Excitement in Tiki Gardens

[robguz]

Great response Punagirl! Even though I am 100% pro-legalization of pot (and all drugs for that matter, but a much bigger topic) I can also empathize with Nancy's feelings. For example, I don't really mind if people deal drugs or engage in prostitution in general, especially if it doesn't make my neighborhood in Oakland feel like a ghetto or result in other crimes involving guns and such. So I call cops on the hookers near my block and when I suspect drug dealers to make my neighborhood a less friendly place for that, especially in a town with many industrial areas where nobody lives.

In general, people in the pot trade are probably quite a bit different than in other drug trades and meth/Ice is a far worse problem, both where I live and in Puna. If I lived very close to a pot growing area and was concerned that other crminal activity could be involved (don't know how true rumors of people protecting their growing areas with firearms or other means of discouraging exploration around them really is), I might want something done about it. So while I agree these busts really don't have much positive impact and have a lot of negative impact, I can understand how Nancy appreciates police action in her neighborhood. And I hope she doesn't feel too attacked to keep her from posting again in the future.

California? Hopefully you're considering Northern! : )