Heres where Im at. A general over view.
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So this year with things beginning to become the new normal, after multiple lockdowns and restrictions, and here we have arrived at the end of the true "outdoors" season and into harvest.
Jay has been a grow buddy for a cpl years, and this year was easily his best grow and harvest yet. Going forward we are switching into indoors during the autumn, winter, early spring period.
The numbers will be smaller than outdoors, having a perpetual grow though will be better for yearly yeild, and help us jump into the outdoors season early.
Smaller plants and clones can be prepped and hardened to be advanced as soon as the spring weather is good enough to sustain a grow. Sunshine is free, and we get a lot of it, the downside is the winters are freezing, and wet here.
So I have had a bit of experience but it was a long time ago. Considering I have a child that is now of voting age and it was before then, its safe to say its a new challenge once more haha!
Today Im headed off to pick up a setup. Its at a reasonable price and has pretty much everything to get started should everything function correctly.
Light, scrubber, fans, dehumid, tent. Bare bones basic. This will serve as the transition area until the new property is ready. Hopefully shouldnt be more than 7 more weeks.
Being such a short time frame it would be foolhardy to begin a grow, but I have 4 plants need finishing, and harvest hang.
Beyond that the idea is to grow two solid plants, an auto or two, and have 2 seedlings coming up to take their place. So 6 max.
See the tricky part for me is navigating the labyrinth of legality and open interpretation of the laws. I say labyrinth as its layered in differing laws depending on the act, and quantities, which make no sense in relation to one another. Really at the mercy of the situation and response to it.
Basically it goes like this, not all of Aus of course, just my part.
Just the act of intent can land you on the wrong side of it. Carrying a bucket of water can be seen as cultivation. And while strictly speaking cultivation is not distribution, it can be added depending on the amount of cannabis that can be attributed to you, not just dry packaged material, seeds, the actual live plants can be used to calculate the outcome.
Importation is another tricky one, again with its own set of laws.
The clear cut part is once you exceed 10 plants, certain dry weights, or certain numbers of seeds, your defence of personal use is waived entirely. Beyond those thresholds its no longer treated as anything other than a criminal justice matter.
Below they can assign a diversion status, lesser charges are entered, and it results in a fine and only remains on record for a limited time. Wholly discretionary though, and its up to the authority to decide.
On top of all that indoors and outdoors are seen as different status. The mere act of being under a light can be interpreted differently.
Total minefield. Any how, Ive always seen it as passive activism to grow in my state. Rebellion to unjust laws and legality.
I adopted that position when the state government (who makes the laws and legislation) got voted in 1998 who declared they would decriminalise its use and grow status under certain thresholds. They won convincingly mind, but heres what actually happened.
Instead of a blanket black and white adoption, they made it discretionary. Up to the authorities to determine. Not enshrined, not legislated beyond doubt, watered down as a pivot to a social issue, rather than a legal one.
You could (and can) still be charged and found as commiting a criminal act, even under the thresholds.
Disgraceful. Utter cowardice. So its my protest in response. I need not say anymore on the matter.
Ill get some pics up over the next day or two. And if you've got this far Welcome!
