It eats into their budget. Some might even have to give up their SWAT teams.
In CA, over 3/4's of all Forfeiture property is due to pot. Millions in cash, lots of personal and real property to be sold at auction.
I believe it. They prefer crime fighting to crime prevention. Sad. :(
Who are they gonna shoot at if they cant shoot at pot heads? Meth and heroin junkies shoot back! That would be dangerous for them.