Sacramento pot farmer's mom went to jail for what he does legally

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Sacramento pot farmer's mom went to jail for what he does legally

By Peter Hecht
phecht@sacbee.com

Published: Sunday, May. 23, 2010 - 12:00 am | Page 1B


Down a rutted dirt road from Garden Highway and the Sacramento River levee, organic farmer David Tat Chow cultivates a crop that sent his hippie mother and stepfather to state prison.

On his tiny, hardscrabble plot, he tends to apple trees, radishes, bell peppers, tomatoes, crookneck squash – and a few dozen marijuana plants.

He grows for medical pot users on a farm federal agents spent years trying to seize over a couple of ounces of weed.

California now brims with legal marijuana dispensaries, pot doctors and a burgeoning industry serving tens of thousands of medical cannabis users. A November ballot measure seeks to legalize recreational marijuana use – and small private cultivation – for adults over 21.

Chow's family saga speaks volumes about changes in marijuana politics, enforcement and social acceptance. .........(more)

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