I just moved to California from a far away state where I had many friends who could hook me up. As I now have no connection, I thought I’d plant a few seeds from my last stash and see what happens. Sure it would take months, but I have nothing here but constant sunshine anyway.
So I went to the High Times and Marijuana.com sites to get info on the state laws. Both said that under California the law is --Cultivation: “For personal use only: stay of imposition of the conviction, drug education, charges dropped.” Well that’s not exactly a law, more like a summary of a sentence. But it sounded encouraging, like a speeding ticket, and I read on to learn that California is very lenient compared to my former home state.
So late May I stated 7 plants. They are doing quite well I think. Now they are about a foot to 18” tall and healthy looking. The garden is bare bones: plastic pots and hand watered. I have them behind an 8 ft wall and access only through a locked gate. My wife freaked when I started them and now just ignores them. She’s pretty cool about it for being a non-toking Nancy Reaganite. She threatens to leave me “if anything happens”.
I’ve been reading the stuff on the forum from Ganga Warrior. Now I’m getting paranoid. I can’t imagine being lead away in handcuffs and being charged with a FELONY. Is it really a felony in California? I’d love to call up a lawyer and find out the truth but I’m too chicken for that. Are there any online law references? I grew up in the 70’s when reefer was everywhere (remember Cheech and Chong?). I have a clean record, a good job and a family. I graduated college with honors. I can’t believe I’m a FELON! If I get a ½ oz of dirtweed out of this I’ll feel lucky.
The way I see it, I’m keeping money out of the black market by growing my own. I’m actually avoiding giving power to those who would use violence to protect their trade. Since it’s illegal, they can’t use the courts to settle disputes, right? I’d love to supply myself weed from my own garden. It’s actually kind of fun too.
And how are firearms handled in these cases? I have a pistol, trigger locked and unloaded. The ammo is in a locked metal case in a separate room. After all, I have young boys in the house. Any rules about guns and weed?
I hope that Ganga Warrior can reply. I hope the flamers have not scared him away. I believe, like me, that he is an honorable man. In fact if I ever met him I’d probably invite him over for a barbeque. Anybody else with advice, I’d appreciate it. Even if that means “kill the plants”. Thanks.
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