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Posted on October 10 at 8:01 a.m.
I don't that I've ever read a more inane and ignorant comment, @Ashaw. There are no Mexican drug cartels operating on the Cold Springs trail, as I'm sure you would know if you had EVER hiked it.
Not only did you fail to add any worth to this article, you've embarrassed yourself and made it clear that your opinions are meaningless.
Thanks, Ray, I enjoyed the article!
Posted on October 8 at 8:42 a.m.
Initially a little leary of the article's potential as an advertisement, but very thoughtfully written with interesting content, and the map looks like a phenomenal resource. Pretty cool. Think I'll go find myself one of these today.
Gracias, Ray!
Posted on September 19 at 10:13 p.m.
completely outrageous. a gross miscarriage of 'justice.'
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Posted on August 17 at 4:56 p.m.
@ "LongtimeLocal"
We could take the time to stop and explain the 10th Amendment to you, where the federal government is limited to the powers expressly given to them by the constitution, but the effort would probably be wasted on someone (you) who claims to (but clearly doesn't) understand the drug laws in the first place. It's not just California, but 12 states that have passed these laws. Think they should be ignored, too?
Maybe YOU should read *this* page:
http://www.drugwarfacts.org/medicalm.htm...
Feel free to note that the Institute of Medicine, a *Federally-Funded* scientific organization, found that "The accumulated data indicate a potential therapeutic value for cannabinoid drugs, particularly for symptoms such as pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation."
Instead, you offer the typical rhetoric and hearsay that one might expect from a media outlet like Fox News. Congratulations, you've dumbed down the debate and alienated a large population of medical patients! Proud of yourself now?
Posted on August 14 at 12:07 p.m.
I've been following the coverage over at http://www.fearbeneath.com - that seems to have grown from the original article, as well!
On Myths, Mystery, and Mayhem of the Sharks Who Swim in the Santa Barbara Channel
Posted on August 9 at 2:51 p.m.
maybe the rash of immigration comments is warranted and some people need to stop being so delicate about the problem here.
CNN reports on the illegal immigration problem: "Mexican cartels running pot farms in U.S. national forest."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/08/pot....
"Illegal immigrants connected to Mexico's drug cartels are growing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of marijuana in the heart of one of America's national treasures, authorities say. It's a booming business that, federal officials say, feeds Mexico's most violent drug traffickers."
Posted on August 1 at 5:09 p.m.
I worked with the Forest Service, once upon a time. Let's talk about the total nonsense that these statistics represent:
35000 plants - we will *generously* estimate that they produce 8 quality ounces per plant of re-sellable female cannabis flowers. A somewhat low figure, but given the area and conditions of the farms, not unreasonable. That gives us roughly 17000 pounds of cannabis.
The VERY BEST cannabis in Santa Barbara clubs goes for $9000/ pound, resale. The clubs buy it for closer to $4000/ pound. Again, this is for the very best in California (and henceforth, the world.) Cannabis grown outdoors by Mexican cartels is not going to possess tremendous quality. Access to sophisticated growing equipment simply isn't feasible in the National Forest. So we'll guess they can offload their crop for about $2000/ pound.
17000 pounds of medium-grade cannabis for $2000/ pound (generous figures) would be about 34 million dollars. Optimistically, about 30% of what is claimed. I'd call that a significant margin of error. Historically, the entire plant has even been weighed for "street value" - rootball, vegetative material, and all. Not very truthful.
Just another way the war on drugs is propagandizing the American taxpayer.
A wise teacher once told me:
"There are three types of lies: Lies, Damn Lies...
and Statistics."
Posted on May 30 at 11:03 p.m.
They paid you to write about Super Metroid?
Awesome.
Posted on May 28 at 7:45 p.m.
Great article! Thanks for all the information!
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Posted on October 17 at 9:51 a.m.
Oh Ray, why do you tease us with this lush scenery when in reality, right now it's as dry as a bone... :)
If you keep publishing all the desirable hiking spots, pretty soon everything will be over-run by the masses. Do you ever experience feelings of "hiking localism" ?
Just curious.
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