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Introduction.............

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ChapterOne... ....... .......................5 History Of The Poppy,Opium And Heroin Usage ChapterTwo.......... WamingTo Would-BeGrowers ChapterThree The OpiumPoppy

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ChapterFour......... OverviewOf Hydroponics

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ChapterFive.......... FromSeedTo Weed

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ChapterSix..... ....... OptimalHarvestParameters

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ChapterSeven ...........67 CreationOf Medicinal And Recreationalhoducts From Exudedl,atex ChapterEi9ht........ .....................77 Dosages, Addiction,PotentialDangers ChapterNine......... Glossary

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INTRODUCTION Heroin (her'o-in) n. 1, rccreationalnarcotic that is spthesized from morphine extracted from the opium poppy; highly addictive;cortrnon street nanps include: chinawhite, H, horse,junk, skag,srnackand suicide.2, King of drugs. Casualheroinuseis not only on th upswingagaituit is now chic and quasi-sociallyacceptableto sport the lithe body, dark sunkeneyes and withdrawn posture of the corunon streetaddict. Supernndelsstnrt the catwalk with gauntfranps and heavilyshadowedeyes,afrernativerock music giants axen't giants unlesstbey have been in tbe Betty Ford Clinic at leastonce,andevenhigh-fashionrnogul Calvin Klein bombardsthe generalpopulacewith tebvision advertisenpntswhich boast sickly teenagerswho look like theyhavebeenon a week-longbender. With the influx of the cbarest smackthe Unitd States has ever seenflowing into a haff-dozenna]x port ciths, anyonewho is'coof is t"Hng a rfoleon the whe huse. The drug war has donc litth, if any damage to tb 600,00Gpoud worHwid,eheroindemand.The demandin

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3 the United Statesalonerangesfrom 20,000 to 30,000 pure pounds (average 454,000,000 initial uncut doses at 25 mg!), and showsno sign of decline. The reasonwhy smackhasbecomeAmerica's next drug "epidemic" is clear: potent, unadulteratedproduct is hitting the street, and the outdated necessityof intravenous injection hasbeeneliminated.Heroin in the '70s contained 7-l5%opure product, and it took some regular usageto become addicted. Now that supply greatly exceeds demand, streei-leveljunk can register up to 97Vopure! This level of purity allows more aestheticdly correct methods of ingestion such as smoking and snorting. Numerous users have reverted to snorting, for a dose as small as half a grirm can be lethal to a non-tolerantindividual. With the increasedpurity conrcs the increasedpotential for addiction,and no one is exempt from the psychological dependenceheroin creates. Even though estimates state that only 25-40Voof usersare physicallydependent,if you know someone who has ever gotten a good dose, you know it is clear that a profound psychological addiction can occur within secondsafter the line is gone or the tourniquet is removed.If the tolerant user attemptsto quit, he can be assuredof a prolonged (at least four months) withdrawal which will be more rnentally debilitating and painful than any form of tortue rnankind might draw from the darkestrecessesof its collective mind. With all of this said, one might wonder why anyone would even attempt to try heroin. The reason is quite simple: in the correct atmosphere,dosage and frequency, a heroin buzz is one of life's great rewards. The intense surge in creativity, euphoria, and relaxation can make the

occasionalweekenduser soar to heightsneverbeforeexperienced. Becauseof the tolerancefactor,theffiequent'thipper" will get ashigh, if not higher,thanthe most needle-tracked crusty wanderingthe back alleysof the Big Apple. If the unbelievershould debatethe massivecreativity factor of heroin, sonp notableaddictsfor the rebuttal include:enthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers),Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), I-ayne Staley (Alice in Chains), Brad Nowell (Sublfurrc),Jimi Hendrix, JanisJoplin, John Belushi and Robert Downey Jr., all creative geniusesin their own right. To digestall of the governmentand nrediapropaganda, one would think that all usersdie minutesafter their first dose.This is, as usual tafty far from the truth. Hospital recordsshow that the majority of junkies die from bogus horse, impurities used to cut the srmck, infections and malnutrition,rather than hot loads (a street term used to describe sudden,unforeseenincreasesin purity of the heroininjectedby inravenoususers). For someonewho would like to achievethis statewithout the fear of overdosing,inrpurities,or coming down, there is anothereasily attained drug that is much more pleasant(puking can be circumvented)and saferthan heroin - its grandparent,opium. This book is gearedtoward the opiate-dependent as well asthe inexperienced recreationaldrug userwho would like to havehis own stashof l$OVopure opiumlatex,nnrphine hydrochloride,or, in the caseof the chemicallyinclined, srnack.The text following the introductionwill guide the

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reader through all of the steps necessaryto maintain a year-roundcrop of hydroponicopium poppies,therebl of..iog the grower the exclusiverights to the free and pureopiateof his choice. Readthe text asif your life dependedon it (it does),especiallythe chapteron dosagesand ingestion.When your fittt ctop hasbeenharvestedandyou are experiencingthe warm opiaterush,know that you havejoined an elite club' Membersinclude: Inrd Byron, Coleridge,CharlesDickens,BelaLugosi,EdgarAllen Poe,Mary Shelly,Thomas de Quinceyand Mao 7*Jrong.You are in excellentcompany for creativity, astral-planeexploring, and higherbrain reformattingvia nreditation'Keep in consciousness mind, however,that you are riding the most majesticand horseon theplanet.Make swe that your reins unbreakable arekept tight; otherwise,it will ride you.

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OF THEPOPPY, HfSTORY

oPlut-tfrA/D HERofNUSAqE No plant in history has causedas much adversity,lry and grief as the opium poppy (Greek opos =juice). First cultivated on the shores of the Mediterranean by prehistoricman, texts regardingthis plant did not appear until the Greels praisedthe poppy 500 yearsbefore the birth of Christ. Hip'pocrateswasthe first physicianto exploreits haling abilities,and Hornersangpraisesof the poppy in his epic, the Odyssey.tThe dnrg willl 'lull all pain and anger,and bring forgetfulnessof every sorrow." Obviously,Horner chokeddown a doseor two! The opium poppy next reachedChinesernanuscriptsin 700 AD. Chineseand East Indian doctors regardedthe plant as a generalcure-all For the following 700 yearsin the east, rnan and poppy lived in relative harmony.The plant was picked for its 'lniraculous" s@ds and rarely abuseduntil a slick Chineseman in the 15th century discoveredthat if the capsulewas slicedwithin a ten-day period following the fall of the petals, a wonderful thing

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opium! This is where the easy balance happened between man and poppy dissolves. Arrpd with a powerful drug and having little access to addiction treatment information, Eastern man had unknowingly siarted the opium ball rolling towards the remaining civilized world. Two hundred years after this rnornentousoccasion, most of the East, including India and Persia, abused the opiate in the form of a recreational drink, or by sinply eating it. The stage was now set for Western man to swoop down and make a large scale comrnercial venture from the everincreasing demand. The Portuguese were the first to transport and market Indian opium to the Chinese. It was the Dutch seafarers, however, that hooked the Asians and SoutheastAsians by introducing them to smoking the raw latex. Until this point, the bad taste and slow absorption of opium into the stomach prevented profound addiction. Now that the opium could be snpked and the effects could be felt immediately, demand for the pungent black product skyrocketed. By the mid-l7th century, over 50 tons of opium were flowing into Asia by boat. Eventually, the fazz (the Ernperor Yung Chen) became concerned about the addictioq death and "shriveling of the facial features," and laid down the law on opium - total prohibition on the product, sales, and srnoking dens. This lasted about two minutes, as the Asian people had already developed a sophisticated taste for ttre sweet poppy-resin snpke. The Emperor countered this by placing tariffs on imported opiurn, hoping this would drive up the price, but to no avail; the Chinesehad to get their smoke on at any price.

InL773, the opium trade was madeglobal by the British East India Company.The British traded the Patna opium from India to the other Asians for their porcelains,silks, and spices.They used theseproducts to make a fortune in Europe and the Americas. The Chinese Emperor once again enforced the banning of opium by forbidding exportationof Chinesesilver, and the British respondedby waging two all-out wars. These two famous altercations were known as the Opium Wars. By the end of the second war (1860), therewer€ at least 10,000,000opium addicts in China, consuming80Voof.the world's opium supply. In the Western world, opium had madb itself known through numerous "snake oils" and legitimate medical remedies.Since the public self-medicatedat that tirne, the opiate strangleholdtook Europe by storm. The "Big M," or morphine, was first extractedfrom the opium latex in the early 19th century. After some"clinicall' ingestions, the chemist soon named the addictive white powder morphine, after the god of dreams, Morpheus. Morphine has always played a role in armed conflict, due to its immediate analgesic properties. During the Civil War, both the North and South grew opium poppies to treat wounded soldiers, as morphine shortages were conrmon. Seeking a non-addictive alternative to morphine, C.R. Wright first synthesizedheroin in 1874. He tested the heroin on stray dogs in his laboratory, and much to his amazenrcnt,it worked better than morphine and in much smaller doses. After killing several dogs, and s[saning up copious amounts of dog vomit, Wright stopped his research.

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Not daunted by Wright's outcomes, Tbe Bayer Corryany (yes, like the children's aspirin) turned out tbe new pain killer in bulk, advertisingit as a cure for all that ails. It cured many people (of sobriety), and imitators rusbed to meet the awesonp demand of the 'honaddictive"' reliever.The harshlifestylesalmng the lower classeswho worked in agriculturalfields accountedfor tbe rnailrity of users, as their gueling labor bd to chronic pains and rheumatoid artbritis. The redications were cheaperthan beer (and rnore powerful), and one could purcha$ea dozenor sodark bottlesfor a dime. This heydaycam to a grinding halt in the 1890s,as Arerican and European doctors' offices became increasingly ovenun by sufrering addicts and dytng children More children were dying of lethal doses of opiatesin their nostrumsthan all other tlpes of poisonings cornbined!In responseto tbe incrcasedpublic awareness, tbe Unitd States passed an act requiring medicine coryanies to cite ingredientsand their amountson tbe labels of tbeh products. This causedthe coryanies to reducethe amountsof opiatesin their remediesby up to 75%. In 1914, Congresspassed the Harrison Act, which banned the sale of narcotics without a doctor's prescription"So many doctors were dealing for profit, however,rhat the governrcnt had to stop it coryletely. So in 1923, after 400 years of hardcoreabuse,the US bannedall nucotics. This efrectivelymade all Pharmacistspushers,started tbe war on drugsandpavedthe way for the DEA The ban also created a market for underworld dntg dealers,

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smugglersand of courss, the Italian Mafia. Such seedy characterstook advantageof the high demandto make fortunesby smugglingheroininto the US. After the SecondWorld War, the crinp familieswere so scatteredthat the imports into the US fell to new lows. Add to this the fact that antidrug propagandawas rampant,and it is easyto seewhy Arneric4 at that point, had its lowest opiate addiction percentageever. The numbershad droppedfrom arounda quarter of a million before 1923,to only 20,000after the war. A few yearsafter the war, a syntheticheroin substitute was createdfor recovery.In 1964, Doctors Dole and Nyswander discovered the chemical forrnula that was supposedto cure the addict. It boasteda lower intensity high that had a longer plateau,and was not detrinrentalto the user's well-being. This drug, unfortunately,hooked everyonewho cane acrossit, and many now had two addictions:heroinAND methadone! Never fear, the pandemiclove for opiates is neverendingand thereis little chancefor a cornpletecure, save for abstinence.This is backedby the fact that in the '70s, heroin addiction had surpassedits all-tfure high and the numberof addictsnumberednearlyhalf a million. The numberof addictsin the US now is estimatedto be between 500-700,000, with 95,000 in retbadone treatmenL Obviously, this plant and its by-productscan make a penon feel pretty good. If the profound addictioncreated by opiatescan survive, die and regenemteover a 1,000' year period, it would seemthat humansare genetically

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predisposedto be hooked. Can it be that man evolved with the poppy, never to be seParated?

