whiterasta

This may be the closest to the truth the universe( speed of light) is accelerating at ~2.8Å/sec/sec this would seem to cause things to quite possibly shrink in an imperceptable fashion as it appears to be expanding. More a matter of perspective than anything else however this would seem to indicate the point the universe seems infinitely expanded it will actually be back to singularity if such is how it began.

This is the core not that some folks do extractions. Admittedly the two together are a potential problem but most folks with the cells to learn to do an extraction mostly have enough cells to act responsibly. Most of the irresponsible behavior comes form those who simply buy there buzz. Not folks who lovingly grow and then extract for their own use, with a few exceptions of course. I hear what you are saying Teotz but I feel there are two levels of work. one is to buy the raw, 'stract some dope and get high and maybe hesh a bit on the side. Or one grows there own plants and then does an extraction for themselves and their friends. The former keeps the vendors stocking red flag items and attracts unwanted attention. The latter is mostly never even heard of. I have found there is little pure black and white in the world and have come to like the cozy grey. WR

Huge fan of Bohm will be going over this intensely. Many thanx for this WR

Well Teotz it is like this. Not all valid research is done in a uni or a research facility. the recent developments in cannabis and autism were instigated and primarily worked out by myself and the mother of a severely autistic child almost ten yrs ago. As a lay researcher I have worked with Dr's Mechoulam and Fried out of Israel and Dr Ethan Russo of the uni of montana.My conclusions on mitochondrial modulation by canabinoids in cell apoptosis are now being investigated for aplication in cancer treatments. Additionally I pioneered a superior extraction algorithim for harmala alkaloids which makes the standard Manske obsolete and a crude,poor substitute for my own method. Right now some pioneering work is being done on cactus, Identifying the plant components to determine the compunds responsible for the difference between whole plant syrups or resin and extracted alks. this research is exposing some heretofor unknown constituents which are destroyed in traditional extractions and likely whole new compounds as yet undiscovered in standard analysis. If you truly believe in the medicinal qualities of entheogenics how to address the abscence of serious inquiry into the subject which has created a vacuum which will be filled by laymen since the "professionals" are not really interested. Bits such as the sedative alkaloid in T. macogonus are medically valid no matter how derived. Let me just tell you how things have gone south. I do not know if ya'll are familiar with an old childrens book called the golden book of chemistry but by the time I was 7 I had done evry experiment in the book. Todya most of them would put you in jail and the book is taboo. There was a time when it was laymen making discoveries as rapidly as the academics.now the powers that be want control of any discoveries made. So where does the intrinsic curiosity of humans fit in? Should we all sit back in fear of our own precious gift of wanting to know? I for one will continue to experiment and discover until I am too old to pick up a flask. I can do this and still be true to the plants and despite a represive environment, and will do this as it is my right as a human being to persue my curiosity. WR

Teotz, you know this is just plain crazy, especially coming from our side of the pond.At this point in time insurrection is basically futile in the western world. the best we can hope for at this point is self implosion of the present ruling paradigm. Calling for an uprising is not just ineffectual it is a bright red flag to all those web bots looking for key words on the net. I dig the outrage but it must be tempered with restraint and intelligence. Yours, WR

I wanted to add very old and very tufted specimens of plain old Lw often are nearly white due to the green flesh dessicating and constricting the aereoles and giving a very white appearance by the density of the white tufts on the surface. Vague other descriptions such as "more rounded" are very hard to use without a reference by the author as to just how much "more rounded" ie; does it round 25% more than Lw or Ld 50% some reference as to the basis of the claim needs made. Just as the term 'white" has no reference to describe the meaning, is it as I suggest a form which desicates leaving a large number of heavily tufted areoles? A much more pale green/glaucous form? Or , does it in fact describe it's effect? In the absence of any real "facts" it becomes speculation only on a vague piece of history. I think the only thing which can prove this is for someone to find a "rounded, white", cold tolerant clumping cacti near the grand canyon which is determined potently active. It is especially more difficult as the native range of L sp. has been decimated and constricted no doubt destroying perhaps many other variations on the genus. At any rate it does make a nice story, kinda like the legend of El Dorado, and probably has as much crediblity. WR

There has been a lot of scientific error in some of these reports.F/I the mummified buttons alleged to be 6%. Say you took a 2% button and let it dessicate and mummify for 6000 yrs. Mescaline being very stable in such conditions would remain the same level but the plant material will degrade and be lost thus increasing the concentration of mescaline. Has any one considered that "white peyote" may well be desicated specimens of an existing species?

