I think I have a marijuana plant growing in my garden?

[GammaGlobulin]

Hi Folks,

 

While sitting out drinking my Chinese green tea this morning, I noticed a new plant in my garden, one which may be a weed, or it may be a marijuana plant.

 

I am no botanist, so how can I tell for sure if the weed that is growing is weed, or not?

 

It looks like the cannabis plant that I have seen in magazines, but who knows, and how to definitively know?

 

I did not plant it.

It just suddenly appeared this morning.

 

The plant is still only about one-half meter high.

Five leaves, at each level, etc.

 

Should I try eating it to see if it is weed?

Or, should I dry it and smoke it?

 

How did it get here, anyway.

 

And, anyway, I will continue to water it, at least until I can identify it.

 

It's morning like this one, in Thailand, that really perk up my day; I must say.  

 

Best regards,

Once more....

 

Gamma

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

10 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I did not plant it.

It just suddenly appeared this morning.

The plant is still only about one-half meter high.

Five leaves, at each level, etc. 

How did it get here, anyway.

Plants 50cm tall do not suddenly appear overnight.  If you didn't plant it then it, obviously, got there the same way as all the other weeds are propagated.

[GammaGlobulin]

13 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Plants 50cm tall do not suddenly appear overnight.  If you didn't plant it then it, obviously, got there the same way as all the other weeds are propagated.

 

Clarification:  I first noticed it this morning, and was suitably amazed.

 

Amazing Thailand!

 

 

[worgeordie]

A gift from the Gods ...maybe , or a bird deposited it ,and you

been not very observative, did not see it grow until this morning ...

 

regards worgeordie

[KannikaP]

33 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Hi Folks,

 

While sitting out drinking my Chinese green tea this morning, I noticed a new plant in my garden, one which may be a weed, or it may be a marijuana plant.

 

I am no botanist, so how can I tell for sure if the weed that is growing is weed, or not?

 

It looks like the cannabis plant that I have seen in magazines, but who knows, and how to definitively know?

 

I did not plant it.

It just suddenly appeared this morning.

 

The plant is still only about one-half meter high.

Five leaves, at each level, etc.

 

Should I try eating it to see if it is weed?

Or, should I dry it and smoke it?

 

How did it get here, anyway.

 

And, anyway, I will continue to water it, at least until I can identify it.

 

It's morning like this one, in Thailand, that really perk up my day; I must say.  

 

Best regards,

Once more....

 

Gamma

 

 

Photo would identify it.

[RandiRona]

Did you measure IQ of that plant yet?? Got to be in Highs 😜😜😜

[daveAustin]

37 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I did not plant it.

It just suddenly appeared this morning.

 

Heard that before! Your mom might do so, but do you think the Royal Thai Police will believe that little nugget? 😂

[Sluglord]

Wife is midnight toker

[ABCDBKK]

49 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Should I try eating it to see if it is weed?

Or, should I dry it and smoke it?

 

Definitely do eat it, smoke it, rub it all over your body, and then make toothpaste and a hair tonic from it, but only after you have injected it in to your bloodstream to make sure it is safe.

[BE88]

54 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

 

 

You don't notice it if your garden looks more like a jungle LOL

[AndyAndyAndy]

Yeah, don't post a photo. Better to write a wall of text. That will solve the issue.

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

Yeah, don't post a photo. Better to write a wall of text. That will solve the issue.

 

I am operating under a new SOP Policy...

 

Due to internet security risks involved with potential METADATA unintentionally added to digital images from phones, in general, I have stopped sending photos from my phone to anyone, anywhere.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

 

 

 

 

[daveAustin]

^^^ GG (in one incantation or another) does that. He'll be musing on naughty strawberries, or some other irrelevant thing, tomorrow.  

[AndyAndyAndy]

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I am operating under a new SOP Policy...