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Examples of hybridization in an open garden. Notice shade and patterning differences.

The opium poppy is in a legal class by itself when it conrcsto propagation.In sonreareasof the United States, it is treated as a normally occurring noxious weed, and no trouble would result if it appearedto be growing wild in a backyard garden. In sonp areas,however, all steps must be taken to eradicatethe poppy, lest the hapless,unknowing landowner fall under the heel of local and state goverffnent. The smart ihing to do would be to write your local council or agriculture agency and ask for a list of banned plants and weeds, and take it from there. If you live in a rural area with plenty of farmers and rednecks, you could probably plant the poppies in your front yard amidst similarly sized weeds and no one would never even suspectthat they were a psychotropicspecies.Poppiesare legal to grow in most of Europe, including England, but Canada's government does not tolerate it at all - yet. Speciesof poppy that are semilegal to grow in the US: Papaverargemone,bracteaturn, dubiunL hybridiurL orientale, pilosun, radicaturn, rhoeas, spicatum and walpolei. These are known as field poppies and are much smaller and yield considerably less potent gum (if any) than the

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more famous Indochinese, Persian, Turkish and Yugoslavic somniferumvarieties. The best way to get around this legal snafu is to grow the little devils insidewhere pryrng eyescan't see,but with this tactic comes a much more serious offense and punishment:conspiracyto manufacturemorphine,a Schedule II narcotic. If you are foolish enough to get caught with a basenrent-fu[ be prepared to do a life sentencewithout parole, as the fuzz will more than likely slap a narcotics trafficking charge on you. For this reasorL it is best to grow a small"year-roundcrop than take the chanceon one hugehaul. If the goverilnent createsa stink in your nose, and you are pro-anarchy,growing poppies is probably not the best way to give Uncle Sam the bird. Growing marijuana or mush,roomswould be a better deal should you get caught. To give you an idea of how serious the punishnrentsare for Papaver somniferum propagation, take a look at some of the punishmentswhen caught in North America. This is what the Canadian Pharmacy I-egislation has to say about getting caught with the "dreaded poppy" (this applies only to the somniferum species): R.S.,c. N-1, s. 5. 6.(1) Cultivation of opium poppy or marihuana.- No person shall cultivate opium poppy or nurihuana except under the authority of, and in accordancewith, a license issued to the person under the regulations.

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13 (2) Offense and punishnrcnt.- Every person who contravenessubsection(l) is guilty of an indictableoffenseandliableto inprisonmentfor a term not exceeding sevenyears. (3) Destructionof plant.- The Minister may causeto be destroyedany growing plant of opium poppy or marihuanacultivatedotherwisethan under authorityof and in accordancewith a licenseissuedunderthe regolations. Uprooted plants and sevenyears in a Canadianprison may soundbad, but it's nothing conpared to the punishrrcnt rEted out for growing enough plants to prove a 'qtrafficking"charge.Traffickinglegallynreansto rnanufacture, se[ give, administer,transport,send deliver or distribute Papaver somnifemm or its constituent phenanthrene(activenarcotics)alkaloids. R.S.,1985,c. 27 (1stSupp.),s. 197. a. (1) Tratrcking. - No personshall traffic in a narcotic or any substance representedor held out by the person to be a narcotic. (2) Possession for purposeof trafficking. - No person shall have in his possessionany narcotic for the purposeof traffrcking.

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(3) Offenseand punishment.- Every personwho (l) or (2) is guiltyof an indictsubsection contravenes ableoffenceandliableto be imprisonedfor life.

P+"t-vl'tt^z*Afu q*ruL"e Olp;u,rrPotDlp;,lllt" Tk U4^;fu4fiafa, The United States lawmaking bodies have, of course, handeddown their versionof the opium poppy law (note: poppy seeds,unlike marijuanaseeds,are legal). This convoluted and multi-faceted passageis the FederalInclusion list for Schedule II drugs as it pertains to the Papaver somniferum: listed in ScheduleII. (a) The drugs and other substances this section, by whatever official name, common or usualname,chemicalname,or brand namedesignated, are included in ScheduleII. (b) Substances.(Vegetable origin or chemical synthesis.) Unless specificallyexcepted,any of the following substances,except those listed in other schedules, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substancesof vegetableorigin, or independently by meansof chemical synthesis,or by combination of extractionand chemical synthesis: (1) Opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate, excluding apormorphine, dextrorphan, nalbuphine, nalmefene,

naloxone,and naltrexone,and their respectivesalts, but includingthefollowing: (i) Raw opium;(ii) opiumextracts;(iii) opiumfluid; (iv) powderedopium; (v) granulatedopium; (vi) tinctureof opium;(vii) codeine;(viii) ethylrnorphine; (ix) etorphinehydrochloride;(x) hydrocodone;(xi) hydromorphone;(xii) rnetopon; (xiii) morphine; (xiv) oxycodone;(xv) oxynnrphone;and (xvi) thebaine. (2) Any salt,isorner,derivative,or preparationthereof that is chemicallyequivalentor identical with any of the substances (b) (1) of this referredto in subsection section,but not includingthe isoquinolinealkaloidsof opium. (3) Opiumpoppyandpoppystraw. (4-5)Concerningcocaine. (6) Concentrate ofpoppy strawCfhecrudeextractof poppy straw in either liquid, solid, or powder form which contains the phenanthrenealkaloids of the opiumpoppy.) As you may alreadyknow, the United Stateshas much more stringent drug laws than Canada.If a grower is caught cultivating or extracting the latex from opium poppies,he will more than likely be chargedwith conspiracy to traffic morphine.Trafficking a ScheduleII narcotic carriesa n&styminimumof three yearsfor a first offense. If the grower has a prior drug-relatedconviction in this arena,10 years.The third convictionwould fall under the

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"habitualoffendet'' statuteand the grower would spenda minimumof 15yearsto life in prison. If the wily grower wereto extractthe opiumanddiscard the seedcapsulesbeforebeing caught,the offensewould be lessenedto possession(if no puriffing chemicalsor glasswarewere uncovered).The thing to do to lessenthe chancesfor a harsherpenalty would be: harvestand extract latex from the poppies, throw away ALL leaves, podsandstemsandthenbuy your purifying chemicals. The charges,should you be caught with the purified opiates,arebasedon a marijuana-weightconversiontable.

of the raw opiur4 the arnountof product that was refined would be +10 grams.As you can see,the United States hascorryensatedfsl this power increaseby increasingthe marijuanaconversionby tenfold. The punishmentwould be ttte sarre for 4-10 gramsof morphineHCI as 4G100 gramsof raw opium. Possession of heroinis probablythe worst dnrg offense one might imagire. If the cbemicallyinclinod grower arnped the morphineup to diacetylnnrphine, the penaltiesif caught are staggering:4-10 gramsof pure heroin would get the first offenderat leastten months.If the drug warrior is caughtwith the upperlimit, he canexpectto ponder life in an institution for aroundtwo years.This is far too much tinrc, considering4-10 grarnsof heroin could only bring $80G2,000if sold. Obviously,the best idea is not to get caught! No one thinks they will anyway, so it is suggestedthat only a rnodestgardenbe grown Don't do the crire if you can't do the time. (Seechartat the endof the chapter.) Below is a tabb which will clue the potential grower in asto the severitythe US Governrnentputs on the poppy's constitrrentopioids.

OPilil.+4aa;4aana (bxnbt* Accordingto the USCA,Title 18 ChapterI toZ: I gmmof raw opium = 50 gramsof marijuana I gmmof morphine= 500 gramsof marijuana 1 garn of heroin= I kilogram of marijuana For a first offensewhereone gramof opium wasseized, the possessorcould face anywherefrom probationto six rrcnths in custody. This is the least offense, and the chancethat the hone grower would possessthis srnall arnountis slirn If you grow a decentgardenof poppies' your yield could be 40-100 gramsof raw opiurn The pmistrmentfor being caught with this anrcunt(first offense)' rangesfrom six to 16months. Supposingthat the opium was purified to nnrphine hydrochloride,the weight would be lesseneddue to the renpval of plant acids.Sincernorphireis a tenth the weight

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penaltiesfor possession,except for marijuana,which now has legitimateusesthanls to California'sArticle 215. ScheduleII Narcotics: Usuallyavailableonly by non-refillableprescriptionor tfure-delay prescriptions. Abuse potential - high. Suchdrugs are amphetamines, cocaine,rnorphineand nethadone.Close records are kept about dispensers and users,and pharmaciesusuallykeep thesegoodies locked in a sensitizedfloor safeto preventdrug fiend holdups. ScheduleIII Narcotics: Availableby refillableprescription.Abusepotentialrnoderate.Suchdrugs are watered-downversionsof strongerdrugslike Tylenol with codeine,Phenobarbital and Vicodin. Only hard-up narcotic addicts and desperateburn-outsabusetheseweakchemicals.

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THEOPIUHPOPPY PA44kaLW The opium poppy (Papaversomniferum),alsoknown as the White PoppyandMawseed,is an erect,annualrosette plant that glows nearlyworldwide from SoutheastAsia to Europeand the Anrericas.It is a long-dayplant; that is, it will flower most efficiently when the photoperiod(total daylight hours) is between15 and 16 hours. This photoperiod, combinedwith indigenoushabitat,puts the poppy in the winter annualclass of plants. It ttrives in cooler weather,and is often plantedin late summerin the northern hemisphere.It has the exact opposite flowering scheduleas marijuan4 which flowers fastest when the photoperiodis lessthan 13hours. Unlike marijuanaand most other narcotic plants, the opium poppy is responsiveto the critical photoperiodas early as two weeks after ernergence.It variesin flowerpetal color from pale white (rnostpotent) to red and purple (wild strains).Its statureis alsowildly variant,ranging from a two- to six-feetmainstalk with six to 12 minor offshoots.Its seedpo4 or capsule,which perchesatop a ring

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on the main stalk, varies from hemisphericalto ovoid, depressedor non-depressedand delineatedto smooth. This pod can range in size from egg to orange-sizedand its top is crowned with a group of star-shapedstigma rays. The tiny kidney-shapedseedswithin the green pod can be colored white (most desirable)to dark puple.

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q4Du:"^een/,il.a+" Life cycle (from germinationto senescence)varies with strain and location from six to sevenmonths - a few of the papaverswill even grow all year. Since the poppy is a classic weed, it can thrive in a variety of soils; sandy to moist and rich as long as the plant isn't killed by frost and is kept watered. Intense sunlight is also preferred, as this Large Turkishvariery.

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factor directly contributesto the plant's overall size and pot€ncy. The poppy's opium gum yield is relatedto the plant's sizeas well, so strive to find the largesthytrid straiq as it will producethe largestseedpods.Also, the longer a Particular plant takes to flower, the larger the seedcapsule will eventuallybe. Suchinforrnationis usefulwben estab lishinga desiredinbredline. Contradictoryto old popular belief, lower tetrperature doesnot havean effect on the flowering tire of poppies. It does,however,positivelyefrect ttrc potencyof the exuded latex. This widely held fact conrcsfrom the knowledgethat npst otber rosette plants' flowering cycbs are by ryriods of cold lessthan50" F. enhanced

entsinclude:morphirrc,codeine,codamine,nrtopon, rulrceine,narcotine,papaverine,thebaine,rhoeadine,and npconic and sulfuric acids.The meconicacid is usedin toxicology and drug screeningto determinethe presenceof opiatealkaloids,specificallymorphine. Sonreother non-narcoticchemicalscontainedin the latex are: albumin,calcium salts, caoutchouc,magnesiun; mucilageand sugar.Tlpse agentsact as bindersand make up the gum asthe waterin the latex evaporates.

