They spliced into the grid. Most of their electricity was free of charge. http://www.dicksonherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051218/NEWS01/512180362/1297/MTCN02
Cuz they'd be going to jail right now for a lot longer. In it's infinite wisdom, our gubment regards pot as almost-legal, but cocaine as A Very Bad Thing.
I bet this operation was more dependent on generators than a local power co? That many halogen lights would be outrageously oblivious!
hmm - same over here, but they are coming down a bit heavier on the dealers of weed (esp skunk) and lighter on the user. one reason why coke is growing in popularity over here - there is a positive divergence between the jail time you will get for weed v coke. personally though i cant have a line unless i got some weed to take the edge off anyone remember the fabulous furry freak bros? they were always out to score a 'lid' how much in weight is a lid?
Pretty slick operation. Maybe they should have set up a C-Corp on the surface (literally) a manufacturing/services company with offshore accounts investment holders, to provide a legit front. It It would survive the scrutiny of the tax man, power consumption and money flows.
basically a lid is an ounce. Back before indoor grows, personal use bags were put together with sandwich bags, using the thickness of ones "finger" to gauge volume. 4 fingers on top of eachother measured out $10.00 worth of dope, 5 fingers was $12.00 worth. Now you all have an idea of my age
I know this old hippie that lived on Haight, went to Woodstock I, was in a motorcycle gang, etc. He was working the shrimp boats like Forest Gump for a while in TX back in the 60's. Apparently, drugs were dirt cheap in TX back then. Like if you knew someone, you could get a half- pound of pot for $10. Question for all you druggies: why don't they have greenhouse operations to cultivate coca leaves in the US? It would seem that a high tech operation could replicate the Andes climate and make a killing.