May the Force Be With You!

STAR WARZ BOX SET
Left-to-Right: C-3PO, OG Wan Kenobi, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, R2-D2 Kush,
Han Solo OG, Master Yoda , Dank Vader, Storm Trooper, Skywalker Kush

Introducing the newest & most ambitious ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ box set ever -- STAR WARZ -- a collection of ten uniquely themed plants from a galaxy far, far away.

Each plant features an inheritable sound bite, and four also have visual FX. Here are the details...

• C-3PO - very low potency (just like its RL counterpart strain), medium growth rate, medium-large plants that announce their job as human-cyborg liaisons.
   
• Chewbacca - medium potency, very fast growing, huge plants that roar like a wookie!
   
• Dank Vader - a high potency, fast growing, medium-large strain featuring a Red Light Saber FX while pledging to do the emperor's bidding.
   
• Han Solo OG - medium potency, medium growing, medium-large plants with a Green Light Saber FX and "Millenium Falcon" sound bite.
   
• Master Yoda - a high potency, medium growth rate, small variety that reminds you to "do or not do."
   
• OG Wan Kenobi - very high potency, very fast growth, medium-large plants with a Blue Light Saber FX & a warning that there's a disruption in the Force.
   
• Princess Leia - a medium potency, slow growing, medium sized strain featuring a Hologram FX that asks for help.
   
• R2-D2 Kush - medium potency, fast growing small plants that beep robotically.
   
• Skywalker Kush - high potency, fast growing medium sized plants that aren't afraid.
   
• Storm Trooper - a medium potency, slow growing variety that announces itself with the Imperial March!
   

All foliage textures were developed from photos of collectible action figures, and all plants are outdoor varieties. Sold only in full sets of ten (10) seeds -- one of each variety -- for L$2500 per pack ... for a limited time only at ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Central!

A Word About Intellectual Property & Our Brand Name

As the secondary market for ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ plants expands, we need to repeat some basic things from our Terms of Service. Secondary market stores & auction houses are welcome to use the word  ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ (or it's plain English version, "CannabiSL") in advertising & search listings. In fact, this is good for us as well as the advertiser.

However, using the phrase ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Central (or "CannabiSL Central") in a search listing or advertisement is blatantly misleading & is essentially an attempt to mislead potential customers. We request that this not be done, reserve the right to file complaints with Linden Labs & also will encourage our customers not to patronize businesses that try to leech our traffic.

Regardless of whether or not you use ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ products and thus assent to the Terms of Service above, the use of the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ marque and it's plain-English variant "CannabiSL" is protected (trademarked). Use of the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ name and logo is subject to discretionary approval by the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Team.  We prefer settling problems of this nature amiably and amicably, but if necessary,  will pursue all appropriate options needed to defend our brand and reputation, as well as to ensure that our growers' interests are protected. If in doubt, just ask!

2019 Mardi Gras

Flagboy & Big Chief LE Plants

The parades are rolling & we've got two ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ LEs based on traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian themes are ready to laissez les bon temps rouler!

Big Chief

BIG CHIEF is a large, high potency, fast growing outdoor plant with "Mambo Hoops" FX.

FLAGBOY is a tiny nugz with medium potency & growth rate. 

Both plants sing, too! 

Flagboy

These very special Limited Edition plants pay tribute to the Mardi Gras Indians, traditional African-American marching clubs that are world famous for their elaborate costumes, rivalries & lore.

Prior to emancipation, it was not uncommon for escaped African-American slaves in Louisiana to find refuge with indigenous Native Americans. The Mardi Gras Indian tradition remembers this legacy.

Child's Mardi Gras Indian Costume

There are approximately 40 Mardi Grad Indian "tribes" in New Orleans. Members of "tribes" spend a lot of money & time through the year to create ornate costumes, often with intricate beadwork. Each tribe is headed by a "Big Chief," who sets the marching route & controls his marchers. 

Tribes have a "spyboy" who scouts several blocks ahead of the proposed route. If the spyboy sees a rival tribe nearby, he lets the rest of the tribe know fast! Tribes also have a "flagboy" who carries the tribal flag.

When two marching tribes meet, there is a ritual meeting of the chiefs, typically including a lot of insults directed at the costumes of the rivals. In years past, violence sometimes ensued, but agreements between the "Uptown" & "Downtown" groups of tribes have mostly eliminated this from Mardi Gras today.

This colorful African-American carnival tradition is remembered in songs like "Iko Iko"  & "Big Chief." The legendary Neville Brothers band originated within the Wild Tchopitoulas tribe.

Don't let your flag catch on fire! 

2-packs (L$420) & bulk packs (L$2100) of each variety are available separately at the dock!

IMPORTANT TECHNICAL BULLETIN

Because of a quality assurance issue, Generation 1 OG GROUNDHOG plants (grown from seed) may have problems and produce script errors during harvesting. We apologize for this issue.

THE FIX IS SIMPLE:
BEFORE HARVESTING A GEN 1 OG GROUNDHOG PLANT, UPDATE IT USING THE LATEST HUD UPDATER (Version 4.19.907).

