zairek

Thanks CK, i note that you are on post 419

Outdoor organic - strain unknown

GSR? which seed co is this?

It's unbelievably absurd that the SAMA requires a larger "sample size" of data in order to decide on marijuana's medical merits, considering that far more advanced societies have already recognised and have embraced the herb. Not to mention that bhang or weed has been consumed medicinally for longer than recorded history. F*ck. they (SAMA) have even decided that marijuana will only be prescribed as a last resort until they have exhausted other means of treatment. Fark that, what about preventative medicine?what about a persons right to choose what he she ingests? what about traditional healing? its really sad to see and hear a S.African person of colour whose traditional belief system is based on ancestral reverence go on about big pharma inspired medical studies and trials of a substance that has never caused a single death by overdose. really pathetic state of affairs. /rant

well, after listening to the sentiments of the IFP dude Singh and the woman from the SAMA, Im skeptical as to how close we really are to full legalisation. That IFP dude is trying to steal some of the limelight from his predecessor, Dr Ambrosini, and is using the herb for solely for furthering his political career. He does not express any enthusiasm about the herb, and as the Dagga couple mentioned, there was a closed doors government meeting with big pharma present. Dont know man, but am a bit underwhelmed at the moment....

HI Hz, looking nice and green. im no expert, but i am not sure if its too late in the season to put a plant in the veg stage outdoors. i guess there is also the question of your location, but lets wait and see what the gurus have to say... holding thumbs for beautiful girls

cant see the pics bru

We need to bear in mind that buy-in from the Powers That Be (TPB - Government and the Medical Fraternity) will only happen if they see financial gain and control for themselves. Why must they deprive themselves of the Admission of guilt fine or Chemotherapy Drugs that we willing pay? Unfortunately in our times liberties and freedoms come at a price, firstly, the TPB are not too keen to view the herb as medicine, as this nullifies the application of a lucrative sin tax. So, yes there will be license fees, taxes and quotas, realities that we will have to accept, opposing this reality in the current political and economic context is futile. Believing that any Government cares about your freedom, health and well being is naive. If they did then we wouldn't be facing this global sanctioning of a medicinal herb with huge commercial utility. We, as champions of the plant, need to bear in mind undoing of decades of misinformation and misrepresentation of this plant will not happen over night, damn even my Dad and people in my religious circles have their reservations and misconceptions. The bible makes reference to the plant as Kannabosm, a point which I made to a family member suffering with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, in an effort to coax her into considering Hash oil. So naturally, a more conservative, step-wise, methodical approach is necessary to remove this painful stigma surrounding the plant. To hopefully respond to Toby, as Champions of the herb, we need to accept that with the paucity of medical research in SA, that the only way to someday convince the Powers that be that the herb is benign and should be revered and valued for all its properties, is by us the growers behaving and acting responsibly, similar to the Hippocratic oath that doctors take. Traditional healing in our country has a bad rep, cases in point, botched circumcisions, praying and spraying of Doom, Dr. Azanias sex potions etc.... Unskilled, unethical and Greedy so called Healers preying on desperate people's hope for help. We do not want to be seen in such light, as purveyors of snake oil, we will therefore have to accept the initial close scrutiny by Government and the Medical Fraternity, we will need to be transparent and agree to declare the details and records of the persons we treat, we have to accept that herbs recreational qualities are a risk to the youth who tend to abuse any pleasant substance. We will need to accept that like any medicine, there are indications, side effects and contraindications. We need to be responsible basically, imagine a pregnant or lactating woman wanting to consume the oil. Are we prepared to advise? Are we prepared to face litigation should a patient experience ill effects? Transparency, Responsibility, Accountability and willingness to cooperate with the Medical control bodies, to research the herbs effect on disease and work toward building a sound empirical body of knowledge that will hopefully remove the stigma attached to this heavenly plant.

Don't agree with this statement. According to actual power measurements, the differences are negligible and hardly justify the price premium of the Electronic one. Reliability is another factor, i'd stick with Magnetic until something better is released or the laws of physics change. Remember even with the electronic (digital) revolution, none of the reputable HPS/HID manufacturers ie Philips or Osram offer digital ballasts, speaks volumes of the reliability. I have yet to see an industrial application for these devices. Dont fix what's not broken...

well well well... after 6 weeks of nervous anticipation, i find a package lying in my front yard...Guess what seeds4free finally came through... next to see if these babies actually pop....first need to set up my grow room. watch this space

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Hi Ian will do. If they're dodgy they need to be exposed. Cheers Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk

slick avatar bez what on earth is that thing, oh and welcome

hi fellow Enlightened ones, zairek here from Bloem, taking it easy mah bruthas

Neem oil or powder. Works well, but as with any pest control regimen, constancy is key, treat plans every 3 days for 10 days. problem solved.

I know its a bit late in the day for me to ask, but has anyone tried seeds4free.com? i placed an order a few days ago and am hoping they come through. I have read mixed reviews and they claim they source excess seed stock from reputable seed banks, watch this space for my review and grow log

make that R420 ...