 

Due to internet security risks involved with potential METADATA unintentionally added to digital images from phones, in general, I have stopped sending photos from my phone to anyone, anywhere.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

 

 

 

 

 

Ever since digital cameras existed photos contained Metadata. That's nothing new. What's preventing you from removing them before posting? 

[daveAustin]

Yep, that is typical tinfoil hat boomer tat. These guys struggle with emails and attachments, too. So funny. Don't worry about metadata, it is there for servers to identify data and work more smoothly, not to track the GammaGlobulators of this world with their dodgy weed pictures. Stroll on.

[2baht]

8 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Thank you for your understanding.

 

I don't think anyone understands you, you're weird!!!

[GammaGlobulin]

5 minutes ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

 

Ever since digital cameras existed photos contained Metadata. That's nothing new. What's preventing you from removing them before posting? 

 

I would, in this case, which is rather sensitive, prefer not to.

But, thank you for your suggestion.

 

 

[2baht]

5 minutes ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

 

Ever since digital cameras existed photos contained Metadata. That's nothing new. What's preventing you from removing them before posting? 

Don't worry, he's full of it! 💩

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

think I have a marijuana plant growing in my garden? 

Now, this is one of your better postings. 

 

Good to see you're starting the week off on the right foot. 👍

 

[GammaGlobulin]

28 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

^^^ GG (in one incantation or another) does that. He'll be musing on naughty strawberries, or some other irrelevant thing, tomorrow.  

 

I practice my incantations on Saturdays, or very early on Sundays.

 

 

[Hokeus]

I just did a test on metadata using some photos stored on my phone and I emailed 3 images to myself from my phone.

 

One was a screenshot, another was an image I saved from a website, and the third one was a photo actually taken with my phone's own camera. I studied the metadata and both the screen shot and the image saved from the web contained zero metadata. The photo taken with my phone contained the model of my phone and the GPS coordinates of where the photo was captured. If you don't have location data enabled in the photos or camera app of your phone then it will only show the model of the phone and no GPS data. 

 

I then captured a screenshot on my phone of that same photo that I had originally shot with my phone. I then emailed the screenshot to myself of the photo, checked the metadata, and the screenshot of the photo also contained zero metadata.

 

I also then saved a few photos from AN that people shot and uploaded to AN and all of those photos contained zero metadata as well. This means that AN automatically strips out all metadata from a photo file when someone uploads any photo to this website. So even if you upload a photo to AN containing metadata, the metadata will be removed before it appears on this website.

 

Anyway, GG is just trolling and attempting to lead people down another winding path of confusion and misdirection. Just the usual fanciful antics of an internet trouble maker. But I wanted to clarify the issue about the uploading photos and metadata in case anyone is interested in the facts.

 

Thus, if you want to upload a photo taken with your phone to a website, and you want to be sure to hide your metadata, then all you need to do is screenshot the photo on your phone first and then upload the screenshot of the photo and not upload the original photo. In that case the photo will contain zero metadata for your photo and no personal information will be revealed.

[GammaGlobulin]

18 minutes ago, Hokeus said:

This means that AN automatically strips out all metadata from a photo file when someone uploads any photo to this website.

 

Good to know.

Tks.

 

(As has been said by others, I am not trolling. This is also true.)

 

Note:  You are UNABLE to prove that there is no METADATA shared. Any scientist would know this to be true, as well.

 

Note2:  It's always good to know about what we might inadvertently be sharing. (I am not overly paranoid, and I am not a pot head full of paranoia, either).

 

Still, there is this:

https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/exif-metadata-privacy/

 

 

[AndyAndyAndy]

16 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Good to know.

Tks.

 

(As has been said by others, I am not trolling. This is also true.)

 

Note:  You are UNABLE to prove that there is no METADATA shared. Any scientist would know this to be true, as well.

 

 

 

 

What? You can literally open the file and see what is inside. How to decode the image data is publicly known, otherwise it would not be possible to make programs to view the images. And you can tell if any additional data are stored there. 

[Lacessit]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I am operating under a new SOP Policy...

