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____ _________ _ ________ _______________ \__ \/ ________\_______________| \ ____\_______\_______\_______ / / \ / | ___/ \ ______ / | \ .|. \_ | ___/ \_____ \ _/ / / \/ | \___ \/ ___/ __/ | \|.|____| | \___ \ | \ _______/ _/ || : / \ \___ \ : .|.|. | | / \ | \_____/ \ ||_____/ \ / \__ __|\./| | |_/ \_| / \____| /_________/ \|___| |\./|________|/_________\|_____/ --.________\ .|\./|. _.-- ~\^.\_ |\\.//| _/.^/~ Mary Jane (E Version) \--.|\ _ |\\.//| _ /|.--/ Journal of the- ----------------------- `\--.| \ |\\.//| / |.--/' Mullers & Packers Union Editor: Damian Caynes \---.|\ `|\./|' /|.---/ ----------------------- ----------------------- `~\--.|\ |\./| /|.--/~ Monash University Design: Chris Van Graas ~_\ .\ `|.|' /. /_~ Melbourne - Australia _ _ -_^_^_^_- \.\\://./ -_^_^_^_- _ _ ~~ - -/_/_/-~^~^ .|. ^~^~-\_\_\- - ~~ ||| ISSUE ZERO - Mary Jane Flashbacks - August 1994 _____________________________________________________________________________ |::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\:::::| |::|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/|::| |::| CONTENTS |::| |::| ~~~~~~~~ |::| |::| Editorial - A brief word from the Info Freako (AKA Damian Caynes) |::| |::| About Mullers & Packers Union - All you need to know |::| |::| Reader's Survey - Have your say in Mary Jane's future! |::| |::| Contacts - Like-minded people |::| |::| Bathtime for Billy - Give your smokin' pal a wash! |::| |::| Cannabis - How much do we know? How little do we know? |::| |::| Quotable Quotes - Clever comments |::| |::| Recipes... with Raj - Cookin' with the happiest of herbs... |::| |::| Coping with a Bust - What to do if you're unlucky |::| |::| Mullers Market Stall - Cheap bongs! |::| |::| Newsflash - Drug deals go metric! |::| |::| Enrol to Vote - Exercise your personal power |::| |::| Smoother Smoke - How to get the most from your bong |::| |::| What we want - Legalisation |::| |::| Smokin' Slang - Can you talk the talk? |::| |::| Sinsemilla Tips - How to grow a High Times centerfold! |::| |::| Busted - A tale of one muller's brush with the law |::| |::| Happy Cookies - Druidic munchies! |::| |::| Are you a criminal? - Marijuana law in Victoria |::| |::| Submissions - Get writin' now! |::| |::|/\ ___________________________________________________________________|::| |:::::\/::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Editorial -- Greetings net newbies, netsurfers, zippies, hippies, yuppies (scum), cyberpunks, activists, digital gurus, stoners... Welcome to the first internet release of Mary Jane! The two biggest media trends lately, if you've been in a cave for the past few years, are the "Information Superhighway" and Prohibition. The mass media prophesise that the "Information Superhighway" will change society as we know it. Video communications, shopping from home, working from home, even socialising from home! It's the wet-dream of the couch potatoes of the world - EVERYTHING by remote control! What the mass media often fails to mention, however, is the existence of such a "superhighway" today. Most of you reading this will already have experienced this information overload, the Internet. The anarchistic flow of information on the 'net is far from the linear highway portrayed by the media. If you've followed the hype behind the highway, it probably sounds more like an MTV cultural takeover. Fortunately for us, and unfortunately for those who wish to control the masses, the chaotic nature of the 'net allows subersive information to roam free. From anarchy to zen, there's no censorship here. It is the power of the 'net that has allowed Mary Jane the transition between an anti-prohibitionist university newsletter and a worldwide forum for issues regarding the ending of prohibition! (hype, what hype?) The paper version will continue to be produced with articles from both 'zines being shared. Local and international blended, there are no borders on the internet. This zeroeth issue of Mary Jane is a compilation of articles from previous journals. The editors and contributors must be thanked for their creativity, this 'zine would not exist without it. From here on, we hope to get as much feedback as possible from the 'net community. If you have something to say, leap out of that smokey closet and share your inspiration with the world. Toke huge lungfuls of creativity and get writin'! Send anything at all that streams through your consciousness relating to the holy happy herb. Get writin', get ACTIVE! And remember... Just say KNOW to drugs! _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ About Mullers & Packers Union The Monash Mullers & Packers Union is a club based at the Clayton campus of Monash Uni. It is the largest club of this type in Victoria. The club spans many roles - we aim to be an active social club, a lifestyle club whilst always working and lobbying to achieve changes to current drug prohibition laws. We will soon be producing our own range of hemp products, manufactured by Slaam! streetwear. These products will be sold through our stalls and mail-order distribution. For more info on the club write to us c/- Monash University, Clayton, 3168, Victoria, Australia. phone via Clubs & Societies on (61 3) 905-4159. e-mail freako@suburbia.apana.org.au _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ MARY JANE Reader's Survey! THIS SURVEY IS TOTALLY CONFIDENTIAL Have your say in what goes into this luvurly piece of electronic literary herb worship. Use your fundamental right and VOTE! Send your completed survey by anonymous e-mail to freako@suburbia.apana.org.au (Edit this survey file and send it to us, placing an "o" before your preference) eg. o Yes No - 1) What would you like to read in Mary Jane? Usage information Growing tips Cooking Political issues Cannabis history and information Legal issues and help Health issues Humourous smoking stories Information on other drugs Alternative living Regular horoscope your own suggestions... 