$25M pot farm found in Oregon forest

These big Mexican grows are manned full time so they do manage some frontier cultivation. I would advise that if you run into one of these grows to backtrack out the way you came. These men are armed and are known to use boobytraps. The water sources near these grows will likely be contaminated due to chemical use and poor sanitation.

21 posted on 08/27/2011 9:58:59 AM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)

To: wardaddy; Baynative; Mr. Mojo; Ken H; dcwusmc

Good analysis. If these politicians had some sense instead of moneyed interests (cop and prison guard unions) whispering in their ear to keep it illegal, they'd realize that reducing the supply of marijuana only accomplishes one thing, and that one thing is driving up the price. This just increases gang violence because the crops are now worth more. In reality, however, they don't make a dent in the supply. Plenty of people grow their own and give/sell it to friends. That's common up here near Canada, and so there's no Mexican connection to it at all. The cartels will always find a way to get their product through, however. They've realized that since the Mexican army is so active in Mexico and CBP is so active at the border, that the best way to get the product to their American dealers is to grow it here in this country. That's why you see armed illegals camping out in both national and privately owned forests. If a dad is walking with his little Bly and stumbles on one of these grow operations, tragedies are bound to happen.

What will the government say if it does? Well, they'll blame the murderous illegals, which makes sense, but they should also blame themselves, because the best ally of the Mexican drug cartels is the United States government. If it was not for the government protecting their profits by keeping the drug illegal, the cartels would not be able to make any money from pot. If it was legal, people could grow their own and give to friends, or sell it for far, far lower prices than we see today. Marijuana would no longer be 300/oz. It would be less than 100/oz, and if mass produced, probably under 60 an ounce.

This is where we are headed. According to polls, 70% of my generation (those under 30) favor legalizing it. Prop 19 could very well pass in California next year, and if it does, California can dare the Feds to enforce their marijuana laws in the state. They don't have anywhere near the number of DEA agents required to do it. Eventually, my generation will dominate the Congress, and we will get the federal laws repealed as well.

22 posted on 08/27/2011 10:31:02 AM PDT by 10thAmendmentGuy ("[Drug] crusaders cannot accept the fact that they are not God." -Thomas Sowell)

To: goodnesswins

Goodnesswins...wasn’t it not more than a couple of months ago that another huge marihuana (according to the dictionary) farm was found in the same area?

23 posted on 08/27/2011 11:00:12 AM PDT by WHATNEXT? (The fight has just begun!)

“Large grows these days are almost always run by Mexicans”

Or the CIA

24 posted on 08/27/2011 12:11:50 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)

This was in the local paper today. I don’t know how to post the picture but it is hard to see how they spotted this from the air.

http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_18770531

25 posted on 08/27/2011 12:35:03 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The democratic party is the greatest cargo cult in history.)

To: Georgia Girl 2

Just because this is a thread about marijuana doesn’t mean you are required to take a hit before you post.

26 posted on 08/27/2011 1:23:08 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)

To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Wow, it took an eagle eye to spot that cleverly concealed plot.

27 posted on 08/27/2011 1:47:46 PM PDT by Baynative (If the government was in charge of the desert , we'd soon have a shortage of sand.)

To: 10thAmendmentGuy

Why doesn't Wyoming void the Federal Income Tax for state residents following this example? They can dare the Feds to enforce their tax laws in Wyoming. They don't have near the number of Treasury agents needed to do so.

I was hoping for a bit more from the Millenial Generation than legal pot. Oh well...

28 posted on 08/27/2011 2:39:48 PM PDT by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)

That's a little bit different. The federal income tax is constitutional, because an amendment was passed to create it, and they'll ruin your life if you don't pay taxes. High risk, low reward.

We have to start small. One step is showing how weak and effective the federal government really is when challenged.

If the Tenth Amendment ever gets back in vogue in this country (and I hope it does), then we can work on that. Unfortunately, members of my generation are far more liberal than the rest of the country. Their interests align with mine when it comes to ending the drug war, so I support their efforts in that regard, because it will be good for the country as a whole. I oppose them when they sign on to the Messiah's agenda, however. Still, a broken clock is right twice a day, and they're right about the drug war.

29 posted on 08/27/2011 2:46:20 PM PDT by 10thAmendmentGuy ("[Drug] crusaders cannot accept the fact that they are not God." -Thomas Sowell)

30 posted on 08/27/2011 4:50:27 PM PDT by Paladin2

Are you kidding me????? LMAO

They must be out of work landscapers, nice clean lines!

31 posted on 08/27/2011 4:59:37 PM PDT by cmsgop ( The left always accuses the right for the sins of the left. from FReeper Just Lori, RIP)

I’m still looking for the GPS coordinates of this site.

32 posted on 08/27/2011 5:27:15 PM PDT by Paladin2

Looks like the work of illegals...

33 posted on 08/27/2011 5:29:50 PM PDT by shield (Rev 2:9 Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the syna GOG ue of Satan.)

34 posted on 08/27/2011 5:30:31 PM PDT by Paladin2

To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

"The Trinity County Narcotics Task Force arrested Jason Zacharia Tanner, 35, of Hayfork, after agents seized 1,170 growing marijuana plants in grow bags on a property on Dips Road in Hayfork. "

I might know some people who could check the satellite record to see just how visible this stuff is from Space.

35 posted on 08/27/2011 5:37:03 PM PDT by Paladin2

36 posted on 08/27/2011 5:55:37 PM PDT by Paladin2

37 posted on 08/27/2011 6:07:10 PM PDT by Paladin2

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