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$84m in marijuana plants seized in harnett county

Published Jun. 11, 2008

Broadway, N.C. — A marijuana eradication effort in western Harnett County turned up an estimated $84 million in plants growing in a wooded area near Broadway, authorities said Wednesday.

With assistance from a state Highway Patrol helicopter, Harnett County deputies, State Bureau of Investigation agents and members of the North Carolina National Guard Drug Team located eight plots off Womack Road that contained a total of 35,000 marijuana plants, authorities said.

The plants were 1 to 4 feet high and were worth an estimated $84 million, authorities said.

No arrests had been made as of Tuesday morning, but authorities said investigators seized equipment to water and fertilize the plants and to protect them from animals and insects.



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RE : Pointing out the obvious things that a lot of weed smokers are in denial about.

Yep, nothing like pointin' out the obvious ?

Legalize it, tax it, the price will drop, people can grow their own and they wouldn't have to smoke it, it would be cheap enough to eat..........Mmmmm, weed butter!! Makes one heck of a brownie, cookie, cake etc. No lung damage there....calorie intake goes up, but lung cancer chances go way down. No more lighters (that are always dead), no more cleaning out pipes (resin is nasty smelly stuff), no more dirty bong water to spill over (and you thought urine smells were tough) and last but not least- we can MAKE money on it rather than SPEND money on it. ..............Dave's not here man!!

It's alright! I went to a very credible site (www.cancer.org) and showed you some truths. I didn't say it was ALL bad, but was pointing out the obvious things that a lot of weed smokers are in denial about.

Whatever, I'm not trying to convince you, these studies have been going on for years, like religion, pick the one that suits you needs.

Many researchers agree that marijuana contains known carcinogens (chemicals that can cause cancer). They caution that smoking marijuana may decrease reproductive function and cause lung disease, as well as increase the risk of cancers of the lungs, mouth, and tongue. It may also suppress the body's immune system, and increase the risk of leukemia in children whose mothers smoked marijuana during pregnancy. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding should not use marijuana.

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Marijuana.asp?sitearea=ETO

The Edmonton Journal carried a story from Reuters on Jan. 31, 2008 (Cancer Risk Greater With Cannabis: Study") which reported that "In an article published in the European Respiratory Journal, the scientists said cannabis could be expected to harm the airways more than tobacco as its smoke contained twice the level of carcinogens, such as polyaromatic hydrocarbons, compared with tobacco cigarettes. The method of smoking also increases the risk, since joints are typically smoked without a proper filter and almost to the very tip, which increases the amount of smoke inhaled. The cannabis smoker inhales more deeply and for longer, facilitating the deposition of carcinogens in the airways."

http://www.csdp.org/news/news/mjcancer_020108.htm

Written January 2008

Yours is old. 2006

http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/#brain

Sorry I spaced out ;)

Just one easy to read source, if you are interested.

Keep in mind this is not the ONLY source.

But, if I can't find it, I will stand corrected. I have no problem doing that ;-) BRB

Naturally there are two sides to all points of view, the right side and the wrong side. Pick one !

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