Drug investigation nets Cloverdale woman's arrest

Theses are the types of "DRUG BUSTS" that are a waste of time. 5 grams is not a dealer.

LOL - Cloverdale's Most Wanted. Way to go, law enforcement! I am surprised they weren't all standing around the table, grinning from ear to ear, proud of themselves for having put an end to Putnam County's Public Enemy #1 and her reign of narco-trafficking terror.

Five grams is a healthy eighth... hardly rises to the level of Pablo Escobar.

And that book. Why the book?

5 grams of marijuana, paraphernalia, 20 pills, guns, cash, and a book that may contain information on her suppliers and customers.

Nice job officers! Who knows, she may even have been the one who sold pot to the woman who struck and critically injured the flagger on the 231 project.

thankfully, the three of you don’t dictate how the police use their time. Money.. pills.. guns.. who knows what her inventory levels were five days ago?

If you need drugs to “do” life, then you aren’t doing it correctly.

Score one for law enforcement officers and law abiding citizens. Way to go!!

Conffool - read mine again. Don't put me in with the first two. I applaud the efforts of the officers in this case!

"Baaaa" say the sheep, right on cue.

Volunteer FF / conffool - given that possession of marijuana is illegal (stupidly) and that we can surmise her name is not on the prescription bottle (b/c of the possession of controlled substance charge), and given that its possible they have enough actual evidence of her selling/distributing drugs (likely through surveillance or confidential informant) it seems she broke the law and if so will have to take her medicine. Given due process, I am ok with this.

My original post was to mock the "newsworthiness" and the conventional drug warrior/law enforcement attitude as they bust some woman who likely sold a neighbor a joint. I see this as propaganda. I will be happy to say my mea culpas should I be way short in my estimation of the situation.

However, both of you mention (and make assumptions about) things that are NOT illegal: possession of firearms, possession of cash, and a book. You both read the same article I did and yet you are ready to convict and sentence this woman without knowing any of the facts or bothering to ask any questions.

The firearms: At least two of the long guns are quite old and could likely be family heirlooms. Perhaps all are. Or perhaps she likes firearms. So long as she isn't threatening anyone with them, why should we care if she has them?

The cash: Ahhh, the favorite find of the Drug Warriors. Perhaps it would do you well to do some research on the (unconstitutional and gross) practice of civil asset forfeiture. Law Enforcement agencies and the county prosecutors office get to divvy up any/all money they confiscate. And it doesn't matter if you are guilty or not. Or even charged with a crime. You have to prove that your money didn't come from ill-gotten gains. (And showing your payroll check stub ain't gonna get your money back.)

The book: Its a book. What's in the book? Why is the book a part of their cache discovery display? To me it looks like a book. But to the Drug Warriors here it is a treasure trove of information on some vast marijuana trafficking organization that would rival a CIA-run operation in its breadth and cunning.

Law Enforcement contacts the newspaper, newspaper runs the story, and y'all start bleating in support of the cops without any critical examination of the facts.

And conffool, down here amongst rabble, a lot of people need or just want drugs (a foreign substance introduced into the body to produce a certain effect) to "do" life. Just b/c they come from a pharmaceutical company that has paid the necessary bribes to various government agencies doesn't make them more safe or any better for you than marijuana. And marijuana can't be too bad as it is legal (either recreationally or medicinally) in 39 US states and the District of Columbia (that's Washington DC). And none of this brings in alcohol or nicotine - other "drugs" that people use in life for various reasons.

But maybe you could tell us, from your lofty perch, just how one is supposed to "do" life correctly.

Meanwhile, I will continue to speak for freedom and ask the questions that need asked if only to more fully understand and be understood.

I wish they would share the book title. It might go well with a copy of the Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell.