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Could California's Medical Marijuana Crop Be Tainted by Japanese Radiation?

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This indoor weed has a healthy glow.
This passes for a serious concern in California.

Our precious multi-billion-dollar marijuana crop could possibly maybe be threatened by radiation from Japan.

And who wants their green glowing, well, green?

It's a question posed with a sober voice in the 420 Times, a publication that explores the finer points of cannabis politics.

Actually, if you smoke weed everyday and you don't want your lungs looking like a glow-stick light show at a rave, maybe you should consider it.

420 Times brings up the question of whether -- if the situation at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station continues to smolder -- we'll have to consider the safety of outdoor marijuana and turn to hydroponic-only.

The publication goes on to seriously doubt your bud will turn into a radioactive dud this far away from Japan.

But if you're, um, paranoid (and we know you are), it offers these tips for the medically dependent:

So unless somehow you happen to be growing and ready to harvest outdoor crops in the next two weeks and an amount of radiation escapes that's huge enough to affect us here in California, you don't really have to worry. But if you want to be extra careful, you should wash off the leaves and buds of any plant that grew in contaminated conditions, and you'd still probably want to do a water cure for the safest result.

Now enjoy your spring crop in peace.

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Peter B.
Peter B.

mary jane is actually used as a DEFENSE against radiation... look it up! <3

friend7
friend7

They aren't comparing other California crops because they aren't smoked. Fruits and vegetables are eaten, marijuana is lit on fire and smoked through your Lungs. Two completely different biological processes. Smoking radiation seems to pose a much greater risk rather than eating it. Good post

SimplePhysicsYouIdiots
SimplePhysicsYouIdiots

All you fucking idiots can joke all you want but its a serious problem. If there is radiation in the CA milk, dont you think its in the water systems too. So your really shit out of luck with the indoor/outdoor argument because the plants need LOTS OF WATER and if the waters irradiated were all fucked. Let me know if any one has any insight. most of the post are 9 months old. Im states away but were flooded with the irradiated weed indoor and out. And im starting to notice hair loss in every one thats smoking it! WTF

Angela Garcia as NeonMosfet
Angela Garcia as NeonMosfet

Green gooey bull cras? Grass has a "g" not a "c". If Goofy's a dog, what does that make Plutonium? It would appear that the decay to the half life has begun. Paranoid all day. Put the water on the boil.

Angela Garcia as NeonMosfet

Jang9333
Jang9333

I DON'T THINK YOUR FUNNY DENNIS ROMERO, BUT I DO LOL OVER ALL THE POT HEAD'S THAT CAN NOW ADD RADIATION TO THEIR "EXPERIENCE" WITH WEEDS! YEA YEA YEA,,,,,,I HOPE YOUR LUNGS TURN INTO ROTTON RADIATED OOZING CRUD! WE DO NOT NEED IT FOR MEDICAL "PURPOSES" WHAT A BUNCH OF GREEN GOOEY BULL CRA* THAT " EXCUSE " IS!!! WE HAVE LEGAL HELP , AS A FORMER NURSE, I KNOW AND SO DO THE MEDICAL , REAL MEDICAL FOLKS, LIKE YOUR DOCTOR FOR ONE!!!DON'T FORGET TO DEEEEEP BREEETH ALL THAT RADIATIONNNN!!

TK Ripper
TK Ripper

is there a way to channel the radiation into Romero's phone to speed up the tumor growth in his testicles? he must have a huge pair if he thinks his articles are clever. I would gamble that most of the size comes from cancerous cells dividing and multiplying rather than being big naturally.

D3
D3

Glow-in-the-dark buds would be pretty cool actually. Wouldn't radioactive marijuana be better for cancer patients anyway? It's the other produce in Cali I'd worry about - all those blonde actresses growing an extra set of boobs.

Rod
Rod

And...grapes...and wine...and lettuce...and...anything growing in California.Convenient for some the light show in Libya has shoved Fukashima out of the news, but this disaster is ongoing, not solved and still incredibly dangerous, despite the quips. I hate the fact the nuclear industry is calmly poisoning some of the most beautiful parts of America, the beautiful state of California, Portland, Seattle and into Canda, British Columbia.It is so sad, and it's bizarre it just doesn't seem important enough to mobilize Californians...yet.

Rick Steeb
Rick Steeb

Coal fired power plants inject 1000's of times more radioactive isotopes into the atmosphere than could EVER reach here from Japan. Do the math. Indoor growing on fossil-fuel sourced power is just WRONG.

KonjoHerb
KonjoHerb

I do beleive that this article will send some crazy stoner to Japan for some of this radiated marijuana with a potential medical breakthough

Larrygfremont
Larrygfremont

What about the rest of the crops that are grown in California?

CannaCenters
CannaCenters

Medical Marijuana has been espoused as an effective treatment for Anxiety and Panic Disorders. Paradoxically there are some patients who state that marijuana causes anxiety and panic or paranoia.

If your outdoors, then harvest time is not until late Oct. or early Nov. I would say that we are fairly safe.

Jang9333
Jang9333

SAFE AS IN TARRED UP LUNGS, BAD JUDGEMENTS, BAD PIMPLE'S, STUNTED ARMS, LUNG CANCER, YEA,,,,,,SO SO SAFE! MY GOODNESS , TO THINK THEY WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING AS LONG AS THEY CAN BECOME A STONER!

Zendoright
Zendoright

In case you didn't notice, IT'S WINTER!

The dude
The dude

Dude. It's spring in California .In case you didn't notice.

U4riah
U4riah

It's never winter in Southern California.

Larry
Larry

Ya, but how much does So Cal produce compared to Nor Cal? That's the point, it's still snowing up here!!

Jereme Fishel
Jereme Fishel

Well, we havent heard of the other smaller income producing fruit and vegetable fields being tainted. We are not paranoid by the plant, but paranoid by the prohibition.

Jang9333
Jang9333

Why paranoid by folks with good sense to try to rid our land of that hurtful weed! You must have smoked enough to not care about the bad affects, stunted forearms in teens for one,,,,, lots of weed leads to more and more desire for more drugs,,,,,take a look for example of the hollyweirds who are now in REHAB trying to save their careers,,,,, sad day when one draws his first weed joint,,,, and his last one too, It comes just before death.

Rotenjohn629
Rotenjohn629

forming an opinion of your IQ level based on your comment posted above>#1.-You should try smoking some weed to take advantage of its recently discovered "cancerous tumor-killing effect"to treat the lump between your ears!! AND> #2.-you could smoke it with your one over-developed forearm in mind to "stunt" the effects of your beating off over a picture of Harry Anslinger-YOU DOUCHEBAG!!*& finally>#3-Put some Preparation H in both your shoes & disappear!!!LMAO!!

jordan
jordan

Are you stupid? you should shut the hell up with your unintelligent comments, you obviously know nothing..

la_weakly
la_weakly

DENNIS ROMERO COULD MY LYMPH NODES BE TAINTED WITH PURE NIPPON RADIATION? LETS BLOG POST ABOUT IT AND SEE.

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