by Jack
The pilot of this ultra-lite tried to fly 250 pound of pot across the border and crashed near San Diego. He left behind his helmet and glove and the whole load of pot. A pair of shoe prints lead away from the crash site indicating the pilot walked away, although he’s probably injured.
So, even though California has virtually legalized marijuana via the phony prescription program there’s still money to be made by smugglers. And where there’s money to be made there will always be criminals!
The crash site was discovered by the border patrol not long after it went down.
The motivation for this pilot was money. And that’s strange part of this story. The price for legal pot has not gone down since the fake prescription plan was voted in by Californians, legal or illegal the price is the same. Demand is increasing and its holding the price up – that’s not a good sign. Same goes for every state that has a fake medical use program. Colorado waived any pretext of a medical need and allows its sale for recreational use, and yet the price of pot remains high and so does the demand. Government regulated pot dispensaries are routinely sold out. It seems they have created an even greater demand than they had before by offering pot for sale through licensed dispensaries.
Despite marijuana flying off the shelves in Colorado as fast as they can stock it, it is still easier to find than .22 bullets are in California. And by the way the black market price for .22 bullets is going (and other popular sizes), it will be cheaper to buy the pot! Just a funny thought….you might think government is trying to medicate us while taking away our guns and bullets, huh? It’s an ironic comparison, but it’s true, with the relaxed drug laws comes tighter gun control laws. Still a funny thought?
legalization of dope in this state sure has had an impact. We might as well follow Colorado and quit this “medical” marijuana farce.
Crashing, isn’t that a common occurrence if your getting high with dope?
“We might as well follow Colorado and quit this “medical” marijuana farce.”
Sure should! Colorado is happily up to its elbows in tax revenue.
I don’t really pay attention, and so I didn’t really realize that under California law it’s legal to grow your own … within reason. It hit me while I was Google-Earthing available properties around Covelo. I had to giggle. No tomatoes, no carrots, no cabbages … but EVERYBODY in the neighborhood has got their fifteen pot plants neatly staked out.
I could put in a couple of plants of my own … and I just might.
But the Coloradans shouldn’t get crazy with wealth. An initial upsurge in interest is only to be expected, … but I probably won’t send to Colorado for pot seeds after all.
Yes I’ve heard they are making a bundle in tax revenue. Do they have a tax sticker that must be placed on the packaging yet?
One curiosity of the Colorado law is what to do with the marijuana trained canine force?
Another problem…how to catch the driver high on pot? Law enforcement officers are concerned about how to enforce the law:
It’s also increased the amount of pot being brought in to public schools: