[Yes4Prop215]

It is interesting how they didnt mention any use of 215 scripts? They were also stealing power which is the number 1 way to get raided..... ...either way, im surprised that such a measly amount of pot managed to make the news. safe bet that these growers were pumping out commercial beasters and wont be missed by anybody here...

https://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_1740...ce=most_viewed

Police arrested 10 people, seized $70,000 in harvested marijuana and shut down seven grow houses during raids Wednesday in San Francisco, San Mateo County and the East Bay.

The searches, which targeted an Asian drug-trafficking network, netted $100,000 in cash, 2,200 marijuana plants in various stages of growth, 22 pounds of pot and four guns, according to a statement from the San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force. Undercover agents had spent a year investigating the operation.

Of the 15 homes raided by agents from the county task force, state and federal drug agencies and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, seven were houses where pot was being grown. The remaining eight were residences of the alleged conspirators.

Police said there is no evidence the growing operations were connected with medical marijuana collectives. "All evidence suggests that this operation was strictly a for-profit endeavor," the statement said.

The people arrested -- Queenie Y.K. Yee, 38, Bill Dao Bian Qi, 33, Wilson S. Cheung, 50, all three of Millbrae; Winnie Jiang Phan, 47, Qian Wen Li, 47, Hu Weiren, 49, Jia Li Hu, 20, Weix Lian, 48, Wendy Lau, 49, all six of San Francisco; and Zei Wei Chen, 42, of Alameda -- are being held in lieu of $1 million bail each.

Nearly all face charges of marijuana cultivation, marijuana possession for sale, criminal conspiracy and theft of utilities. They are due in San Mateo County Superior Court on Thursday for
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arraignment, according to police.

[kyndone]

wow, i agree with the guy in the news page forum, that it is meth that is ruining our kids, (and adults, there are 40-50-60 year old men tweeked out of their skull, riding bmx bikes, dumpster diving and stealing everything that isnt bolted down, (and even then they sometimes have cordless sawsalls ) all over our little town) i wish they would stop arresting "pot smokers", and hit "tweek freaks" and their cookers. stealing power, lol, stupid., i feel bad for the ppl who own the house, sounds like they were the real victims,

[♥Mo♥]

Interesting comments on the linked page, especially the ones from one of the home owners that was renting their home out. Thanks for the post yes4prop215.

[PistilPete]

Wow, a whole 22 pounds. I'll bet the bay area is bone dry today and everybody is smoking roaches. Way to go San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force!

[Lazyman]

Gang-related growers, fuck em and everyone who pulls this shit. Thieves with guns, gives us all a bad name and hurts our cause, and depresses our market. Good riddance to bad rubbish!

[thingshappening]

Originally Posted by PistilPete

Wow, a whole 22 pounds. I'll bet the bay area is bone dry today and everybody is smoking roaches. Way to go San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force!

Funny how different your world is on the Golden Coast. Back in Ohio we'd be like "Damn, 22 pounds! That guy doesn't play!"

The local narcotic task force near the town I grew up in recently completed a full task force raid with automatic weapons for like 8 grams. Seriously.

https://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4966243

[bicyclebenny]

The local narcotic task force near the town I grew up in recently completed a full task force raid with automatic weapons for like 8 grams. Seriously.

https://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4966243

Follow the money. How much overtime did those guys get paid?

[Yes4Prop215]

yea this shit is such a misappropriation of government funds...the police state and drug war are full of shit and the good thing is that most regular folk are starting to realize this shit by reading the comments.

every single drug bust is now full of angry posters complaining about tax money being wasted on petty marijuana....

[PistilPete]

Originally Posted by thingshappening

Funny how different your world is on the Golden Coast. Back in Ohio we'd be like "Damn, 22 pounds! That guy doesn't play!"

The local narcotic task force near the town I grew up in recently completed a full task force raid with automatic weapons for like 8 grams. Seriously.

https://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4966243

FWIW, I live on the east coast. I just realize the futility of a 22 pound bust in an area overflowing with growhouses.
22 pounds here is front page news, fully armed cops in assault vehicles, as well.

[zbenjii]

Originally Posted by Lazyman

Gang-related growers, fuck em and everyone who pulls this shit. Thieves with guns, gives us all a bad name and hurts our cause, and depresses our market. Good riddance to bad rubbish!

Guns are a product of the high risk still inherent to participating in an illegitimate business. Illegitimate sales of marijuana is still an integral part of the "market". I'm sure the majority of the market is actually illegitimate. The market we know today started illegitimately. Therefore, it really isn't your market. I think you're confused as a grower. Yes these guys could potentially "depress" the market through political consequences to growers but it is highly unlikely that the trend of legalization will end because of a few asian thugs.

What is your cause? Because I know that if caregiving didn't turn a profit, hardly anyone would do it. If you had to sell your primo buds at 50 dollars an ounce as a caregiver, then most people would probably not caregive.

What is depressing the market in terms of being a grower? Well I'm pretty sure it is the price of marijuana decreasing to the point that it is a commodity. The current price of marijuana is being pegged up by a risk premium associated with marijuana. Federal law still makes marijuana distribution and possession illegal. If it was fully legal to grow and distribute marijuana, then that risk premium disintegrates and the going price for marijuana will decrease.
What does that mean? Corporations and other limited liability entities would start using leverage to turn a profit in marijuana operations. This leverage will probably be unattainable for the residential grower. Competition between big money entities will increase and marijuana prices will decrease further.

During the last few years that medicinal marijuana was being legalized, marijuana prices in a major city far away from California have gone down more than 30 percent. That was just the effect of risk premium being decreased by a few states. Think about prices when it's not only medicinally legal but generally legal.

There are some arguments romanticizing the idea that corporations would only output low quality yields. Corporations are just entities with limited liabilities and potentially higher leverage. Since the boom in high quality organic goods started, there has been an influx of investments made in this market driving down the cost for organic goods. The same exact thing will happen if marijuana were to be fully legalized. If there is a specific demand, then that demand will eventually be filled.