In the week that sees the wee island of Eigg with it’s small but not insignificant population at last able to experience the joy of a reliable electricity supply – something that on the mainland we take very much for granted – there is also the story of the Cannabis Ships.
Not a million miles from the small island of Eigg, is another even more remote and far less well-known island, which cannot be named for security purposes and it is here that the Cannabis Ships skulk. A brand new wind farm on the island generates an incredible amount of power which is then supplied to the National Grid but not maybe not all of it….
A small family have been diverting some of the electricity to power three hulking, skulking ships, moored close to the secluded inlet on the north side of the island. Seen from the outside the ships appear desolate and enshrouded, a pungent smell emanating from them. These are the Cannabis Ships. Deck upon deck of marijuana plants….
Not really of course, this was just a conversation I was having with a guy who has way too much imagination! But is quite an idea and I was thinking of maybe a film of the tale on the lines of Whiskey Galore. A vast ship load of Cannabis lands on a remote island, etc. etc. There’s definitely a part in it for Robbie Coltrane I think and I think Ewan MacGregor would make a very convincing hero….
You just need a little imagination!
But what about John Hannah?
2008-02-13 @ 21:06