Tyee,
I also welcome the debate and appreciate the tone of your responses. Like others, I agree that it is hard to fault any law enforcement officer for "doing their job". The biggest shocker for me is that of all of the work you do (which, I think we almost universally appreciate) is that you considered this of all things to be a notably "good" arrest. I also wouldn't find your post as odd if you lived in some other part of the country but living in "The Humboldt Nation", you have to be aware of the local support (verging on encouragement?) of such activities. Given that I don't live in the area perhaps I have the wrong impression?

I'm with Dave's line of thinking where the simple legalization, regulation, control, and taxation is the best option. It clearly ain't going away so why not capture the tax money and stop throwing people in jail that are committing nothing other than marijuana crimes. It is close to the same lines as those bumper stickers that say "If guns are illegal, only criminals will own guns".