CAar'*aL CoNfifuril Dtring the last stagesof flowering, the opium poppy will drop its petalsandproducea millcy-whitelatex within the lactiferous vessel system of tbe egg-like capsule's outer wall for a period of no longer than ten days.If allowedto maturepastthis tirne,the seedpod will changeto yellow, then b,rown,and the peak harvesttime will have passed.Oncethe capsuleis pierced,or slice4 tightly along its bngitude (over a perid of four to sevenduyt), tbe latex will ooz€ out and hanlen into opium, a psychoactive substancethat contains nunrerous narcotic cbemicals. Theseeftaloids, which arc bound to 'flant acids," make up 6 ?n% of tbe weight of the uffiPe seedpod. Sore of tbe better known and rcre powerfirl twodozen constitu-

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26 The seed capsule is not the only source for the latex' When the main stern, branches or leaves have been severed, latex will weep from the slice. This latex is not as potent as pod latex, but there is no use in wasting any! To collect this low-grade opiate, snrcar a cigarette with the cut end of the branch or leaf.

Starnd&^r ah"l, Weab^ana As powerfula plantasthepoppyappea$to be in nature Frostanddry andcontent,it is not withoutits weaknesses. weatherare the plant's worst enemies,yet it does prefer cold nights (50'D and rather warm (85" F) days.Too much rain or constantdew formation can causethe plant to succumbto a fungal attack (dampingoff) and nrin the pod color andpotencY. Becauseof its odd stature,the poppyis top-heavyand can be stem-bentand broken by a gust of npdium-speed wind. This is especiallytrue when flowering, as the seed capsuleis large. As you will soondiscover,papaversdo not take well to so a modifiedgerminationtechniqueis beingtransplianted, calledfor. If the transplantsare conductedin an improper rruulner,the poPpy will repay the grower with stunted yields. growthandless-than-bountiful The strengthsof the poppy are uncorlmon for an alkaloid-producing psychotropic plant- Poppies can be stomped into the ground when they are sprouts and plantlets,and it only makesthem grow faster and larger! The wild versions(red to purple and spotted strains)are

but stompingthe Impeespecially resistantto punishment, rial White, PersianWhite and Hens and Chickenshybrid varietiesprobablyisn't a good ide4 sincefine imported seedscanrun as high as $8.00per gram.Most other papaver seedsbought from magazinesourcesare 509 per $am.

Ba.r/;^e a^"/" Varr;d+ Patnerl Unlike marijuana,it is very easyto inbreedthe papaver somniferumto achievethe desiredplant characteristics. An inbredline (IBL) hybrid will not expressgeneticdrift and lose potency or vigor, no rnatter how many times the poppy is bred to its cousins.This is excellentfor all those breedersout therewho would try andbreakthe ITVoalkaloid level in the mostpowerfulnaturallyoccurringstains. Strainvarietiesdiffer greatlywhenit comesto potency and yield. When tested,poppiesfrom Yugoslaviaappear to be the most potent (due to harshclimateconditions), with up to a lTVoalkaloidcontent.Runners-up from Asian and Middle-Easternsourceshave only half the amountof alkaloids,sochooseimportedstrainswisely.

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OF OVERV/IEW HyDROPONICS Hydroponicsarcn't new at all The HangingGardensof Babylonwerehydroponb.So were tbp floating gardensof ancientChinaand thc royal garde,nsof tbe Aztecs,Egle tiens and Mayans. Tbese technobgy defcbnt cutures nanaged to gtow without soil, and so catr tbe hore grcwerof today! B€ing hirly cost prohibitive and dangerousto buy and otbr assorted through the meil, hydroponb syst€,ms equipmentarc not easilyacquiredby tbc av€ragegrcwer without arousingsuqplion How can ore grcw opiates indoorswitbout spendinga forture or risk beingcaughtby the infra rgd devilsin tbe skf Easy.By nnlcingorc's own systemandlight barrbrst For thc prbe of an ource of fire marijuane orr can build a homc syst€mthat will wort with minimqlupkeep,and will enabbtbe growerto realize a year-roundhuvest Sorc thingswillhave to be bougbt,zuchas a TDS rcter and pH test kit. Most gnrw storescarry tbese,and if the grower doesn't rct suspbiouswhen hying tbem, no onewillbe the wis€r.

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Nutrient concentrationis the amountof primarychemipresentin the watersolutionin a hycals(macronutrients) droponicsystem.The basicchemicalsneededfor anyplant are describedas the N-P-K percentage. The N-P-K numbers are often found on the front label of gardening amendments. The N, or nitrogen, is the most important chemical neededfor the vegetativestageof plant growth.Nitrogen regulatesprotein uptakeand is heavilyinvolvedin chlorophyll (plant pigmen$ synthesis.Nitrogen is also responsible for leaf and stemgrowth. Nitrogen addsto the overall healthand vigor of the poppyplant.A shortageof nitrogen is diagnosedas yellowing leavesand a generalslow downor halt in growth. The P, or phosphorus,providesa deviceby which energy is transferredin the plant. It is also the chemicalthat is responsiblefor diseaseresistance,seedand fruit formation, and strong root growth. Phosphorusuptakepeaks during the budding and flowering stages.A shortageof phosphorus causesdark greenleaves,stuntedgrowth,and a reddeningof stemsand leaf junctions. As with other primary nutrient deficiencies,lower leavesare the first to be affected. The K or potassium(potash),is neededto facilitatethe rrovement of food within the poppy plant. It also helps $owth by aiding cell division. Potash regulatesthe arnount of chlorophyll in the foliage and controls the

leaves'breathingapparatus(stomata),in order to use the availablelight andcarbondioxidemoreefficiently. Along with the prirnarynutrients,there are also secondarynutrients.Theyarecalledsecondarynutrientsbecause they are not neededin the amountsthat N-P-K are. These secondarynutrientsare: Calcium(Ca), Magnesium(Mg) and Sulfur (S). Theseelenpnts are inportant in chlorophyll synthesisandsoil detoxification. In additionto prinraryandsecondarynutrients,thereare trace elerpnts (micronutrients)to account for. These chemicalsare only neededin minuteamounts.Thesetrace elernentscommonlyusedby plantsare: Boron (B), Chlo(Mn), Morine (Cl), Copper(Cu), Iron (Fe),Manganese (7n). As with any other chemibbdenum(Mo) and 7-nc cal, too high of a concentrationof trace elenpntsin a solution can be detrinpntal to a poppy's health.If a grower decidesto add micronutrients,it is suggestedthat he only dosesonceperharvest. The pH level of the nutrientsolutionis as important to the plant's well-being as nutrient concentration.Poppy plantsaren't as sensitiveto pH as someplants, but there remainsan idealrengeof 6.5-6.8.V/ithin this range,the poppy can rnost effectively assimilatethe nutrients and waterof the solution. An acidic(or low pH) bindsthe nutrientsin the solution to acid saltsandpreventsroot absorption.An alkaline(or high pH) harmsplantsby buildingup toxic saltsand roots from absorbingwater. Always test pH after mixing nutrients with water. pH kits are readily available in pool stol€s,hydroponicgrow storesand better gardeningoutlets. pH can be brought into line by using commercially

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includethe availablepH up andpH down. Honp rerne-dies aspirin soor a crushed additionof distilled white vinegar lution to lower pH; baking sodaor dilute lye solution to raisethe pH. pH shouldneverbe altereddrasticallywhen the plants are young, as they are sensitiveand will suffer shock. In discussinghydroponicgrow systemsfor the poppy, we will start with the smallestand simplestand work our systems. way to the enorrnousand corrylicatedsp:rce-age Before construction,thereare a few constantsfor the hydroponic poppy garden that beginnersmust familiarize themselveswith.

(TDS, or total dissolved solids, is a measureof salt shength within the solution. It is similar to tbe salinity mea$[e in oceanwater.)

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F ........65-75" of nutrientsolution Temperature (If the terperaturegoesabove75oF, the roots will cook. If the terryeraturegoesbelow 65" F, the roots will have somerouble absorbingnutrientsdueto root shock.) TDS of nutrientsolution.....

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F day,50' F night Atnospherict€mperahue.................75o (NighafuF terperatures of 50oF havebeenshownto in6ease the potency of the final opium resin Since the poppy is indigenousto very cold, arid regions,one would only be doing naturc a favor by mimicking the flower's naturaltemperaturerange.) min, 65%max ............25% RelativeHumidity.. (Humidity below 25% maydehydratethe plant, sustained bvels above65% will clog tbe breathingapparatusof the cold-weather,arid plants, causingthem to gaspfor frresh air.) stagemax2U2U?-O Fertilizermix N-P-K ..........vegetative floweringstagemax lG'35-10 (No morethanonescoopper two gallons) With thesestandardsin min4 we cannow take a look at sorlE coflunon,aod not-so-cornmon,hydroponicsysterns. Chooseaccordingly,becauseonce you commit, it is pur duty as a grower to be Mother Nature.Tbe more comPlicatedthe sptem of your choice,the moreof a motberit is to naintain! Eventhough),oumight be tenpted to nrsh out and buy a shitloadof higb-techequiprent, resistthis urge untillou get tbe hnngof growingwith your own seE-builtuoit. This

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way, if your thumbis not as greenas you would like, the equipmentwon't be a lossif you havea garagesale.

AggregateCulturc Before we can go into the different tlpes of aggregate growing systerns,we must first explorethe differenttypes of aggregategrowing mediumsand the pros and cons of each.As with other systems,pick the one which is bestfor your growing needs.As you will see,sonp of the aggregate mediumsare strangeat best,but whenit conrestime to harvest,you won't give one thought to what the plants aregrowingin!

T,1po4 S,rd.lr,.l,t Paa aa"l eols 4 EarI" There are three tlpes of hydroponiccultrue that one could use for poppy gardening:SandCulttlre, Aggregate Culture,andInorganicExperinrentalCulture.Revieweach carefullyand choosethe one that is most suited to )lour lifestyteandlevel of gardeningexperience. SandCulture Sandculture is a npthod by which cleanedsandis used for the growingnredium-It is easyonceyou get the gtstof it, but canget out of handquickly oncethe grower turns a watctrful eye away from tbe system-Sand is about tbe cheapestthing in the world (exceptfor advice),andmakes for a unique style of gardening. Fluids drain quickly ttrough it andarecapturedin a reservoirbelow the plants. It is nearly impossibleto overwateror overfertilizeusing sandas a growth npdiunr. On the other hand,a sandsystemcan alsobe a poPpygrower's worst nightmare,for the sandis not asforgiving as soil whennot wateredregularly. Let two things stick in your mind when dealingwith sand culture systerns:a grower can kill tbe poppiesby using a strongfertilizer solution,and the grower cankill the pop piesby forgettingto water frequentlyenough.It is bestto eurploya recirculatings)Btemand rnrnitor tbe TDS and pH daily.

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Broken Bricks Broken bits of brich if scrubbedthoroughlyand broken into small enough pieces,can make a cheap aggregate nedium. If they are not cleanedthoroughly,chemicalsthat are usedto help the bricksconreout of their moldscleanly canleachinto the nutrientsolutionandkill your poppies. The bricks must be brokeninto bits no larger than two fingers' width. Any larger and the surfacearea used to catch and hold nutrients, oxygen and water would be greatly diminished.Also, when the shardsare too htg", theycancut into the stemsandroots whenthe containeris moved. Bricks are only good for onegrow cycle,asthey tendto breakdown in water. KeeppH checkeddaily when using bricks, becausemineralsare leachedfrom the bricks that canalter waterhardness(high TDS andpH).

