Marijuana Fields in Afghanistan
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ginjawarrior
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lol yeah its the reason why europe is flooded with squidgy black i stopped buying it because a its shit and b i find it a bit perverse fund the people we're fighting against
Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants
By Reuters - Wednesday, October 11 2006
Cannabis plants prevent warfare - stand tall for peace, block tanks and guns
Canadian troops have stumbled across enemy forests of marijuanaOTTAWA - Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of 10-feet (three metre) high marijuana plants. General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defence staff, said on Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car had camouflaged their vehicle with marijuana.
"The challenge is that marijuana plants absorb energy, heat very readily. It's very difficult to penetrate with thermal devices ... and as a result you really have to be careful that the Taliban don't dodge in and out of those marijuana forests," he said in a speech in Ottawa.
"We tried burning them with white phosphorous -- it didn't work. We tried burning them with diesel -- it didn't work. The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said.
Even successful incineration had its drawbacks.
"A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those (forests) did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hillier said dryly.
One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana'."
* Actual photo caption: Around fields of corn and marijuana, armoured vehicles provide perimeter security for Canadian soldiers patrolling in and around the village of Kolk in Afghanistan's Panjwaii District, September 14, 2006. Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants. REUTERS/Canadian Forces/Sgt Lou Penney/Handout
- Article from Reuters.co.uk
Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants
By Reuters - Wednesday, October 11 2006
Cannabis plants prevent warfare - stand tall for peace, block tanks and guns
"The challenge is that marijuana plants absorb energy, heat very readily. It's very difficult to penetrate with thermal devices ... and as a result you really have to be careful that the Taliban don't dodge in and out of those marijuana forests," he said in a speech in Ottawa.
"We tried burning them with white phosphorous -- it didn't work. We tried burning them with diesel -- it didn't work. The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said.
Even successful incineration had its drawbacks.
"A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those (forests) did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hillier said dryly.
One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana'."
* Actual photo caption: Around fields of corn and marijuana, armoured vehicles provide perimeter security for Canadian soldiers patrolling in and around the village of Kolk in Afghanistan's Panjwaii District, September 14, 2006. Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants. REUTERS/Canadian Forces/Sgt Lou Penney/Handout
- Article from Reuters.co.uk
ginjawarrior
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from what i've read poppy and opium production has taken a big dive and its cannabis filling alot of the fields now
Actually before we invaded Afghanistan it only produced 5% of the worlds opium, now it provides over 85%. US troops are given specific orders to make sure the poppies are not harmed. The Taliban made opium illegal and would kill any farmer who grew it. Only since the US has invaded has the poppy production gone through the roof.
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my friend was posted out in afgan n he sead that the locals just gave him has like it was nothing he loved it out thier you know how they do MILITANT but you always got tokers i bet they token right know n u know i aint lien...
DelSlow
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So are you saying the U.S. military has their hand in the drug trade? Blasphemy!