And a fine howdy do to you my dear…
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Hello my friend, welcome
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I have no idea, what I am doing. This is the first time, I intentionally tried to make seeds but, I can see that, I will be doing it again 
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Tent reset
Even my gnomes are covered in pollen
More later been busy. Fixing to head off to that 4 letter word called W O R K
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For any that are interested
Virginia’s Marijuana Law: What’s Legal And What’s Not On July 1
Virginians will still need to be careful — from a legal standpoint — with how they obtain and possess marijuana and where they use it.
Posted Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 2:19 pm ET|Updated Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 6:04 pm ET
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Under the new law, home growers must tag each of their plants with their name, driver’s license or state ID number, and note that it is for personal use. (Shutterstock)
VIRGINIA — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday ceremonially signed a bill legalizing the recreational use of marijuana beginning this summer and accelerating a revamp of cannabis laws that have disproportionately jailed Americans of color for nonviolent offenses.
The Virginia General Assembly passed the bill earlier this month after Northam sent the original measure back to the legislature with a series of amendments, including a proposal to accelerate the timeline of its enactment to July 1 instead of Jan. 1, 2024.
Northam called the legislation — Senate Bill 1406 and House Bill 2312 — a step toward “building a more equitable and just Virginia and reforming our criminal justice system to make it more fair.”
Marijuana advocates welcomed the legislation as an “extraordinary victory for cannabis justice.”
The new law comes a year after the state decriminalized marijuana. On July 1, 2020, it was still illegal to possess small amounts of marijuana, but the maximum penalty for people caught with an ounce or less of the drug was reduced from a criminal offense to a $25 civil fine.
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Virginia also made medical marijuana legal in 2020. Possession of authorized medical cannabis products by those registered to participate in the state’s program were granted legal protection. However, only four medical marijuana dispensaries currently are open in the state
Beyond the fanfare, what exactly will be allowed when the new law takes effect July 1?
In short, residents will still need to be careful — from a legal standpoint — with how they obtain and possess marijuana and where they use it.
Many residents, like they’ve been doing for years, will continue buying and using pot in illegal ways. But for those who care about doing it legally, a close reading of the law makes it clear that obtaining and using marijuana in Virginia starting July 1 will be extremely difficult and could involve continuing to engage in illegal acts — at least until Jan. 1, 2024, when retail sales are scheduled to start.
The law lets people 21 and older carry less than one ounce of marijuana in public. If you get caught with more than one ounce but less than one pound, you’ll have to pay up to a $25 civil penalty. If you get caught with more than a pound, you could get one to 10 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine.
It will still be illegal to smoke or consume pot in public, including in parks, or offer it to people in public. The penalty for the first offense is $25 fine and a second offense would add mandatory drug treatment. A third offense would constitute a Class 4 misdemeanor, which will result in a $250 fine.
Since retail sales will not be allowed until Jan. 1, 2024, the only legal way to obtain marijuana starting July 1 will be growing your own or getting it as a gift from someone who does. The law allows people to provide up to an ounce of marijuana they’ve grown as a gift to any adult.
But many of the new law’s provisions, when read carefully, may end up killing the buzz surrounding the legislation. For example, the legislation contains a provision that prohibits certain types of transactions that have become common in Washington, D.C., where companies sell legal products at high prices that come with what is described as a free gift of marijuana, according to the Virginia Mercury.
The law is very specific on how much you can grow. People can grow up to four plants per household, provided they are not visible from a public street and precautions are taken to prevent unauthorized access by minors.
Home growers must tag each of their plants with their name, driver’s license or state ID number, and note that it is for personal use. Here’s another buzzkill: There is currently no legal way in Virginia to purchase seeds or cuttings for home growing of marijuana.
Bacon’s Rebellion notes that in reality, the new law has “more than a little bit of ‘wink, wink, nudge, nudge’ in it.” This means that growers will still have to break the law to get a hold of the seeds and then hope law enforcement ignores the purchase.
Jenn Michelle Pedini, executive director of Virginia NORML, the state chapter of the National Organization for the Reform Marijuana Laws, told Virginia Mercury the state’s licensed medical growers faced a similar dilemma when their operations began last year but noted they have nonetheless been able to obtain plants.
