Monthly Archives: November 2009

Homegrown pot threatens Mexican cartels

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Swany

CBS News: “Stiff competition from thousands of mom-and-pop marijuana farmers in the United States threatens the bottom line for powerful Mexican drug organizations in a way that decades of arrests and seizures have not, according to law enforcement officials and … Continue reading →

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Chinese knotweed

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Swany

Shanghai Daily: “ZHENG Dexun shows off a humanshaped heshouwu, or Chinese knotweed, yesterday in Langzhong in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The herb, weighing 5.8 kilograms and standing 62 centimeters high, resembles a naked child. Zheng, 63, a farmer in Datianba … Continue reading →

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