2) Would you be willing to contribute to the 'zine? Yes No Induvidual Section - Anonymous and non-compulsory 3) Age 16-19 20-24 25-30 30-40 40+ 4) Do you partake in the usage of the happiest of herbs, marijuana? Hell yeah! Pass the bong mon... None o' that stuff, gimme a beeeeeer! 5) If not, why not? (then go to question 9) ... 6) How often do you take a toke? Can't answer now, packing a cone man... Every time I finish a toke Every day Every two days Every week Every fortnight Once a month or more 7) Which do you smoke more often? Leaf Buds Hash 8) What do you usually mix your herb with? Tobacco Leaf Mint Peppermint (oh, that toothpastey tastey!) Herbal mixes I don't mix the herb, mon 9) Have you ever eaten the sweet leaf? I use it instead of oregano! Meadow Lea Cannabutter - you oughta be, congratulated! Don't know how to cook it Wastes too much herb 10) Do you think that cannabis use should be decriminalised (as in SA) or legalised? Decriminalised Legalised Illegal 11) Please explain your answer ... 12) Do you think that industrial hemp should be legally available? Yes No Don't know 13) Why? ... _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ - Contacts for Other Groups - Australian Marijuana Party/CANNABIS NEWS 1 Speewah Rd, Freedom County Kuranda, QLD (070)930326 Contact: Steve Dimitriou Australian Parliamentary Group for Drug Law Reform GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601 Ph. (06) 2050166, Fax (06)2050431 Spokesperson: Michael Moore MLA Hemp for Paper Consortium C/- Harmsens 430 Tinderbox Rd, Tinderbox Tas. 7054 Ph: (002) 292063 BIO-Logical Products PO Box 768, Potts Point NSW 2011 Fax (02) 3581332 Nimbin HEMP PO Box 177 Nimbin NSW 2480 Queensland HEMP PO Box 332, Albert St Brisbane 4002 Ph: (07) 8447499 South Australian HEMP PO Box 7013, Adelaide SA 5000 Ph. (08) 2124222, Fax: (08) 2124254 Contact: David Sag, James Dannenberg West Australian NORML PO Box 907 Morley WA 6062 Contact: Carl Turney Do you want your group advertised here? E-mail freako@suburbia.apana.org.au with your details! _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ BATHTIME for BILLY! Hey to all you pipers! There comes a time when your ganjed up Bong needs to drop it's dirty hippy facade and clean up its act! After heavy usage your bong becomes blocked and down-right dirty, and you find that pulling pipes becomes a bit lethal on your lungs. To prevent this your billy needs a regular soak and scrub. There are no hard and fast rules on how this should be done. Many people use really whacked-up cleaning products like Nappy-san, False Teeth Cleaner and even Coca- Cola. Whist I would not subject my billy to this kind of cleaning frenzy, many crazy pipers do! There are various cleaning products which will keep your billy's anatomy in smooth smoking form. To give you an idea, "Pipe Fresh" available from both "Off Ya Tree" and "Smoke Dreams". It's about $5.00 for a 250ml bottle and it's fairly awesome stuff. This along with a few bottle brushes helps keep a squeaky clean pipe. However I find water and a low foam detergent like "Down To Earth" or "Pure Velvet Soap" work just as effectively. Not only is this better for our fragile globe, but it doesn't leave a bizarre collection of chemicals you will probably inhale later. Here's a step by step guide for bathing billy:- 1. Remove the stem, Cone and Rubber Grommet. 2. Place Billy under a running tap to clean the initial shit out. 3. Place Billy in hot water and the cleaner you have chosen, let it splash around for a while, perhaps an hour. 4. Whilst Billy is soaking take time to inspect your stem and cone. Sometimes if Billy hasn't been cleaned for a while the cone, drop in or screw on, can become stuck due to stash build up. If it is a drop cone, soak it in hot water, if it's screw on you'll have to use more forceful methods, like plyers to get it unstuck. Clean the cone with a thick sewing needle and boiling water. The stem is best cleaned with pipe cleaners and hot water. After you have cleaned them make especially sure the cone is dry otherwise later it could cause the stash to get damp, and you may have trouble lighting it. 5. Billy is now clean, put it back together. I'm sure I don't need to tell you what happens next. If you're pulling pipes through a fairly blocked bong, your lungs can fuck up and smoking it can be a damn bastard. So it is worthwhile to keep your pipe in a fairly anti-crap state so that every pipe will take you to oblivion and back on a mind blowing thought wave journey. _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ CANNABIS How much do we know? How little do we know? Cannabis Sativa is a very abundant, unusually economically valuable plant, possibly a dangerous plant, certainly in many ways a mysterious plant. It has served humans long and well as a source of fibre from its stem; of oil from its seeds, of a psychedelic drug from its resin. Cannabis is one of humankind's oldest useful cultivation plants. Knowledge of it's use by our ancestors goes back at least 6000 years, and obviously people valued it:- *Archaeological hemp specimens have been found in an Egyptian site of 3000 to 4000 years of age. *Chinese tradition dates cannabis use back approximately 4800 yrs when Emperor Sheen-Nung is credited with teaching his people to cultivate the plant for fibre. *The Indian medical writings, especially the Susrita; complied before 1000 BC report therapeutic use of cannabis resin. The nature of some of the vernacular names in India, indicates its narcotic properties were appreciated in early Hindu writing. These are a small sample of findings of cannabis usage in the history