Once again, the law does not allow for the purchase of marijuana seeds or plants. Growers will need to hope they don’t get caught acquiring them if they want to grow the maximum of four plants at home.
People caught with more plants than legally allowed face escalating penalties, which increase from a $250 fine for between four and 10 plants to felony charges for more than 50 plants.
Hazy about the new marijuana laws in Virginia? Know your rights: http://acluva.org/VAMarijuana101 pic.twitter.com/oYPWHVErTG
— ACLU of Virginia (@ACLUVA) April 20, 2021
What about taking the ounce of marijuana you’ve grown or received as a gift on the road with you?
Be careful because police can still stop and arrest you. “Bottom line: Never use marijuana in a car or vehicle. It’s illegal whether you’re the driver or a passenger,” the ACLU Virginia warns.
If you do bring marijuana with you on the road, keep it in the trunk. Having an “open container” of marijuana like a plastic bag, jar, or Tupperware anywhere in the vehicle will give the police reason to presume you consumed it while driving, which is punishable by a misdemeanor and up to $250 fine, according to the ACLU.
And don’t try to bring marijuana into the District of Columbia, even though D.C. also has legalized recreational marijuana. It’s illegal to transport marijuana across state lines in the United States.
Recreational marijuana will be legal starting July 1, but the sale of paraphernalia to grow or use pot recreationally will still be illegal.
According to the law, any person who sells or possesses with intent to sell drug paraphernalia, knowing that it is either designed for use or intended by such person for use to illegally plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body marijuana is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by no more than 12 months in jail and a fine of no more than $2,500.
Virginia NORML offers a helpful rundown of the laws that will change for marijuana in the state starting July 1.
Dayyum, I’m still gonna be an outlaw. One plant, if grown properly, will produce over a pound. 
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Just when I thought the fun was over
ABC’s just dropped, gonna be an interesting summer. Wife’s veggie plants
If I had more space, I would grow more weed
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I hope that we are all still vertical and kickin, out there in WEEDVILLE. I reckon, it’s time for a little update. I think, I got a few minutes. Been a lot of shit poppin lately and not just with my grow. I can’t seem to keep up with my controlled chaos, here lately, I reckon it’s getting a little outta control. Oh well, adjust adapt and carry on.
This is what I ended up with off of the black boards that were under the Bubble Gum, whenI was beating it with my mash spoon, several times a day 
I bagged the plant and left it indoors, where it is cool and have been vigorously shaking it a time or two a day, tilted towards the left corner.
My plan is to do this one more time this morning and then cut the corner off the bag and sift what is in the corner. Then I’m done, with pollen, for a while. I have several vials, already in route, to several states 
On to the tent
I have replaced 6 of the plants in the Hydro and am waiting on the Stealth Fighter to finish up
She appears to be full of seeds
This is my third set of plants, without a res change. Last res change August of last year. I finally added some nutes to the system on 5/6/21, 40 gallons of water and nutes for 20 gallons, per manufacturers feed schedule. The last run was seed to harvest, except the Stealth Fighter, no nutes added to the system, since Janurary, right before my last photo harvest 
Kinda makes you wonder if feed schedules are just to make us buy more product.
Random shots of the tent
My Suprafreak, 2 Freakshow clones, one in front from a broken branch debacle and a German Duck clone
Wife’s tomato and pepper plants coming a long
One ABC topside and 2 more, will be shortly
The other 3, I’m not too sure about. I heard others say that they had a poor germination rate and others, say that they didn’t. I have these on the way
Hopefully, they will arrive in time to fill the 3 empty spaces
My back porch
German Duck
Freakshow
Suprafreak male a freind of mine sent me from California, revegging
I reckon it’s gonna be regular seeds and open pollination, if my other Suprafreak and Freakshow are both females.
These 2 plants are weirdos. I have another on the front porch. All 3 different strains. A friend of mine and I got from a so called breeder. They were supposed to be feminized autos. they grew male flowers and then budded, after I kicked em out on the back porch. I think I’m gonna trash em. Sucks because strains I was interested in. I have another photo, supposed to be feminized fro the same breeder, I don’t think I’m gonna even try to grow
I will try to remember to take my phone with me and get some current pictures of the 4 that are outback, later this morning.
