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Look...if you bothered to find an article on a “neutral” news site...you would have already answered your own questions.

Look. People in Kansas apparently live in Snitchville, a suburb of Police State, America.

I went directly to the source, since you pointed that out, and found some interesting things in the comments on the article in the local news rag.

A poster: Two former CIA employees are suing Kansas police, claiming a raid on their home was unfounded. They say a SWAT team descended on their home in April 2012 without a warrant in search of contraband, only to find vegetables growing in their basement.  Adlynn and Robert Harte claimed that even after repeated attempts for clarification, police have refused to divulge any reasoning for the raid, the AP reports.

They believe the decision came from government officials who knew the Hartes had purchased equipment from a store selling hydroponics – which can be used to grow marijuana, among other plants.  “With little or no other evidence of illegal activity, law enforcement officers make the assumption that shoppers at the store are potential marijuana growers, even though the stores are most commonly frequented by backyard gardeners who grow organically or start seedlings indoors,” reads the couple’s lawsuit.  

Robert and Adlyn said their two children, aged 7 and 13, were “shocked and frightened” when a SWAT team wielding assault weapons pounded on their door just after 7:00 in the morning.  Robert Harte said that the family had three tomato plants, one melon and two butternut squash growing in the basement after using high powered lights to build the hydroponic garden years ago.

Leawood family seeks $7 million for SWAT-style raid
http://www.kctv5.com/story/23951053/leawood-family-seeks-7-million-for-swat-style#ixzz3XnA0tt2N

Another poster: People in KS support Shona. Wichita just voted to reduce penalties to a $50 fine and no jail for first offense possession. The KS Atty General is trying to declare the vote null & void. They know the tide has changed and but they resist changing the laws and enforcement. Free Shona from any charges and give her son back. DCF needs to immediately end the practice of taking kids away when the primary reason is parental marijuana use.