of mankind. Hemp's diversity and usefulness in traditional cultures is ignored by single interest groups, as they are effected by only one aspect (say paper or tobacco) and have a one-sided view driven by greed. This wonderful plant used by some minorities is then a tool against them, by a heavy duty run amok police state. The negative way of viewing cannabis - as only a drug - has slowed the potential technological advances coming from this plant, begun by our forebears. With today's technology Cannabis Sativa has the potential to produce many useful products. Studies of cannabis and its derivatives are of great benefit and significance to humans, for reasons including it's effect on his/her life and social evolution, it's stature, it's structure, it's place, it's life as a plant. These are all important, and without a clear comprehension of them we flounder and are lost. We Mullers should look at these aspects of this weedy organism for the future of the hemp industry, for its return rather than keeping one of our oldest multi-economical plants in the dark. Raj _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ QUOTABLE QUOTES "When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty" The Plantem "To think that a man should be allowed a gun and not a drug" Alexander Trocchi. o Genesis 1:29 "...And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the Earth: to you it shall be for meat" "To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to be born, a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted" Ecclestiastes 3:1-2 "The greatest service that can be rendered to any country is to add a useful plant to its culture" Thomas Jefferson "Make the most of the Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere" George Washington. "To be Just without being mad (and the madder you get, the madder you get), to be peaceful without being stupid, to be interested without being compulsive, to be happy without being hysterical.....smoke grass!" Ken Kesey. "The two Commandments for the Molecular Age: 1. Thou shalt not alter the consciousness of thy fellow men. 2. Thou shalt not prevent thy fellow man from altering his own consciousness" Tim Leary "The lethal dose of Cannabis is a 2 kilo block dropped on your head from the twenty-fifth floor of a high-rise building" "I didn't like it and I didn't inhale and I never tried it again" Bill Clinton 1992 "Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the drug itself" Jimmy Carter, 1977 "Let's get our heads together and build a movement to end prohibition and get on with saving the world!" H.E.M.P Statistics on deaths from various drugs: "Of an estimated 25,495 Australian deaths caused by drug use in 1987, 71% were attributable to tobacco and 26% to alcohol only 323 deaths (1%) were attributable to opiates, the remainder arising from other drugs. What is even more striking is that not a single death was attributable to Cannabis use alone" (H.E.M.P - Dept. of community services and health 1989. Statistics on drug use in Australia 1989, table 49 p. 36) _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ Recipes... with Raj There are many good reasons for eating marijuana, both physiological and spiritual. Before you consider trying to eat grass, it must be thoroughly cleaned. Stems and seeds must be picked out or the pot run through a sieve several times. It is important to clean very very thoroughly since the idea is to disguise the taste and texture as much as possible. A blender can make cleaning more efficient. Whip it into powder as fine as flour. Before you add marijuana to any recipe, you should fry it a little longer. This softens it and makes it more palatable. CARROT CAKE Ingredients : 2 Cups sugar 1/2 Cup nuts 2 Cups flour 3 teaspoons soda 1/2 teaspoon of allspice 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 Cups oil 4 eggs 3 Cups grated carrot 1/2 Cup pot Directions : Combine ingredients and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes FROSTING Ingredients : 8 ounces cream cheese 1 lb. castor sugar 1 cube of butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Directions : Cream ingredients together until smooth. This makes enough for two cakes. PIZZA POT Buy a pizza base. The more stuff you put on the pizza, the better it will be. Make a sauce out of tomato paste/bolognese sauce. Add herbs, parsely, 1/2 cup of diced onion, 1/4 cup of green pepper. Simmer ingredients. Some suggestions for toppings-cheese, mushrooms capsicum, egg, tomato, pineapple, pine nuts, eggplant etc etc etc. Sprinkle the mull in between the ingredients and the tomato sauce. Use about 1/3 of a cup. Put all ingredients on except for the cheese and cook for 15 mins at approx 200 degrees celcius. Then take it out, pile on the cheese and bake for another 5-10 minutes. _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ COPING WITH A BUST In Victoria, the possession of less than 50g of pot does not incur a conviction or even a fine unless there are special circumstances. Use and cultivation are still likely to get you both, however. Obviously, the aim is to make sure there is no evidence to prove use, cultivation, or trafficking. The golden rule is, of course, SAY NOTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE TALKED TO A LAWYER. The following is some advice that is meant as a guide only, and legal advice is recommended if you are charged with anything. WHERE TO STASH IT Never keep anything in your own room, and never tell the coppers who lives in each room, who owns the house or holds the lease, or even who pays the rent. They have to prove a connection (to knowingly possess or cultivate) between you and any pot found. If they know its your room, you're gone. Similarly, if you own the house or hold the lease you may be risking a charge of permitting the place to be used for the smoking of marijuana. Stash pot, bongs and plants in communal areas of the house, and never admit to knowing it was there or that you even know what it is. WHAT TO SAY NOTHING. You are obliged to state your name and address if charged but do not have to answer any other questions, and it is advised that you don't until you've talked to a lawyer. BE CAREFUL. The Police are experts at extracting information from unwilling persons and anything you say WILL be used against you. There is no such thing as an off-the-record conversation. