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i think ull find the bikies are the ones with the rocket launches.... and the mountain hideaways. i reckon itd all get a bit mad max if the cities were to crumble and the mountain men with their fortress's and army surplus took over

having grown up with various bikie influences in my life from an early age, i am of the opinion that the police/government dont have the resources to shut them down. and if they did all hell would break loose (them fighting against themselves is one thing, but approach them heavy handed and twice the energy will be exerted by them). if anything trying to outlaw the outlaws will just make them stronger and more tightly woven. the notorious club have upset a very fragile balance, and sadly the old school crew one percenters have mostly gone into retirement. i dont see a pretty picture being drawn... ITs sort of like the mafia int hat the old school lived by certain principals, but nowadays its becommming more dog eat dog/chaotic/anything goes.. (notorious for reference) i heard on the tv there was a special 'anti bikie taskforce' of, wait for 125 police officers. they estimated the australia wide bikie network to total around 2500 ppl.. and had an even more rediculously low statistic for those involved with bikie gangs. anyone seen the new tarrantino hellride yet?

sacro cranial might help... as a weekly thing? really helped me when i had encephyllitis. just an idea.

well the property i grew up on and the 15 or so seedlings that had taken off there all went up in smoke recently... but the fire didnt reach the mountain (which is a good thing i guess although there is no fireload up there from what i can tell) have heard that it is being harvested mre and more now that it is thriving and i urge ppl to go for more sustainable plants and also if they are visiting the mountain to limit their impact. plant lov.e

wow... they are some big ass figures ur using there T. very interesting and enlightening to see it put in such a way. totally agree re 'risk money' and 'luck running out'.. its the whole sustainability thing, those who risked a lot and charged very little do really well in the long run despite doing it tough short term, and those whom have put opther people in the risky seat and sat back to be fat cats always end up getting the bullet in the end. (heheh im going from some of my organised crime/mafia research/interest b.t.w) which is why boutique vineyards have always been my favourite . always seems the people whom have a passion for quality and are doing it as a labour of love make the best wine, and jam, e.t.c.... (i've always had a bit of a taste for the finer things not to sound too pompous, so have always put energy into quality not quantity... just come have a look at my wine cellar, its pretty minimal but without floating my boat ive cracked some bloody good bottles the past few special occasions) a 1972 hunter river penfolds dry red for the anniversary of a friends passing just recently for instance! just curious how u calculated the cost of producing one kg at 30k? (is that including man hours e.t.c?) i have heard that the actual cost of production doesnt fall anywhere below 90$ per g... perhaps a little less if using really high yielding plant sources and working on a bulk level... (which is a third of your quote, and i wasnt including pay per hour or 'risk factor') but u know uve probably got a better ear to the ground then me. b.t.w. my comment regarding coke and md is that there seems to be a much higher profit margin from supplier to dealer (wldnt know about manufacturing e.t.c)... sure seems most of the money and large scale ops would be in md and coke, and that lsd would be boutique but quite lucrative in comparison (but far more demanding)???? i was more suggesting the 'entheogenic potential' of dmt over md or coke was a lot more 'valuable'. if ya get me.

ordeal, egodeath/nde, purge, refreshed/cleansed.... seems like the usual high dose entheogen experience but condensed time wise and without the visionary aspect. great write up twix.... lolz at screwdriver.... "a sapo screwdriver a day... its the ozzy way" heheheh

i would think in the this instance the guy that got busted would have been carrying 1.4lb of dmt containing plant material, not xtal. it is very rare, and as mentioned would require a massive syndicate and a lot of MHRB, not the sort of thing that would be uncovered due to reckless driving/random car search. possible the guys had some mhrb and was high on other botanicals or whatever and told them it was dmt??? there is no mention of what state the 'drug' appeared in. and a quick browse through the nexus reveals that such things def arent the 'norm' in the u.s that is pretty much the largest amount of dmt ive ever head of, and unless theres some huge underground dmt revolution going on over there that we havent heard of, (which would be awesome in theory given the social manifestations of widespread lsd use in the 60's).... it just seems totally unplausible for that much xtal to be floating around a dudes car. and fo rit to be found without any prior police 'intelligence'. uhemm. thats a quote that deserves a thread of its own... why shouldnt someone re-cover the costs incurred in providing society with a service?? even in doing so (most) people make enough to give away some, sell some at a low cost that covers the base cost, and all the time and energy and risk is basically a 'service'... i think i remembered someone somewhere along the lines saying if u were to factor in the time spent from go to woe and the costs involved it would have to be sold straight from the tree at 250$ per g, with the person collecting it from the tree charging a base rate of 10$ an hour for physical labour. this is not the case. people do this work most often to their own detriment, despite what is projected...... but i guess profiteeering comes into play when it hits bulk amounts and also when it hits the hands of the dealers who may well be charging 250-300 a g.... i wouldnt know. i jsut remember someone coming up to me outraged at a party that someone was selling it for 250$ a g, and i said "sure that sounds expensive, but if thats what he is asking and people are having life changing experiences then hey, whats a g of coke or md sell for these days " personally if ever friends have more then sample bags for me, i.e upwards of 300mgxtal or 1/2g mix then im more then happy to give them 100-150 to have a g sitting in my stash for when the time and people presents itself! (and this is in australia so i would imagine overseas it is a lot rarer and a lot more expensive.... but still jsut as valuable if it is for free or if it is for 250eu)

watched 'full metal jacket' last night whilst in a very vulnerable psychological state... was quite full on, to consider just how much the 'terror' and such must have evolved and escalated to date. (and then watched blood diamond for extra measure) i remember reading somewhere/hearing someone say that the human race is bound to war and conflict, untill there is only one remaining 'tribe'..... is a very confronting reality, we are such a violent/terretorial species..... when/how will it end?

