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Are you "illegal" ? How are you protecting yourself to get on GWE?

Based on alarmist statements from the county sheriff that even the possession of “nonmedical marijuana” leads to “a variety of threats,” the Board on Tuesday declared “the possession, planting, cultivation, harvesting, drying, or processing of nonmedical marijuana outdoors on the grounds of a private residence, and the establishment or operation of businesses engaged in commercial marijuana activity” as “a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of and visitors to Fresno County.”
 
I'm growing illegal, and I have said what state I'm in and maybe gave a hint when I mentioned the nickname of our area. That was a mistake. We have been ordering and receiving equipment and seeds to our house for 6 months now. One complete cured harvest under our belts. I do not think we would be thrown in jail if caught. Everything confiscated and probably pay a hefty fine, but I am probably more relaxed about it than I should be. Only people who know we grew is the 3 of us that live in house.

I realize some of you, especially in other countries have much more at stake. A proxy IP address assigner would probably be a good idea.
 
Like Potted said; if they want you they will get you...for quotas, property confiscation (if your local regime is into that). I was feeling a little freeer the last few years but I'm afraid the wind is shifting back to re-criminalization. Let Freedom Ring...but better mute that bell.
 
Naah man im not running,it's a few thousand years to damn late to run just because you are growing a plant,being cautious however is another thing...
 
They wont put the time and money into something like me but on a large scale of picking up searches and loose ends from no secure connection sites they can get to you..Now,it will take months before they decrypt my hard drive and get access to my browser files which are stored on a 2nd encrypted drive which requiers you to be booted in the OS (password protected disc n loader)
 
I have the whole "paranoid" setup ,even including a needed usb that carries half the PIM password to boot to BIOS and then Windows,the other half i input when prompted ;)

It's not that im not relaxed,it's that im putting alot of my future into this,or throwing it away with it..I love the idea of growing,this is my first attempt and i live in a place where albanias snitch and cover most posts in weed selling,locals rat eachother over a lousy gf that smoked their stash and friends are not as into it,informed and HARD (sorry but i "am") for seeing the whole process ...As we all say,these are our babies till smoke do us apart...

What im afraid of is general searches due to the site being based in the us and having no secure connection.we are sitting ducks for ANY kid that was awake in tech 101....

I also got all the things from my paypal account and ordered it all home,including seeds which twice got stuck at customs...
 
Ok, now the paranoia kicked in after reading this post. Like insomniaczzz I have probably got too comfortable. Ordering a lot of grow equipment, seeds etc. But that stuff is very infrequent Gwe on the other hand...I'm on here daily. I know enough about computers / smart phones to use them but not enough to do much else. So is this forum safe for someone like me.or not??? I know the risk I take to grow and use my own weed but still u always think u won't get caught...never been in jail, don't wanna start now.
 
Also just how much can the law find out about me just by my use of this site ( not talking about dumb clues I give myself).
 
The forum is perfectly safe and it does nor require you to take all the measures,this is all for someone who has it tight,like me,im on a 2 year parole and lost my job end of season so theres not much place for mistakes,also im a tehc freak,i want to hide as much as possible because marketing benefits from it way too much,nsa,sniffers etc,wont go chasing potheads and growers if they don't need a huge distraction...Sorry to get you worried...

On the "not so handy" matter,i can help you use either of the vpns (would recommend Cyberghost due to unlimited bandwidth) with a few clicks and photos ;)
 
Well,funny thing is i started same thing last year,only ended up selling seeds and whole setup before i even unpacked it all to go on holidays,they wouldn't know that and i never got a ring...
 
From nothing to very much,if you are not using a vpn/proxy to mask your ip you are giving out tons of info right now just by running your browser and having an internet connection...Google cookies will send out what you searched for and thus a toaster add will popup,if you don't clean your cookies anything could be sent out and marketed or sniffed..Now on hi end issues such as nsa etc or hackers,they would have to go through the server of the forum and get your ip,cross it with any physical address it has interacted in the time you posted,locate your DSLAM and ring your door bell :P
 
Guess I need to figure out how to delete cookies. I've noticed that anything I search for results in those things popping up in ads.
 
What browser are you using? if you are using windows there is also a program to do it for you called CCleaner,but i would just start with the built-in browser deletion...
 
I believe the real risk is being labeled. Starting on 2017 gun applications gonna have a marijuana related question, (just like when in a job they ask if you have a felony) and I'm sure pretty soon job applications will have it soon. And just like the criminal history the government keeps record of users. Growers. Buyers and sellers. Even if legal in your state. Most likely all of us are in databases that may not be a big deal now. But could have repercussions on long term stuff like public service or overnment branches. I'm sure nobody is planning on working for Uncle Sam. But what if? how you gonna feel when something is denied just cause you where labeled. Its a real problem
 
I laughed half way through..Can't apply in my country,will never set up such connections,poor networking for the state and shitty tech support systems..Barely have taxes sites and such standing and crashing like mad....I've already played my wacky card for the army and playing again now for a court case i have,which then leaves me without the possibility to work for any municipal or state/government office,not that i was going to as you said but thats the least...Labeling in a 25k population society it tough and that is one of the problems..
 
Joker said:
Also just how much can the law find out about me just by my use of this site ( not talking about dumb clues I give myself).
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Like Nartak said, all they need is your IP address. My hubby is the internet protection from being hacked freak. I am going to ask him if he thinks I should use a proxy program. I'm glad you brought it up Nartak. So you recommend Cyberghost? I do delete my cookies and browsing history everyday. Not that I think they are looking, but a computer forensic tech can retrieve anything you think you may have deleted.
 
Indeed they can,if the hard drive is not encrypted,which is why i started with Veracrypt and pointed out that it's OpenSource(meaning it can't be bought by ISP's and/or agencies to leak information).They will never open my PHYSICAL Desktop even if im behind bars,or NASA gets involved,it simply wont work without a usb flash drive that holds an encrypted bitlocked key 600 megabytes of encryption worth...It will take them months and thousands lol...

Back to reality,i recocmend cyberghost because i have a cracked version of it (AAARRRRR!!!) and it works like a charm(Besides the torrenting which i don't need to hide where i am so i don't use it)
 
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