Can I Get Arrested for Growing Marijuana in a State Where Possession of Marijuana is Legal?
Monday, August 19th, 2024In many cases, law enforcement also conducts trash pulls, where officers literally go through a house’s trash cans looking for raw ent, or receipts or other documentation reflecting a grow house operation
Even though several states have legalized marijuana, you can still be arrested and prosecuted for growing marijuana unlawfully. Law enforcement agencies at the federal and state level still devote significant resources into investigating illegal marijuana grow operations, which involve the use of multiple grow houses in residential neighborhoods to grow large amounts of marijuana indoors while avoiding detection from law enforcement.
Because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, the DEA and other federal agencies are still aggressively investigating and prosecuting marijuana grow houses cases. (more…)
