Wow, more fuel for reality TV and the fact we will have a never ending suuply of ex-miltary, those that arent’ so seriously wounded they can’t be sent back for an extended tour in what ever the war of the moment might be against. Going after that dreaded drug Marijuana that most citizens have tried and certainly aren’t too exercised if it’s grown in our fair state or not, no matter, it is the largest cash crop. But, hey, those tough SWAT guys have to have something to do rather than break down doors in East LA and roused out innocent immigrant. We’d be better served if they would bust in every liquor store door and confiscate the really dangerous drug in this world. But then, who would advertize at the superbowl. The stupidty at the top of our government had to finally trickle down to the masses, unlike the wealth that was promised

And so the cycle goes. CAMP seizes crops - the street price goes up, and the profit margin for selling pot increases. The cycle makes growing and selling marijuana in Cali an extremely lucrative business - an easy way for the small time grower in Homboldt, Santa Barbara or San Bernadino counties to supplement their income.

Don’t get me wrong. The Cartels are evil. They kill to protect profits. Professional crime syndicates must be stopped at all costs. But this isn’t the whole story. CAMP is indiscriminate. I’ve heard many stories of the backyard grower walking out to their personal garden only to find it gone with a sign in its place that reads CAMP seized their crop! I guess the grower’s back in the market now.

Call me crazy and a radical, but it seems to me, if the adult, resident pot-smoker could grow his own stone, he wouldn’t fuel the illicit market. Sure, limit the quantity and prohibit selling. That drives the price down and creates less sales incentive. Ultimately, with less growing restrictions, selling pot becomes a less lucrative market, and ultimately disuades anyone from being in the business.

Let’s be truthful since this is truthdig.com. Demand for pot is NOT going away. As long as it is illegal, and agencies like CAMP reduce the supply, the more lucrative the market will be. With or without the cartel’s crops, there will always be pot for sale. With less on the street, the small-time grower makes more $$.

What if it were legal to grow your own, on your own property for your own personal use? Would the story change? I think so…

DEA/KBI:) tells people in Kentucky the same thing, that KY serves as the nation’s main domestic source for marijuana production.” Oh, it must all be for export hmmm, reasearch? no, domestic demand must be HUGE.