Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants

[angry nomad]

Source: Reuters
Date: 12 October 2006

Canada troops battle 10-foot
Afghan marijuana plants

Canadian troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants

OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall.

General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car had camouflaged their vehicle with marijuana.

"The challenge is that marijuana plants absorb energy, heat very readily. It's very difficult to penetrate with thermal devices. ... And as a result you really have to be careful that the Taliban don't dodge in and out of those marijuana forests," he said in a speech in Ottawa, Canada.

"We tried burning them with white phosphorous -- it didn't work. We tried burning them with diesel -- it didn't work. The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said.

Even successful incineration had its drawbacks.

"A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those [forests] did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hiller said dryly.

One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana'."

angry nomad Reviewed by angry nomad on 09-07-2007. Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants Source: Reuters Date: 12 October 2006 Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants Canadian troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall. Rating: 5

[HerbalConfusion]

.... THIS IS THE CURRENT EVENTS SECTION! NOT YEAR OLD ALREADY POSTED EVENTS!

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

.... THIS IS THE CURRENT EVENTS SECTION! NOT YEAR OLD ALREADY POSTED EVENTS!

lol, true that.



Well this takes it a step up doesn't it? Pot doesn't just fund terrorists, pot is terrorists!

And it's our duty to burn those terrorists and smoke them before they can attack any more of our troops:jointsmile:

[angry nomad]

.... THIS IS THE CURRENT EVENTS SECTION! NOT YEAR OLD ALREADY POSTED EVENTS!

yeah... but it's funny!

[andruejaysin]

Weird, all the afgani I've grown was short, as one would expect from a pure indica. Wonder what the strain was?

[Nailhead]

maybe if Al-Qaeda would smoke it rather than sell it they wouldn't be so pissed off at the world

[mfqr]

Weird, all the afgani I've grown was short, as one would expect from a pure indica. Wonder what the strain was?

Yeah, indica strains won't grow like that. They're either sativa strains or they're just industrial cannabis hemp.

[ncnavguy]

Ha Ha, if I was a troop I'd be like I battled the 10 ft marijuana plant and lost:stoned:

[TMusic]

.... THIS IS THE CURRENT EVENTS SECTION! NOT YEAR OLD ALREADY POSTED EVENTS!

This is actually alot older than what it says. I remember hearing about this at least 3 years ago, when I was in the military.

[maryjaNe_]

maybe if Al-Qaeda would smoke it rather than sell it they wouldn't be so pissed off at the world

Hahha. Nice one