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? Do not identify anything as marijuana, even if it was found in your pocket. It is essential for the charge of possession that you know that the substance is marijuana (or think that it is). DO NOT ADMIT TO EVER HAVING SMOKED DOPE Use is an offence for which a confession is practically the only way a conviction can be recorded (unless you are caught in the act). Don't admit to owning a bong or even that you know what it is. ARREST AND BAIL The Police have the power to either arrest you or to report you and send a summons, once they decide to charge you with l. If you are in a situation where bail is needed then contact a lawyer immediately. They will present the best case for bail and it should be granted on more favourable conditions. SEARCH The Police have limited powers of search although in practice these seem to be very flexible. If you are not under arrest they need 1) a warrant to search you or your home, or 2) reasonable cause to suspect a breach of the marijuana laws. So always ask to see their search warrant or ask their grounds for suspecting you. Once arrested they have the power to strip search you. MISTREATMENT If you have been physically abused or have had property damaged by the Police take immediate action. Complain in detail to the most senior cop you can find and then seek legal advice. Any delay will decrease your chances of redress. Hopefully none of you will need this advice but if you do I hope it is in some way helpful. Always remember, seek legal advice if it looks like you are going to be charged with something serious, and don't answer any questions, no matter how innocent they may seem. The best way to avoid a bust of course is to get these ridiculous laws changed (thought I was going to say stop smoking didn't you, FAT CHANCE), SO GET ACTIVE. _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ Mullers Market Stall ______________________________________ : Every Thursday (& some Fridays) : : Monash University Clayton : : : : (10% Discount for Mullers Members) : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bongs, T-shirts, paraphernalia and accessories, at the cheapest prices in Melbourne ( probably Australia !! ) Open every Thursday from 8.30a.m. to 3.30p.m. _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ NEWSFLASH DRUG DEALS GO METRIC From the first of January next year, all drug deals will be categorised according to a new metric system, a key Mafia figure said yesterday. "The old ounces and pounds system was just a nightmare for our accountants. We were forever losing the three ounces left over when a kilo is split into two pounds, and the younger members of the family could never come to terms with multiples of 16, 28, 35 etc. It is time for a change." said Don Bartholemew. The new system will be as follows :- - ounces will be replaced by a new 25g bag that will probably be known as a smounce. - half-pounds and pounds will be replaced by quarter and half kilos, which will contain 10 and 20 smounces respectively. - kilos remain the same but now contain 40 smounces, instead of the confusing 2 pound, three ounces. When pressed on what would happen to the average smoker's favourite - the quarter ounce, the Don was cautious when he said that it would be replaced by a fifth of a smounce (5g), assuring that all prices would be adjusted accordingly. Tabitha _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ ENROL TO VOTE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is absolutely no excuse for not being enrolled to vote. Even those on the run can register using a friend or relatives address. Contrary to popular belief, you will not be fined for all the elections you've missed since turning 18 when you go to enrol, nor is it very likely you will ever be fined for forgetting to vote once you've registered. They do send a penalty notice, if you don't vote, but it certainly doesn't require a genius to come up with an excuse to get out of it, as the legitimacy of compulsory voting is debatable. Believe it or not, your vote does count, more so at the next election, when there will be a viable option for the smoking voter. Enrolling to vote is very simple, the form is available at every post office absolutely free of charge. The sooner the better, the only way to influence today's politicians is by threatening (in large numbers) to vote for the other side. Too many smokers (and young people in general) just don't bother to vote, the politicians know this, and ignore us. Enrol to vote and prepare to send a message to the government at the next election - Prohibition MUST END! _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ Smoother Smoke The most popular way to smoke marijuana in Australia is the water pipe. As these smoking implements have no instruction manuals, many people endure a harsh smoke when much smoother is possible. Commonly known as a bong or billy, water pipes are used to filter the smoke. Due to this filtering method there are several simple ways to enhance the pleasure of your toking: 1) Large chamber. The water in the chamber allows for filtering of the smoke. The more water, the better the filtering. 