Leo & Tim....... Mario is probably contemplating what kind of group he's joined after that little outburst. I'm sure his making an effort to introduce him self, didn't justify a lecture on legalizing pot to say the least... In regard to Lees interesting Question, "I'm sure Mario's reasons would be far more enlightening than our own opinions, but some possibilities might be, perhaps France has different rules to America for a start, & given he works as a conservationist in the field, he might just be very vigilant or even have personal reasons. I might make the same statement on occasion when ordering seeds sometimes, 'don't add any spp on the endangered list, from the wild or home gardens" because in Australia we are no longer allowed to import "registered endangered species seeds" fron the wild or home garden, of some spp any more, with out first obtaining an expensive permit, & disclosing lots of information. Bureaucratic yes! But it is a way to determine the seeds come from a ligament distributer & it also leaves a paper trail in our fledgling efforts to track down poachers. Having spent 12 years in the commercial plant industry, supplying many nurseries, Woolworths & Coles, I can without any reservations, say that in my observations, in an operation that collected new plants from around the world & from growing & distributing hundreds of thousands of plants a year for those 12 years, that in my opinion & sales numbers, the distribution of rare & endangered species of plants & seeds to home specialist collectors, nurseries & home gardeners is by far the fastest way to ensure the survival of almost any species. Steven Australia where the rules are always changing : ) On 11 February 2015 at 15:37, Tim Eck <teck11@embarqmail.com> wrote: > There is no purpose to most CITES restrictions. They are a bureaucracy set > in place that has much momentum and little insight. > So are we going > to give those poor people their lives back now that we are legalizing pot? > If entitled white males like me feel helpless when confronted by > bureaucratic indifference, I can't imagine how the underprivileged must > feel. > Sorry, I got carried away there. > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lee Poulsen > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 10:50 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] new member . introduction > > On Feb 10, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Mario Klesczewski <mario_kle@yahoo.fr> > wrote: > > > sending seeds of interesting (non protected) species too > > I have a question regarding Mario's comment here. I would like to know the > purpose for not allowing the sending or trading of seeds of protected > (CITES, I presume) > > But seeds > collected from your own personal non-wild plants?! Who came up with that > idea? And why, oh, why? > > --Lee Poulsen > Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a Latitude 34°N, Altitude 1150 > ft/350 m > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/