I ran across this story about 3 guys that set up a large grow op 25 feet from a police station. I couldnt believe how much balls these guys had to grow such a large amount of cannabis right next door to a police station. Personally I would never do something like this even if I could afford the top of the line air filter system cuz as you will see newton's law always applies no matter how much u try. Anyway take a look at it yourself and feel free to comment. Marijuana farm next to LAPD station
Another example of another grower with more money than brains... That must have cost a pretty penny to setup. Seriously, out of all the places on earth to setup a grow op they had to do it right next to a police station? Maybe they thought they were being funny....? I don't know if, if I were going to do something of that size, it would def be in the middle of nowhere(let alone next to a police station) and make sure all the bases of security were triple checked and secured.
I don't know, they say the best place to hide is in the open. but your definetely right, that take ball.
guess the "no one would ever suspect a grow house next to a police station" theory didnt quiet work out....
While it does indeed take balls to grow next to a police station, obviously they weren't using their brains. It does no good for growers to be put into prison in any circumstance, and growing in the face of authorities is just asking them to do something. Not only that, it makes our image only worse. That's the problem with our movement - our image. The stereotypical stoner persona still holds sway in the public consciousness, and further amplifying this is the perception of growers as bloodthirsty, ruthless gangsters who have no respect for law, and inexorably, perceptions of civilized society. If we really want cannabis to be legalized, we need to throw off the garments of negative image that have been thrust upon us, and proclaim that we are not out to kill your children or destroy your cities; we just want to be free.
You're right. There was an episode of Mad Men where a dog food manufacturer was hurting because of a televised expose' divulging that the dog food was horse meat. The recommendation of Madison Avenue? Change the name of your dog food. The brand is poisoned. Stop fighting the bad and create a new brand. Think about it. What argument works better on your Mother. 'Because I want to' or 'Because they need it'? Marijuana is a relatively new name. Popularized by Harry Anslinger and William Randolph Hearst in the 1930's. Before that, no one even knew what marijuana was. Not even the AMA, who's members had been using it medicinally for decades prior to then. Columbus knew it as hemp. It was raw material for his rope and sails. Washington knew it as hemp. It was material for his clothing and paper. Lincoln knew it as hemp. It was a high priced alternative to Southern cotton. DuPont knew it as hemp. It was a grave threat to the emergence of nylon. They had their banker, Andrew Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, get his nephew-in-law, Harry Anslinger, First Director of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, to popularize it as a new scary menace. Marijuana. No one new what marijuana was, but they were told that it was bad. They certainly weren't told that it had been used quite productively by humans for at least 5,000 previous years. Just that you don't want your women or children anywhere near this substance or anyone smoking it. You know what? It worked. The only reason you care about it is because you want to smoke it. That's the only use of hemp that you're familiar with. Damn Harry, you're good. News flash! If the only reason you want it legal is to smoke it and the only reason it's now illegal is to keep you from smoking it, the status quo wins. It's always easier to do nothing than to do something. The legislature already did something. Your turn. However, if you want it legal for something more important than getting stoned, then you've got a chance. Hemp does have benefits that far outweigh its ability to make your eyes red and make you smile. And if you can get it legalized for just one of these other benefits, you'll be able to make your eyes red anytime you like without fear of any prosecution. The only thing you'll have to fear is another G*dd**m commercial trying to get you to switch brands. So find a better reason than getting stoned to convince your neighbor that it is in all our best interests to legalize this valuable resource. Convince your neighbor and you can convince the world. If you need a place to start, let me suggest you click the link in the signature below this post. It's a great way to make the issue more important to everyone else than it is to yourself.
I was really disappointed when I read this. It just reinforces the perception that many people associated with Cannabis are morons.
this. These people don't think. A grow op that large scale next to a police station? That's about as retarded as they get, folks.
Just wanted to point out that the pothead persona is 1000x better than the stereotypical redneck tobacco smoking cancer infested persona or the wife beating violent and crazy alcohol persona.