Binger: Sorry to learn of your plight, but sadly what you describe is all too common, especially around these parts. When I live in the relative solitude of northern British Columbia, things will not be so, but on the mid-eastern coast of NeoConAmerica, 'tis.

I too have decided to make my own, using bag seeds. So far I have seeds with little white roots. I'm going to guess my way through the rest. I was tragically born without green thumbs, so we shall see. Let's compare notes as our respective situations evolve.

A fellow VirginiaNORMLer and I met just tonight to discuss strategy. We have some great ideas and plan some interesting things, like lobbying city and county councils to pass ordinances directing law enforcement to make cannabis possession their lowest priority. We also want to do posters, flyers, information tables, letters to editors, and generally promulgate the notion that cannabis -- not "marijuana," a Mexican slang term used in demonization to the point of common parlance -- is, well, NORML.

We are also gaining contacts in Roanoke, Charlottesville, Hampton Roads and Richmond, as well as the many many interested parties in Northern Virginia, so it really is shaping up to be commonwealth-wide.

He also showed me the latest version of the website. I've been posting VirginiaNORML.org, but actually vanorml.org is a prettier and more official version.

It's all a work in progress, but we're looking for members and help, so join in the merriment and mirth. I'm at [email protected], and he's at [email protected].