Today I came across a Nashua Telegraph Editorial.

Its about the Grow ops that were Recently busted in the Granite state.
"Law enforcement agencies last week seized 11 expensive houses in New Hampshire that were being used to grow marijuana."

The editor made a good point in his Conclusion at the beginning of the piece.
"These pot growing operations are disturbing because they show that organized crime has managed to gain a foothold in the Granite State. "

People should really be looking at the Cause and Effect relationship between these grow ops and Marijuana prohibition as a whole, undeniably the reason these grow ops are being set up in the first place.

" Law enforcement agencies seized 11 expensive homes in Andover, Pembroke, Concord, Canterbury, Hopkinton, Weare and other communities and confiscated 7,000 high-quality marijuana plants. The police called it the biggest drug bust in state history.
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The largest bust in state history?? The "Live Free or Die State," was not exactly known for its cultivation, being dwarfed by Vermont to the west, and even Massachusetts to the south ,which has its number one cash crop listed as marijuana. Now one bust later this is being seen as a "Major" problem. Well i hate to be the one to break it to all of the good people in New Hampshire but the problem is not the Marijuana, its who is growing it.

Right now if these houses had not been raided there crop could of ended up scattered all over the area. This scattering comes with things like untaxed profits, and the risk of marijuana ending up in the hands of children. Both of these being side effects of prohibition.

These Grow ops according to the DEA, are "often run by groups of Vietnamese or Hispanic people or by motorcycle gangs, but freelancers operate them as well." Its nice to see the DEA pointing out the racial disparities in the drug trade, and by that I mean the ones being caught aren't white. Well except for the Motorcycle Gangs.

With pounds of these buds Supposedly worth 3,000 to 4,000 dollars, the reality of ending marijuana growing in the area anytime soon with a profit margin like that is unrealistic. This Margin is also an effect of Prohibition. The risks even with these 11 houses going down are minimal, this being proven by the fact the largest bust in state history was just 11 houses.

As we keep enforcing these silly laws think to yourself why people are selling marijuana and the dangers that come with certain types of people profiting off of an industry where the demands for high quality product are always high. With Minimal Risks, Tons of Cash, and supreme head stash would you? The third being the least scientific of the three.

The Editorial concluded with this paragraph.

"As long as an enormous amount of money can be made by manufacturing illegal substances, greedy or desperate people will make them. Last week's arrests put a dent in the supply and let organized crime know that New Hampshire's on the lookout. But the drug busts were more frightening than consoling because they suggest that not only can organized crime operate here, but that it does."