Wow, Just WOW!

[FmGrowit]

Just got a call from the State of Washington dept. of liquor control. He asked me if I was licensed to sell tobacco in the state of Washington. I told him I wasn't obligated to, nor was there a federal license that could be obtained to do so. I explained that under federal law, people are allowed to make tobacco products for personal use...just like making beer. He told me making beer for personal use in the state of Washington was illegal as was growing and manufacturing tobacco for personal use.

I asked him if he could tell me what article number in the Washington State revised code prohibits residents from growing tobacco and he said there were "umpteen thousands of codes and he couldn't tell me which one".

What the Fu**?

 

[Raodwarior]

Explain to the nice bureaucrat that Federal Law trumps all State law and to have a nice day. Use to live in that God forsaken socialist state, cigars bad...weed good??

 

[FmGrowit]

It sounds like the states think they can get away with making things inconvenient for people. That is nothing less than malicious prosecution.

 

[Matty]

That doesn't sound right. Some bureaucrats need reminding of their "civil servant" status. He should have been able to provide you with an answer.

 

[FmGrowit]

Basically, what he was saying was "we don't have the actual wording, but we'll find something to hang you with".

 

[ProfessorPangloss]

It sounds like the states think they can get away with making things inconvenient for people. That is nothing less than malicious prosecution.

And, based on the news, they should have bigger fish to try out there, like actually implementing a regulatory and tax structure for the weed business which is or now should be legally operating. If they want to stop actual crime, they could start there and hasten the demise of the smuggling cartels.

nah, that's too hard. Let's shake down the small handful of cigar rollers instead.

edit: and there's this

States are allowed to further regulate the production and transportation of homemade beer and wine.

Washington State provides an exemption for homemade beer and wine in RCW 66.12.010 allowing production without a license or permit. This makes home brewing and wine making legal in Washington!

 

[charlie G.]

I wonder why he would even bother to call you. How would he know if you ship to Washington state.
Doesn't he have pot growers to hassle out there.

 

[FmGrowit]

He had an invoice of mine from a customer...he wouldn't say who it was though.

This whole f'n country is upside down.

 

[FmGrowit]

...and they wonder why I'm an "angry old white man".

 

[Muskrat]

I asked him if he could tell me what article number in the Washington State revised code prohibits residents from growing tobacco and he said there were "umpteen thousands of codes and he couldn't tell me which one".

"It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is to-day, can guess what it will be to-morrow." - Federalist #62

 

[webmost]

"It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is to-day, can guess what it will be to-morrow." - Federalist #62

Eggs Ackley.

 

[DGBAMA]

Just got a call from the State of Washington dept. of liquor control. He asked me if I was licensed to sell tobacco in the state of Washington. I told him I wasn't obligated to, nor was there a federal license that could be obtained to do so. I explained that under federal law, people are allowed to make tobacco products for personal use...just like making beer. He told me making beer for personal use in the state of Washington was illegal as was growing and manufacturing tobacco for personal use.

I asked him if he could tell me what article number in the Washington State revised code prohibits residents from growing tobacco and he said there were "umpteen thousands of codes and he couldn't tell me which one".

What the Fu**?

Kind of funny way of showing his ignorance, since you do not sell any "tobacco products". but rather an "agricultural comodity".

 

[Gmac]

Just got a call from the State of Washington dept. of liquor control. He asked me if I was licensed to sell tobacco in the state of Washington. I told him I wasn't obligated to, nor was there a federal license that could be obtained to do so. I explained that under federal law, people are allowed to make tobacco products for personal use...just like making beer. He told me making beer for personal use in the state of Washington was illegal as was growing and manufacturing tobacco for personal use.

I asked him if he could tell me what article number in the Washington State revised code prohibits residents from growing tobacco and he said there were "umpteen thousands of codes and he couldn't tell me which one".

What the Fu**?

The Chief of Police drove by my patch and asked me what I was growing. I said, "tobacco."
He said: "Is it legal to grow tobacco in Mississippi?" I said "sure" and quoted off a bunch of numbers, Like, MS Code 245sdf 2345678910too. He said "Well good luck". Those kind don't need to HATCH! Gmac

 

[Raodwarior]

Thinking the gene pool needs more chlorine...just thinking out loud....lol

 

[waikikigun]

Gonna be real interesting to see how this pans out.

1) Are there any actual legitimately applicable WA state laws...
2) Who went through the effort of buying from you and then "turning you in" to some liquor control dude. I assume it wasn't a legit customer but just someone playing junior FBI man.
3) How he's going to enforce across state lines.

 

[Gdaddy]

I would just ignore it.

 

[charlie G.]

I would just ignore it.

I would guess they got your info from the internet. Don't they have anything better to do with there time. Like monitor and go after illegal pot growers in there own state.

 

[webmost]

Petty power corrupts petty people.

 

[Shundahai]

Probably a transplanted Kommiefornian who is channeling his inner Josef Stalin.

 

[burge]

I saw the FDA letter on whole leaf they then have to go after leaf only as well