[max americana]

There never was an MJ cartel in the first place. If you ever bought dope, it’s mostly single “proprietors” who cultivate it themselves and sell to select buyers by word of mouth. They’ve got their own hydroponic systems in their basement to avoid the cops but the electrical output is a giveaway and the exhaust plus the smell of it....um, not that I am experienced in this but I read it somewhere (cough)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

http://townhall.com/columnists/cathyreisenwitz/2014/08/11/us-marijuana-legalization-already-weakening-mexican-cartels-violence-expected-to-decline-n1876088/page/full

http://www.businessinsider.com/dea-cartels-are-now-smuggling-us-weed-into-mexico-to-sell-2014-12

[chrisser]

but the electrical output is a giveaway

I've read that LED grow lamps are just coming into their own. I wonder how that might affect detection via power consumption equation. They're pricey now, but that's likely to change.