2) Shotty. This is a hole in the pipe covered while inhaling the smoke. It is then uncovered to ease the pulling of any remaining stale smoke. 3) Temperature of the water. There are two extremes for water temperature. Ice water will cool the smoke, thus making it much easier to inhale. Hot or boiling water moisturises the smoke with the vapors, smoothing out the harshness. It is not advisable to use extreme temperatures in rigid plastic water pipes as they may crack. 4) Alternative liquids. Some people like to experiment with watersubstitutes. Flavoured cordials and jellies are the most popular options. 5) Multiple chambers. This allows for even more extensive filtering. A small chamber filled with ice water, attached to a larger chamber filled with hot water has been found to be the best combination. The end product is a smoke so cool and moist that it is barely noticeable. 6) The bio-chamber. Commonly called "shot-gunning", this method involves exhaling the smoke into another personÆs mouth. The smoke is almost unnoticeable for the recipient. "Shot-gunning" can be an intimate form of cannabis use and should only be practiced between consenting individuals. 7) Don't overfill the chamber. Having the bong spit in your mouth is one of the worst experiences possible when using marijuana. Test the water level by pulling the bong with an empty cone. 8) Keep your bong clean! There's nothing worse than a smelly bong, and germs can thrive in such a moist environment. Keep it clear of resin build up, a blocked bong can be hell. It's generally best to experiment with your water pipe. Find the setup that is most comfortable and look forward to smooth tokin'! _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ WHAT WE WANT - LEGALISATION! Mullers, the time has come for ACTION! I see a number of articles in the pages of Mary Jane and Lot's Wife on WHY possession, cultivation and use of Indian Hemp should be legalised, but I think everyone who reads them already knows. The people we really need to convince are the general public. Once politicians think that they are more likely to be voted in if they support marijuana reform, they will almost certainly follow and get rid of those ridiculous laws. People who oppose marijuana legalisation often see us as 'the enemy'. For this reason, protest rallies and the like are not the way to go. The way to convince them is to present our case in a way that does not insult too much (ignorant as they are). To this end, I think we should aim for reasoned media coverage, of the sort that mis-informed people would be exposed to (ie not Mary Jane and Lot's Wife!). We should be writing letters to newspapers, from the big ones like The Age for mass coverage, and also the smaller local papers, who are more likely to print your letters! As a means for converting those opposed to marijuana for it's psychedelic effects, I would suggest emphasising the reasons for legalisation which are more related to it's commercial value. The rest of this article will summarise the main points as accurately as possible, for you people to put in your letters. o Until 1938, when it was made illegal in the United States, hemp was the principle fibre of the world. Over 5000 things were made from it, including virtually all of the world's canvas (the Dutch pronunciation of 'Cannabis'), rope, sailcloth, linen, rope, etc. ItÆs oil was used in most paints and also as a lighting fuel. o In 1938, a machine called the decorticator was invented. This machine stripped the fibrous parts of the hemp plant, eliminating the extremely labour- intensive practice of picking by hand. This looked like opening the way for hemp as a paper making material, which had previously only been used for applications where hemp's superior quality and durability were valued (including two drafts of the American Constitution). For DuPont, this process would have spelled disaster since they had just invested millions in a timber based paper-making process. To counteract this, a very high ranking official in the DuPont Chemical Company named William Hearst began a media campaign in his own chain of newspapers. He referred to hemp as marijuana, which had two effects: firstly it made the (generally racist) population associate the plant with Mexicans, known by the public by the time as an amoral, criminal group. Secondly, it had the effect of making the public think that marijuana and hemp were two different things, thus removing most of the opposition to the Marijuana Tax Act, the first step in hemp prohibition. In summary, prohibition was a result of vested interests in an environmentally inferior (more of that later) process, brought about through racist slurs and misinformation o Hemp is the world's fastest producer of biomass - 10 tons in about 120 days, over a single acre. This makes it a prime candidate for alternative energy production. It is estimated that if just 6% of the United States was planted with hemp, ALL of the country's oil and gas needs would be met. Moreover, whilst biomass fuel is burnt, releasing carbon dioxide, the carbon is originally extracted from the air by the hemp plant anyway, unlike fossil fuels. Charcoal produced from biomass processes, which would be used to substitute coal in power stations, is virtually free of other chemicals such as sulphur, which reacts in the burning process ultimately to produce acid rain. Biomass fuels are a 100% renewable resource, effectively a form of solar power. And of course, hemp is a lot cheaper to make than solar cells! o Trials before prohibition showed that hemp crops yielded on average 4.1 times the mass of paper of a field of trees of the same size, in a given period of time. In addition, a more constant supply is assured with hemp since a given plant is planted, grown and harvested in a single season, compared to trees which can take decades to reach maturity. The hemp