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CatLitter gilDrl) Most people think that cat litter is only good for one thing. At a recent horticultue exposition,I saw a uun gowing strawberriesfrom a garbagebag filld with cat natureof oil litter. Tdk aboutcheap!The super-absorbent dry allows the gardenerto water less frequently,but this doesnot rpan it is suitablefor beginners.If you overrilater or overfertilizewith cat litter as yoru subotratgit can't be leachedout. What goesinto the redium staysin tbe npdium! Try using a 5U50 sand/catlitter mixture. This will be a muchmore forgiving plantingmix for the novicegardener.

microscopb porcs to form on tbe exterior of the balls. Thesetiny hobs mp the nutrient mixture and oxygen in the perfectcombinationWater rushingover the clay pelbts is mademore turbulentby the pores and is aerated, like a nrshing$trearnSincethe raw materialthat makesup thesepelbts is bakedclan water solutionsthat passover will retaintheir pH balarce.BrandnatrEsof clay pellctsto look fon Golite, Cirorocks,Gronoxand Hydroton.

Centrul HcatlAb Filton You heardit herefirst! With a hydroponicgrow s)tstem, all the plants need is sorewhere for their roots to take ten or twelve filters from a cenbold. By srnash-stacking (clean ores!) and eryloying a constanttoP tral ah unit drip inigation sptem, you can have a no-fail hydroponic system.If the wetrbingisn't tigbt enough to place pregerminatedseedlingscomfortably,place a layer of fibergilassor cotton tbneelayersdown andplant tbe seedlingon top of that. ExpandalClay BaIIs Rapidly becomingpopular armng marijuanagrowers, expandedclay ballsarethe rext bestthing to slicedbread! Clay balls can be uscdin any hydroponicsptem because of tbeir sirryb makeup.They are mlded and then fired in a furnaoeat exherely high teryeratures (2,000oF!) to make tbem porous.The intensebeat causesthousandsof

Gravel (Pca) Gravelis the perfectmediumfor tbe hydroponicnovbe. It is'easy to fin{ cheapif you have to buy it, inert, fast drainingand easyto keep clean Peagravel drainsso fast that it bas to be combinedwith sandto slow the nutrient mixture. The gravel-sandnixtut€ works spergistically in that the sandkoepsthe water fromnrshing though unused and the gravel preventstbe sandfrom becomingsodd€n and st4gnant.The gravel-sandratio shouHbe around5:3, on how fre the sad is. If usingthis r€cipe,be sur€to mix veryevenly,as alopsided conceirtrationgadient could spell disasterfor yotr plants.Evenwith the correct mixture, this urdium will baveto be wateredseveral tires per day. This rneansthat an automatedcolbction andwateringsystemmustbe eryloyd unlesstbe grower haslots of sparetime. Perlite Perlite is a very usefulgrowing medium,being extraordinarily light when dry and having t high wat€r retention rate (up to 3Wo).It is mde by superheatingvobanic rock past its relting point. This causesthe rock to elEand and

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38 shatter,baving thousandsof flakes of porous material Perlite has the odd characteristicof being able to abso$ water, but not nutrients.This is good for your plants in that the nutrientsax€not boun4 as in soil Although perlite canbeusedby itself, its cost canbe prohibitive,so mix with sand50150%.Thereare two differenttlpes of perlite on tbe market;the redfum grade(3 mm in diareter), and the fine grade.The npdium gradeshouldbe used as the fine is bettersuitedfor cloning.Usecautionwhenopening a bag of perlite.Fine dust particlescausedfrom vibrations during strippingcan enter your lungs and eyesand cause irritation" While nbt toxic, itchy lungs suck! To deal with the cloud of irritating dust, opena smallhole in the top of the bag andpour in sonp water. This keepsthe dust from flying into tlre atnolphere. Rockwool Rochnool is a rclatively new growing medium (est. 'E2). It is made by pouring a mixture of liquid basalt, linpstore andsilicaonto a spinningcylinder.Tbesernolten elernentsstrike tlp wheeland are flung far from the heat, wbere they are collected as fibrous strands.This is the sarneprocedureby which fiberglassinsulationis fornpd. The strandsare then sprayedwith an adhesiveand mlded into blocls, cubesor slabs,andthenoven-cured. This cheap,light materialhasa veryhigh waterretention rate (up to 80%), makingit very easyfor tbe amateurgardener to drown the roots. Rockwool is best suited for slow, topdrip intermittent-flowirrigation due to its water absorptionabilities.Tbe bestthing aboutrockrvool is that it allowsplantsto be transplantd andre-transplanted from

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39 one growing vesselto another.A grower can germinate seedsin one-inchplugs, transferall the good starts into two-inch cubesfor further growttu and finally placethem into four-inchblocts on a four-foot slab.Whenemploying a topfeed system,a slick of blue-greenalgaewill form on the blocksandeventuallyon the slab.Thereis no causefor alafin, this is surply nature'sway of saYrng,'Everything is working fine!" The algaeis beneficialto your pop'pies;it providesdissolvedoxygento their roots and removescarbon dioxide from the nutrient mixture. Your plants will thankyou for it! Rockrvoolmust be handledvery carefullywhen dry becauseof its glassy,fibrous naturc. If you do get a rockwool splinter, alleviateit by running water over the irritated area.This will causethe splinterto softenand come out. A problemnpst new rockwool usersencounteris that whenit first getswet, it froths yellow! To avoid introducing this harmlessfoam into your hydroponicsptern, prewash all rockrrool with tap water prior to use. Another minor problemwith rockwool; its pH can be as high as 9! Be sureto addpH down to your nutrientmixtureuntil the pH nurnbersfall into line in the nrnoff water. Sonreexcellent brand narps of rockrnoot Cultilene, Grodan and Hortiwool. Seashells(Crushed) Cnrshedseashellsare an uncorilnon, but worthwhile, npdium to usein a hydroponicsptem- Whencnrstredfine enough (similar to saltwater aquarium substrate), and mixedwith perlite, seashellscan add mineralslike calcium

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andmagnesiumto tbe nutrientmixture.Not only are these ninerals important for the plants' metabolisrn,tbey are alsoexcellentpH bufrers.Cnrshedcoral and dolomitecan alsobe usedasbuffersin hydroponicsystems.This tlpe of aggregatecanbe found at any saltwateraquariumshop.If you alreadyhave a systemin use, and you would like to add theseanpndrnentsto the mix, just throw a coupleof handfulsinto the reservoir.

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Volcanic Rock(Lava Rock) Nature's best for an ebband-flow system!Thesebrickred porous rocks can be found at rnany garden stores, nurseriesand retail stores.They are inert, non-toxic, cannot becornewaterloggedor rot, hold the perfect arnount of air and nutrientsin their pores,and best of all - they can be usedindefinitely!The only drawbackfor volcanic rocks is that if you chooseto createa large garden,it will weigh a ton! However, for a smallersysten, it can't be beat.

This chart demonstrateswhich aggregateis best suited No additivessuch as for a particular hydroponicsysteno" standon its own must redium sandare included,so each properties. The tpes of systernsto grow opiumpoppbs are as follows: topdrip, which seesthe plants receiving constant drops of nutrient solutbn from above the root line; ebb andflow, which seestbe plants' roots floodedand drained with nutrient solution at intervals;ad wick' in which the plantsare in a containerfilbd with a redium that will act

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as a capillary agent, drawing nutrient solution from a lower reservoirthroughcloth wicks. For the amateurgrower, a wick systemis the absolute best,requiringlittle attentionand still producingexcellent results.

30Vowater andTUVoair! Comparethis to rockwool's 807o water and 20Vo air, and one can clearly see that it would be nearly impossible to overwater plants using foam slabs as a npdiurn The only adjustnrcnt that would have to be made using foam slabs is the feeding schedule.Due to the high flow-through nature of the slabs,feedings would have to be much more frequent, even constant.

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lrcryt*WeA,h,4. Polyuretlune SlabM ethod The polyurethane(or PU) slab npthod is the newest crazn,to conp out of the Netherlands.The slabs,which can be found at any carpetingor warehouse-t)?egardening store, are used in topdrip systemsin the place of rockwool The advantagesare quite clear: foam slabsare pH neutraf rockwool can raise your pH; foam slabsare not irritating to the skin and lungs, rockwool posesthe sanp healththreatas asbestos;foam slabsare reusableindefinitely(they offer a ten-yearguaranteeon horticultural slabs),rockwool bneaksdown after a season;and,possibly the best reasonto use foam slabs over rockwool, is its water retention property. Polyurethaneslabs hold only

Light Systems After weeding through the nunrcrous hydroponic systems and picking the one which is right for your situation, you have one more important choice to make to complete the unit; a light source. The most important (and expensive) decision you have as a guerrilla gardener must be made.Although we havecheapskatedour way through the hydroponic systernslabynnth, we cannot scrimp one bit on light choice. The two types of lights that are acceptablefor growing poppies are fluorescent tubes (which are the best choice) and high-intensity dischargelamps. Fluorescents Fluorescent lights are a great alternative for someone who wants to grow, but can't afford the heat output of the high-intensity discharge lamps due to confined grow space.Fluorescent or tube lights are filled with inert gases, mercury vapor and phosphor. When the current is passed through the tube via ballast, the chemicals are excited and emit a glow. Most of the heat that is emitted by a fluorescent system is by the ballast. If you choose tubes and heat is a problern, ask the light store attendant about a rernote ballast. They cost more, but the crop will be worth it!

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Fluorescenttubes fall under thre power categories: standard,HO (high output), and VHO (very high output). The standardtubesusuallycolnurte 10 watts per foot of length.The HO tubesconsunefive or six tirrBs the wattage, and the VHOs can consunrcas much energy as a high-intensitydischargelary. Tbe ballastsare tbe same for the standardand HO, but difrer for tbe increasedvoltageneedsof the VHOs. The bestfull-spectrumtubesto useare the HO T-10's. They are made by Vita-Lite and produce a whopping 2,750lurpns per four-foot tube (non-twisted).A lumenis a standardunit for rreasuringlight flow. One lumen is €qual to the amountof light that ore candlewould produceon one squarefoot of surfaceonefoot away.The Tl0's are guaranteedto match 9l% of the sun's color spectrumandlast \&0 hours(five yean). Always useelectronicballastswben they can be found. They arequite costly,but are well worth it in the long run. Ebctronic ballastsare silent, extendtube life up to 30%, reduceluren depreciationby l0%, makeHO tubesburn 4O%brighter, and use only 62% of the power a normal bdlastwould.

