While the US goes med Oz goes fascist. Hilarious - the ghosts of Bush and his bum buddy Howard are alive and well in Australia.
Regulated, we all live in an overly increasing regulated society. every week feels like a new law is passed and a little more of our freedom taken away.Just to clear it up Number 1. Nothing is actually illegal or banned. The best word would be... regulated. Everything on that list can still be sold in SA, its just that you need 100 points I.D. If your growing chilli's or exotic orchids with them, thats perfectly legal. If your growing pot, thats an extra charge of illegally using prescribed hydroponic equipment on top of cultivating cannabis. Not only that but I believe the charge adds up for every single prescribed item you have. So the more lights, the more carbon filters etc, the bigger the charge, even if you not using them all.
Regulated, we all live in an overly increasing regulated society. every week feels like a new law is passed and a little more of our freedom taken away.
Where are the protests
Where is the contributions from the hydro shops to mount a challenge
Also how would this affect those that already own the equipment
Or are those that already own equipment meant to then register what they own ?
The whole ID send reports to police even if doing nothing wrong and growing indoor hydro chilli is bullshit
spot on cone head,It sure is bullshit. You dont have to register anything that you already own, its just that if your caught using those items while growing cannabis it adds to your charges. The shops are supposed to take I.D. for all items of "prescribed" equipment.
Where's the protest you ask? Well I'm told the SA hydroponic industry is seeking legal advice. Their advice so far has been to wait and see once the laws come into place. Remember they have an amnesty until may. Most smokers and small time growers in adelaide are too lazy and or paranoid to make any noise, many dont even know of the laws surprisingly. These laws have passed mostly unnoticed. There hasn't even been any coverage in the media.
The other thing you have to realize is that these laws for a lot of the "cash croppers" are a god send. I've overheard talk in the shops that sickened me. Some of these "commercial growers" are hoping that these laws will keep the home growers out of the market so the price can go up. I have literally heard a grower say this. For years these guys have been trying to push the price up, but small time growers who sell a little on the side to cover costs have always undercut the big guys attempts to raise the prices by selling Oz's off for late 90's prices. Its still happening. Dealers are trying to offload oz's at $250 now but people are still getting $200 and occasionally $180 Oz's off home growers. This phenomenon has always kept the price down in adelaide and it pisses the commercial guys off no end. Many of them dont even bother selling in SA and send their stuff interstate where they can get twice the price for it.
Just a quick note to remind everyone that starting very soon, possibly as early as Feb 1, you are going to have to show 100 point ID (picture ID, utility bills, etc.) to buy globes, reflectors, lights and carbon filters in South Australia.
Law went into effect this year and the shops have to start enforcing very soon.
Coming soon also - the Federal Government wants to start censoring the internet - joining the likes of China and Iran.
The main hydroponic retailer in New Zealand was shut down 2 days ago after a 2yr under cover police sting. 250 employees arrested, 120 grow ops busted and now we are going to be in the same boat as SA. Proof of Id for every purchase including nutrients. WTF is the world coming too?
Any body got any recipes for good hydro nutes from scratch i.e dry form?
Maybe order bits and pieces through hydro stores in other states. Just my humble opinion. I would be a bit nervous if I was living in SA though.
You might have to go organic for a while bman01.
No way man! Pot is going for premium Rates and will ever be. Like the Prices of Food its only going up. Things NEVER get cheaper apart from Electronics. They Day that commercial pot is Ever $180 an Oz BEN i will eat my SH!T.