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Vancouver Island Pot Crop Best In Years

by Barbara McPherson | September 30, 2008 at 08:51 am

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The laid back lifestyle of the Islanders may be even more mellow this winter with the harvesting of outdoor grown marijuana. While the hemp plant has many uses, smoking bits of it seem to be the most popular use.

Growers expect bumper pot cropRCMP see increase in outdoor plotsDustin Walker, Daily NewsPublished: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
After a couple years of dismal outdoor marijuana harvests due to rainy weather, Vancouver Island could see a bumper crop of bud this fall.

Vancouver Island's mild climate often provides ideal conditions for growing marijuana, but the past two years have been hit with rainy summers and little sunlight, which can cause plants to rot. This has led to more people growing pot indoors, instead of going through the hassle of tending to an outdoor crop concealed within a forest, said Smith.

So, if you go down in the woods today, you may be in for a big surprise.