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McbI EaIilIcs Metal halideswenediscoveredfor horticuhuralpurposes by, of all peopb, tree-trimrremin the suburbsof large citbs! When tbese citbs replrced standard incandescent sheetlarys with HID retal halides,the tee trimmersno-

ticed that they were doing twice asmuchwork' Turns out that thesenew nptal halide lanps were keepingthe trees bathedin light all night and they were getting a doubledaylight photoperiod! fne t,OOOwattnptal halidestandsfar abovethe rest of the pack, producing 110,000lunrens!For a few dollars ,*ri, you qrn buy superhalidesthat produce 117,00G' 125,000.The best singlebulb on the marketis the Agrosun HO halide. Ttrese color-correctedhalides not only have the blue spectrumthat the other halidesare known for, they alsohavereds that maximizefruiting (especially in marijuana).These enhancedspectnrmbulbs nrake all other singlebulb systernsobsolete.Theycost a little lmre' but you get what YouPaYfor. fitr run nptal halide lanp produceslight by passing voltage through halide gaseswithin a quartz arc tube'They-mustbe usedin the position stampedon the baseof the bulb (HOR horizontal'VER vertical' I'JNW universal), so it is suggestedthat a lary be bought with a universal with baving stanping.This rerpn"s the hasslesassociated to positiona bulb a sPecificwaY. If you live in an areathat has frequentpower outages' this may not be the best bulb for you, becausethere is a five minuterestriketinp after a MH is shut off due to internal gas cooling. Each consecutiveoutage will' like bumpsto a hot bulb, shortenthe life of the bulb' ff, zu sorre strangereason you need to remve the bulb, wait until it bas cooled ofr coryletely. The beat causesthe baseto expandand it couH break offin yow band.Superhot glassfragmentsin your handcould crary yo* ttyt"t Also, if the bulb ever bneaks(if a droplet of

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waterwereto hit it), turn it offwithout lookingat it. Even though it might still be operating,UV radiation will be leakingout of it. High-PressureSodiumLamps High-pressuresodium lanps have been a favorite of guenilla marijuanagrowersfor years.You have probably seenthem on top of light poles illuminatingdark parking lots in industrial areas.This heavy-dutyusageatteststo their remarkablelight output; one l0Gwatt bulb can produce140,000lumens! This is equivalentto 3,500standard fluorescenttubes! Therearetwo sizesof high-pressuresodiumlights asfar as the closet gardeneris concerned:the 400-watt and the king 1,00Gwatt.If you decideto buy oneof theseelectric stars,splurgeandbuy the l.,00Gwatt.It illuminatesbetter, reducesharvesttinp and increasesthe vigor in all photosyntheticcreatures! The HFS lanps work by sendinga current through vaporized mercuryand sodiumin an arc tube. The sodium glows a rich yellow that is high in the red-orange-yellow spectrunlmimickingthe fall sun. The HPS canbe positionedin anydirection"unlike some of the metal halides. The ballast for a 1,00Gwatt unit weighs60 pounds,so be sureto get one that hasa remote ballastunlessyou want your ceiling to cavein at someinopportunemoment. High-pressuresodiumbulbshavethe longestdurationof any high-intensitylight. Used for Vl lroun per day, the HPSwill burn for ?r4,0Uhours.

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As you may alreadyknow, the Man has conputeizpd systemsthat enable him to catch the unwary guerrilla grower. After you read this and put these npthods of "hide andseek"into action,you will no longerbeunwary! Thermal and W detection stemsfrom the advent of HID lights comrnonlyfound in indoor gardens.The thermaf or heat-seeking,radar uscs super-cooledgasesto detect abnormalheat emanatingfrom a source.The W scannerenploys a filter, suchas a butterfly has,to detect abnorrnallyhigh amountsof the normallyunseenultraviolet radiation. Fluorescentlights are exerpt from these tlpes of scans.Keepthis in mind whenplanningyour system. How can we keep the fuzz at bay with his supersophisticate4hieh-dolar light finders?Easy:with a little commonsense.Theseforms of radiationare just like any other in that they can be contained.Preventingthe pigs from peepingis the least expensiveand the nrost stressrcducingthing you cando beforesettingup. To be 100%surethat the copscan't detectyour lighting systemfrom the great outdoors, follow these no-brainer steps. Placea couple of black sheetsover each window that the grow room might be locatedin. This step is for your nosy neighbors.Next, place a blanket or quilt over the plastic sheets.Make sure that this corryletely covers the wholewindow. It shouldbe at leastfour incheslargerthan

the window all around. If you can get a black or white blanket, all the better! The quilt is to absorb (or reflect, in the caseof the white one) any stray radiation that makes it past our heat barriers. If you don't live in a big city with millions of dollars to spend on black helicopters and all that garbage, you can probably stop here and be safe. If the city you live in hasheavy air traffic, read on! Take severalslabsof styrofoam and make a solid wall of them the size of your window by taping them together with duct tape. Tape the plate of styrofoam to the wall around the window. DO NOT nail the plate to the wa[ as this would give radiation a way to escape.The styrofoam could shift as the nails tear into it creating an unseen breach. The styrofoam serves as a heat insulator againsl infrared detection, and serves as a physical barrier against all W waves. Finally, take a couple of sheetsof aluminum foil or mylar and cover the window completely, shiny side toward you. This will be the primary reflector and barrier for all wavelengths. When done, shine your brightest and hottest lamps directly on the window from the inside. Go outside at dark and see if you can see anything coming through the window, and put your hand on the glassto test for heat. More than likely, the job is done. Your total cost may be as little as $5.00 for this barrier that the police have paid $1.5 million to break. The funny thing is, they can't! Score: Clever gardener-2,Silly cops-0. Sorry, Mr. Policeman,no doughnut! If, after you have set up and your opium poppy garden stops flourishing, use this nutrient deficiency/overload

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checklist to cross-referencethe problem with cure. Most physical signs of distress can be cured by simple npans (change nutrient solution concentration,alter room temperature, pH, TDS, etc.). This list is very basic, and the avid grower may want to buy a more complete how-to hydroponicsystemdiagnosismanual.

horne-grown stones,he will re*oguzn imnrediately that the benefitsof a superior gardenfar outweigh the initial costs. Keep in mind these products are ONLY for the most serious and experiencedguerrilla gardener. When inquiring about these products, don't act strange or make any referencesas to what they are for. If you are asked what tlpe of garden you have, tell them a flower garden. DON'T pay for the items with a check or credit card, as these types of stores have been busted by the DEA and their salesrecords used to gain accessto illegal gardens.

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Chmate Controllcn As a cold-weather plant, the poppy could benefit greatly from a climate controller. These electronic units contrin a pre-set thermostat that activates an air conditioner or exhaust blower when atnnspheric conditions start creeping into the hot zone. Therc is also another type that regulates humidity as well Ideal mountain-like growing conditions can be duplicated with this type of s)rstern Price: $l2G

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CO2Systems Carbondioxideemittersor generatorsare a heaven-sent for the guerrillagrower. CO2gas increasesplant size and speedsgrowth up to 100%. A carbon dioxide emitter works by usinga tank of conpressedgas (easyto find), and a generatorproducesgas by burning liquid propane fueLThe emitteris the only systemwhichis plausiblefor a poppy garden,as the generator tends to create excess heat. Price:$160withouttankrental.

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Dght Balanccrc Light balancersare a must for a large indoor garden. The light is affixed to a moving chain on a rail and the rroverrcnt imitatesthe east-westsun cycle. Light balancers also keep equal amountsof light on eachpart of the garden,sonrcthingnot possiblewith a single-fixedlight systen A largerindoor gardencanbe realizedwithout the excesscosts of electricity bills and of providing an extra light. Price:$11G300. high-intensity

rays. This kills all of the bacteria (in solution) and viruses to which nutrient rich water eventually gives rise. The poppies will be less susceptible to air and waterborne disease,and this will buy the professionalgrower sonrepeace of mind. Price:$50-150.

Liquid Nutrionts Liquid nutrientsare a boon for all hydroponicenthusiasts.Most of them are all-natural,addingan organictaste to your opium insteadof a ctremicaltastedue to the presence of inorganic fertilizen in the comnon hydroponic nutrient solution. Sonp of these fertilizers even contain helpfulbacteriaculturesand naturallyoccuning horrrones to boost the plant's growth and overall yield. Price: $2550 per gallon. Protein Skimmercand Ultraviolet SteriHzen For the hardcorehydroponicgrower with thousandsof dollan of psychotropicplants on the line, thesetwo devices are necessarywhen the guenilla grower makes a living by sellinghis greenwat€s. Protein skimmerswork by rennving all organic waste from the reservohby foam fractionalizationThe d resuft is a super-cleannutrient solutionthat will las bnger therebypromotingvigorouspoppies. benveensfuanges, Ultraviolet sterilizersare placedin-line in a recirculating systemand work by radiatingthe passingwater with W

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FROI' SEEDTO WEED The first thing the guerrillapoppy gtower needsto acquire is a good supplyof poppy seeds.Surprisingly,you can get some high-germinationrate seedsat your local grocery store in the spice aisle. Dependingon freshness and the sourcefrom which they were exported,gtrocerystore seedscan be a cost-effectivealternativeto overpricedmail orderseeds. If you havethe moneyand would like somereally powerfut hyfuid seedsthat would producehugelatex-steaming rnonsterpoppies,there is an excellentsource for rnailorder somnifenrmseedsin Canada For $27.00 they will send you five grams(5000 seeds)of fresh poppy seeds takenfrom giant plarrtsin ASoa Turkey! They also guarantee a rearly lW% gerrrination successrate! Contact themaf [email protected], or write themat: Iznir Oil & SpiceCompany P.O.Box 316GangesStn. SaltspringIslan4 B.C. V8K2V9 Canada

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For a better deal, but of unknown origin and germination rate, there are a few seed dealers to be found in the classifieds n High Times. They sell the Papaver somniferum seedsfor about $15.00per ounce.

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Obviously,the best deal is at the grocery store. A 35 gram bottle of McCormick Brand Poppy Seed contains roughly 35,000 seedsand goes for $4.00! Most of the growersthat I know usetheseexclusivelyand claim a 759OVosucrnssrate. During my research,I germinateda total of 500 grocerystoreseedsand found that, surprisingly, $U9OVo of themwereviableandgerminatedvigorously!

Germinatingpoppy seedsis a very simple task that leavesthe grower with limitlessoptions. Sincethe poppy is not too keen on being transplanted,the glower must attemptto germinatethe seedsdirectly in the hydroponic system (quite difficult unless using a wick system),or germinatein a transferablemedium such as peat pots, polyurethaneslabsor rockwool. After choosing your hydroponic and lighting systern, and nrakingsurc that the hydroponicsptem doesn't leak after a couple days of usage,stick hundredsof the tiny seedsan eighth- to a quarter-inchdeep into the chosen

mediunr, water heavily, and place in a sunny window. Germinationfor the Poppy is alnpst immediate(three to four days), with the seedlingsbecomingleggy two days Make sure the nrediumstaln moist, not after enrcrgerrce. soggy,and don't fertilize at this point. Ttrc poppy's root systemconsistsonly of a tap and a coupleof micro-hairs, so anynitrogenwould burn andkill your plants. Whenthe seedlingsshow a secondset of leaves(at five to ten cm), the baby poppiesare ready to transplantinto the hydroponicsysternUse a weaknutrient solution(257o of recomnpndedamount)combinedwith a splashof B-12 and Rootoneat first, and keep fluorescentslG24 inches directly over the s),sterL High-intensitydischargelanps require more distance(30-36 inches),as super-hot bulb cancook the tenderseedlings.A good gauge temperatures for distarrceis the handtest. Placeyour barehandover the seedlingsandrmve the light systemup anddown until the heat from ttre lary no longer burns your hand after 30 seconds.Set the light timer on a scheduleof 12 hours ontt} hours off. During the off-cycle, no stray light can enterthe grow arca,so makesurethat whenthe lights go off, th plants are bathed in conplete darkne.ssfor 12 hours. True to their classification,the poppieswill grow like weedsunderthc correct light and nutrient conditions.After the plantsbreakpastthe ten cm barrier' changethe dilute nutrientsohrtionandreplacewith a haf-stnengthdosage(no rmre tban250-350TDS aboveyour water solids). This ircrerrental ircreasewill easetbe poppiesinto major growth mde without shockingtbe bn out of them with a full nutrientload all at ore. Tbe gradualircreasealso at

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lows beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria to form and mass in the mediaof the hydroponic system. As the plants grow, raise the lights accordingly. If fluorescentsare being employed, they may be allowed to come within six to ten inches of the fast-growing poppies. No provisions for metal halides can be made at this point, due to the fact that opium poppies suffer in hot conditions. If you have a metal halide in your grow roorn, it will rnore than likely raise room temperature 15-20 degrees.Remedy this situation quickly by keeping a wall-unit air conditioner aimed at the plants. Remember that the maximum daylight temperaturefor the poppiesis 75'F.

changedevery ten days to two weeks. Also, watch for signsof nutrientoverloador deficiency,asthis canhappen at anytime afterthe nutrientsolutionis at full strength. Light systemtimer should now be bumpedup to 13 hourson/I1 hoursoff.

