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California congressman bulldozes Asian-run pot greenhouses, quotes ‘Apocalypse Now’
Fresno Bee ^ | JULY 21, 2021 | RYAN SABALOW

Posted on 07/22/2021 6:24:22 AM PDT by artichokegrower

In May, a Northern California sheriff’s office asked on Facebook for volunteers to help bulldoze the marijuana greenhouses that have recently popped up by the hundreds on private property in one small area of the remote county.

Less than a week later, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office got an unlikely volunteer: The local congressman

(Excerpt) Read more at fresnobee.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: cannabis; marijuana; pot; wod
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But advocates for the Siskiyou County growers, who are of predominately Hmong and Chinese descent, said the congressman’s videos couldn’t have come at a worse time.

“It sounds like a divisive message that’s likely to inflame the tensions instead of making them better,”


So if you are of a certain ethnicity California's environmental laws and agricultural regulations do not apply to you. I say bulldoze the damn filthy murderous illegal marijuana growers regardless of their race.

1 posted on 07/22/2021 6:24:22 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

Dead Man Walking.


2 posted on 07/22/2021 6:25:52 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: sasquatch

ping.


3 posted on 07/22/2021 6:28:28 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: artichokegrower

CA created a huge illegal pot farm problem by taxing the legal crop to death and then making growing illegally a misdemeanor.

This is only the “law of unintended consequences” for STUPID people who could not see these consequences.


4 posted on 07/22/2021 6:31:59 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The democrats have just replaced KKK with CRT. /Kevin McCarty 7/6/21)
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To: artichokegrower

Yep. We should be making the “tension” “better”. Just allow anybody to do anything anywhere at any time for any reason, even when it destroys lives and severely damages watersheds/wildlife. Bingo! No “Tension”. Good Lord.


5 posted on 07/22/2021 6:33:05 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: artichokegrower

The state isn’t getting their cut, AKA taxes.


6 posted on 07/22/2021 6:33:22 AM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: artichokegrower

the Horror! The Horror!


7 posted on 07/22/2021 6:34:43 AM PDT by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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To: freedumb2003

I grew a bit of pot back in the mid-70’s in Seattle. It’s really pretty easy. I’ve not touched the stuff since 1977, but if I did now, I’d just grow my own. But then, I live in the heart of Cornbread Mafia country. Seeds are still easy to come by.

Copperhead Road might as well be the biography of this area. In fact, it may be.


8 posted on 07/22/2021 6:37:04 AM PDT by cuban leaf (We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
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......except the article says the greenhouses are on private property.

One of the hidden ways for the state to impinge on freedom is local codes and ordinances. It is still statism, it is still an effective taking, it is no different from a ban on drilling in Alaska, but I guess as long as it's for "our side" it's a difference without a distinction.

I got a better idea...why don't the people who are alleged conservatives buy up the property and not grow pot?

9 posted on 07/22/2021 6:38:32 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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“He’s one of the most staunchly conservative members of Congress, joining the group of Republicans who voted against certifying Joe Biden as president following the mob of Trump supporters attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.”

The language - “attacking the U.S. Capitol” - shows you clearly the political bias of the “reporter” and the publication. How do unarmed civilians “attack” anything???


10 posted on 07/22/2021 6:39:08 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: drwoof

Just peaceful Asian marijuana growers

Coroner identifies the 7 people killed in a shootout at Aguana marijuana grow house

The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has released the identities of the seven Laotian nationals killed in a shootout at an illegal marijuana growing operation in Aguanga earlier this month.

The male victims were identified as Khamphour Nanthavongdovane, 53, and Vikham Silimanotham, 64.

The female victims were identified as Phone Chankhamany, 54, Khamtoune Silimanotham, 59, Souphanh Pienthiene, 48, Thongpath Luangkoth, 47, Samantha Sourignasak, 44.

https://kesq.com/news/crime/2020/09/28/coroner-identifies-the-7-people-killed-in-a-shootout-at-aguana-marijuana-grow-house/


11 posted on 07/22/2021 6:40:00 AM PDT by artichokegrower (I )
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To: left that other site

“Someday this war is going to end”

Robert Duval deserved the Academy Award for his Best Supporting Actor role.

“CHARLIE DON’T SURF”


12 posted on 07/22/2021 6:44:50 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: artichokegrower
Illinois is up there, too.
$225 for pot, $75 for tax.
Plus, it's all cash.


13 posted on 07/22/2021 6:45:02 AM PDT by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of three generations.)
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To: Wuli
How do unarmed civilians “attack” anything???

The same way antifa and blm attack innocent bystanders.

I do see your point and disagree with the aggressive writing by these woke copyright tweekers.

14 posted on 07/22/2021 6:46:29 AM PDT by New Perspective (#NotMyPresident -Proud father of a son with DS & fighting to keep him off biden's death panels.)
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To: woodbutcher1963

Indeed.

I can never hear the “Ride of the Valkyries” again without hearing “Smells Like Victory”.


15 posted on 07/22/2021 6:46:34 AM PDT by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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I can never hear the “Ride of the Valkyries” again without hearing “Smells Like Victory”.

Or "Kill the Wabbit...Kill the Wabbit...Kill the Wabbit..."

16 posted on 07/22/2021 6:47:27 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: artichokegrower

“Northern California” is all I needed to read.

Most FReepers haven’t a clue about what really goes on in NCal hills, particularly Humboldt County (which, ironically, is just SW of the OP story location).

The article is merely highlighting sensationalism by LEO. This is a decades-old problem which will never be remedied in this manner and will assuredly provoke a response.


17 posted on 07/22/2021 6:48:59 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: artichokegrower

Thread useless without identifying the person being discussed!

From the article; “On Wednesday, the office of U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa released a series of YouTube videos that feature the Richvale Republican touring the grow sites, speaking with local officials and climbing into the cab of a yellow bulldozer before he tears down greenhouses during a sheriff’s office operation as part of a court-ordered abatement.”


18 posted on 07/22/2021 6:52:25 AM PDT by SES1066 (Ask not what the LEFT can do for you, rather ask what the LEFT is doing to YOU!)
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To: artichokegrower

Every story has to be centered around the race angle.


19 posted on 07/22/2021 6:52:33 AM PDT by alternatives?
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The issue is not that someone grew marijuana without a permit, it's that the growers didn't give the politicians their cut.

Just ask Hunter Biden about payoffs and kicking 10% "up to the big guy".

20 posted on 07/22/2021 6:53:28 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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