By: Knut and Hicksville

Overgrow 2006
The 8th of june, Norwegian Cannabisforum wrote about activists that spread thousands of seeds in community flower beds in downtown Oslo. When this story went public, we recieved confirmation from people around the country who had done the same thing - on their own initiative. This grassroot campaign were to be called "Overgrow 2006". All together, we're estimating the sowing of approximately 2 million seeds nationwide.

Our stated goals
Our intentions for the Overgrow operation, is to spark a debate on a failed drug policy, where we recommend our elected officials and the people of Norway at large, to get more involved in this aspect of drug policy, which has been the foundation for a much heated debate ever since the drug were prohibited 45 years ago.

The prohibition of cannabis works today as a recruitment basis for harder drugs, and at the same time - clearly shows - the hypocrisy of it all, when drugs like heroin, LSD and amphetamine are not differentiated at all from cannabis, which 'The New Scientists' called 'relatively harmless' in 2002.

Under prohibition today, the availability, the quality of the drug, and the percentage of users is still getting higher, which has been the story ever since the prohibition were initiated. It's obviously naive to think the situation today will get better with the help of any law enforcement.

The only thing we can do - which we know would be effective - is to reduce the harmful effects afflicted on our citizens by the black marked and the closed enviroment young kids gets sucked into. We must work to take control over the situation by regulating it, and treating the whole aspect of it for what it is; a health issue.

Laws should be implemented to protect us from each other. Not from ourself.

The Seeds
Most of the seeds that's been planted, is normally being used in bread and as bird food. The seeds can for example be bought in health stores and animals shops. These seeds have been used to thousands of years under the name 'hemp', and the different uses of it range from ropes, paper, clothes and other textiles.

After the operation started, we recieved alot of feedback from people who has planted seeds from self-produced plants, which all have intoxicating effects. Ordinarily, these plants need 12 hour with light and 12 hours night for them to flower, which gives the plant the well known marihuana. Still, some of the seeds planted have auto-flowering, which is rather self-explanatory.

Making of hash
To make hash out of these plants, it's important to remove all male plants, which will pollinate the females and produce seeds in the marihuana. If you experience this in your cannabis, you know the producer hasn't done his job. Marihuana that contains seeds have a lower intoxicating effect than the unpollinated females, which goes by the name of sinsemilla.When the plants are ready for harvest, you remove everything on the plant except the "bud" (flower) itself, and hang it to dry. When it's done you can put it in a joint, bong or any other smoking paraphernalia. From the males, it's is possible to make butter, which also gives you an intoxicating effect.

The plants we have sown will probably not flower in time, because of the early cold and rainy climate in Norway. This is the reason why most people grow their plants in basements, lofts etc. Some people grow because they don't want to support organised crime by paying one hundred kroners per gram, for something they can produce for a maximum of five kroners themself. More information on hash, cannabis og home growing is displayed on the menu to the right..

Here follows a list with pictures over the places the activists have been, and related articles on the subject.

There's no copyright if the source of the site is mention by www.norcan.org and/or 'Norwegian Cannabisforum'.

Eastern Norway :

Fredrikstad
Sarpsborg
Skien
Porsgrunn
Sandefjord
Vinstra
Tonsberg
Moss
Skaugumasen
Hvalstad
Slependen
Sorumsand
Snaroya
Fornebu
Sandvika - Police Station
Sandvika - City Hall

Oslo - hemp:
- Police HQ at Gronland
- Oslo City Jail
- Spikersuppa
- Sofienberg Park
- Grünerlokka
- Carl Berner
- Akerselva fra Blå og nedover
- The Parlament
- City Hall
- Sognsvann/Nordmarka
- Police Academy
- Norw. Broadcasting
- Blindern
- Etterstad
- Valerenga
- Kampen
- Toyen Park
- Ola Narr
- Sinsen
- Torshov
- US Residence
- Akershus festning
- Frogner Park
- Middelalderparken
- Ekeberg
- Huseby
- Regjeringsbygget
- Landbruksdepartementet
- Linderud
- Tonsenhagen
- Backyard of the royal castle
- Israeli Embassy
- National theater
- Eika
- Akersbakken parcels
- Urtegata
- Manglerud

Oslo - marihuana plants:
- Sognsvann
- Nordmarka
- Slottsparken
- Dronningparken
- Kongsgården på Bygdøy

Western Norway:

Hauge i Dalane
Egersund (police station)
Moi
Sira
Flekkefjord (police station)
Haakonsvern
Bergen
Bergensbanen (kastet ut togvinduet)

Stavanger. About 200.000 seeds:
- Police Station
- Court House
- Byhaugkafeen
- Hundvag
- Industriområdet

Southern Norway:

Mandal
Lillesand
Flekkerøy
Kristiansand

Central-Norway:

Trondheim:
- Botanic garden
- Police Station
- Byåsen

Northern Norway:

Bodø

Alta (Hemp):
- Elvebakken
- Bukta
- Sentrum
- City Hall
- City
- Altaposten
- Police Station
- Ved Apotek1
- Ved Sparebanken
- Ved DnB
- Gågata
- Komunnale blomsterbed
- Diverse friluftsområder

Sortland:
- Police Station

Tromsø - marihuana:
- City
- Offentlige bygg
- The hospital
- The University
- Tromsdalen
- Mortensnes
- Håpet
- Kvaløya
- Botanic Garden
- Tromsøya
- Police Station

Also see the norwegian list for additions.

Pictures from the fields

Hemp Seeds . Large image .

Large.


Text.

A cannabis Leaf.

Police' Headquarter in Oslo.

The Royal Norwegian Castle in Oslo.

The Royal Residence.

Stavanger. Large.

"Thai" in Alta. Large.

The National theatre in Oslo. (Large).

Haze in Vestfold 1.

Haze in Vestfold 2.

Haze in Vestfold 3.

Haze in Vestfold 4.

Our president, Even Ganja.

21/6-2006:
Altaposten
Plantet dop hos Politiet.
Altaposten
Politiet: Liker ikke aksjonen.
Altaposten
Overrasket gartner.

Stort bilde

24/6-2006:
Varden - Har sådd hasj i Skien og Porsgrunn.

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