TA;**a* The painfultask of thinningthe weakfrom the strongis at hand.By the tinrethe largestplantsarc 20 cm, a noticeable vigor gradient will have appearedas plants with weakergeneticslean over and tend to be stunted.Take a pair of sharp scissorsand weed out the smallerplants, leavingonly groups(4-6) of largeonesspacedsix to nine inchesapart. To cope with the pain of losing so manyplants, make tea as describedin Chapter7, if you have enoughthinnings. Changehalf-strengthnutrient solution and replace it with full-strength.By now, the poppieswill be usedto the fertiltzer and will experienceanother spurt of growth. From this point on" the nutrient solution will need to be checked daily for pH and total dissolved solids and

Srr,il.n- Rg,l"d,@4- T;''r,a Specificsystemsrequire specificnutrient solution feeding tinresto be programmedinto the electronictimer that controlsthe system'ssolutionpump.Below is a timing list for the most plausiblehydroponicsystems.Not included are the wick systems,as they are self-regulatingvia moisture gradient. nm€ or/off

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60 After the plantshavereached12inches,cull the weakest from eachgroup, leavingonly the singlestrongestplants six to nineinchesapart.Changethe nutrientsolutionfrom one high in nitrogento one high in phosphorusand raise light scheduleto 14hourson/10houn off.

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Once the critical photoperiod has been bneached,tlrc rernainingpoppieswill prepareto go into full flowering rnode.Whenthe poppiesare 28-30 inchestall (aroundthe fourth or fifth month), turn on tbe light and leave the plantsin the fake sunshinefor 72 burs. Monitor the pop pies' room tenperatureclosely during this stage,as high heatcan ruin all of the care that you haveput into thern After the thnee-dayperid, start tbe lights back on a 16 hours on/8 hours off schedule,which is the oPtirnalphotoperiodto induceflowering in thesomniferumspecies. This play with the lights mimicsthe onsetof spring,with ever-increasinglight hours. Ttre plants will reqpondby producingflowers rapidly to manufacturetheir seedsbefore the burningheatof "sumtrtf,'"arrives.Oncetbe flowers start to fill out, you can reduceth light cycle to 15 hours onlg hours off. This slows tbe flower production" allowingtirre for largerflowers (capsules)to fornu This is orrc of the best reasonsto grow poppiesindoors(besides not beingarrcsted).With a variablelight cycle,the grower cancontrolhow largeandhow fast his poppiesgow.

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There are three deciding factors when preparing to harvestopium from the seedpods: petal dropping, capsule color and firmness. When the opium poppy nears senescence(death) by dropping its flower petals, the time is nearing for latex gathering. When half of the petals have fallen and the capsule'scolor is a pale green, start gently squeezingthe capsuledaily. When the walls of the seed pod fill with the liquid, they will start to firrn By the time the last petals have dropped, the seed pod should be the perfect color and firmness. If it is not firm yet, it is probably still manufacturing latex and needs a few more days to collect and build up wall pressue within the capsule. Collection ternperaturehas always been debated anrong poppy growers. Some growers swear that morning (coldest) collections are the best, and sorne live by the noon (hottest) collection rule. My personal experience is

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that there is no right or wrong time of the day for collection, but there is an optimal time for opium potency. The cool morning temperatures allow the latex to ooze without having to struggle against the evaporating heat of midday, but it has been my experience that when the latex is collected in the heat, a protective fikn (like the skin on old Jell-O) dries on and protects the flowing resin. This keeps the opium fresh (12-137o moisture content) and maintains maximum constituent potency. It is also how opium as been collected in India for a thousand years, so who can argueagainstits effectiveness? At 7 a.rn, no more than three days after all of the petals have dropped, bend the main stalk over so that the opium seedcapsuletouches the ground. This will causeall mobile fluids contained within the plant matter to move dowr; increasing poppy head pressure,and thereby, firmness. Be sure to allow the largest plant to mature and die, because this will be your seed stock for the next crop. l-arge, high-yielding plants come from the best seeds, so don't give in to temptationand slice the biggestpods. By noon, the lowered heads will have firmed and you can now take the first of four opium harvests.Take a new razor blade and make several shallow incisions, tightly together, along the capsules' longitudinal planes from bottom to top. Only harvest a quarter of the poppy's latex per day, as it will continue to give a harvest for four consecutivedays. The latex will flow freely IF your cuts were not too deep. If they were too deep, the latex will spill into the seed hollow and be hell to collect. Allow the latex to dry on the capsules' surfacesuntil it becomesbrown and tarry, then scrape off with a butter knife and place in the

refrigeratorin an airtight container.Continuethis process until you havetakenall the latex from the plants,at which tirnethe smartguerrillagrower will disassemble down and hide the hydroponic and light systerns,and discard all vegetativematter (thoroughlychopped)in a public trash receptacle.To get a second flower crop from your hydroponicsystern,cut the usedseedpodsoff wherethe stalk attachesto another branch. This will cause new flowersto form (if you arelucky). You can also boil the chopped and spent capsules, flowers, leavesand stemsto mrudmizeyour yield. This concoction will make a much more powerful tea than plantlet thinnings. Knead the dried opium into a single gum ball and weigh it for researchhistory. Also, kneading the opium distributes the variant constituents into a homogenous,narcoticmixturewhich is easierto store and transportthan flakesor grains.This ball of opiates,now rr-ady for abusageor refining, will remain fresh much longerthanthe averagegrowercanresistsmokingit.

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If you have realized an excellentharvestand want to continueto grow poppies,you cantakethis wholeprocess a stepfurther by selectingand breedingyour own private stock. To breedor inbreedpoppiesindoors,wait until the flowers have fornpd and brush the flowers with a small paintbrush.This takes the place of insect fertilization, which probablywon't happenindoors.Allow the plant to rnatureand die, then smashthe dried headto pick out the nunprous seeds.Seedsplacedin fihn containerswith a

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ernalt;*'r,t 4 ab IBL For the most seriousopium lover, an inbred line (IBL) to havingan inbredline The advantages canbe established. are obvious: constant high-performingyields, increased diseaseresistance,narcotic profile blend of choice and identicalmaturities.Someinbred lines have alreadybeen establishedfor the opium poppy (Inperial Whites), but you cancreateyour own familiarblendafter a bit of opium smokingandsamplingfrom variousvarieties. To start an inbredline with poppies(it would only rnake senseto do it with weakervarieties),breedthe strongest and largestplants (rarents, or Pls) and use the resulting seedsto breed with another large, constant vegetative plant that is directly related to the Pl. A constant vegetativepoppycanbe obtaineduntil the seedsare rcady by keepingthe ptant on a 12 hour on/12 hour off light schedulewith a steadyatrnosphedctemperature. Cloningmaybe an option for the experiencedgrower in establistringan excellentinbredline. Siryly cut peripheral branchesfrom the poppy of your choice and root them in rooting hornpne-soakedrockntoolcubesundera moisture lid. When the clonesextribit roots in two to four weeks, place them in your hydroponicsystemand rnaturetbem normally. When the flowering stage starts, breed the clones togetber. Since the clones bave tbe sarr exact genetic code, the grower will end up with seodsthat carry the traits of the clore donor. This can causemrtations wbbh may house desirableor undesirabletraits, so if, whc'n inbreedingby cloneor otherwise,you get a mnster popPy

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Once you have taken the poppy harvest and have a reaff supplyof opium later; the,stageis set for refining andcreatingnur'rous medicinalandiecreationalconcocl tions andderivatives.Thereare a slew of dnrgsone could tfo" from raw opiur4 but the onesmost gardeners(and drug usen) are concernedwith are morphineand heroin Thesearethe opiateheavyhitters. If a gardenerhasa decentlevel of basicchemistrytraining, be can supporthimselffinanciallyby sellingtn" p*ified productsto acquaintances. When,"fioiog, -A*"y, ,"t up, cook and finish in the shortestamountoi tir* possible. Dawdlingandprocrastinationleaveyou wide open to a conspiracycharge.

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R.la lp+ Ilo^. Rdi.w';64 ITIEYER:leavethe lab while in progress,smokewhile 'tooking," aoswerthe door while cooking, buy chemistry glassware,tell anyonewhat you ate up to, cook underthe influenceof any drug, refine heroin if you are not chemically inclined,buy the chemicalswith a credit card, show your real identification,cook in rnetal kitchenware,use nrtal utensils,refine heroinover an open flanrc in an unventilatedspace,cook when you have warrantsoutstanding, cook when sonpore knows you grow poppies,nrn with scissors,cook if anyof your friendshaveoutstanding warrants,take your chemicalsstraight to the lab, drive yotr own car to the chemicalsupplyhouse,buy aceticanhydride,or spill aceticanhydrideon younelf. ALWAYS: cook conpletely at one interval, destroy glasswareand chemicalcontainemafter cooking, discard poppy capsulesbeforeset-up,stealchemicalsand supplies when possible,use a fake identification"use friend's car, searchpurctmsedchemicalsand glasswarefor tracersbefore returniqgto lab, drive aroundtown beforereturning to lab, keeppoppy cultivation secret,use adequateventilation whsarefiningheroiq havea fire extinguisherhandy, cleanand desEoyglasswareafter cooking, follow refining proceduresto tbe letter, look both ways before crossing the road, and concealthe refined substancein an area a narcotics-sniffingdogcannotreach.

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Eiaad;o+" 4 Ho4qA;aaHA What you will needfor every 10 gramsraw opium: water 500 ml demineralized 60 gnms calciumchloride ammonia 200 ml concentraled 4 coffeefilters The removalof the basic constituentof raw opium is relatively easy and can be done without purchasingany expensivechemicals.Even the chemicallychallengedcan oUt"in a decent supply of morphinefrom three to four Papaversornnifenrms.This refining dozen average-sized processis not worth the trouble if a small gardenis harvested;the theoreticalyield of morphineis aroundl0%oof' the weightof the raw latex. Add 1G'30gams opium latex (dry) to a liter of demineralizedwater (availablein grocery storeson the bottled water aisle) and slowly raise the terryerature (approximately l70o-190'F) while stirring,until the latex conpletely dissolves.Removefrom heat and add enough lime fertilizer (calciumchloride)so that the plants' organic This milky top layer of the matterfalls out of suspension. solutioncontainsthedissolvedmorphinehydrociloride' Briskly stir the liquid and pour the solution through a coffee filter. Discardfilter and placethe solution back on the heat until it reaches170o-190'F. Wben the solution beginsto steam,add concentratedannnonia(antrydrousis noi nocessary)until cr5rutalsstop forming. White crystals will fall out of solutionandcanbe collectedby pouringthe

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70 solutionthrougha secondcoffee filter and allowing them to dry overnight.The crptals shouldbe chop@ fine and are usableat this point. Snortingwould be the preferable administrationroute here, as inexperiencedcooks could fuck somebodyup if impurities remain and tbey get inirted. On the other hand,if the gardeneris a chemist,the fluS crystals can be dissolved in distilled water and banged.Keepin mindthat most usersconplain that intravenousinjection of morphineHCI causesunpleasanttingling sensations.See Dosage Chart (CtrapterEight) for adrninistrationartounts.

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Cookingheroinalsorequiresa larger gardenof poppies due to the multiple stepsinvolvedin its refinement.Each consecutivestepwill reducethe actualyrelda little more, so a gardenof 60+ poppiesis calledfor- Don't fret, as I have'tiends" who havegrown 400 plantsin a singlebedroom! Whatis neededfor every 10gramsof morphineHCI: 15gramsof aceticacid 50 gramssodiumcarbonate 200 ml water 50 gramsactivatedcarbon 200ml chloroform 200ml ethyl alcohol 200ml muriaticacid 200ml ethyl ether 4 coffeefilters StepNumberI Add equal amountsof morphineand acetic anhydride andbring the tenperatureto 185' F. Use cautionif you don't live in a rural area,as aceticacid is what gives the if the chem"smell" to vinegar,and is closeto unbearable ist is not cooking in a barn or other well-ventilatedarea. Onekeepsthe temperatureconstantand stirs periodically for a period of no less than six hours. At this point, the chemisthasbondedthe acid to the opiateto form a crude heroin(diacetylmorPhine).