there should be a hell of a lot of these seedlings around, my partner and i brought back about 10,000 seeds, and torsten was already stocking the seed (back round end of 2005 i think) so there should be some 3+ year old plants out there.. i've been really interested in seeing what has come through, should b some good diversity! i remember some ppl doing grafting to speed it all up. pics ppl pics!

p.s, can anyone actually justify the carrying of a lethal weapon by transit police? extendable battons (i.e british cops), pepper spray, and training in interpersonal psychology seem to be more then any cop would ever need !

transit police always end up with the last few scraps of stale donuts. every single one ive encountered has had a authority complex bigger then their chip on their shoulder.. and a gun to match it. of all police i would have to say transit police are the worst.. they are given a low ranking job for a reason. even if riot police and tactical response are hardcore and merciless, they are good at ther job and often have reason to act like assholes(i.e they or others are 'percieved; to be in danger)

REGEN!

because of the existance of shared hallucinations (not just on dmt but many entheogens), and also the arising of experiences and visions that had no conscious or subconscious 'seed' prior to the experience... btu which later emerge to be a common theme. and isnt that what religion/spirituality is all about?? reaching higher planes of consciousness and often meeting with entities or getting communications from entities whilst in this enlightened state? just for cause of reference im curious as to how many breakthroughs you guys have had?? or if yuo have ever shared a hallucination?(without prompting of course) i think this argumentbest ties in with the argument for anti prohibition for all entheogens, and the use of entheogens being a broad based arguement, not substance specific such as legalise pot or legalise dmt e.t.c isnt (i.m.h.o) the best way to go about it. legalise the use of pot and dmt for their healing/therapeautic/medicinal qualities... but add cacti and aya and mushrooms and such to the list whilst we are at it and there will be a lot more support and a lot less bullshit!

more likely 06 (im still yet to get that photo of u and i taking a piss together) but dead set that looks like my arms and fringe and eyebrow, and sophs hand and such.. and w were walking round spraying ppl with massive weedernators full of water and yummy essential oils. weird!

ronny.. where is this pic from??? i might jsut b tripping out, but if its rainbow, then thats me wit the shirt over my face and sophie holding the mister..... (or yeah i might b trippn out, but it sure looks like it) love ur work as always (on all levels) b well brother plant lov.e

there is a 'cucumber' strain of bridge getting around, grows quite thin but has little if an taste and is reputed to be very very 'tickle ya brain' friendly.

ive scored ute loads of terracotta pots from the dump just by following the guy from a set of lights to see where he was headed with such beautiful old pots. just for reference, a bleach wash is reccomended to get rid of any nasties!

so who watched it ? what was the un-story?

i wholeheartedly agree with you j.. cept i like to call them 'daemons', thus removing any christian connotations, they have been around a lot longer then christ after all ;-) however, this missionary zeal must not lead to blind faith or "totally fucking up without even realising it" and whilst i see there as being real possibility in the future of entheogens being utilised legally within western spciety, i feel that it is a progressive movement and a jump to the extreme of LEGALIZE DMT NOW, or ACT LIKE DMT IS LEGAL is almost contradictory to the motive/intent. even though acting as though u are ur own law maker has worked well for me thus far, i dont know if i could hold onto it if i let it stretch too far :-)

awesome post!! .street drug with some of the somalian refugees maybe. but is ther really that many people growing/using khat? and isnt it about as potent as a good cup of coffee? WTF how about the real street drugs, petrol huffing, aborignal populations living in third world conditions???

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seriously, a multi milliondollar film crew couldnt ewven hope to re-create how magick that day was... it was sooo surreal like i was actually still dreaming and had jsut woken up into a dream of immense faerytale beauty.....

some pixies i know managed to walk around picking mushrooms every second day for a month or two druing peak season, finding around 2kg (dry) over the season with very little efforst. soe other pixies then came along and gave tghe dried mushrooms out for free at various pychedelic events..... (dressed as mushrooms nonetheless) bellingen had by far and wide he biggest aubensis population, diversity and distribution i have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. i remember walking through paddocks in the ewarly morning mist with two gorgeous young commune girls whom were topless and using their dresses as baskets to carry the harvest. (i bizarrly liek i was in some pre 60s flower power/indigo children/psychedelic wonderland documentary) there were so man that they had the practice of only ever picking the mushrooms that were bolbous and had only just broken their veil.... giving them a couple of flicks and then splitting the stem four ways over the top of the cap so when they dried they looked like cute little blue starfish/octopus. if u cant find a gorgeous young hippy girl or a trashy rave party or a cubensis packed paddock.. then ur not in bello hehehe

has anyone else been experiemnting with using different characteristics of individal plants, to blend said characteristics for a specifically desired outcome? anyone know if this happens in its traditional setting? personally i have found that combining multl dfferent strains in different amounts, or even jsut randomy combining them, can be uite rewarding and enjyable... lk a bunch of sentient beings utilising another sentint bng to have a rare 're-union and eldds council'.

this is what i was hinting at earlier re "my claim to fame", but thats where terrence mckenna steps up. beng a global key spokesperson for entheogens may create somekind of infamy in the future....(but personally theres so much going on all over the world who nkows if it will be that important an aspect of our current and future history to warrent too larger a mention)