Posted on 05/24/2019 7:00:56 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Authorities said Friday they raided hundreds of black market marijuana operations in Colorado that flouted the state’s cannabis law by growing tens of thousands of plants in Denver-area homes and selling the drugs out of state.
Investigators seized more than 80,000 plants and 4,500 pounds (2,040 kilograms) of harvested marijuana, state and federal prosecutors said at a news conference. Officers raided 247 homes and eight businesses and arrested 42 people in Denver and seven nearby counties.
State law allows up to 12 marijuana plants per residence for personal use, but some of the homes had more than 1,000 and many had hundreds, said U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn.
Colorado and nine other states have broadly legalized marijuana use but it remains illegal under federal law. That has created tension between some state and federal officials.
But George Brauchler, district attorney for the south and east Denver suburbs, stressed the investigation was a joint state-federal operation, not the U.S. Department of Justice imposing its will on Colorado. …
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In a pig's eye no knock raids are justified.
1. How long does it take to put a couple hundred plants down the disposal? If the house only has one or two the plants are legal.
2. Before they even knock on the door, any competent plumber can block the drain from the house in about 2 minutes -- the item they use is called a "test weenie". Goes in real quick and keeps the evidence right there in the blocked sewer pipe. They can even train a cop how to block the sewer.
The po-po murdered two people in Texas in a no-knock raid recently. Never again.
aww hell please no...the gangstamint is the black market
There must be a mistake here. Wasn’t legalization supposed to eliminate the illegal drug market? Well, the illegal sellers can sell cheaper by avoiding the state imposed sale tax. Now who would have thought. Competition is such good thing. It drives our economy.
RTFA - the very first sentence says the busted growers were "selling the drugs out of state." Free clue: out of state, marijuana remains illegal.
“In a pig’s eye no knock raids are justified. “
maybe /s should have been added. Point was, legalization just shifts WoD to tax matters.
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