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Step Number 2 The product is mixed vigorously with water and chloroform (l:l rvater:chloroform)and drainedoff. This extracts any unreactedproducts or impurities. Pour off the waterchloroform mixture and add sodium carbonateto the heroin solution. This will cause heroin crystals to form and fall out of the solution. Step Number 3 Filter the solution through a couple of coffee filters to collect the heroin crystals.Dry the crystals overnight and then add them to a portion of alcohol and activated charcoal chips. Shakevigorously for a couple of minutes and filter chips through coffee filter. Evaporate alcohol off with a low heat.The product remainingis known as Nunr ber 3 Heroin. It can be usedin this form or further purified to 99Voin stepnumber4. StepNumber 4 This step takes the heroin and turns it into super-potent, super-purecrystals.The purity will vary, but even an average chemist can realize a product that is 75Vo pure! The dangersof acetic anhydride are mild compared to the precipitator in this case:ether. Dissolve heroin crystalsin a portion of alcohol and add simultaneously: muriatic (HCl) acid and ethyl ether. This will precipitate the Number 4 Heroin. Filter the crystals as in the previous step and spreadthem on a glass plate. position a standard40-watt light bulb 16 inches above the plate and allow to dry overnight. When the crystals are dry and crunchy, they can be used accordingly. CAUTION!

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73 Number 4 Heroin can kill in low dosesin the intolerant individual SeeDosageChart (ChapterEight) for administrationamounts. Laudanum The cure-allandbe-allof the 19th century,l,audanumis easily preparedand does cure nuny ailnpnts. Maladies dicongestion, curedinclude:generalaches,nervousness, arrhea and dysphoria.Due to its alcohol content, the opium is takenup quickerthan if eatenby itself. It is very pleasurableto abuse,evenmorethanopium alone. The ingredientsare srmpleandeasyto conrcby; distilled water and the clear, high-proof alcohol of your choice (clearrum l5l, vodk4 pure grain alcohol,etc.). [,audanum also has the prestigeto be able to be cookedin the kitchen without the normal safety constraints.Also, no chemicalskills areneededto whip up this old favorite. In a cleanPyrexpot, combinetwo fluid ouncesof water and two fluid ouncesof alcohol Add 1-2 ouncesof raw opiumand slowly raisettre temperaturewhile stirring until the opium completelydissolves.Removefrom heat and pour into a dark glasscontainer;keep out of sunlight.It storeswell and will cure syrptoms you didn't evenknow youhad! Anodyne Anodpe is an old brand of British topical anesthetic which sports an opium active ingredient.This liniment is good for bruises,muscle soreness,ilint pains, strains, sprainsandtears.

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Anodyne is very srmple to make; combine one bottle of Laudanum and an equal bottle of soap liniment or skin lotion. Apply salve to affected area; the alcohol is evaporated by the skin temperature, and the opium osmoses (slowly, but very effectively) through the skin. Opium Tea If you have managedto get away with having a large garden,you will have poundsof trimmings from removing less vigorous plants. What to do with them? Make a potent narcotic tea! Studieshave shown that thesetrimmings contain high percentagesof alkaloids. Just because the poppies are 10 centinpters tall doesn't mean that they don't pack a major punch. If the youngstersare healthy, they will contain close to I mg of opiates per gram of dried trimmings! So, if you have a pound of trimmings, you will have nearly half a gram of alkaloids (five or six glasses). Boil each pound of dried trimmings in two quarts of water until the water has been reduced in volunp to one quart. Strain the mix through a coffee filter, add six tea bags and a lemon, sliced thin. Makes five moderate doses of foul-tasting elixir. If effects are not noticed within an hour, boil remaining tea until the volume is reduced further and bry again. This recipe can (and should) also be used with the harvested seed capsules, chopped flower petals, leaves and stems. This makes for a very strong alkaloid brew. The only drawback is that this solution will not store very long, so you should use it within a week of brewing.

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Seed Tea If you get impatient waiting for your capsulesto ripen, there is a recipe that allows the grower to experiencethe alkaloid "trip" without sacrificingplants. The seedsof the poppy (most varieties)contain the samealkaloids,savefor morphine,as the matureplant, only in minule amounts. To benefitfrom this knowledge,the grower would need to acquire 9-10 35 gram bottles of poppy seed from the local supermarket(steal thenr, or it will run you $36-50). While you are there, steal a half-dozenlemons.Empty the bottles into a large glass container and cover the seeds with the lemonjuice. Allow to soak for at least 15 minutes and then add somehot (185'F) water and allow to soak another 15 minutes. Strain out the seedstlrough a coffee filter and boil the remaining liquid until it takes on the appearanceof syrup. Choke down the synrp and find somewhere safe to vegetate for about five hours. The alkaloids in the brew will hit the user in about an hour and will keep the opiatehead tripping for three to four more, depending on the freshnessand strain of the seeds. Other Assofted Opiates Many other opiates can be synthesizedusing morphine as a base.If the grower is also a real chemist and has access to a labratory he can manufacture dntgs up to nine times as powerful as morphine! Such a drug would be invaluable on the street. The profit potential for such a potent dmg would be phenonrcnal due to the minuscule amount neededby an addict. To rnanufacture such a face-

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DOSfrqES, ADDICTION, POTENTffiL DnNqERS Although the nrediawould haveus believethat heroinis the most powerful narcoticon the planet,this is far from the truth. There arc at bast three prescriptiondrugs (not too comrpn) that, when abused,can be rnore dangerous thansmack. Below is a clnrt that shows how much of a specific opiate inlrtion it takesintramuscularlyto equalthe painkilling propertiesof 130mg codeine.As you can see,heroin is the fourth one down on the list. This rnay seemlike a nrde bunchof chemicalsuntil you realizethat 60 mg of nicotinewill kill a grownman!

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The table above is for a non-abuse situation; postsurgery, cancer and nerve-damaged patients usually get these types of drugs. If recreational effects are desired, these amounts could increase at least tenfold. Furthermore, the majority of these chemicals would be 'toldshaken" (a term referring to the opiate pilt being dropped into the syringe, filled with water, shakenand injected into a vein) insteadof injectedinto the muscle. The reason that heroin and other opiates are not as commonly eaten for recreation is that the liver destroys the majority of the active ingredients. This calls for the opiateeater to consunre much larger amounts to surpassthis ob stacle. Below is a chart that shows the marked increasein dosage for eaters to equal 200 mg of orally ingested codeine.

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It is very easy to see that heroin and morphine are not good choicesfor eating! Eating 60 mg of heroin wastes55 mg! This nrans that the liver destroys 92Vo of the total dosage. The gtower would be wasting his time eating heroin if produced from poppies, unlesshe had a garden the size of a football field.

lq,f.n rcrtor.+ Oue/^or. lllaarr^;6* Mainliningheroinis a very risky businesswhenit conres from the street. When true fatal overdosesire reported, they are usuallybecauseof the 'tut" found in street-level smack. Such comnnn allergy-producingcuts are baby laxative, baking soda, lactose,procaine,table sugar, and quinine. alkaloid derivedfrom the Quinine,a non-phenanthrene opium poppy, is a streetadulterantusedto make the addict believethe heroinis morepotent.It appearsandtastes identicalto heroin"but can causeheart failure becauseof its powerful vasodilatationproperties.The rnajorityof true overdosedeathsareattributedto this opiate. NEVER consunr alcohol or barbiturateswhen using any opiate. Studieshaveshowna numberof overdosefaof thesethree downers talities occurredwhenthe s)4nergy carneinto play. All of thesedrugs can causerespiratory depressionseparately,but when combined,the user can experiencelung failure or can drown as his lungsbecome filled wittr fluid (pulmonaryedema). Another mysterysurroundingthe overdosesof known addictsis attributedto atmosphere.Addicts who normally

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take 1-2 grams per day in the sarneenvironrnentdie when their doses remain the same, but they change their surroundings. Surroundings can even refer to different people, weather conditions, music or time of day. This would reasonablyfunplythat to shoot up safely,one must pick the samespot and people (neverIV alone)every time.

OtDbLl" Talardl "Q Tolerancefor opioids is anotherfactor to consider when partaking for recreation. The user quickly finds that he rnay take ever-increasing amounts and still not experience the satisfactionfound when he first started using. It is for this precisereason that many usersdetoxi$ their systems to lower their resistancefor a better rush. This is the other lethal overdosedemon: the addict stops (involuntarily or voluntarily) shooting up for a period of two weeks,and his tolerancegoesdown to zero. His usual total daily dose would be 1,200-1,500mg. He attemptsto IV using the sarneannunt that he was used to taking before the abstinence, and dies almost instantly. Opiates are in a class by themselvesin the tolerance factor. Always keep this fact in mind before detoxing for increasedeffect or relapsing after abstinence.

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Becausewhat goesup must cornedown, heroin and its abusablecousins are capableof producing sonp of the worst (non-deadly)physicaland psychologicalwithdrawal

syrptoms known to man.Whenthe tolerantuserruns out ofsupply, he can expectto feel the very equaland opposite synptomsfrom thosethat a good dosecreates.Anxiety insteadof well-being,uncontrollablediarrtrcainstead of constipation,high blood pressureinsteadof low, and terrible chills insteadof the usualpleasantwarmth which a freshdose. accompanies The reasonwhy opium withdrawalsare so nasty is directly relatedto the sectionof the brain which opiatesdepress.The locus coeruleusis a part of the bnainstemthat is responsiblefor fear, and when the depressant-opiates are absent,the locus becorneshlperactiveand sendsmultiple agitation and alarm signalsto the consciouspart of the brain causingintensefeelingsof anxietyin tbe tolerant addict. The ability to cope with the conrcdownis what separatesthe npn from the boys.Severelyaddictedindividuals canexperiencedeliriumtrcmorsandhallucinationsharsher than thoseresultingfrom a saturationdoseof ISD. Chip pers, peoplewho control their addictionby only usingon the weekends,rarely experiencesuch withdrawal syrp toms.

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quest."This is especiallytrue whenthe opiatesusedare synthetic.Never use ntore than two daysconsecutively, andalwaysallow two weeksbetweeneachusage. Smokingand snortingare two methodsby which a per'frx" and not suffersuchawful son can get a synthesized withdrawalsymptoms.Snortingallowsa full dosagewithout drawingblood,therebycircumventing dirty needleusage and needletracks.The rush when snortingisn't as thrilling, and the high not as high, but this is not always bad. Smokingis by far the safestroute to downloadsome heroin, morphineor opium gurn A user can determine purity anddosageimnrediately,andoverdosesfor smokers are almostnonexistent. The downsideto smokingis that someof the product(only appliesto crystallinepowders) gets charred and wasted in the process.Most smokers sprinkletheir powderedproduct on tobaccoor marijuana and roll it into a cigarette and light up. The rush from smokingis almostimmediate,andif the first-tirnerdoesn't like the feeling,he canget off the horseby simplyputting the cigaretteout. Thereare a numberof easywaysto srnokeopium if the powdersare not your idea of a good tirp. A matchheadsizedpiece on a bed of tobacco in a marijuanapipe will suffice for the first-tinpr. Since opium burns at a much higher terryerature than leaf rnatter, use a torch-t1pe lighter. Anotherpopularway for experiencedopiumusersto get their smoke on is the activated carbon glass-needle nethod. Take a dfune-sizedpiece of activatedaquarium carbonandtop it offwith a smallball of opiurn Coverthis

with a clear drinking glassand heat a hypodermicsyringe needlewith the torch lighter. Raisethe glassslightly and touch the opium with tbe heatedneedle.This will causeit to snnke, filling the glasswith a narcotic cloud. Stick a strawunderthe rim of the glassandsuckin the smoke.

