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UK: BBC presenter apologises over cannabis gaffe
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Tuesday 03 Feb 2004 The presenter of a BBC radio gardening programme who unwittingly gave a caller advice on how to grow cannabis has apologised. Frieda Morrison, co-presenter of Beechgrove Potting Shed on BBC Radio Scotland, said she thought the caller was discussing cabbages. Frieda and fellow host Jim McColl spent more than three minutes explaining which compost to use and how to water the hallucinogenic herb. When the caller referred to "Northern Lights" - very strong marijuana - the gardeners' thought he was referring to a variety of cabbage of the same name. Frieda apologised for the gaffe. In an interview with Good Morning Scotland, she joked: "You know we are a very happening programme and want to be at the cutting edge of any grass. "Jim started off by saying how to use a propagator and you could argue that any gardening programme and book tells you how to grow cannabis. We thought the caller had said cabbages and if you look it up on the internet there is a variety called the Northern Lights. "So this is where the confusion started and all the way through the interview we were talking about cabbages. Why anyone would want to grow cabbages in a propagator and take cuttings we're not sure yet. It is a very busy programme and we made a honest mistake." But she added: "There is a very serious side to this and we have to stand up and be counted and say: 'Yes we thought the caller was talking about cabbages - Northern Lights'."
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