Potted

Potted ? funny name wouldn't you say! This my friends is another state vs federal government issuse.
 This one is also being ignored by feds for the time being and by the time the Feds get around to it, it will likely be to late.
   So let me fill you in on whats going on here is a link to the story I will be commenting on
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/27/oakland-gives-final-ok-large-scale-pot-farms/ It seem that the City of Oakland has made up its mind to be the pot capital of California and is planning on letting license recipients grow as many pot plants as they want . What wrong with that you may ask? well here's the rub
This is where the federal law becomes extremely severe.  The sale of anything less than 50 Kilograms of marijuana (which is obviously the majority of cases by far) is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a whopping $250,000 fine.  Selling more than 50 Kilograms is generally something that is relegated to the criminal underworld, but the penalties get exponentially worse:

• 50-100 Kilos distribution/cultivation:       Up to 20 years in prison, with a $1,000,000 fine
• 100-1000 Kilos distribution/cultivation:  Mandatory 5 years, up to 40 years in prison, with a fine of $2,000,000
• 1000 Kilos+ distribution/cultivation:        10 years to Life in prison, with a $4,000,000 fine

What's more, distribution of anything over 5 grams to a minor (under 21 years of age, not 18), OR within 1,000 feet of a school, housing project, youth center, video arcade, public pool, or playground automatically doubles all the punishments listed above (both jail time and fines).

Surprisingly, the federal government can even administer the death penalty for marijuana sale.  This is reserved only for the heads of criminal enterprises that distribute more than 60 metric tons of marijuana OR annually make more than $20,000,000 from marijuana sales.
 So in other word Oakland may be able to sell permits but do you think the federal government  is just going to turn its head and say what the hell let them grow it !  I think not, they will have to do something.
  Then we have this!! talking about a losing touch with her voting base Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif  
The Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act targets pot brownie http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/03/senate-deducts-brownie-points-devils-food-dopers little egg on her face.
  So my friends when will the Feds step in this oh so fresh pile of bull waste, and will they handle it like they did Arizona or will they ................