Again, we're sorry for the inconvenience. If you experience harvesting problems after upgrading, please send a notecard in-world to Djeaux Farrasco, since your problems may be unrelated to this technical bulletin.

New Year, New Version

The new ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ HUD 4.2019 will begin pushing out soon to bring you Version 4.19.907!

The rare but dreaded Gen 1 standard throwback glitch bites even the most experienced growers. You know the story. You're harvesting a 48th generation Hendrix Haze you've worked a cool FX into. You click the Harvest button, and... you get a Gen 1 Northern Lights. Bummer. And danged if we can fix it within the limits SL gives us! 

So... IT'S NOT A BUG, IT'S A FEATURE!

With Version 4.19.907, if you're afflicted by the Gen 1 throwback, you'll get one of four new EPIC varieties: Alaskan TF, Chocolate Thai, Cindy 99 & G13! And that's the only way those EPIC strains can be obtained! EPIC seeds will not be sold! No, it's not going to be a Gen 49 Hendrix with purple fog, but it won't be another darn Northern Lights! It will be something rare!

We've also changed the logic for inheritance of the lighting trait. For seven years, it's been impossible to breed an indoor/outdoor line "up" to full outdoor lighting. It's now possible! Obsessive-compulsive breeders can now restore "heirloom" LE strains that have been hopelessly contaminated with the indoor lighting gene! (Stats now include numeric values for lighting, too.)

Finally, for those who like to decor prize plants after harvesting, Version 4.19.907 will save you some script memory. Decor plants now retain scripts only if they are needed to support sound FX. Plants that don't "sing" don't keep their scripts. It's not much, but if you're a decor collector it adds up!

Version 4.19.907 also includes a lot of other small optimizations & code clean-ups. If you're a glutton for boredom, just ask Djeaux about them! 

And oh yes, we've made some minor tweaks to make the menu layouts in HUD 4.2019 a little more organized!

VERSION 4.19.907 RECAP

    - Introduces 4 "epic" standard varieties produced only by the Gen 1 throwback glitch

    - Changes logic in lighting inheritance & provides numeric values in stats.

    - Retains CSL Lib script in decor plants only if needed for FX with sounds.

Remember, your new HUD will be automagically delivered to you when it's available. Just wear your current HUD (or log in while wearing it).

"Rising From the Ashes"

December was a wild ride getting the new "full Strength" ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Central open after the linden nark raided us. It's still "under construction," but we're open for business with a new store, LE museum, pOT pLOTs, auctions & more at  the new location*!

Pigasus (L) w/Pigs Can Fly FX & Phoenix Fire (R) w/Trial by Fire FX
photgraphed at the new "full Strength" LE Museum.

Rising from the ashes of the bust, PHOENIX FIRE was released during the holidays. This very fast growing outdoor superweed burns with "Trial by Fire" FX.

Then, as a members-only group gift, PIGASUS flash LE was released to ring in the New Year! Foliage features the infamous "Trademark of Quality" Swingin' Pig & the "Pigs Can Fly" FX sums it all up for these high potency, medium growing outdoor plants.

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* ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Central is located on an Adult-rated sim in conformance with Linden Labs' policy. For this reason, you must be "adult verified" (read that as "payment information on file") to access our store inworld.

Busted

UPDATE! The following consumables you may want to use to grow ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ are available on Marketplace: Plant Food Spikes (2-pack), Liquid Plant Food Kits (dispenser & one refill), single Liquid Plant Food Refills, Compact Grow Lites, Octaplots & 10-Dose Plant Auxin Jug.

At about 6 AM SLT, a Linden Labs governance agent began returning all objects at ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Central that the agent deemed to be "adult" products. All  vendors, plants, specimens & innumerable other store items were returned. Growers who had plants on pOT pLOTs should find them in their "Lost And Found" folders.

We have heard that other "commercial" locations had ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ plants returned as well. We have not heard of any "raids" on private grows. The action was clearly targeted at ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ as a business.

For seven years ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ has operated with the understanding based on early consultations with Linden Labs representatives that our product did not meet the Terms of Service definition ("depiction of illegal drug use") for an adult rating. We have operated smoothly for seven years with a moderate (PG-13) rating. Lindens have visited our operation & auctions with never a comment about the rating.

The rating at our current store location cannot be changed, so the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Team is exploring other options including leasing a full sim (which will be rated "adult").

Unless Linden Labs now decrees a grid-wide ban on ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ -- which we feel would be unlikely & extremely unwise -- your plants will grow fine. Our out-world database system continues to run as always, the foliage texture repository is unaffected & our master seed bank is safe.

We just can't provide pOT pLOTs or auctions now. We will be listing Standard seeds & a wider selection of accessories on Marketplace in the interim. You can purchase Food Spikes, Liquid Plant Food kits & refills & basic planters there now with more to come soon!

Finally, in the aftermath of this disaster, there was finger-pointing & name-calling in the group chat. & IM-space. We don't need that & feel badly about things we said.  But we need to move on. What happened, happened. What we need is to get ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Central running again in accord with the all-new rating Linden Labs decided to give us. What we don't need is drama.

Again, the ḈḁṇṇḁḇḭṦḼ Team apologizes for the inconvenience to those of you who had plants returned during the "raid."