killer marijuana plants

[firecoins]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/12/canada.troops.marijuana.reut/index.html

OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall.

US, British, and other NATO troops are fighting Al Qeida or the Taliban, Canadian troops are fighting marijuana.

 

[milesalpha]

Sounds more like hemp plants than anything that would be worth smoking.

 

[Grimoire]

One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana'."

He must be from Vancouver.

 

[Horatius]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/12/canada.troops.marijuana.reut/index.html



US, British, and other NATO troops are fighting Al Qeida or the Taliban, Canadian troops are fighting marijuana.

Hey now! Give us Canucks the respect we deserve! They're also battling the munchies!

"A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those [forests] did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hiller said dryly.