This was on last night. Intersting show on the pot industry. The show specifically mentioned Mendocino County, where I live. It showed an indoor grow that was seized just a few block from my house.
Link:
Marijuana Inc: Inside America's Pot Industry
Future show times:
Monday, May 18th 12a ET
Monday, May 25th 12p | 10p ET
Tuesday, May 26th 1a ET
From what I know of in my home town, it seems pretty accurate. FYI, I am surrounded by pot growers. Both my neighbors grow, and my neighbor behind me grows also. I live about 300 clicks from the County main offices, the sheriff station, the jail and the high school. We are all on the same street.
Here are the economics:
Outdoor plants yield up to 3 pounds of bud-each pound sells for $1800-2200, depending on quality. 1 crop per year.
Indoor plants yield up to 1 -1.5 pounds PER LIGHT. A pound of indoor sells for about $2500-3300. Up to 3 crops per year.
The money is staggering. It is in your face here. This is how you get started. You go see a "Doctor" that writes you a reccomandation for Medical Marijuana Usage. The average cost is $150 for this visit....You take that to County Social Services Office and get a Prop 215 Card. It looks like your license. Then you can grow 6 plants. This is strictly for medicinal purposes only.
The selling part of course is illegal. Kick door home invasions are on the rise. They are getting more and more violent. My nightmare is someone kicking in my door at night because the home invaders have the wrong house. I also worry about the police kicking in my door and rolling in flash bangs because they have the wrong house.
Where there is drugs, legal or not-there is money. Where there is money there are weapons. Eventually comes the violence.
IMHO this state is is at a critical mass. It is just a matter of time before we implode.
Anyway, it was a good show. If you have not seen it I encourage you to see it. It will confirm what you were thinking about where California is headed.