Weed Country: Pot Grower Mike Boutin on Discovery Channel's Newest Reality Show

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"They shoot people and they're not culpable at all, and it has to stop," says Weed Country's Mike Boutin. Featured on Discovery Channel's new show, Boutin grows marijuana in the emerald triangle and is constantly faced with the threat of federal prosecution.

Boutin considers himself a vigilante, fighting back against drug prohibition. "I really didn't want to live in a world where they haul people off to jail for using a substance that's safter than alcohol" says Boutin.

ReasonTV's Tracy Oppenheimer talked with Boutin about the state of the marijuana industry today and his role on the show. Weed Country premieres this Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 10 pm on Discovery Channel.

About 7 minutes.

Produced by Tracy Oppenheimer; Shot by Alex Manning and Zach Weissmueller.

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[Almanian!]

Dude! I'm SOOOOOO wasted!

[Paul.]

OT: As we ask ourselves what weapons can be regulated under 2a, media investigates if trained fighters might be classified as deadly weapons:

http://www.kirotv.com/videos/n.....ons/vq3mf/

A punch turned deadly on an Oak Harbor street. On Wednesday at 5, KIRO 7 investigates if trained fighters should be considered deadly weapons.

[Agreenweed]

Fighters are no longer allowed in schools, government buildings or churches...that is what is next!

[Capt Ace Rimmer]

Do we grandfather in the existing trained fighters or will it be plan B:

(1) puck their eyes out

(2) amputate their hands and feet

(3) lobotomy

[BakedPenguin]

Damn, it's frustrating when someone who has seen how bad the WoD is only argues against it rubbing up against his hobby horse.

[Paul.]

"I really didn't want to live in a world where they haul people off to jail for using a substance that's safter than alcohol" says Boutin.

Don't worry, all levels of government are starting to work on this alcohol thing, too.

[Agreenweed]

The Great Prohibition Act of 2013, sponsored by president Obama. Drone strikes on stills are coming friends! Ha

[Capt Ace Rimmer]

Dude is a hero.

[Gladstone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHyDp0dGdyc

[Capt Ace Rimmer]

thank you

[Jason S.]

Interesting interview.

A sheriff featured in one of the episodes is one of a group of CA sheriffs who consider themselves Constitutional Sheriffs or something like that. Tea Party groups support him because he's talking big about standing up to the federal agencies like the Dept. of Interior, Forest Service and EPA in an effort to protect water rights.

But as you can see from the show, the sheriff favors prohibition when it comes to marijuana.

Mr. Boutin's iceberg analogy (metaphor?) is spot-on, though.

[Abriana]

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[gaoxiaen]

Wow! Looks like a great opportunity and sounds really easy. How much money do you want and where should I send my check?

[jonn-e]

It all started late on a saturday nite say who's got the spliff and who's got the pint. look out the window say to my suprise here comes a man in blue and he's flashing lights!

[MSimon]

I used to live in Briceland. Between Whitethorn and Redway.

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[MSimon]

The link:

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[jecobjesan]

uptil I saw the bank draft 4 $9574, I be certain ...that...my father in law was trully taking home money part-time on their apple laptop.. there friend brother had bean doing this 4 only about 10 months and as of now repaid the morgage on their appartment and bought Mitsubishi Evo. I went here, http://www.WOW92.com

[gaoxiaen]

Another great opportunity! Maybe I'll join up with both you and Abriana above.

[Agile Cyborg]

Some of the law enforcement in this series are driven by the absolutism replete in modern American exceptionalism. America is somehow no longer great because of marijuana. America is being destroyed by the evil cannabis therefore they must heavily arm and violently protect their chosen form of society from the evil green monsters.

The tenor of their legalistic fervor is propelled by a dangerous faith which thrives in the swamp of zero accountability.

These are men and women who are emboldened on expressions of tyranny. They live, eat, and breathe a racked shallow indignation reinforced with a centuries-old brutality justified through shallow laws and shallow ethics and shallow mentalities.

I look at these people and see lurking within their zealous visages the executioners and torturers of the middle ages, Nazi SS officers, the junta of Pinochet, and the Khmer Rouge soldiers of Pol Pot.

The only difference between most of American law enforcement and dictatorship brutality is a few remaining legal hurdles and the constitution. Remove this threadbare citizen protection and it wouldn't be but a few short months and the drug war would result in the American killing fields starting in The Emerald Triangle. And, more than likely, most citizens would sit idly by as the mass murder was spun as a way to keep women and children safe.

[Warrior88]

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[gaoxiaen]

Damn! I already sent all my money to those other guys. If they work out, I'll join with you too.

[dmart81]

Excellent reporting. The only way to stop the crime centered around pot, is to decriminalize it.

[joebanana]

Or abolish this tyrannical form of government. It has "become destructive to those ends".

[joebanana]

As is the pattern with the US government, the "war on drugs" is based on lies, falsehoods, propaganda, lobbyists BS, and governmental overreach. Outlawing a flower is just silly. Marijuana is an herb, not a "drug". It may alter your conscience state, but so do many foods, especially if you have allergies to certain food products. Some foods can make you drowsy, or if your drowsy, can wake you up. The US government doesn't control what I ingest. As long as I cause no harm to persons or property, they have no jurisdiction. The US government has become evil and oppressive. They're the biggest threat to life, liberty, and freedom that we've ever faced.

[csbehr]

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[csbehr]

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