Monday, September 21st, 2009 at 7:43 am | By: Chris Goldstein
Included that day was an exclusive interview with NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup and Associate Publisher at High Times Magazine Rick Cusick … just after their arrest for a minor marijuana violation on the Boston Common.
Play 9-17-07 AudioStash MP3
Also included: Speeches from the Freedom Rally Stage from Keith Saunders of MASSCANN/NORML, Danny Danko of High Times, Steve Hagar of High Times, Keith Stroup, Steve Bloom of celebstoner.com and music from Ben Scales.
I took this shot of Keith Saunders of MASSCANN in ‘07
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David in San Diego: “I cannot grow inside however, I can grow on my balcony. My balcony is un covered and has full sun for half of the day. It is never dark…city lights do not allow me to have a night cycle. So…is an auto flowering strain my only option????”
Jens in Montana: “I am really interested in using LED’s over the HPS systems, is this a good idea? I know the cost for a good LED setup is expensive right now, but I figure with the lower energy consumption and less heat, it would be worth it.”
Matt in Oklahoma: “I just bought a homebox portable growhouse online. My question is on lighting. Various websites have different philosophies when it comes to proper lighting procedures during the plant development phases. From what I can tell, they seem to agree on that you use a CFL during the veg stage, then you switch to a HPS lighting system right before it flowers. However, I am only growing two plants, only one at a time (use dried flowers while the other plant is growing cycle). What will be the proper wattage setup for a small grow during the various phases?”
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“i was wondering if you think it is worth switching to an indoor hydro set up, i ve been doing it organicly for two years, and havnt had the best yeilds/quality. any suggestions?” – Alex
“How long do Seeds keep and what is the best way to store them?” – Rebecca
“When trying to overgrow big bro, i would like to know where to plant seeds randomly all over the place is there a set of things to look for when throwing my seeds for the best chance to grow?” – Will C
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 at 11:20 am | By: Radical Russ
Just my little way of reminding you that this Friday is Cultivator’s Corner with High Times’ Danny Danko. Â Send your cultivation questions to me at stash@norml.org and I’ll ask them! Â Meanwhile, here’s Danny’s latest essay on the History of Hydroponics:
Hydroponic cultivation—the growing of plants without soil—is a science as ancient as the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon and as modern as a future NASA mission to Mars. Over the centuries, the crude agricultural techniques of the Babylonians and Aztecs have been refined into space-age plastic systems in which plants literally defy gravity—growing toward a centrally placed light source like planets revolving around the sun. One day, hydroponics may ultimately provide solutions for massive global problems such as feeding the developing world, combating deforestation, and growing herb in Space. Already this unique collaboration between lab geeks and pot freaks has altered the course of horticultural history, and transformed marijuana from an exotic import of sometimes dubious quality into a billion-dollar homegrown industry bursting at the seams.
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 at 6:20 pm | By: Radical Russ
NORML Daily Audio Stash places #8 in the iTunes Top 10 for Government & Organizations
I sincerely want to again thank everyone who is making this podcast such a success. Chris Goldstein for founding it and choosing me to take it over, Allen St. Pierre and Keith Stroup for believing in me and trusting me to work at home from 3,000 miles away, and Paul Armentano for being the Google of marijuana science.
Of course there is also Steve Bloom from Celebstoner.com, Tere Joyce rounding up guests in SoCal, Tam Lee bringing us great new independent tunes from Marijuana Music Awards (and thanks to all the musicians who donate!), Dr. Mitch Earleywine providing our Cannabis Science, and lately, Eric Brenner with the California Marijuana Report, Danny Danko with Cultivator’s Corner, and David Bienenstock with High Times Newsstand Preview. Not to mention the hundreds of activists, authors, scientists, doctors, politicians, musicians, and plain old “unicorns” we talk to in our Cannabis Conversations.
Then there are the dedicated newshawks – Mr. Spof, Dudemaster, and Justice – who track down stories from across cyberspace and always find the budly nugs amidst all the swiggity swag. (Try typing “marijuana” into Google News sometime – it’s 95% “poor shmuck got busted for a little weed” stories and 5% “really interesting news”.) Thanks also go out to Cannabis Karri (she’s my half-half sister; she has a different mom and I have a different dad) and Less Than Radical Josh (he’s my whole brother, all 6′4″ of him) who handled the music pre-Tam.
And of course, YOU!, the dedicated Stasher who hangs out in the Fresh Stash to the one-time visitor who hit here from Google News or some random hyperlink. I come from a very friendly and vibrant online community (Pam’s House Blend) that she once described as a virtual coffee house, where folks feel comfortable talking issues. Music plays in the background, it’s “community-friendly”, big news stories about our issue are discussed but also stories outside our issue are looked at from our point of view. People contribute stories, commentray, and links and we rip a few hits and discuss. Maybe we’re a virtual coffee shop, Amsterdam style.
Anyway, I noted below how we topped 100,000 hits for April (that’s one big bowl!… or one helluva bonghittin’ woman!) down below and while I was checking up on the iTunes feed, I noticed we broke the Top Ten at #8 (the Weekly News is at #22) in the Government & Organizations category of the iTunes store. We have two podcasts in the Top 25 versus President Obama having three… and he doesn’t think we’re serious about legalization.
Let’s keep growing this corner of cyberspace! I believe this summer we’ll be ready to go into full budding stage.
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Should one play music for their plants and if so, what kind? Reggae, salsa, classic rock. . .?
What is the optimum humidity in a grow room and suggestions for low humidity conditions?
Two Grow cabinets in a dark room. Both made from rubbermade like plastic cabinets. When the lights are on in a cabinet, the cabinet tends to glow, even through the mylar lining. If the gardener has one cabinet set for 6/18 light and the other for 12/12, will there be a problem that one cabinet “glows in the dark†in the same room when the other cabinet has started its dark cycle?
Jonathan Duddy, a 23-year-old man, narced out by a friend on Easter Sunday, re-tells his terrifying ordeal with the police breaking into his home over a little bit of marijuana.
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Hemp Headlines
NORML Special: Live report from Manhattan Tax Day Protest with Allen St. Pierre (Executive Director of NORML),
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RevRayGreen: I'll post a pic of me and my son....gimme a minute
Missippi Hippy: Guess what... I'm gonna be a new... ummmmm well, my pet piggie Ganja is in labor and they ain't mine in the same sense. See what your wife [...]
RevRayGreen: days they didn't talk back..or act disrespectful..
RevRayGreen: feel so lucky my son is 18 going 19 and my daughter 16 going on 17..relish the days that can't talk back
Urb Age: Congrats Spof thats awesome. My little Clara is about to hit 20 months. Im not the activist I used to be, but its made me a better man.
Urb Age: Heck I was gonna go up there, but just not feeling well this weekend..Dang it, I hate it when that happens..
RevRayGreen: wishing I was hanging at NORML cafe...
JohnH: Just a quick comment about tokin' and sperm motility....been tokin since age 14 and have 8 kids ranging in age from 30 to 9...(what can I say, I found 2 [...]
slash5city: really ..oprah 35 yr or more in the closet toker ...outed ....o my god !!
SneakerPimp: that would be huge news just imagen the headline
RevRayGreen: maybe Oprah smokes and keeps it on the DL...
SneakerPimp: and good afternoon
mr reuben: I could do without seeing Rob K. on tv. But Bruce and Eithan get a big thumbs up from me.
SneakerPimp: waitn for NSL and congrast for spofett.
mr reuben: I don't respect her opinion bluzguy.
Missippi Hippy: Something about the last year in a contract... folks become more ballsey... and Oprah has big ones.
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