Well that’s all that I have growing on at the moment. I hope that all is well with you and yours. Y’all be safe and Stay HIGH
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Okay, I remembered to take my phone with me, outback this time. They look like they need a little water but, it’s supposed to rain either tonight or in the morning, why tote water to them if, I don’t have to
Stealth fighter #1
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Stealth Fighter #2
Pounder clone from last photo grow
After, I finished working on them a bit 
Stealth Fighter #2
Stealth Fighter #1
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Pounder clone
Well now, that’s all we have growing on, at Sniper’s Cul-de-sac Cultivators. I think that the only thing I missed was the other weirdo plant on the front porch.
I hope that y’all are enjoying your day. Y’all be safe and Stay HIGH
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Morning all. I hope that we are all vertical and kickin, sure beats the alternative. Remember
I’ll try to get a post up later. I hope that y’all have a great day
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I hope that all is well, with everyone out there in WEEDVILLE. I reckon that I should do an update, since I’ve got a few minutes.
ABC’s 3 for 6 and one ain’t lookin so good
Hopefully those 3 survive. I’ve got some Drunken Bastard on the way. I think that the new plan is to grow 3 of each, out front and hope for open pollination. Everything seems to be fluid, here lately.
Wife’s tomato’s and peppers are coming along
I keep getting on her, for wasting real estate, by not putting something in the empty, rapid rooters
Got 4 clones going, 2 Freakshow, 1 Suprafreak and a Graybeards Private Reserve German Duck
Freakshow without a dome is from a branch I broke the other week, when I was beating on them a bit.
Gotta get the ones on the back porch, moved to the backyard
Freakshow
German Duck
Suprafreak male that has re-vegged, that was sent to me from a buddy in California
If my Freakshow and Suprafreak are both females, this will be the one, I use for open pollination, on my outdoor line up, all the others are feminized plants/seeds.
Suprafreak, from same friend, that sent me a few seeds, so I could have it in my rotation, outdoors this year, before he decided to gift me the male plant. Unless something changes, all of my outdoor photo crosses will be regs.
20 quarts of spaghetti sauce that I started yesterday, for my lasagna today and will can the remainder
The tent
Stealth fighter bud chock full of seeds
Purple Lemonade
Bloody Skunk
Like last weekend, I will try to get some pictures of the plants outback, later and post some pictures, this evening, if I remember.
Blueberry auto, I’ve been vaping on this morning
Well that’s all that I got growing on at the moment. I hope that everyone is enjoying their weekend. Y’all have a great day, and remember, be safe and Stay HIGH
Got this from Barry yesterday
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Okay so remember the 20 quarts of spaghetti sauce, I started yesterday?
Check out my lasagna
Fresh outta the oven
Onto the plate
I plowed right through that shit, damn it was good
Wife canned 10 quarts of spaghetti sauce, and is canning 7 quarts of lasagna, as I type and still enough for a several lunches or meals.
Hamburgers, hot dogs and sausages on the grill tomorrow.
Out into the backyard we go
Stealth Fighter 1. Either went into flower or the bastards, sent me a photo that thinks it’s an auto Where have we heard that before I’ll give it a few more weeks, before, I call them out. Can’t really say much though, because when, I called them out for the auto in the tent and the 2 photos, not being stealthy, they replaced the seeds immediately. Not like another experience, I had not too long ago.
Damn birds, keep shitting on my plants, hate to have to break the pellet rifle back out.
