cannabisnews.com: Budding Problem Budding Problem Posted by FoM on October 04, 1999 at 07:40:23 PT By Peter Smith, Calgary Sun Source: Calgary Sun Californian cops know the most potent pot on their local drug scene comes from the basements of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.And they knew it had to happen. Growers down there are starting to emulate the experts in Calgary's drug underworld, by trying to grow their marijuana indoors in hydroponic grow operations, hoping to match the Calgary perfection.Which is where Calgary city police drug unit officers, Det. Pat Tetley, 46, and Det. Steve Walton , 42, are about to make a difference.They'll soon be travelling to Los Angeles to give presentations to a seminar of 5,000 law enforcement officers on how to detect and bust up indoor hydroponic pot operations.In the past four years , Tetley and Walton have been attending the California Narcotic Officers Association training institute -- which has been a brain-storming think-tank for drug enforcement officers for more than 30 years.Previously, the pair were learning from the experts.Now, they're returning as experts to teach others."Historically, California had to deal with outdoor marijuana growing operations, but now they're being inundated with indoor operations," said Walton.Crooks are going indoors because the cops are hitting their outdoor grows too hard."They asked us to take our expertise down to them," said Walton.Calgary's home-grown pot has turned up as far south as Arizona, where it's so potent, traffickers in the U.S. will trade 1 lb. of Calgary bud marijuana for 1 lb. of cocaine.Tetley, a 23-year veteran, and Walton, a 21-year veteran, will spend a week teaching law officers how to bust the indoor pot growing operations. Monday, October 4, 1999 Copyright © 1999, Quebecor New Media Limited Partnership. Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #5 posted by Doc-Hawk on October 05, 1999 at 17:23:59 PT: Nonsense I said it in September in a letter to the Edmonton Sun ( http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n948/a03.html ) and it's still true: "Lately, according to the prohibitionist propaganda machine, B.C. buds even trade kilo for kilo with cocaine in the U.S. Who do they think they are fooling? " WarOnSomeDrugs (Coming Someday) [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by kaptinemo on October 04, 1999 at 17:37:14 PT Urban myths: 1:1 ratios The clowns who print this trash are almost certainly aware that they are adding to the urban mythos of alligators in sewers and poodles in microwaves by saying pot is as expensive as cocaine.But their editors are too craven to tell people the truth; the narcs just might start harassing *them*, too, and they can't afford to seem 'soft' on the subject. So they take the easy way out and print drivel that insults the intelligence of anyone *with* intelligence.So much for the "Free Press". [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by military officer guy on October 04, 1999 at 17:05:37 PT: you've got to be kidding me Thomas said it all, this is a loud of fat hairy s #%.first of all, I've smoke THE best in the world and it just isn't the same as coke, totally different highs, not to mention the cost differences. Second yeah, the LA crew don't know anything about growing dope, yeah right. It blows my mind how stupid some people are. We can win this war, it'll be hard for me to fight side by side with you all, but I can vote. Don't give up. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by FoM on October 04, 1999 at 09:12:11 PT Thought It Was Interesting I thought this would stir some interest. I don't know who writes these stories other then their names. I wonder where the quality comparison tests take place! LOL! [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Thomas on October 04, 1999 at 08:52:44 PT Pound for Pound I love how easily the media spews this nonsense. As if Californians are novices at indoor grow techniques. As if any Canadian bud is worth its weight in cocaine. This is how they demonize cannabis. By making it seem that this 'kind' bud is some how akin to coke. They almost make it seem as if there are people who specialize in this sort of transaction. "Hey, this bud isn't quite up to par. I'm only going to give you .9 pounds of coke for your pound of bud." Does anyone in the media who writes about cannabis really know anything about it? [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: