Effectively, Growing Your Own Has Been Decriminalised (in the UK) - Polidicks

[QUOTE=LaughingGas;34438347]Too bad weed stopped doing anything for me ages ago...[/QUOTE] It's not a normal drug idiot didn't you know. GATEWAY DRUG. You have to try cocaine now.

I haven't laughed this much in years, keep em coming :D

[QUOTE=LaughingGas;34438347]Too bad weed stopped doing anything for me ages ago...[/QUOTE] thanks for letting us know

[QUOTE=Chicken_Chaser;34438032]What's the point in only decriminalizing it?[/QUOTE] I guess they realised its a waste of time and money putting away people for stupid crap like this, therefore they can still slap people with small fines to discourage everyone from doing it. Still, I dont really see the point in taking it from a criminal offense to a civil one, rather than just making it legal. They either dont want to let you do it or do, not sure I see the point in the middle ground of 'well we are going to reduce the penalties greatly, but you still arent allowed to do it', because they are effectively encouraging people to do it in the first place by making it a civil offense.

[QUOTE=Bawbag;34438044]A vaporiser isn't the healthiest way to take weed. Pot brownies is. With a vaporiser you still get tar (You get tar when burning any plant)[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/01/11/marijuana-not-bad-your-lungs[/url]

[QUOTE=Cushie;34438519]I guess they realised its a waste of time and money putting away people for stupid crap like this, therefore they can still slap people with small fines to discourage everyone from doing it. Still, I dont really see the point in taking it from a criminal offense to a civil one, rather than just making it legal. They either dont want to let you do it or do, not sure I see the point in the middle ground of 'well we are going to reduce the penalties greatly, but you still arent allowed to do it', because they are effectively encouraging people to do it in the first place by making it a civil offense.[/QUOTE] I guess profiting via taxation is a bad idea...

Some guy who talks (harasses) me online was disgusted by me when I told him I had some weed in some brownies with friends. Literally he acted like he was my dad and called me a druggy, even though I had it once :v:

[QUOTE=Chicken_Chaser;34438590]I guess profiting via taxation is a bad idea...[/QUOTE] and making it safer by forcing commercial producers to obey regulations, and diverting funds from criminal enterprises

Hopefully all goes well and the change is a success. Maybe this will influence other places like the US to move in this direction.

[url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/79716179/Like-a-Kite]Finally, people (not me, I never admitted or in insinuated as such) will be able to use the beginner's guide on growing marijuana![/url]

So basically the persecution guidelines became more lenient? Why wasn't there more of a fan fare? Not that I'm complaining of course, it's a positive step.

[QUOTE=Van-man;34437592]Even with something as simple as a greenhouse you cat grow fairly potent weed. In fact, only weed that's growing in the wild produces shitty buds, and that's if it's a strain that hasn't been cultivated. It's pretty much like Tomatoes, you can grow your own decent one's with a greenhouse, or buy some from a market. But if you just dump the seeds in some dirt outside your windows, then obviously the outcome is bound to be shitty.[/quote] Yea, you can if you know how to cultivate it. If you know the nutrients the plant needs, the climate the plant needs, the amount of water the plant needs, and the amount of light the plant needs, you can make decent bud. [quote]And since you (atleast PRETEND to) know so much about it, how about educating people, instead of saying [I]"not worth it mang, buy it instead"[/I]?? Also some people homegrow simply because they can, why is that bad? Also practice makes better, gotta start [B]somewhere[/B][/QUOTE] I'm not saying it's not worth it, I'm saying it is a skill. It isn't as simple as throwing seeds in a pot and coming back once a day to water it. If you want education, then research it. Figure out the nutrients that cannabis needs, use that as a guideline, and figure out exact amounts to give individual plants. Learn how to tell when your plants are infested with parasites and how to deal with it. Learn ways to control the climate in the grow area. It's not impossible to grow, and if you are into horticultural type stuff then it is most definitely not a waste of time. It's a great hobby and you can produce some good shit, just don't think it's an incredibly simple undertaking.

