does that work? :confused:

[Login Failed]

I had to show them a state issued ID, Passport, or Resident Alien Card or a phot ID of that sort.

That was at a Post Office. Not quite sure how the smaller companies do it (mailboxes, etc.) but I am sure it is the same.

[Aaron385]

it doesnt because none of these people have even tried that crap.. fake po boxes.. you think you can have an address in this country without a photo id? haha.. it use to be alot easier to get fake ids but if you really want a po box you need a fake id.. and that fake id is still gunna have your pic on it and the guy at the po box place will make a photo copy of it..

I went thru all these pains just to have the guy make a copy of my fake DL which has my pic anyways.. and the point of some previous posts is that a forign package headed to a shaddy PO box is much more likely to get stopped than one headed to somebodys house.. Its 99.99% safe to have seeds shipped to your house.. Find anyone(?) that got busted for seeds shipped to them and I can show you thousands that didnt..

If you really want to sleep well at night just order them and have them sent to a friends house and then tell your friend you had to send a package to their place because for some reason the automated address correction on the website of the foreign company couldnt produce your address in the correct american form (ive had that happen for real so its not all BS).. Sometimes forign companies screw up U.S. addresses.. anyways.. thats your excuse and stick to it! Dont tell them whats really in the package.. dont tell anyone.. except us here on the Cdot

[GreenGoblin9]

Aaron is wise.