I would like to thank the female (recently released from county jail) panel member who honestly answered the question asked by KZYX Access Program radio host, Norman DeVall in a live interview on March 7, with Sheriff Tom Allman.
In response to a caller’s statement that “marijuana funds meth labs,” DeVall asked Sheriff Allman “have you found an interconnectedness?”
The female panel member spoke up and said, “the connections I’ve seen with methamphetamine and marijuana is about five years ago or so I was doing runs down to the city with pounds of weed to trade straight across for methamphetamine that I was bringing back, so to say ‘yes’ it does fund some of the methamphetamines that are coming into this county. Because to trade straight across I mean, we’re bringing huge amounts back for no cash. We are just growing weed and trading it.” Allman clarified, “I understand that, now you’re not talking about trading a pound of green for a pound of white?”
Another inmate panel member answers “No way.”
Female panel member “no, it’s equaled out though, to the cash value.”
I find it very telling that the female panel member is stating that she “transported marijuana to the city to trade” as opposed to just trading marijuana for methamphetamine within our county. This leads me to the conclusion that “for profit” marijuana growers are producing huge quantities of marijuana “to trade” for methamphetamine, which is “allegedly” the greatest concern in Mendocino County.
When we open the door to “commercial” marijuana growing we are not choosing marijuana over methamphetamine -- we are choosing both.
E. Koski Redwood Valley
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ Ukiah Daily Journal March 16, 2008
Meth-pot link interesting
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I would like to thank the female (recently released from county jail) panel member
who honestly answered the question asked by KZYX Access Program radio host,
Norman DeVall in a live interview on March 7, with Sheriff Tom Allman.
In response to a caller’s statement that “marijuana funds meth labs,” DeVall asked
Sheriff Allman “have you found an interconnectedness?”
The female panel member spoke up and said, “the connections I’ve seen with methamphetamine and marijuana is about five years ago or so I was doing runs down to the city with pounds of weed to trade straight across for methamphetamine that I was bringing back, so to say ‘yes’ it does fund some of the methamphetamines that are coming into this county. Because to trade straight across I mean, we’re bringing huge amounts back for no cash. We are just growing weed and trading it.” Allman clarified, “I understand that, now you’re not talking about trading a pound of green for a pound of white?”
Another inmate panel member answers “No way.”
Female panel member “no, it’s equaled out though, to the cash value.”
I find it very telling that the female panel member is stating that she “transported marijuana to the city to trade” as opposed to just trading marijuana for methamphetamine within our county. This leads me to the conclusion that “for profit” marijuana growers are producing huge quantities of marijuana “to trade” for methamphetamine, which is “allegedly” the greatest concern in Mendocino County.
When we open the door to “commercial” marijuana growing we are not choosing marijuana over methamphetamine --
we are choosing both.
E. Koski
Redwood Valley
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/
Ukiah Daily Journal
March 16, 2008