[Jhhnn]

Yep, this thread shows just how badly MJ needs to be legalized. Prohibition has spawned a lot of shitty & stupid attitudes all around, from cops & towards cops, too.

Other than the Vietnam war, prohibition has been the most divisive & destructive issue of my lifetime, corroding the fabric of society. Legalization is a healing opportunity, a way for us to quit waging war against ourselves.

I can't believe how lucky I am to live in Colorado, to have the opportunity to be a part of it, the unfolding of a whole new paradigm, a different & better way for everybody.

It's probably hard for some accustomed to being outlaws to wrap their head around it, but Colorado law protects personal growers from some of life's vicissitudes & from the Feds, as well. It's a whole new deal- stay Colorado legal, do your thing, never worry.

Grow shop? You bet. I trade seeds with one of the guys behind the counter, compare notes, sample each others efforts- all legal, no worries.

I see things that shock my old underground hippie sensibilities, like a guy zipping down I-25 w/ two really nice looking bushy 2' plants tucked in behind the cab of his pickup. No worries for him, either.

Amazing.

[m314]

I've seen some amazing things here in California. I was used to growing in the South. I bought all my supplies with cash at Home Depot or Walmart. Hydro shops were too risky.

In California, I've been to events like Hempcon and the Cannabis Cup. People are buying bud, hash, edibles, seeds, live plants, grow equipment, whatever they want. Cops are there watching for security, not to bust anyone. You can stand there and have a conversation with a cop while you're holding a live plant. That's one of the coolest things I've seen in my life. Hopefully it will be like that everywhere at some point soon.

[Jhhnn]

Originally Posted by m314

I've seen some amazing things here in California. I was used to growing in the South. I bought all my supplies with cash at Home Depot or Walmart. Hydro shops were too risky.

In California, I've been to events like Hempcon and the Cannabis Cup. People are buying bud, hash, edibles, seeds, live plants, grow equipment, whatever they want. Cops are there watching for security, not to bust anyone. You can stand there and have a conversation with a cop while you're holding a live plant. That's one of the coolest things I've seen in my life. Hopefully it will be like that everywhere at some point soon.

It's still fucked up in CA. Getting busted there is like being the swimmer eaten by a shark, snatched out of the midst of a thousand other swimmers. The fact that the other 999 got away doesn't help the guy who gets eaten, nor does it address the shark problem at all.

[that smell]

Stoned-trout, When you are an MP its obvious where your path leads. When I finished with my time in the Army as an airborne infantry in a recon unit my options were smoke jumper, law enforcement or mercenary if I wanted to utilize the skills I had learned. A few of my friends decided to go the route of the 3 letter organizations. But I think you anwsered your own question. Me, I believed in protecting my country ( back when there was still great pride in being from America) and have always believed law enforcement persons are scum of the earth. I believe we have that in common and are being proven right by their daily actions. Peace

[meadowman]

they come through my door on a no-knock, they're leaving in a body bag!!!

[m314]

Originally Posted by Jhhnn

It's still fucked up in CA. Getting busted there is like being the swimmer eaten by a shark, snatched out of the midst of a thousand other swimmers. The fact that the other 999 got away doesn't help the guy who gets eaten, nor does it address the shark problem at all.

It's fucked up when anyone gets busted for weed. California still seems safe for a hobbyist grower with a current medical recommendation. I don't know what it's like for professional growers, except that the prices are lower and there's less risk compared to my home state.

I'm hoping for full legalization in 2016. Ideally there would be as few restrictions as possible. Everyone should be free to grow whatever they want as long as they're not breaking other laws (stealing power, growing in public parks, etc).

[norcal_sourD]

https://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/26...tcmp=obnetwork

Wow. 25k to find out cops rely on flimsy ass "evidence" and bs stakeouts of grow shops... lame that they spent that much $ trying to find out why the hell they got raided, and lame the cops spent x amount of public $ on a fruitless wild goose chase

[m314]

The comments on the Fox News article are funny. No one supports raiding someone's home based on a visit to a hydro shop and finding some green stuff in their trash. Not even the anti-weed conservatives on foxnews.com. No one supports these raids, but they're happening in lots of states anyway.

[tokersmoke]

It said the leafy green substance field tested to be mj.So with the visit to the hydro store and weed in the trash id say it was enough for a warrant in the deep south.But how does tea look like mj?I can bet alot of money was spent on surveillance and kicking this guys door down.They should have lab tested the tea grounds it would have saved alot of headache.

[JointOperation]

until EVERYONE stands up and fights against this police state/ martial law take over.. we will all be fucked eventually.