paper-making process is also more environmentally friendly, hemp paper containing no dioxins or other toxic chemicals. o Hemp yields twice as much fibre for fabric per acre than cotton and flax. Hemp fabric is very versatile, and can be woven to be extremely strong, or extremely fine. It is believed by many to be superior to all other natural fibres. Synthetic fabrics such as polyester and rayon are made from fossil fuels, which we all know are a rapidly dwindling resource. Hemp not only preserves this resource, but helps counteract the greenhouse effect produced primarily from the burning of fossil fuels. o Marijuana could play a role as a safe nausea suppressant in a prohibition- free society. Already some physicians are recommending cannabis use to patients undergoing drug treatments such as chemo-therapy (for cancer) and AZT (for AIDS) to counteract the terrible nausea associated with them. Doctors are also suggesting marijuana to victims of muscle-spasm diseases such as glaucoma and Multiple-Sclerosis. _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ Smokin' Slang The marijuana smoking subculture has a language of it's own. Can you talk the talk? Bong, Billy: Water pipe. Brekky Bong: To smoke upon waking. Bucket Bong: Water pipe made from a bucket and plastic bottle. Bust: To be discovered and/or prosecuted as a cannabis user. Cone, Bowl: The part of the smoking implement that contains the herb. Crud Hash: Resin collected from the stem of a smoking implement. Deal: A cannabis purchase. Dope: Cannabis. Downer: Bad vibe, leader of the Liberal Party. Dry Horrors: When the mouth and throat become irritably dry. Dutch Oven, Dutchie: An enclosed area filled with cannabis smoke. Foil: A cannabis purchase wrapped in foil, 2 to 4 grams. G: A gram of cannabis. Ganja, Grass, Green: Cannabis. Half: Half an ounce. Hash: A potent form of cannabis made from the resin. Happy Herb: Cannabis. High, Stoned, Wasted: One who is inebriated from smoking cannabis. J, Joint: A cannabis cigarette. Kiff: Usually what is left after the plant has been harvested. Marijuana: Mexican slang for the potent cannabis plant. Mix: A combination of cannabis and another herb. Mull: To chop up one's cannabis for easier packing. Munchies: To become hungry while stoned, usually for snack foods. Pack: To fill the smoking implement with cannabis. Packer: One who packs cones. Pipe: A small smoking implement. Pot: Cannabis. Pull: To suck on a smoking implement. Q: A quarter ounce of cannabis. Roach: The butt of a cannabis cigarette. Score: To obtain any quantity of cannabis. Shotty: Small hole through which the stale smoke is pulled. Shot Gunning: To exhale smoke into another's mouth. Sinse: Sinsemella, potent cannabis from an unfertilized female plant. Skunk: Extremely potent strain of cannabis. Smoke: Cannabis. Stash: One's personal store of cannabis. Stoner: A person that enjoys smoking cannabis. Toke: To inhale cannabis smoke. Tripper: One who is extremely bizarre. Vibe: Feeling or mood. Vols: To become paranoid about the volume of one's voice. Wacky Weed: Cannabis. _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ SINSEMILLA TIPS The planet earth has just passed the equinox which means the days are now becoming shorter and the nights longer. A very important time in the lives of happy growers. The plants life-cycle undergoes major changes as the grower watches with patient anticipation. This is a short but concise account of the critical time for the harvesting muller. What to look for, when to pick, and how to prepare the buds; so they look great, smell delicious and smoke you into fantasy land!!! The cannabis plant regulates it's growth and flowering stages by measuring changes in the number of hours of uninterrupted darkness to determine when to flower. The plant produces a hormone (phytochrome) beginning at germination. When this chemical builds up to a critical level, the plant changes it's mode from vegetative growth to flowering. Male plants flower before the female. The male plants should be removed to stop any fertilisation occuring. A grower wants sinsemilla buds. An unfertilised plant will continue to produce new flowers. The buds get thick with the unfertilised flowers over a period of several weeks. The flowering patterns begin to change, the stigmas begin to wither and change colour. Next the ovaries begin to swell, however it's only a false pregnancy. Here the glands begin filling up with canniboids. Usually the heads will seem as though they will burst, showing the last stage of flowering. As soon as the heads show any amber shade they should be harvested, otherwise the THC will begin to degrade into two other canniboids (CBL & CBN). THC is the ingredient which is PSYCHOACTIVE!!! The other two are it's precursors, which often leave the smoker feeling disoriented, sleepy, drugged, and/or confused. The goal is to allow the plants to reach their full potential, that is to obtain the highest amount of mind blowing substance possible!!! When a bud is picked, many of it's metabolic processes continue for a while. The cell begins to convert carbohydrates back to sugars and break down some of the pigments. Chlorophyll is one of the pigments affected. Buds will appear a lighter green than when first picked. Some of the other pigments break down to give the bud a red-purple or cream colour. The crop needs to be dried slowly so that moisture remains in the cells to continue the life processes. Since all of the vegitation is contributing moisture to the air, ventilation is essential to prevent mould forming. While the plants are drying, the large leaves can be removed. It is harder and takes longer to manicure when the plants are wet. To manicure the budding area, large sun leaves present are removed. The buds should now appear almost naked, except for