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Stealth Fighter 2, not confused as to whether it’s a photo or an auto
Pounder clone, from last photo grow, in the Hydro
Now that truly is all that I have growing on, at the moment except the freak on the front porch. I keep it around, because it still amuses me. The other 2 on the back porch, already got the axe and went to the mulch pile. We got all 3 of these from the same breeder. My buddy couldn’t get any of his to grow. I guess that in some sorta way, I was the lucky one, depending on how you look at it. I got 3 to grow, 2 on the first attempt, the third, the one on the front porch, on the third attempt. They produced male pollen sacks, right out the gate and I kicked em out on the back porch, they then started producing female buds. WTF. The one on the front porch started looking a little strange, so off to the porch it went, where it never produced any male pollen sacks or buds, just started producing seeds. I wouldn’t pass these off to anyone, sucks because they were some strains, I was interested in and took 3 plants outta the seed rotation. I’ll make up for it, this next auto run, which will be a seed run as well, using, my Bubble Gum pollen. I should end up with 20 Bubble Gum crosses this time and hopefully 10 more , we’ll see next run
I hope that all is well with everyone and you are enjoying your weekend/here in the US, Memorial Day 3 day weekend. Please take a moment tomorrow, to remember those that didn’t make it back home. They gave their lives for our freedoms, that so many seem to be willing to give away 
I hope that all is well with you and yours. Y’all be safe and Stay High
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Just thought some may be interested in reading, given that today is Memorial Day 
THIS IS TRULY A VERY TRUTHFUL AND HONEST ACCOUNT FROM AN OLD VOLUNTEER MARINE AS HE, WHILE VOLUNTEERING AT A NATIONAL CEMETERY IN OKLAHOMA AND HOW HE HELPED AN 85 YEAR OLD EX MARINE WIFE AS SHE MADE WHAT SHE THOUGHT MAY BE HER LAST TRIP TO THE CEMETERY TO HONOR HER FAMILY MEMBERS FROM HER FATHER, TO HER UNCLE, TO HER HUSBAND AND ALSO TO HER TWO SONS, ALL OF THEM MARINES WHO HAD DIED IN SERVICE TO THIS GREAT NATION OF OURS.
THIS ONE DEMANDS SHARING.
THEREFORE, I AM VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDING THAT EACH ONE OF YOU NOT ONLY READ WHAT IS PRESENTED HERE, BUT THEN ALSO FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE ON EACH OF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS LISTS AS I HAVE DONE. AS IT SAYS IN THE LAST LINES OF THIS WRITING:
“YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PASS THIS ON NOW”
Subject: CEMETERY WATCHMEN
CEMETERY WATCHMEN
My friend Kevin and I are volunteers at a National cemetery in Oklahoma and put in a few days a month in a “slightly larger” uniform. Today had been a long, long day and I just wanted to get the day over with and go down to Smokey’s and have a cold one. Sneaking a look at my watch, I saw the time, 16:55. Five minutes to go before the cemetery gates are closed for the day.
The full dress was hot in the August sun. Oklahoma summer time was as bad as ever–the heat and humidity at the same level–both too high.
I saw the car pull into the drive, '69 or '70 model Cadillac Deville, looked factory-new. It pulled into the parking lot at a snail’s pace. An old woman got out so slow I thought she was paralyzed; she had a cane and a sheaf of flowers–about 4 or 5 bunches as best I could tell.
I couldn’t help myself. The thought came unwanted, and left a slightly bitter taste:
“She’s going to spend an hour, and for this old soldier, my hip hurts like hell and I’m ready to get out of here right now!” But for this day, my duty was to assist anyone coming in.
Kevin would lock the “In” gate and if I could hurry the old lady along, we might make it to Smokey’s in time.
I broke post attention. My hip made gritty noises when I took the first step and the pain went up a notch. I must have made a real military sight: middle-aged man with a small pot gut and half a limp, in marine full-dress uniform, which had lost its razor crease about thirty minutes after I began the watch at the cemetery.
I stopped in front of her, halfway up the walk. She looked up at me with an old woman’s squint.
“Ma’am, may I assist you in any way?”
She took long enough to answer.
“Yes, son. Can you carry these flowers? I seem to be moving a tad slow these days.”
“My pleasure, ma’am.” (Well, it wasn’t too much of a lie.)
She looked again. “Marine, where were you stationed?”
“Vietnam, ma’am. Ground-pounder. '69 to ‘71.’”
She looked at me closer. “Wounded in action, I see. Well done, Marine. I’ll be as quick as I can.”
I lied a little bigger: “No hurry, ma’am.”
