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October 13th, 2006, 08:23 AM
We have a new ememy in Afghanistan.... Weed.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/am...eut/index.html
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'."
We have a new ememy in Afghanistan.... Weed.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/am...eut/index.html
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'."
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October 13th, 2006, 09:01 AM
Screw the bongs when you light it with diesel and stand downwind of the blaze.
Screw the bongs when you light it with diesel and stand downwind of the blaze.
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October 13th, 2006, 09:36 AM
exactly. Send Ricky and Julian down, they'll make good use of the crop.
exactly. Send Ricky and Julian down, they'll make good use of the crop.
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October 13th, 2006, 11:12 AM
Suddenly Joining the army has gotten a little more xciteing for me...
Quoting Sassylassie
Teachers and Female Students....whatelse?
I hope the BC Pot Growers association doesn't make a stink over this article. Wow there's a new kid in town and it's big, really big weed. I wonder what they use to feed the plants???
Suddenly Joining the army has gotten a little more xciteing for me...
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October 13th, 2006, 11:51 AM
Purely in the intrests of science, I would appeal to our soldiers to send me a small (25 pound) sample of that Afghan weed (flowering tops only)so that I can test it against our own B.C. "Bud". I promise a full, technical report on my findings. I would also volunteer to do regular re-testing on a monthly basis.
This is the very least I can do for our soldiers.
Purely in the intrests of science, I would appeal to our soldiers to send me a small (25 pound) sample of that Afghan weed (flowering tops only)so that I can test it against our own B.C. "Bud". I promise a full, technical report on my findings. I would also volunteer to do regular re-testing on a monthly basis.
This is the very least I can do for our soldiers.
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October 13th, 2006, 12:41 PM
You've obviously never sampled our B.C. "bud", which has become so much in demand below the 49th that we have trouble getting any.
I also have it from a reputable source, that weed actually makes you live longer.(maybe it just seems longer)
In truth, I havn't been near the stuff in twenty-five years
Quoting Sassylassie
Bite your tongue!
Sassy shoving Juan aside, please a man your age- that stuff could kill you. I will sacrifice myself for the Troops, I'll send prepaid packages to ya fellas.
You've obviously never sampled our B.C. "bud", which has become so much in demand below the 49th that we have trouble getting any.
I also have it from a reputable source, that weed actually makes you live longer.(maybe it just seems longer)In truth, I havn't been near the stuff in twenty-five years
Stuck in Ontario...bah
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Location: Petawawa Ontario
October 13th, 2006, 01:51 PM
Quoting #juan
Scotia Bud, is pretty good too, and in quite High Demand...I read it in High times...so it cant be wrong
Bite your tongue!
You've obviously never sampled our B.C. "bud", which has become so much in demand below the 49th that we have trouble getting any. I also have it from a reputable source, that weed actually makes you live longer.(maybe it just seems longer)
In truth, I havn't been near the stuff in twenty-five years
You've obviously never sampled our B.C. "bud", which has become so much in demand below the 49th that we have trouble getting any.
I also have it from a reputable source, that weed actually makes you live longer.(maybe it just seems longer)In truth, I havn't been near the stuff in twenty-five years
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October 13th, 2006, 07:31 PM
Quoting DurkaDurka
Oh my god, ten foot high marijuana plants??? Where do I sign up to join the army? Is this what Bush was referring to when he said "we'll smoke them out"??
We have a new ememy in Afghanistan.... Weed.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/am...eut/index.html
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'."
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/am...eut/index.html
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'."
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October 13th, 2006, 07:44 PM
That's one way to lure them out, set a field of weed ablaze and wait till till come out red eyed and hungry, then proceed to machine gum'em while their are stoned.
That's one way to lure them out, set a field of weed ablaze and wait till till come out red eyed and hungry, then proceed to machine gum'em while their are stoned.