some single fingered leaves sticking out from between the flowers. To enhance appearance these leaves can be clipped to the circumference of the flower. Sun leaves are unsuitable for smoking, however they are useful for cooking, brewing or extracting the THC to make HASH or HASH OIL. IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CURRENT LAW TO CULTIVATE MARIJUANA IN AUSTRALIA! Marijuana prohibition was initiated because of the people who smoke it. The laws continue in effect today for those same reasons. Politicians do not like people who think for themselves, are independant and who recognise bullshit. They would prefer for each citizen to become a subject; a ward of the state, who is dependant on the government for making his/her life decisions. Gunja tends to let us develop different set perceptions, to see the world a little differently, to change not only what we think, but how we think. This is what scares the regulators. Go forth and multiply Have a MARY season Raj - Profound Member :For a more detailed outline on marijuana, refer to: CLARKE, R.C. (1981) Marijuana Botany, And/Or Press, Berkely, California _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ BUSTED! Every smoker's worst nightmare - a run in with the police. During February I had my first encounter with "The Heat" and I found it very educational. The story goes a little like this. It was 2am on a Saturday morning and I was walking down Rathdown street. That night I had gone to a friend's place for dinner and we had had a smoke. So it was that I found myself walking back to the house I was staying at, bent as a banana and generally feeling pretty groovy. I had a briefcase that contained my smoking equipment (all manner of bongs, cones, stokers, papers, toys, etc.) when I saw a police car pull over in front of me. Immediately my mind went into paranoia overload but I thought - Hey, this is cool, they just want my name and address, just be cool and everything will be cool (seriously, this is how I was thinking). Being cool, relaxed and generally "with it" I approached the car and exhanged a few greetings. The car held a policeman and policewoman who gave me a few questions; Who are you? Where do you live? Got any I.D.? Where are you going? etc. Everything was going really well until they asked "What's in the briefcase?" "Just some papers and stuff" "Can we have a look inside?" A pregnant pause followed after which I replied, "Uhh... I'll have to unlock it". "Fine" Damn! Now I was in the shit. As I fiddled with the combination I ran through the various consequences of a trip down to the station and felt pretty sorry for myself. To add a touch of drama to the situation I added a, "Da-Dah!" when the case sprung open. Soon the case was on the bonnet and I was being patted down. "Wow tense," I thought, "this is like T.V." The two officers seemed to be impressed with my collection of paraphernalia. They asked me what the going price on the street was and I said I really didn't know and spun some shit story about having friends of friends who grew. A piece of comic relief came when they found I was reading "Getting Busted". When it all boiled down I didn't have any dope (we'd smoked the last of it that night) and the police let me go. The impression I got was that they had discounted me as a harmless hippy and the fact that I wasn't carrying a knife or anything probably helped a lot. The encounter has forced me to change my attitude towards the police. I had read several texts on what to do when stopped by the police, and had actually done all the wrong things. The recommended thing to do when stopped by the police is to just not tell them anything, as is your right. In fact many of the articles encourage one not to even talk to the police. However in my situation I was courteous and didn't give them any shit. They were just two people doing their job. From this experience I have concluded that police are only dangerous if you piss them off. One must remember that the particularly belligerent police may get pissed off just because you look strange, but there you go. I recommend that you make their job easier without compromising yourself (if you are arrested everything you say will be used against you). However if you are arrested then don't say anything until you see a solicitor. If you get hassled by the police then do everything you can to avoid arrest but if you are arrested make sure you don't reveal anything you shouldn't (like anything more than your name and address) and take everything incredibly seriously. Finally remember the police are people too. They may think you're a no good pot head, but it's worth your while not to make them see you as an opponent or actually hate you. Daniel _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ :) HAPPY COOKIES :) Once upon a time in a seaside suburb far, far away, a young Druid decided to make some magic cookies for some of his friends. He firstly took some magic leaves from a special plant that only grows in cupboards with intensive lights, and chopped them up extremely finely until he had 1/2 - 1/3 cup. He then took 100g of butter and put it in a container with the chopped leaves. Being a technologically advanced pagan, he then placed this in the microwave for 2-2.5 minutes (until the butter had melted through the greenery). If a microwave was not available, he would have used the traditional method of using a saucepan of boiling water with a bowl containing the goodies sitting on top. He would then leave this for approximately 10 minutes. He then added 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Some cooking chocolate was then melted and added to the mixture, along with 2 eggs and some vanilla essence. He even decided to add some chopped nuts for a bit of variety. This magic mix was then shaped