She smiled and winked at me. “Son, I’m 85 years old and I can tell a lie from a long way off. Let’s get this done. Might be the last time I can do this. My name’s Joanne Wieserman, and I’ve a few Marines I’d like to see one more time.”
“Yes, ma 'am. At your service.”
She headed for the World War I section, stopping at a stone. She picked one of the flower bunches out of my arm and laid it on top of the stone.
She murmured something I couldn’t quite make out. The name on the marble was Donald S. Davidson, USMC: France 1918.
She turned away and made a straight line for the World War II section, stopping at one stone I saw a tear slowly tracking its way down her cheek.
She put a bunch on a stone; the name was Stephen X. Davidson, USMC, 1943.
She went up the row a ways and laid another bunch on a stone, Stanley J. Wieserman, USMC, 1944.
She paused for second and more tears flowed. “Two more, son, and we’ll be done.”
I almost didn’t say anything, but, “Yes, ma’am. Take your time.”
She looked confused. “Where’s the Vietnam section, son? I seem to have lost my way.”
I pointed with my chin. “That way, ma’am.”
“Oh!” she chuckled quietly. “Son, me and old age ain’t too friendly.”
She headed down the walk I’d pointed at. She stopped at a couple of stones before she found the ones she wanted. She placed a bunch on Larry Wieserman, USMC, 1968, and the last on Darrel Wieserman, USMC, 1970.
She stood there and murmured a few words I couldn’t make out and more tears flowed.
“OK, son, I’m finished. Get me back to my car and you can go home.”
“Yes, ma’am. If I may ask, were those your kinfolk?”
She paused.
“Yes, Donald Davidson was my father, Stephen was my uncle, Stanley was my husband, Larry and Darrel were our sons. All killed in action, all Marines.”
She stopped. Whether she had finished, or couldn’t finish, I don’t know. She made her way to her car, slowly and painfully.
I waited for a polite distance to come between us and then double-timed it over to Kevin, waiting by the car.
“Get to the ‘Out’ gate quick. I have something I’ve got to do.”
Kevin started to say something but saw the look I gave him. He broke the rules to get us down the service road fast. We beat her.
She hadn’t made it around the rotunda yet.
“Kevin, stand at attention next to the gatepost. Follow my lead.”
I humped it across the drive to the other post.
When the Cadillac came puttering around from the hedges and began the short straight traverse to the gate, I called in my best gunny’s voice:
“Tehen Hut! Present arms!” I have to hand it to Kevin; he never blinked an eye–full dress attention and a salute that would make his DI proud.
She drove through that gate with two old worn-out soldiers giving her a send-off she deserved, for service rendered to her country, and for knowing duty, honor and sacrifice far beyond the realm of most.
I am not sure, but I think I saw a salute returned from that Cadillac.
Instead of “The End,” just think of “Taps.”
As a final thought on my part, let me share a favorite prayer:
“Lord, keep our servicemen and women safe, whether they serve at home or overseas. Hold them in your loving hands and protect them as they protect us. Let’s all keep those currently serving and those who have gone before in our thoughts. They are the reason for the many freedoms we enjoy. In God We Trust”
Sorry about your monitor; it made mine blurry too!
If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under!
You are required to pass this on NOW!!
God Bless America!
AMEN !
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I hope that everyone had a great day
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I hope that everyone had a great day. This is how I feel about today
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The whole, you gotta give your whole drivers license info on plants is weird to me…makes me want to stay indoors
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My sentiments exactly. I’m not sure, how I feel about this either. I think that the drivers license info, even pertains to plants indoors. From my understanding. I’ve done read the law over 500 times, looking for some loop holes. I even have a lawyer friend of mine, looking into a few things, for me. We’ll see this is all new ground, for all of us, in the state
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You can’t prosecute something you can’t see 
lol 
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One of the reasons I’m getting into the mutant crossing game. My plan is to grow, what don’t look like weed outdoors, so it will be less noticeable and what looks like weed indoors, so nobody can see
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I would LOVE to throw something outside. I just don’t trust Fairfax County at all…
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As you drive into the county there are signs stating that it is “A certified crime prevention community” They don’t mess around
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