Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants

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.

General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car had camouflaged their vehicle with marijuana.

"The challenge is that marijuana plants absorb energy, heat very readily. It's very difficult to penetrate with thermal devices. ... And as a result you really have to be careful that the Taliban don't dodge in and out of those marijuana forests," he said in a speech in Ottawa, Canada.

"We tried burning them with white phosphorous -- it didn't work. We tried burning them with diesel -- it didn't work. The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said.

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That damn marijuana!

So since they can't burn the plants... does it mean they will be smoking them?

I wouldn't mind battling some of those.

Hey Jae, what part of Australia are you from? Is it illegal there?

The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said.

Somewhere, Cheech and Chong are crying.

Hey Jae, what part of Australia are you from? Is it illegal there?

South Australia, and I'm really not sure. I don't smoke these days anyway.

True. I can't remember where in Australia it was where you could get off growing marijuana with a fine

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,

Weed overload.

crew of at least one armored car had camouflaged their vehicle with marijuana.

Genius.

They should use that incident to recruit some potheads/stoners.

True. I can't remember where in Australia it was where you could get off growing marijuana with a fine

nimbin

http://www.nimbinhempbar.com/mission.html
http://www.nimbinweb.com.au/

They musta thought they were in heaven when they saw the bush. Probably took samples for military purposes also. I mean, some way or the other they gotta figure out how to burn the thing.

True. I can't remember where in Australia it was where you could get off growing marijuana with a fine

i think you can legally grow 3 plants in Aus, but you can't smoke or sell.

Somehow, this is irony at it's greatest level.

Some news are just in it for the entertainment.