[tpearl5]

http://smokedot.org/content/view/315/2/

Overgrow.com, Cannabisworld.com, Heaven's Stairway Seed Company, and Eurohemp.com Shut Down and Servers Seized by Canadian Police.
Now it appears Heaven's Stairway Seeds (hempqc.com), Cannabisworld.com, Overgrow.com, Eurohemp.com have been shut down and the owners arrested in Canada; all their web properties seized, including the physical servers that held massive databases on thousands of growers, and tens of thousands of photographs of cannabis plants. Seed companies by the dozens used both Overgrow.com and Cannabisworld.com as a main trading ground. Over 40 seed companies had customer service interactive forums on these sites.

All the information held on those servers is now in the hands of police. It is not known what charges have been laid nor against whom. That police have not boasted about this seizure means the investigation is continuing, before any affected parties can react.


http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4638.html

New Information Regarding Police Seizures of Overgrow.com
by Marc Emery (03 Feb, 2006) Overgrow.com, Cannabisworld.com, Heaven's Stairway Seed Company and Eurohemp.com Owners Apprehended


Overgrow.com unavailable
Cannabis Culture has developed a timeline of events we believe accurately account for the disappearance of Overgrow.com, Cannabisworld.com, Heaven's Stairway Seeds (hempqc.com), and Eurohemp.

On Monday evening, resident of Montreal Richard Calrisian, the owner of the four websites, was contacted by his web service providers in Vancouver where his servers were situated. They told him that there may be a problem, regarding a police investigation. RC told his provider to shut down the websites immediately.

Within hours, the police (it's unknown what kind of police) apparently entered the server site in Vancouver with a warrant and apprehended the hardware that housed the four web sites.

In the early morning of Tuesday, police in Montreal moved in and arrested RC, his wife, family members and an unknown number of employees.

It is alleged that RC, a pseudonym, is being held at Riviere-des-Prairie (RDP) jail in Montreal, and his wife in is Tanguay jail, across the river from RDP. Cannabis Culture called the prison and found no one there under the name Richard Calrisian.

The bail hearing should be on Monday, but it is unusual that a bail hearing has not yet been held. Typically they take place within 24 hours of arrest, unless an investigation is ongoing and the accused are being held temporarily without bail. This may be because there is a risk that the arrest news might inform other persons who are also under investigation.

Earlier reports of a drug bust in Hearst, Ontario are not related the seizure of Overgrow.com websites.


More information to come, when provided

That sucks. I remember overgrow when he was making hacks for vB2.

[MRGTB]

Originally Posted by tpearl5

http://smokedot.org/content/view/315/2/

Overgrow.com, Cannabisworld.com, Heaven's Stairway Seed Company, and Eurohemp.com Shut Down and Servers Seized by Canadian Police.
Now it appears Heaven's Stairway Seeds (hempqc.com), Cannabisworld.com, Overgrow.com, Eurohemp.com have been shut down and the owners arrested in Canada; all their web properties seized, including the physical servers that held massive databases on thousands of growers, and tens of thousands of photographs of cannabis plants. Seed companies by the dozens used both Overgrow.com and Cannabisworld.com as a main trading ground. Over 40 seed companies had customer service interactive forums on these sites.

All the information held on those servers is now in the hands of police. It is not known what charges have been laid nor against whom. That police have not boasted about this seizure means the investigation is continuing, before any affected parties can react.


http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4638.html

New Information Regarding Police Seizures of Overgrow.com
by Marc Emery (03 Feb, 2006) Overgrow.com, Cannabisworld.com, Heaven's Stairway Seed Company and Eurohemp.com Owners Apprehended


Overgrow.com unavailable
Cannabis Culture has developed a timeline of events we believe accurately account for the disappearance of Overgrow.com, Cannabisworld.com, Heaven's Stairway Seeds (hempqc.com), and Eurohemp.

On Monday evening, resident of Montreal Richard Calrisian, the owner of the four websites, was contacted by his web service providers in Vancouver where his servers were situated. They told him that there may be a problem, regarding a police investigation. RC told his provider to shut down the websites immediately.

Within hours, the police (it's unknown what kind of police) apparently entered the server site in Vancouver with a warrant and apprehended the hardware that housed the four web sites.

In the early morning of Tuesday, police in Montreal moved in and arrested RC, his wife, family members and an unknown number of employees.

It is alleged that RC, a pseudonym, is being held at Riviere-des-Prairie (RDP) jail in Montreal, and his wife in is Tanguay jail, across the river from RDP. Cannabis Culture called the prison and found no one there under the name Richard Calrisian.

The bail hearing should be on Monday, but it is unusual that a bail hearing has not yet been held. Typically they take place within 24 hours of arrest, unless an investigation is ongoing and the accused are being held temporarily without bail. This may be because there is a risk that the arrest news might inform other persons who are also under investigation.

Earlier reports of a drug bust in Hearst, Ontario are not related the seizure of Overgrow.com websites.


More information to come, when provided

That sucks. I remember overgrow when he was making hacks for vB2.

Why do I not sound surprised

From what I read they had half the worlds seed punters using there site to advertize and sell there seeds there (drugs).

[filburt1]

Good. About damn time the law punched them back.

[Tony G]

Wow that's a bit of a surprise.

[tpearl5]

I thought weed was legal in canada? I don't smoke, I dunno...

[Tony G]

Might have been the fact that people were selling weed on the forum that was illegal. Or maybe its only legal for medical purposes.

[TruthElixirX]

I have a friend in canada and I THINK he said it is legal to have an ounce.

Good though. It was about time, as filburt said.

[BamaStangGuy]

Good stuff

[Jaynesh]

Originally Posted by tpearl5

I thought weed was legal in canada? I don't smoke, I dunno...

Selling it on the internet means younger kids can get hold of it.

[Tony G]

Not really. It's easy for a kid with money to get the stuff on the streets.

[IML8RU2]

In Canada it's only legal if it is prescribed for medical purposes. It's illegal to buy anywhere except at specified places and you basically can't smoke it without a doctors note. That being said - just try and get busted for it. You have to be in the big time before the police start worrying about you here. They can't even keep up with busting the grow-ops they know exist.


Nat

"Canadian Gal"

[Regs]

Originally Posted by Jaynesh

Selling it on the internet means younger kids can get hold of it.

Think about who's fault that would be. How would they be able to pay for it?

[Paul M]

He wasn't very bright then, fancy running an illegal site on servers in the same country .....

[DannyMilner]

I thought you where allowed to sell cannabis seeds (legaly). Anyway its there own fault.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Tony G

Might have been the fact that people were selling weed on the forum that was illegal. Or maybe its only legal for medical purposes.

The stuff was not sold on the site. It only hosted a (large) faq on growing, a strain database that linked to seed banks, and a gallery for the users.

Shame to see it go.