If We Prick the State, Does It Bleed?
• by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
.... For operating the 45th Parallel medical marijuana
co-op in Ontario Oregon, Esbensen and his professional associate, Raymond Scott
Kangas, were convicted of "racketeering" on June 6 following a bench trial. The
public weal did
not benefit from that conviction, nor was the public fisc depleted by it. To the contrary: Both the
Malheur County DA's office and the Malheur County Sheriff's Office have
profited tremendously as a result of fines and money seized through "asset
forfeiture." ...
