Oregon: Pot Find Is The Legal Kind

The Mail Tribune ^ | August 18, 2007

[aruanan]

And the cops don't have a list of all legal growers within their jurisdiction?

[OregonRancher]

I wonder how good his tomato crop is this year? I have not found any great ones locally and have freinds looking for some at Market Place ect..tomatoes I love going on my summer tomato diet. Last year was awesome I eat two a day raw no problem. Anyone know of any awesome ones in their area? Please Freepmail me the grower so I can see about getting some shipped to us. Again I am talking about Tomato’s.

Where are you located? Our garden is 5,000 sq ft with 63 tomato plants in four varieties.... we make a mean salsa and spagette sause.

[robertpaulsen]

"Hate to bust yer bubble, but this stuff never leaves Oregon. How is that 'interstate commerce'?"

It isn't.

[Lurker]

It isn't.

Still one would think the State of Oregon could maintain some kind of database for law enforcement to prevent this sort of thing. It appears this man did follow Oregon law after all.

So why is it so difficult for these local flatfoots to learn who is registered by the State of Oregon to legally grow this stuff?

Then they wouldn't look like idiots.

Just a thought.

L

[Salvation]

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[tubebender]

A 65 foot long green house for 24 plants? He is now free to plant 1000 plants. Ping me when the real thugs rip him off...

[Max in Utah]

Those must be some huge plants and a lot of "medicine" for only four people.

24 plants x 1.5 lbs. per plant = 36 lbs.

1 lb. = 438 gm

36 lbs. x 438 = 15,768 gm

1 "dose" = ~0.25 gm

15,578 gm / .25 gm = 62,312 doses

4 people x 365 days = 1,460 person-days

63,312 doses / 1,460 person-days = 43.4 doses per day

That oughta do it.

[rednesss]

"It used to be real clear-cut," Doney said. "If you saw marijuana, it was illegal. Now we have to do more homework."

Ahhhh, you mean they have to do some rudimentary checking before throwing in the flash-bangs and sending in 45 SWAT team members who will kill the family dog. They always kill the dog. Call PETA.

Next thing you know he's going to complain about getting the address correct before busting down the door at 3:00 am.

[tpaine]

Many people here at FR use it [socialistic hype] without realizing it.

Clarence Thomas' Use of Historical Sources
Address:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885059/posts

Many here at FR disagree with the basic concept that Congress is not enpowered by the Commerce Clause to prohibit commerce that is "completely internal, which is carried on between man and man in a State, or between different parts of the same State, and which does not extend to or affect other States."

-- These FReepers believe that our 'War on Drugs' is justified by "Congressional findings", -- opinions that prohibitions on dangerous products are a "necessary and proper" role of Congress.
Needless to say, many in Congress also see firearms as 'dangerous products'.

It's all socialistic hype, as they realize full well.

[robertpaulsen]

From another article:

Proponents of the (Oregon medical marijuana -rp) 1998 ballot measure initially said that several hundred patients needed the program. Today, according to the Web page of the state program, 14,868 patients hold cards issued by the program.

I wonder if the measure would have passed had the proponents told the truth.

[robertpaulsen]

36-48 pounds of marijuana for four people. He's lucky it was the local cops instead of the feds. Cards or no cards, he would have been looking at 20 years.

"Like it or not, it's the law," he said."

Better watch it bucko. The feds will use those exact same words when they put the cuffs on.

[rednesss]

I see nowhere in the article where it says he had 36-48 pounds of marijuana. It says they found 24 plants which was legal to have based upon every 1 person being able to cultivate 6 plants and having a grower be able to grow for 4 people. It also said that excess marijuana was able to be given for free to other medical marijuana card holders so long as no cash passed hands. I have no dog in this fight except that as a taxpayer I get a little upset seeing this much money being wasted in law enforcement, especially since they try and say that they are broke and can’t operate the jails and must let people out early.

[Mr. Blonde]

Valentine said his agency gets at least one call every day this time of year from someone who has spotted pot plants.

Do people have nothing better to do than snitch? Wow. I wonder if this is just a few people driving around praying to find marijuana plants. I guess it is just a different world from where I am from. No one I know would call the cops unless it is someone doing something hurting someone else.

[robertpaulsen]

"I see nowhere in the article where it says he had 36-48 pounds of marijuana."

Allow me to clarify. He had enough plants to grow 36-48 pounds of marijuana for four people. A tad much?

"It also said that excess marijuana was able to be given for free to other medical marijuana card holders so long as no cash passed hands."

I see nowhere in the article where it says he actually did that. For all we know he sold the excess to non-card holders at street prices, making a tremendous profit. But we don't know that for sure.

Which demonstrates the problem with the medical marijuana program specifically and individual legal growers generally.

[Clinging Bitterly]

All of that wasted time. Boo freaking hoo.

It appears as though it’s legal to grow weed in Oregon with a government permit.

Since Jackson County claims their investigations are complaint driven, perhaps they should start demanding of complainants that they provide evidence that a reported growing operation does not have the required permit.

Would save a lot of time and money and the good people of the county would be just as safe - probably safer. And certainly their dogs would be safer.