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> I don't think they care about the legality of those they are robbing all that much. People robbed of illegal property usually do not report such losses to th

> I don't think they care about the legality of those they are robbing all that much. People robbed of illegal property usually do not report such losses to the authorities.

avs733 7y ago
but they also would seem to be less likely to have insurance and more likely, as a result, to guard their property with some level of force?
- openthc 7y ago
  All cannabis farms I've seen (n>500) have insurance, expensive policy but they still have it. And they are obligated by state law to report any theft
  - callalex 7y ago
    avs is talking about less-than-legal operations which are more likely and incentivized to use less-than legal force to guard their operation.
  - pathseeker 7y ago
    Well then those aren't exactly illegal crops are they? >People robbed of illegal property usually do not report such losses to the authorities.
cronix 7y ago
Why do you assume it's illegal though? They have legal cannabis in Colorado.
- openthc 7y ago
  Almost 10 IIRC. Illinois goes rec on Jan 1st
- dragonwriter 7y ago
  > Why do you assume it's illegal though? Because growing, selling, and possessing cannabis is illegal under US federal law, and if you are a organizer, manager, or supervisor deriving substantial income from such an operation conducted with 5 or more other individuals, you can be charged wih a felony with a 20-year mandatory minimum sentence for a first offense, and if the operation handles enough product or makes enough money, the minimum sentence moves up to life without possibility of parole. There's a current federal law that prohibits initiating prosecutions for cannabis operations that are permitted under state-level medical marijuana laws, but that doesn't negate the offense, it just means any charges that would be covered by the prohibition (which violations not strictly with medical marijuana laws.are technically not) are delayed as long as the policy is in effect. > They have legal cannabis in Colorado. No, they have a situation in which some cannabis trade is prohibited by only one of the two applicable sovereigns.

> I don't think they care about the legality of those they are robbing all that much. People robbed of illegal property usually do not report such losses to the authorities.

avs733 7y ago

but they also would seem to be less likely to have insurance and more likely, as a result, to guard their property with some level of force?

openthc 7y ago
All cannabis farms I've seen (n>500) have insurance, expensive policy but they still have it. And they are obligated by state law to report any theft
- callalex 7y ago
  avs is talking about less-than-legal operations which are more likely and incentivized to use less-than legal force to guard their operation.
- pathseeker 7y ago
  Well then those aren't exactly illegal crops are they? >People robbed of illegal property usually do not report such losses to the authorities.

cronix 7y ago

Why do you assume it's illegal though? They have legal cannabis in Colorado.

openthc 7y ago
Almost 10 IIRC. Illinois goes rec on Jan 1st
dragonwriter 7y ago
> Why do you assume it's illegal though? Because growing, selling, and possessing cannabis is illegal under US federal law, and if you are a organizer, manager, or supervisor deriving substantial income from such an operation conducted with 5 or more other individuals, you can be charged wih a felony with a 20-year mandatory minimum sentence for a first offense, and if the operation handles enough product or makes enough money, the minimum sentence moves up to life without possibility of parole. There's a current federal law that prohibits initiating prosecutions for cannabis operations that are permitted under state-level medical marijuana laws, but that doesn't negate the offense, it just means any charges that would be covered by the prohibition (which violations not strictly with medical marijuana laws.are technically not) are delayed as long as the policy is in effect. > They have legal cannabis in Colorado. No, they have a situation in which some cannabis trade is prohibited by only one of the two applicable sovereigns.