Need to step in carefully here. I did get busted this year by a forest ranger in the national forest. I was not growing I was just driving through to get to my private property. I am on a island of land surrounded by the national forest. I have to drive through 10 miles of national to get to my gate and sanctuary. I used to wave to the rangers and try to be friendly but now I just avoid eye contact. I was driving to my place and the ranger came roaring up behind me. I pulled over to let him pass and he stopped. He said the reason he stopped was because he smelled marijuana and was going to search my truck. This was a lie since I had not been smoking and my truck smells like my dogs. Anyway he took 80 grams I had and gave me a ticket. He said my license was invalid because we were on federal land. I let him know that the president had indicated that the federal government was going to leave people alone if they were legal in the state. He said if I was going to argue he would take me directly to jail in San Francisco. So I said I was not arguing I was just telling him what I heard and go ahead and give me the ticket. I had to go to federal court in Eureka 350 miles away not SF which is 50 miles away. Now I have to stay out of trouble for 3 more months and I will have no record. I hired a lawyer ($1100) to get that deal.

I saw several helicopters early in June which is unusual but I have seen few choppers since. That is unusual in my area. I usually see a heli once a day. I wear cammo and run for cover even though I have my license and it is "supposed" to be legal.

I believe the feds were just pissed about what obama had to say so they just took it upon themselves to get mean. I don't count the busts against the cartels as having any meaning. They are totally illegal. The only purpose they serve is to distract the choppers from my grow.