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Fungilicious
Fungilicious
Registered: 12/15/02
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san pedro detained?
#2774498 - 06/08/04 11:17 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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well I got some shitty news today, looks like my cactus I ordered off ebay was detained
according to the plant protection act of Canada I should have applied to import this freaking thing...how the hell was I supposed to know...? i dont know what to do right now because on the notice, under "action to be taken to obtain release from detention" i cant read shit!! the guy wrote in doctors writing....HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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shamantra
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that sucks, i had a cactus (non mescaline kind) coming from peru to europe and they was complete illegal because they feared it would spread plant diseases (i can understand that tho) but they killed a rare old cactus because of that, really sucked
i guess you have to apply for a import permission right away. Maybe call them and say you cant read what they write and so on.
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Fungilicious
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Re: san pedro detained? [Re: shamantra]
#2774521 - 06/08/04 11:27 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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thats exactly what i did, called and left a message with this so called "plant inspection guy" saying i dont know what the hell this is about and i cant read shit on his letter.
i had no idea this sort of thing existed...but im not happy about it considering i spend $50 on the cactus and $25 just getting it over here. The sheet says it wont be destroyed until july 2...so im just waiting on this plant inspection flamer.
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Hooty
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what exactly do they do with a cactus while it's being detained? interrogate it?
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Fungilicious
Fungilicious
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Re: san pedro detained? [Re: Hooty]
#2774566 - 06/08/04 11:48 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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well from what the letter says the poor cactus is on death row...waiting for me to rescue it. "destroyed under supervision"
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Fungilicious
Fungilicious
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by the way, this cactus wasnt detained because its a san pedro. In Canada there's plant protection act that makes sure every plant that is imported gets checked beforehand, so I've read. anyone else know anything more about this?
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Legoulash
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I think the guy who sold it needs permits(Pricey ones) I guess money helps stop plant diseases
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Fungilicious
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Re: san pedro detained? [Re: Legoulash]
#2774637 - 06/08/04 12:16 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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damn it, so its basically impossible for me to obtain a san pedro...:(
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Aneglakya
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yes. Shipping live cuttings to Canada is risky business unless your lucky. they dont inspect ALL the packages but if you put LIVE CACTUS on the customs form your going to get it intercepted.. It is a federal offense to lie and say its something else ..but sometimes some carefull wording will save you a lot of trouble.
They are most likely going to incinerate your cactus... See if they can Return it to sender.. which IS an option.. then ask for a complete refund and tell this ebay fellow that he fucked up. it is HIS responsibility to get the phytosantry certificate.
JLHUDSON makes mention of this Black list where only a handfull of plants, herbs, and seeds are allowed to pass internationally and all other plants are considered innocent until proven guilty. You may want to look into that.
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dastats
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Feck, I wrote a whole big thing out and it dissapeared. Anyway I was saying how strict the governemtn is with plants coming over the border. Order stealth, meaning don't let anyone know whuts in the box. Ag canada has some strict rules, one is foriegn soils entering the counrty. If you order something live, it has to enter Canada with absolutly no durt on it. I enquired about importing noni trees into canada, It would take like 90 days and cost around $3000 for my 2 trees. And, if there is a speck of durt on it, she gets burnt.
Sorry to here yer probs bud, look around Canada, there have to be some suppliers of it out here. Where are you lacated?
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Fungilicious
Fungilicious
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Re: san pedro detained? [Re: dastats]
#2774961 - 06/08/04 02:05 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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well i emailed the seller and hes looking into getting this certificate.
dastats, i live in southern ontario, do you know any canadian suppliers?
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Eightball
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you're in canada, why the hell would you order a cactus from out of the country?? you can freakin pick up peyote legally there!
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Fungilicious
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Re: san pedro detained? [Re: Eightball]
#2775071 - 06/08/04 02:45 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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its the only place I could find it! give me a break here!
no peyote around here...
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Eightball
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search google, theres online stores located in canada that sell both seeds and buttons (alive). i think the buttons start around $30 for a few cm across. personally i would just order 100 seeds and take care of them for a couple years till they are adequate size for grafting. then throw em all on some cereus/trichcereus or blue myrtel
-------------------- If you're frightened of dying and you're holding on.you'll see devils tearing your life away. But...if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels Freeing you from the earth.
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Hooty
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maybe not around there but you could easily have one shipped to you from a canadian vendor...i'd list one here but it's against policy.
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Fungilicious
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Re: san pedro detained? [Re: Hooty]
#2775212 - 06/08/04 03:28 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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pm me one somebody...i cant find any.
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Aneglakya
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ethnogarden botanicals is in canada.
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Fungilicious
Fungilicious
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Re: san pedro detained? [Re: Aneglakya]
#2775474 - 06/08/04 05:31 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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yes it is, and the ethnogarden only sells dried peruvian torch...and at a very ugly price I might add.
Edited by Fungilicious (06/08/04 05:32 PM)
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felixhigh
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where did it come from? the customs in my country always check, lets say, packages from the netherlands because some legal goods there are illegal here... but from other places things are not that tight... i would love to be the phyto destruction guy, i would KEEP lotsa things to myself! =D
FH
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Fungilicious
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been calling the plant inspection manager now for 2 days...no answer, no call back.
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