Someone's home just has more value in the heart of society then their empty, grown over, unused land. A home is... a home. That is why many states have "castle" laws... if someone breaks into your house at night you can shoot their ass... because it is your *home*. You can't shoot someone for trespassing on your land. Land is less valuable and personal. When you violate someone's home you violate something much more sacred then their land.

Another reason growing in your parents home is frowned on is because if you are living with your parents then you are a minor. There is a general belief (and a good one at that) that kids should respect their parents. Growing pot in their house just crosses a line in many peoples heads. The realistic chances of legal action against your parents for your actions are slim, but are still greater then if you just grew on someone's empty land. The cops might do an extensive investigation and waste a bunch of your parents time to hassle them (or to find out if they knew about the grow). They could bring in protective services or something just to hassle the parents for being so ignorant about what you were doing in their own home, etc. Cops can be real dicks sometimes. To grow in your parents home is like saying to your parents, "I don't care if you you might get into a bunch of problems and potentially get your house taken from you because of this... growing weed is more important in my life then you are." It is a huge disrespect.

On the other hand, growing on someone's empty, unused land is one of those things that isn't really hurting anyone. Technically it is illegal, but so is smoking pot in the first place. If the cops find your grow they aren't going to arrest the people who own the land. They might ask them about it, but there would be no grounds to arrest them or even hassle them really. Worst case they would ask the people for the right to do random searches of the empty property now and again. That actually happened to my wife's parents... it was no big deal at all. They have like 90 acres in the forest and hardly ever go out there anyway. The cops just called them on the phone.

The way I see it, the population, through congressional representatives, has given us these horribly hypocritical and backwards laws about marijuana. Therefore, the population can deal with me growing on their empty land. My only other option is to risk my house being taken from me by the government if I grew at home. That is just not an option. I try to grow on land owned by corporations or the government. But I have no problem growing on someone's personal property either, as long as it is undeveloped and not being used or very, very large.
jsn9333 Reviewed by jsn9333 on . Growing ethics As I was walking around yesterday looking for stealthy new places for my biggest grow yet, I started wondering why it seems OK with most people to grow on someone else's property without their knowledge. Try to mention a person growing in their parent's home without their knowledge and you'll get crucified, yet it seems to be perfectly fine to guerrilla grow. Why? I realize there are obvious differences, but isn't it essentially the same concept? Rating: 5