 

Due to internet security risks involved with potential METADATA unintentionally added to digital images from phones, in general, I have stopped sending photos from my phone to anyone, anywhere.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

 

 

 

 

You could try Googling pictures of marijuana plants on the internet, and comparing the pictures with your mystery plant.

Perhaps this is too logical a process for you, a thread full of frustrated posters is much more enjoyable than toking on your new acquisition.

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

 

What? You can literally open the file and see what is inside. How to decode the image data is publicly known, otherwise it would not be possible to make programs to view the images. And you can tell if any additional data are stored there. 

 

Simply put, nobody can prove a negative.

We can never logically say that there is nothing there, or anywhere, just as we cannot say that there is no God, or gods, or that there is no such thing as Dark Matter.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

You could try Googling pictures of marijuana plants on the internet, and comparing the pictures with your mystery plant.

Perhaps this is too logical a process for you, a thread full of frustrated posters is much more enjoyable than toking on your new acquisition.

 

How do you know that I have not already begun inhaling?

 

When I mentioned my Chinese green tea...

Did you think I meant tea?

 

 

 

[Hokeus]

Just to reiterate, if you don't even want the website you are uploading your photo to have the metadata then just take a screenshot of the photo on your phone first and upload the screen shot. It will contain zero metadata after that. Not even the make and model of your phone.

[GammaGlobulin]

6 minutes ago, Hokeus said:

Just to reiterate, if you don't even want the website you are uploading your photo to have the metadata then just take a screenshot of the photo on your phone first and upload the screen shot. It will contain zero metadata after that. Not even the make and model of your phone.

 

OK.

Thank you.

As I say, this is good to know, and helpful.

 

[Hokeus]

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

It looks like the cannabis plant that I have seen in magazines, but who knows, and how to definitively know?

 

Or, should I dry it and smoke it?

 

Gamma

 

 

 

Why anyone is wasting their time getting into a pis*ing contest with this troll is beyond me. From his original post he claims to only have seen cannabis in magazines and then he asks if he should dry it and smoke it. That tells you he doesn't smoke to begin with so why would he suddenly be willing to smoke some unknown plant growing in his backyard? Certainly nobody with any common sense would do that.

 

I feel like a fool even explaining any of this because this is exactly the type of wasted energy he wants from people. It is what he lives for; A long confusing whirlwind diatribe of meaningless posts going down roads that lead to nowhere and eventually fall of a cliff.

 

Hopefully everyone here will start ignoring this troll sooner than later since the admins on this site seem reluctant to shut him down. It appears that as long as you don't insult anyone here on AN you can waylay people as much as you like without any consequence. 

[GammaGlobulin]

2 minutes ago, Hokeus said:

 

Why anyone is wasting their time getting into a pis*ing contest with this troll is beyond me. From his original post he claims to only have seen cannabis in magazines and then he asks if he should dry it and smoke it. That tells you he doesn't smoke to begin with so why would he suddenly be willing to smoke some unknown plant growing in his backyard? Certainly nobody with any common sense would do that.

 

I feel like a fool even explaining any of this because this is exactly the type of wasted energy he wants from people. It is what he lives for; A long confusing whirlwind diatribe of meaningless posts going down roads that lead to nowhere and eventually fall of a cliff.

 

Hopefully everyone here will start ignoring this troll sooner than later since the admins on this site seem reluctant to shut him down. It appears that as long as you don't insult anyone here on AN you can waylay people as much as you like without any consequence. 

 

I would say that there are many kinds of readers in this world.

 

a.  You have your readers who are accountants, and who are very rigid in their thinking, ones that have a very low threshold for anything that does not completely add up.

 

b.  And then, you have your painters, such as Picasso, or writers such as Ionesco, who see the world less rigidly, in multi-hues of all the colors in the rainbow.

 

We need all kinds of readers in this world.

 

Without readers, where would we writers be?

 

Nowhere!

 

There would be no purpose in writing anything...maybe...

 

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