Canadian soldiers were not able “smoke out" talibs from the hemp jungle

Military personnel from Canada, belligerent with talibs in Afghanistan, suddenly met a powerful enemy - almost impassable wilds of hemp higher then 3 meters.

General Rick Hillier, leader of the Canadian military forces, told, that militants of "Taliban" movement have used hemp bush as a cover. As a result soldiers were not able to catch them.
According to general, it is very difficult to drive through hemp thicket by armored troop, as this plant swallows up energy and warms up very quickly.

"We have tried burn down it by phosphorus – it didn’t work. We have tried burn down it by diesel oil – it didn’t work. Plants contain a lot of water, so we simply couldn’t burn it down", - said Hillier.

However even successful hemp burning in turned out into unpleasant consequences. "Several plants on the edge of this wild actually took a fire. But the soldiers, blown on by wind from burning area, have got fatal consequences, and they decided, that it is not good way", - reported Hillier.

Later one soldier said to general: "Sir, for three years, since I have joined Army, I would never think, that I would say "This damned hemp".

After reading this news I got lot of questions. What hemp smoked the author of article? Was it Afghanian hemp/Russian or probably Hollandian? I would like to try it also… What smoked the general is clear. If the grass contains too much water dry it up, and then burn. Or call for the students from the near north regions, they would gather a harvest for free. Do the Canadian soldiers know that if drive through the hemp field by tank and gather fat grasses pollen, it is possible to smoke through the barrel at the same time! Love and piece to you, Canadian brothers, instead of tanks and Kalashnikov! Respect to Talibans-Rastamans.