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In reply to the discussion: What no one is telling you about Washington's marijuana legalization [View all]Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)by enabling local/national LEOs to seize property, land, vehicles, etc. This helped create the drug Cartels become the political powerhouse they are.
Don't put it past the feds to arrest home-growers, seize the house, seize the land, seize anything remotely used in "processing" pot, and the horse (car) it rode in on. This is why you don't hear much about "Maui Wowie," "Gainesville Green," or any of the old expressions for home-grown: They were effectively dried up in favor of automated warehouses in some cities, grow operations on public land, and of course, the powerful cartels.
All in all, however, good developments: Taking the state-by-state approach is like legalizing lotto. No state will stand idly by and watch spending and potential tax money from Kansas end up in Colorado.