Can one safely purchase real marijuana seeds online?
December 17, 2007 11:27 AM Subscribe
Can one safely purchase real marijuana seeds online?
There seem to be a lot of sites out there selling marijuana seeds -- but how can you tell if what they're offering is real? And if it is real, how can they get away with it? Would any sane person turn personal information over to a seed-selling web site to order pot seeds? If no, what alternative do I have? If yes, can anyone personally vouch for a particular site?
There seem to be a lot of sites out there selling marijuana seeds -- but how can you tell if what they're offering is real? And if it is real, how can they get away with it? Would any sane person turn personal information over to a seed-selling web site to order pot seeds? If no, what alternative do I have? If yes, can anyone personally vouch for a particular site?
This post was deleted for the following reason: Answer is no, it's not legal. Probably not a good idea to share info on where to get it either, since the server is in the US as well. -- mathowie
Actually, you can go to your local Walmart and buy the same marijuana seeds you're likely to get from these places. Go to the pet department and buy a big bag of bird seed.
Sterile hemp seeds are a common ingredient in bird feed mixes, and I understand many of these online marijuana seed sellers are scam artists selling what amounts to bird feed. After all, once you're scammed, who are you going to complain to?
posted by grumpy at 11:53 AM on December 17, 2007
Sterile hemp seeds are a common ingredient in bird feed mixes, and I understand many of these online marijuana seed sellers are scam artists selling what amounts to bird feed. After all, once you're scammed, who are you going to complain to?
posted by grumpy at 11:53 AM on December 17, 2007
No, MJ seeds cannot be legally purchased, sold, or transported in the U.S.
posted by unixrat at 11:56 AM on December 17, 2007
posted by unixrat at 11:56 AM on December 17, 2007
No. Not in the U.S. If the seller is in Canada or the Netherlands, there may be a low risk for them but not for you.
On the other hand, you can buy mushroom spores online, legally, in most states in the U.S.
posted by delmoi at 12:03 PM on December 17, 2007
On the other hand, you can buy mushroom spores online, legally, in most states in the U.S.
posted by delmoi at 12:03 PM on December 17, 2007
You cannot legally purchase marijuana seeds in the US.
You can, however, find a few beneath your couch cushions.
posted by BitterOldPunk at 12:18 PM on December 17, 2007 [2 favorites]
You can, however, find a few beneath your couch cushions.
posted by BitterOldPunk at 12:18 PM on December 17, 2007 [2 favorites]
If the seller is in Canada or the Netherlands, there may be a low risk for them but not for you.
With Marc Emery facing extradition from Canada to the US for selling seeds to Americans, you can be pretty confident that the US government is keeping a close eye on this sort of thing (and that it isn't so low-risk anymore for them).
posted by ssg at 12:28 PM on December 17, 2007
With Marc Emery facing extradition from Canada to the US for selling seeds to Americans, you can be pretty confident that the US government is keeping a close eye on this sort of thing (and that it isn't so low-risk anymore for them).
posted by ssg at 12:28 PM on December 17, 2007
What alternative do you have? Pick through your pot each time you buy a bag and save the seeds. That's what my x used to do. Of course he never actually tried to grow any, so I'm not really sure why he bothered.
posted by happyturtle at 1:15 PM on December 17, 2007
posted by happyturtle at 1:15 PM on December 17, 2007
If you are buying high quality cannabis then you shouldn't have any seeds in it (as it will be the flowers from female plants that were never pollinated by males). That being said if you are buying "middies" there should be a few seeds in there because the person growing it was lazy, and it it's strain still has the potential to be quite exceptional. So pick through a bag of pot, and take out any seeds you find, see if any of them well sprout when left on a wet paper towel and then plant those little guys and follow amply available online instructions from there.
If you are looking for some pot, or are asking this question because you cannot find it, then I cant help you out, try craigslist and prepare for the consequences.
posted by BobbyDigital at 1:54 PM on December 17, 2007
If you are looking for some pot, or are asking this question because you cannot find it, then I cant help you out, try craigslist and prepare for the consequences.
posted by BobbyDigital at 1:54 PM on December 17, 2007
Yes, there are several reputable cannabis seed shops online. I would be wary of any that ship out of the Netherlands - only because it is more likely that small, light packages from the Netherlands will be searched by U.S. Customs. I would suggest companies that ship out of Canada or the U.K.
There are several message boards/forums for cannabis growers that can provide you with answers to any more questions that you may have:
Cannabis Culture
Home Grown 420
posted by cinemafiend at 3:46 PM on December 17, 2007
There are several message boards/forums for cannabis growers that can provide you with answers to any more questions that you may have:
Cannabis Culture
Home Grown 420
posted by cinemafiend at 3:46 PM on December 17, 2007
Your profile says that you are in New York. If so, this is completely illegal irrespective of the safety issue.
This question should be deleted.
posted by dios at 3:51 PM on December 17, 2007
This question should be deleted.
posted by dios at 3:51 PM on December 17, 2007
Really, you should have asked this anonymously. Your location is known, and I can't imagine that Mathowie would defy a warrant.
Odds are, nothing will happen this time. But seriously, you're asking a loaded question quite carelessly.
posted by SlyBevel at 7:10 PM on December 17, 2007
Odds are, nothing will happen this time. But seriously, you're asking a loaded question quite carelessly.
posted by SlyBevel at 7:10 PM on December 17, 2007
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posted by deadmessenger at 11:37 AM on December 17, 2007