into small cookies, and ritually baked at 300 degrees F for 20-25 minutes. Other Druids partaking of these magic cookies saw bizarre visions, and some even celebrated by showing everyone the contents of their stomachs. The moral of this story... MODERATION. A lovely cake (or cup cakes) can be created by using a packet mix and adding the butter/mull mix. Cook as per directions on the box. I have personally had a great deal of success using this method. By M. Gonad _______________________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/\::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \/~ ARE YOU A CRIMINAL? In light of a recent debate concerning the possible decriminalisation of marijuana in states like Queensland, it is important to remain aware of the current drug-related offences operational in Victoria. This may not be the most entertaining read of the paper, but I felt it was crucial to explain in formal terms the legalities of what is for many, a recreational past- time. This article outlines the major offences dealing with marijuana; possession, use, cultivation, trafficking and conspiracy. It is a brief and largely simplified version of complicated legislative and common laws. It does not encompass the detailed developments in these laws, and any person charged with a drug-related offence should seek legal advice. POSSESSION According to Fitzroy Legal Service, possession is the most common offence. As determined by a High Court decision, possession is defined as 'having physical control or custody of the drug to the exclusion of others not acting with the person. The prosecution must prove knowledge by the person of the presence of the drug and an intention by the person to possess the drug." Under state law, mostly contained in the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 as amended, a person is said to be in possession of drugs which are: (1) Upon any land occupied by the person; (2) Upon any premises occupied by the person;or (3) Used, enjoyed or controlled by the person in any place whatsoever, unless the person satisfies the court to the contrary. Legally, a person is deemed to be occupying premises if he/she has control enough to exclude others, although just using a place is usually insufficient. Basically this means that if you are found occupying a place in which an illegal drug is found also, you are guilty of possession unless it can be proved otherwise - ie. if you did not know the drug was there, or if you did know, did not intend to possess it. Penalties: Penalties vary according to the quantity and the purpose of possession. The severity also depends on whether the matter is heard as a summary or indictable offence. It is common for most cases to be heard summarily in the Magistrates Court. A 'small quantity' of cannabis is fifty grams. The penalty for possessing a small quantity not related to trafficking is a $5,000 fine and/or imprisonment for three years. Paradoxically, if the matter is heard as an indictable offence, the fine is only $500 and no imprisionment, yet this would involve taking the case to a higher (and more expensive) court which Legal Aid does not cover. However, a recent amendment of section 76 of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (Vic) provides that under certain conditions, such as previous record and the defendant's character, the Magistrate must consider an adjourned good behaviour bond, which means no conviction is recorded and no penalty (except maybe a contribution to the court fund). This section indicates the willingness of the legislature to reform areas of drug laws which are considered unjustifiably severe. USE To 'use' marijuana is a summary offence, with much more lenient penalties than for the use of other drugs. 'Use' is defined under the above Act as including smoking, inhaling the fumes of, or introducing a drug into a person's body. Penalties: The penalty for using cannabis is five hundred dollars and a bond is possible. The use of other drugs (for example LSD, amphetamines) incurs a possible one year jail term and a fine of $3000. CULTIVATION It is prohibited to cultivate a narcotic plant - these plants being cannabis, opium poppy and coca plant. Under the Drugs Act, to 'cultivate' includes to - (a) Sow a seed of a narcotic plant;or (b) Plant, grow, tend, nurture or harvest a narcotic plant. The legal test for cultivation is stringent, one single act constitutes this offence, so to water a plant or to nurture one leaf is sufficient to be caught for cultivation. The only defence allowed for in the Act is where the person charged with cultivation can satisfy the court on the balance of probabilities that, having regard to all the circumstances (including his/her conduct) in which the alleged offence arose, he/she did not know or suspect and could not have reasonably been expected to have known, that the narcotic plant was a narcotic plant. Penalties: Where it can be proved that the cultivation was not intended for any purpose related to trafficking, the person is liable to a fine of not more than $2000 and/or to imprisonment for up to one year. In any other case, the fine is up to $100,000 and/or imprisonment for up to fifteen years. The major problem with being charged with the offence of cultivation is that according to the law, a person who cultivates the trafficable quantity is held, prima facie (on the surface), to be intending to deal. Thus, the onus is on the person to prove they are not guilty of dealing. The second problem is that the average mature plant generally satisfies the quantity required to be charged with trafficking. It is therefore likely that a person found guilty of cultivation will also be guilty of trafficking and possession, although a person cannot be punished twice for the same offence. The primary defence wou