Mltulata lo+ O7D;ttfra If you or one of your friends shouldgo out of control and eat too much opiunl shoot too much heroin or morphine,there are ways of getting back to earth. Opium is not very quickly absorbedinto the bloodstreamvia the stornac[ so whenyou think you havehad too much,drink sonr symp of ipecac and it will rernove the remaining portion of the tar. Don't ery)ectto comedown any sooner thoug[ as the systemwill have to remove the opiatesaturatedportion of the bloodstreamat its normalrate. A weak solution of water and potassiumpermanganate(5 grainsin a half-pint) can be ingestedand then expelledto makesureall of theresidueis washedoul Amyl and butyl nitrate (poppen) can be sniffed to maintainblood prcssurein the eventof a heroin overdose. The lucky penon shouldthenget a shong coffee(not hot) errcrnaand be forced to move about to preventthe inevitable onset of corna.Mld electric shock has worked on sorre addicts, and some people even keep s@ and adrenalinecloseby fu usein just suchemergencies.

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lP OP;u.*' All;vfi The Chinesewould be expectedto preparechemicalsfor detoxification, sincethey consideropium addiction very anti-Confucian.This Asianptant is hard to comeby, but if you canget it in a seedcatalog,Combretumsundaicumis well worth it. Cook the matureleavesin a 350oF oven until roastedand tlrcn preparelike tea by steepingin boiling water. It would appearas if the chemicalsin the leaf acts as a locusdepressant,allowing the user to come down with a bit moreease.

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ACETIC ACID: Oxygen-containingacid usedin the herChemicalsymbol HCzHrOz. oin refinementprocess. ACTIVATED CARBON: Pelletizedcarbon or charcoal that is usedin puriSing processes.It actsas an impurity spongein theheroinrefinementprocess. AGGREGATE: Inert mediumused to anchor roots in a hydroponicsystem;bricks,graveland sandare examples of aggregate. ALBUMIN: Naturallyoccurringprotein found in aninnls, eggs,andevensomeplants' exudedlatex. nitrogencornpound;someexALKALOID: Psychoactive amplesof alkaloidsareLSD, morphineandpsilocybin. AMMOMA: Noxious reactive chemical Chemicalsymtrol: NHr. AI.IALGESIC:Pain-killingdrug; can be narcoticor nonnarcoticin nature.

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ANODYNE: Any chemical that relieves mental or physical pain; alleviatesdistess.

BUFFER: Any substancethat helps maintain a constant pH in a hydroponicsystem.

ANNUAL: A plant that germinates and dies within one year.

CALCIUM CHLORIDE: Chemical commonly found in fertthz,er,used to precipitate plant acids in the morphinerefinementprocess.Chemicalsymbol: CaCIz.

ANTIDIARRHETIC: Chemicalthat promotes slower bolus movement or reduceswater level in the lower gastrointestinal tract. ANTISPASMODIC: Chemical that calms nerves, thereby reducingmusclespasms. ARTICLE 215: California law that allows for the dispensing of marijuanaby the prescriptionof a physician. ASBESTOS: Cancer-causingagent found in automotive brake pads, ceiling tile and insulation used in the '70s. B-1: Vitamin that encouragesroot growth; staves shock and wilt in newly tansplanted seedlingsand clones. BALLAST: Electronic device that regulates the high-voltage needs of fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lamps. BANG: Injecting a drug directly into a vein; also mainline, fix, slam,jam. BLLJE-GREEN ALGAE: Beneficial plant form that forms on exposed surfaces in a hydroponic system; removes carbon dioxide and saturatessolution with oxygen.

CHIPPER: A person that uses heroin only at intervals; weekenduser. CHLOROFORM: Noxious, volatile chemical that is used for an anesthetic.Used as a purifier in the heroin refinement process.Chemicalsymbol: CHCI3. CODEINE: Narcotic found in the opium latex of the poppy plant. Commonly used as an anrlgesicand expectorant. DAMPING OFF: A fungal diseasecausedby an atmosphere that containsan excessof humidity. DEMINERALITFD WATER: Water that has been distilled and purified so that no solids such as calciunl exist in solution. A necessitywhen doing chemicalprocesses where no casualreactantscan be involved. DESICCANT: Drying agent; found in packets for electronic equipment. Silica gel is the ingredient in most cases.Drierite can be usedin its place. DIACETYL MORPHINE: Chemical correct name for morphine that has beenbonded to acetic acid; heroin.

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EBB AND FLOW:Hydroponicsystemthat hasthe plants' roots stuckin aggregateand flooded,thendrainedat intervals. ETHYL ALCOHOL: Alcohol that is derivedfrom a plant sourcesuchascornor potatoes.Usedasa solventin the heroin refining process.Also called ethanol, chemical symbol:CH3CH2OH. ETHYL ETHER: Highly explosive,volatilesolventused in the heroinrefinementprocess.Canbe boughtat most pharmacies. EXPECTORANT:Drug that loosensphlegmin the lungs. FLOWERING STAGE: The time in a plant's life cycle whenit putsall energyinto producingseeds. FRACTIONALIZATION: Processby which proteins are removedfrom a nutrient solution via pressurizedair in an air-watercolumn. GENETIC DRIFT: Mutations that occur when there are severalattemptsat inbreeding.Syrptoms include:loweredpotency,dd physicalstructureandvigor loss. GERMINATION: hocess by which the plant breals from its seedcoatand sprouts. HOMOGENOUS: Evenly distributedmixnre. IIYBRID: Offspringof plantsfrom differentvarieties.

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HYDROPOMC:Fromthe Greekwords'hydor," nrcaning water, and "ponos," rneaningwork. Type of gardening that doesnot usesoil. HYPNOTIC:A drugthatinduceshypnosis;drowsystate. IBL: Inbredline. Offspringfrom plantsof the samegenetic code. LACTIFEROUS:Producingor containingmilk. LACTOSE: White, powdery adulterantusedto cut rnany narcoticmixtr,rres; derivedfrom milk sugars. LATEX: Milky liquid that exudesfrom sorneplants,usually solidifiesafterexposueto air. LEAF BLJRN:kaf+ip browning causedby an excessof nitrogenin the hydroponicnutient solution. LIFE-HOURS: Arnount of tinre from initid start-up to burn-outin light systems. LINIMENT: Liquid medicinefor the skin; actsasa balm. LONGITUDE: The lines running north-southon a hemisphericalor ovoid object. LUMEN: Measureof light oueut. One lurcn is equal to the amunt of light that wouH fall on a ore-square-foot surfaceonefmt awayfrom a candle.

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LYE: Causticchemicalusedin a dilute solutionto raise pH in a hydroponicnutrient solution. Chemicalsymbol: NaOH. MAINLINE: Intravenous druguse;seebang.

NITROGEN-FDilNG BACTERIA: Naturally occurring bacteriafound in the soil or rggregateof a hydroponic systemthat preparesammoniumfor uptake and usage into plant.

MAWSEED:Synonymfor theopiumpoppy.

NOSTRUM:Any cure-allmedicine;snakeoil.

MICRO-HAIR: Tiny hairs that form on the main root; usedfor anchorage andto draw in waterandnutrients.

N-P-K kimary nutrientpercentagefound on tbe labelsof all gardenamendments.

MERCK INDEX: Heavy-dutyreferencebook that gives chemicalsynthesisfor countlesschemicals.

OPIATE: Any narcotic that dulls senses,especiallywhen derivedfrom the opiumpoppy.

METHADONE: Syntheticheroin substitute;used in detoxificationandrehabilitationprogramsfor addicts.

OSMOSIS:Tendencyof liquids to passthrough porous membranes like the skin.

MORPHINE: Narcotic opiate derived from the opium poppy.

PATNA OPILJM: High-grade opium grown near and shippedfrom Calcutta India.

MUCILAGE: Adhesivegum secretionfound in some plants;housesand binds the narcoticsin opium poppy latex.

PEAT POTS: Snall growing pots that are coryosed of dried peat rpss; allows roots to grow though when wet.

MIJRIATIC ACID: Commonlyfound diluted (32-35Vo) hydrochloricacid.Chemicalsymbol HCl.

PERENNIAL: A plant that growsall year.

MYLAR: Plasticreflectivesheetingusedto increaselight availabilityto closet-grownplants. Mylar reflects over 95Voof the light that strikesit.

pH: Latin for pondushydrogenii,it is a rrcasureof acidity ard aftalinity. The pH scab rangeis 0-14, with 0 being the mst acidic, 14 the most alkaline,afr 7 being neuEal.

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PIIENANTHRENE: Active narcotic alkaloid found in opiurn fuomatic chemicalusedin explosives,dyesand drugmanufacturing. PHOTOPERIOD:Amount of hours a plant receivesin a 24-hourperid.

ROSETTE: A plant that has a circular flower. SEED POD: Ovoid capsulethat containsthe seedsof the

opiumpoppy. SENESCENCE:Death of an annualplant after seedformation.

POLYIJRETHANESLABS: Layersof foam rubberused as a rnediumfor hydroponicsystems.Can be found at any carpetingstoreor largegardeningcenter.

SODIUM CARBONATE: Basiffing agentusedin heroin synthesis.Chemicalsymbol:NazCOr.

POTASSI{.JMPERMANGAI{ATE: Chemicalused as an overdoseremedy for opium eaters.Chemicalsymbol: KMnO4.

SPECTRLJM:Visible light wavesimportant to all photosyntheticrcsponse.Spectrumrangeis red, orange,yellow, green,blue,indigo andviolet.

PROCAINE:Local anestheticusedto cut heroin and cocaine.

STOMATA: Breathing apparatusfound in plant leaves. Responsiblefor all respirationwithin a plant.

PSYCHOTROPIC:Refers to a drug that alters nrental being.

STIGMA: Reproductivepart of a plant that receivesthe pollen.

PYREX: High-temperatureglass used to manufacture cookwareandutensils.

SYNERGY: Combinedaction of two or more drugs or participants.

QUARTZ: Commonhardmineral.

TDS METER: Total dissolvedsolids;refersto the amount of non-wateritemscontainedin the nutrient solutionof a hydroponicsyst€m.

alkaloid used to treat yelQLJININE:Non-phenanthrene low fever. ROOTONE: A brand-nanre plant horrnoneused to aid root growthin clonesandtransplants.

THERMAL SCANNER: High-tectr" multimillion dollar device that enploys super-cooledgasesto detect abnormallyhigh heatemanatingfrom a source.

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TOLERANCE: Ability to resist a drug. Also, ability to takemoreof a drug with eachconsecutiveusage. TOP-DRIP: Hydroponic systemthat seesthe plants receivingsmalldropsof waterfrom a hose1-2" abovethe root line. TOLJRMQUET: Any length of material used to wrap arounda limb to raiseblood pressure;makesit easierto "hit" veins.Someaddictsuse bandannas, rubberbands, or towels. surgicaltubing,shoestrings UV SCANNER: High-techdevice used by the police to detect abnormalstray radiation emanatingfrom suspectedgrowing houses.They pick up the specificlight wavesemittedfrom HID's. VASODILATATION: Lowering of blood pressureby a drug. VEGETATIVE STAGE:The tinp in a plant's cyclewhen it puts all its energyinto growing taller and producing foliage. WATER SOLIDS: Dissolvedchemicalscommonlyfound in tap water. Calciumand salt are cornnronlyidentified watersolids. WICK SYSTEM: Hydroponic s)'stem that uses cloth strips immersedin a nutrient solution to draw liquids into a tight growingmedium.

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