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Old 11-10-2011, 05:06 PM  
Stephen
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Not around here they don't.

In the nice community where I live (NOT innercity crack-land), I suspect that half of the homes have "legal" (under state law) marijuana farming operations of some level currently underway (or having just harvested).

The feds threatening to pursue legal collectives and individual growers despite state law allowing such, is causing somewhat of an exodus of folks from the area, with new "for sale" and "for rent" signs popping up daily.

This is messing with property values in an already tough market and it's because there are not "other jobs" in the area (unless you can live off Internet). You can't feed your family while you're in jail.

Folks are afraid and that ripples hard through our local economy as they pack up and leave, or go on welfare or I suppose they could move close to a jail and be prison guards

Last edited by Stephen; 11-10-2011 at 05:08 PM..
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