[TychoMonolyth]

Interesting.

I saw a guy on youtube with those bags. He couldn't lift them full of water so he ended up using a block and tackle. lol

I'm outdoor so I was thinking of giving the buds a quick wash before drying. You wouldn't believe the crap in weed.

[Gr33nSanta]

Originally Posted by TychoMonolyth

Interesting.

I saw a guy on youtube with those bags. He couldn't lift them full of water so he ended up using a block and tackle. lol

I'm outdoor so I was thinking of giving the buds a quick wash before drying. You wouldn't believe the crap in weed.

I almost always wash my buds in a 5 gallons bucket full of water, I give them a whirl, I think it makes them dry faster in some strange ways.

Overall, I think it rinses some of dust and insects debris, I find it makes a for a really clean looking end product.

I must admit I started rinsing my buds when I had more pest damage than what would be considered acceptable, however I never spray anything on my flowers.

I am guilty of being a bit OCD when it comes to how clean the end product must look like, however we forget that our dear plant evolved out in the wild with wind storms, insects, dust ...

I do not smoke much flowers anymore myself but there is nothing that I grow that I would not smoke, and I do not ever smoke what is given to me, unless I know the grower and trust his ways, I do not know such growers personally.

[Mikell]

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/poli...nter-licensed/

HAH

I guess they didn't get many takers for their back door solicitation campaign.

[Gmack]

Originally Posted by Mikell

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/poli...nter-licensed/

HAH

I guess they didn't get many takers for their back door solicitation campaign.

Says you have ti be a globe and mail subscriber to view. Copy the text wanker.

[troutman]

They have to let black market strains enter.

Where else are you going to get Royalty Free or non-GMO plants.

[TychoMonolyth]

Originally Posted by Gmack

Says you have ti be a globe and mail subscriber to view. Copy the text wanker.

lol
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The federal government will allow strains of cannabis that are currently popular on the black market to enter the legal market in a bid to help federally licensed producers to compete with illicit growers, Liberal MP Bill Blair said.

The new rule, which is still being drafted by Health Canada, will expand the legal sources of cannabis strains that producers will be able to grow after Bill C-45 becomes law. The proposed legislation to legalize cannabis for recreational use is currently in the Senate, where it passed second reading on Thursday and will now be studied at committee.

Under current rules, producers can obtain seeds and seedlings only from Canadian licensed producers (LPs) that have an inventory, or from legal suppliers in countries −including Germany, Spain, Israel and the Netherlands − where the government allows the sale of the material.

Mr. Blair, who is the parliamentary secretary to the ministers of health and justice, said the government has heard the repeated requests in Canada’s cannabis industry to loosen the rules surrounding these “starting materials.”

“The current industry obtains all [its] seeds and seedlings from what are essentially pretty limited legal sources,” Mr. Blair said. “Within the illicit market, there are thousands of strains and [we want to ensure] that the new industry has a regulated access to greater genetic diversity.”

Mr. Blair said the rules, which will be published after Bill C-45 receives royal assent, will provide a “regulated path” by which new strains will enter the legal market, while ensuring that organized crime does not benefit from the measure. He explained that one of the avenues being explored will be to use newly licensed micro-producers, who could introduce new strains on the market.

Travis Lane, a Vancouver Island consultant to cannabis growers and dispensaries, said small-scale producers toiling in the underground trade should be licensed by Ottawa to cultivate various strains and sell them to consumers or even just to larger growers. The government could also open up a short amnesty period for home growers to sell their strains to licensed producers, he said, similar to what happened in 2014 at the outset of the current commercial medical cannabis system.

Mr. Blair also opened the door to loosening the screening of workers in the federally regulated cannabis industry, to allow people already involved in the cannabis business to join the legal market. He said the government intends to draw a line between those who have criminal records for personal possession and those who were involved in trafficking.

“For people who have a long history of breaking the rules for criminal profit, we don’t want them to compromise the integrity of the system,” he said. “For people who have been involved in producing for their own personal use, and who have not been part of a larger-scale criminal enterprise, then there is a place and an opportunity for them to participate.”

That contrasts slightly with the position of police chiefs’ associations, which have said that slamming the door to those with past convictions for small-time trafficking of the drug – but with no associations to violent gangs − could hinder efforts to end the underground sale of cannabis

When the government introduced Bill C-45 last year, one of the stated objectives was to “take the profits out of organized crime.” However, many members of the cannabis industry argue that government regulations have hindered the transition of existing growers into the legal market.

“You have to be more permissive and inclusive to achieve that objective,” said Ottawa-based lawyer Trina Fraser, who specializes in the cannabis industry. “This is a fresh start for everyone and a fresh start for this industry.”

One of the most complex tasks for cannabis producers has been obtaining genetic material to start growing plants. Experts said that licensed producers who already have an available pool of genetic material (some of which came from potentially nebulous sources before 2014) either offer the product at a high price or refuse to sell their best strains.

“Of course, the LPs aren’t going to give up the good stuff to their competition,” Ms. Fraser said. Follow Daniel Leblanc and Mike Hager on Twitter @danlebla @MikePHager

[troutman]

Bll Blair is really saying that Big Pharma with their boring medical strains all suck.

They can't compete with closet growers with better strains and admit it now.

Craft and boutique growers for the win.

[smilley]

I know several medical users. The LP's are already providing strains like Jack Herrer, Rockstar Kush and Bubba Kush. All the medical weed seems to be ground down to marble size chunks so it wasn't obvious to me from bud structure what any of them were. Same with taste, it's all very similar. I guess I'm not a big fan of factory grown weed. I'll be sticking to my stealth grow because of economics and it's my hobby. I'd like to be able to go into a store and buy a gram or 2 of hash once in a while but here in AB it won't be on the menu, at least initially. Same with edibles.

It'll take 5 - 10 years for for the legit business to mature into a self sustaining integral part of the retail sector. Here in AB, the system is being regulated by the AGLC who's upper management is comprised mostly of retired RCMP. There has to be some cognitive dissonance there. Why can I buy some shatter but not a chunk of hash? Edibles are out initially too. They need a few stoners there to help explain the nature of the customers and users. The AGLC is planning on warehousing all the product just like they do with booze and distribute it to the retail stores from there. To me, that's crazy. But what do I know?

[Gmack]

Hash edibles and other concentrates won't be available anywhere legally when they start sales. Just flower.... and shake. Shatter and any hydrocarbon extracts are a big Nono

[smilley]

Originally Posted by Gmack

Hash edibles and other concentrates won't be available anywhere legally when they start sales. Just flower.... and shake. Shatter and any hydrocarbon extracts are a big Nono

https://www.cannabiscare.ca/collecti...-concentrates/

The concentrates are readily available for medical users now. By not allowing recreational users access it'll create serious safety concerns of people injuring themselves trying to make their own. Same with edibles. These should be available and dose labled as in Colorado to prevent accidental overconsumption.