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I haven't read the law precisely and am only going off internet reads.
Apparently, part of the new law going into effect in November will make it illegal to ship seeds. Some banks and breeders are having liquidation sales and get them while they're still around sales and promotions.
It feels a little like hype and reminds me of Y2K paranoia 25 years ago.
We were able to buy seeds, yes it was illegal, before weed or hemp was legal in any state. Even back in the 80s it was possible to send money to Amsterdam and in a month or two, you'd have seeds in the mail.
I'm pretty sure it's still illegal to ship international but it's still done. US Customs has their fair share of my seed orders prior to 2014 but since US banks popped up, I buy within these borders.
That comes to the next part, the legality of intercepting and opening domestic packages.
Does a bank really try to challenge this or do they all shutter?
In the before times and early days of the internet, seed banks were set up in chat rooms and list serves. They would be here today and gone tomorrow but surprisingly reliable getting orders.
Maybe that same infrastructure will become the mainstream on social media platforms but along with that comes too many scams and lies for me to even consider it an option. Back then it was a real deal network of growers. Today, there's more parasites than ever and SM is their hunting grounds.
Just kinda wondering where others may be with this.
I've enjoyed roughly 16 years of being almost transparent about growing and using weed but I also remember a time we had to walk between rain drops and speak in code if not totally fall off the grid to be able to grow our own.
I already have 3 desert island strains, well over 100 seeds of each but wouldn't mind a few more. Maybe a collection of 5-10 go-to solid cuts would be optimal. Variety has run it's course for me, knowing what I like and what to avoid.
If I need to stockpile, maybe I already have a decent head start but maybe every grow this year should have a breeding project mixed in for future security?
Going back to regular seeds is a minor hassle but there's also STS sprays out there to make our own fems.
Apparently, part of the new law going into effect in November will make it illegal to ship seeds. Some banks and breeders are having liquidation sales and get them while they're still around sales and promotions.
It feels a little like hype and reminds me of Y2K paranoia 25 years ago.
We were able to buy seeds, yes it was illegal, before weed or hemp was legal in any state. Even back in the 80s it was possible to send money to Amsterdam and in a month or two, you'd have seeds in the mail.
I'm pretty sure it's still illegal to ship international but it's still done. US Customs has their fair share of my seed orders prior to 2014 but since US banks popped up, I buy within these borders.
That comes to the next part, the legality of intercepting and opening domestic packages.
Does a bank really try to challenge this or do they all shutter?
In the before times and early days of the internet, seed banks were set up in chat rooms and list serves. They would be here today and gone tomorrow but surprisingly reliable getting orders.
Maybe that same infrastructure will become the mainstream on social media platforms but along with that comes too many scams and lies for me to even consider it an option. Back then it was a real deal network of growers. Today, there's more parasites than ever and SM is their hunting grounds.
Just kinda wondering where others may be with this.
I've enjoyed roughly 16 years of being almost transparent about growing and using weed but I also remember a time we had to walk between rain drops and speak in code if not totally fall off the grid to be able to grow our own.
I already have 3 desert island strains, well over 100 seeds of each but wouldn't mind a few more. Maybe a collection of 5-10 go-to solid cuts would be optimal. Variety has run it's course for me, knowing what I like and what to avoid.
If I need to stockpile, maybe I already have a decent head start but maybe every grow this year should have a breeding project mixed in for future security?
Going back to regular seeds is a minor hassle but there's also STS sprays out there to make our own fems.