[QUOTE=yawmwen;34439711] It's not impossible to grow, and if you are into horticultural type stuff then it is most definitely not a waste of time. It's a great hobby and you can produce some good shit, just don't think it's an incredibly simple undertaking.[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/79716179/Like-a-Kite]It's ok mang I got dis book for reference.[/url]

[QUOTE=zombini;34435754]And this substance is less damaging than tobacco to the lungs.[/QUOTE] They were probably screwed up by the dirty drug buisness. Dealers being assholes, Being arrested and loosing jobs, dealers trying to get you do buy other drugs, etc

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;34435693]Growing your own cannabis is stupidly hard and expensive. I don't see why anyone would want to do it.[/QUOTE] Learn about what the fuck you're talking about before you spew your uninformed garbage everywhere.

[QUOTE=Bawbag;34438044]A vaporiser isn't the healthiest way to take weed. Pot brownies is. With a vaporiser you still get tar (You get tar when burning any plant)[/QUOTE] You don't know what you are talking about, vaporizer's do not give you tar, hence "vaporizer", it turns it into water vapor, please research things before you start spouting bullshit everywhere.

[QUOTE=SpaceGhost;34441449]You don't know what you are talking about, vaporizer's do not give you tar, hence "vaporizer", it turns it into water vapor, please research things before you start spouting bullshit everywhere.[/QUOTE] Yea they do. They greatly reduce the amount of harmful chemicals, but they do not eliminate it. Vaporizing does not turn it into pure water vapor(otherwise you wouldn't get THC), they vaporize the chemicals in the plant. [editline]29th January 2012[/editline] [quote]When using plant material (crude flower tops), besides THC, several other cannabinoids and a range of other plant components including terpenoids were detected in the plant material. However, using pure THC in the vaporizer, no degradation products (D8-THC, CBN, or unknown compounds) were detected by HPLC analysis. Also, a substantially larger fraction of the THC was delivered to the vapor by using pure THC.[/quote] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporizer_%28cannabis%29#Scientific_study[/url] If you use pure THC it doesn't have any byproducts.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;34435693]Growing your own cannabis is stupidly hard and expensive. I don't see why anyone would want to do it.[/QUOTE] No it's not. Not at all.

[QUOTE=yawmwen;34441750]Yea they do. They greatly reduce the amount of harmful chemicals, but they do not eliminate it. Vaporizing does not turn it into pure water vapor(otherwise you wouldn't get THC), they vaporize the chemicals in the plant.[/QUOTE] The chemicals in the plant aren't the issue though, it's the PAH byproducts of pyrolysis. There's nothing wrong with terpenoids, everyone who eats food inhales quite a few of them every time they do so.

[QUOTE=Contag;34442151]The chemicals in the plant aren't the issue though, it's the PAH byproducts of pyrolysis. There's nothing wrong with terpenoids, everyone who eats food inhales quite a few of them every time they do so.[/QUOTE] Oh, ok. Well disregard what I said, then.

Cheap vaporizers can definitely cause byproducts though, but the cancer retarding properties of cannabis probably mitigate any lung cancer risk. [editline]29th January 2012[/editline] dangerous ones, that is

Well, this is a step forward. All we need now is for those dusty old ghouls in Parliament to fully legalise the 'erb. I'd estimate either a coupla decades or about a year.

so somewhere between one and twenty years. Gotcha. :v:

Too bad our weather here isn't sunny enough so the plants don't grow too well (or i'm just shit at horticulture and killed them all!)

Great, now more people can piss me off with smoking fumes.

[QUOTE=Ylsid;34444139]Great, now more people can piss me off with smoking fumes.[/QUOTE] So how often do people just stand right beside you and start smoking a joint? Can't imagine it happens very often.

Does this mean possession is decriminalised too?

If I remember correctly having a personal amount or an amount for you and friends has been decriminalised for a while now.

[QUOTE=BloodFox1222;34435729]Not sure how to feel about this, One of my parents works in addictions and they often have stories of people who have been screwed over pretty badly by substances such as this.[/QUOTE] This is funny, you show me any solid proof that MJ has caused any sort of death, please i would like to know. I have friends that smoke everyday, but you ready for this part.......they are non-violent. I've never seen an angry stoner that tries to kill anyone. If you use the lame excuse that it's a "gateway" drug, then you better be able to say the same thing for drinking and smoking cig's.

[QUOTE=Rombishead;34436090]Where would someone get the seeds then? I guess buying seeds is still illegal?[/QUOTE] Selling seeds AS seeds is completely illegal, However lots of smoke shops sell them as "keepsakes" AKA a plastic bubble case thing on card. All the gear is completely legal(as it is normal hydroponics gear). [editline]29th January 2012[/editline] A classic case of "Ain't No Law"