Comments on: 40,000 Watt Grow House Brings Child Endangerment Charge – April 20, 2011

By: Indoor Marijuana Growing and Child Endangerment « Sohum Parlance II

Indoor Marijuana Growing and Child Endangerment « Sohum Parlance II — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:51:07 +0000

[...] is what I get for not perusing the Arcata Eye for the last few weeks. This story is a couple of weeks old, but it may represent a first. It pertains to an indoor grow bust in Arcata for which the [...]

By: Robert Benson

Robert Benson — Tue, 03 May 2011 03:56:26 +0000

over it,
Get over it! The quasi-legal state of Cannabis cultivation makes the proposition of unappeallable prosecution appear rather dismal. The California Supreme Court appears to apply the Prop 215 very liberally, as, I opine, it should. Prerogative Right is a fundamental right, requiring strict scrutiny in limiting or depriving; in the case of choosing ones own medicine, the burden of proving legitimate government interest in limiting or depriving is not met. Hello, it is the twenty-first century; Cannabis/Hemp is not dangerous, except to profit margins of big pharmaceutical, and other, corporations and psyche doctors. A whole generation, or two, harbors great animosity towards their government, over this issue. Anyone would can read a dictionary, and many who can not, knows the definition of Liberty. Kids grow up and see alcohol use, which is accepted, and see Cannabis use, which is not; the result is kids get programmed, at a young age, not to trust the government, especially, the police. The state of affairs is a violation and embarrassment to the very letter and spirit of the Law of which We herald in vain, We are no more a monument to Liberty; we have plotted against Her and She has left merely a skeleton of a remnant……..there is a way to revive Her….to bring Her back!

By: over it

over it — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:32:25 +0000

Interesting story. It would also be a great story to hear how these fare in the District Attorney’s office. Mostly charges end up getting dropped to virtually nothing. I’m not proposing we should punish growers with prison terms but a few months in the county jail might cool things down a little. With no penalties resulting from busts like these we will continue to see people coming here to blow it up. Of course people in the business follow the consequences and behave accordingly. Gallegos’ lax weed policies have encouraged behavior like this all over the county.