I really doubt he was raided EG. He claimed to be in SA first, then the cops came and he "told his wife" to let them in.from where? SA, while the law is standing there with no warrant? and what is with the "my sixteen yr old son"? is the kid growdan or the dad and who got raided?Too much bullshit has been spilled to filter any truth out of the guy. If you have been raided you do not threaten going to the law or continue to post on and on. IMO the guy is a cokehead and is having a psychotic break. He posted how cheap the shit was where he was and he did gradually wind up tighter and tighter. The switch was in attitude not intensity as in I had over two pages of PMs from him in the two days time to recieve his package all very nice but becoming more intense in their probing for cactus cuts. I misread it as excitement but I know now he was ramping up to a major tweak instead whether drug induced or his own problem IDK but none of his story has been rational since he freaked. Peace, WR

Dreaming, there are no bikers, there was no 16yr old kid,No one snitched anything and no cops ever came to his house,in fact I am having a very hard time figuring if anything he said has had any truth in it, Everything from the story of being retired in SA @ 40 to the crazy threats I believe it is all the maunderings of a sick mind.The thing I find very difficult is how he went from a basically reasonable but enthusiastic n00b to a raging fool in the span of time between Xmas morning and Xmas evening. It literally was like a flipped switch. It should be a lesson to us all in careful trading and a wake up about personal security. WR edit: I only hope that this is the last of this guy we see! cheers Oz! WR

Kinda shoots all the Hells Angel talk right out the window,eh? I just do not think badass bikers run to the fuzz after claiming to be raided by them. is it just me or is this getting kinda sick and sad?. WR

Now lets take this real slow. You say I and others are snitches, so where are the busted? You say we turned in kieke for his auction why is he not banned from 3-bay or busted? Man one more time put down the straw your tweaking!

Well Torsten does and the admin @ the nook do and if any body shows up around me (as if) then they will too. I figure you done shot your ass off already with those wild PM's so even if your connected and even if you can do a damn thing just what you PM'ed me is enough to get YOU snuffed by the club ( again yeah,right) for being a big mouth. So ya buddy time to chill and plant them seeds I sent back with your shit and learn something from them. the keyboard bravado and baseless accusations are childish and have now been exposed as the threats of an angry child. Cut your loss of face and tend your garden, maybe learn some peace. WR

So dan so far you have made a lot of baseless statements the most serious is that you allege that cops came to your safe house. Please produce evidence. I will not even address the snitch accusation as ridiculous . I have been around posting a lot of stuff for a long time and you are the one dude who has this beef? Okay even if you are THAT special what's with all the threats of IP tracking and having hells angels kick my ass? Or the real funny shit about your role in the HA. Dude please! TIME TO COME DOWN! that SA cocaine is fucking you up. really man the way you flipped a switch has even the guys who had "good" trades with you are like WTF? So you don't like me ,BFD ,and you are threatening me with a "hit" by the hells Angels, BFD, So you know the addy is an empty house for rent. A drive by a new listing and a change of address form, you got a SAFE addy. And the IP threat OK you know who I get my service from BFD Now I guess we see who is a snitch the psycho noob or the folks you have singled out. WR

I forgot to add that fresh cuttings rubbed with honey water right after cutting then quickly dried off seem to callous and root quicker than just leaving the cut to harden on it's own. Never thought of using a sock but I suppose it would wick moisture around the cutting and keep a stable moisture while the roots form. Wonder if ya bought some of those athletic socks with fungal inhibitors if they wouldn't really kick ass at rooting without rotting