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A power utility is reporting suspected pot growers to cops. EFF says that’s illegal. (arstechnica.com)

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According to a motion the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed in Sacramento Superior Court last week, Nguyen and Decker are only two of more than 33,000 Sacramento-area people who have been flagged to the sheriff’s department by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, the electricity provider for the region. SMUD called the customers out for using what it and department investigators said were suspiciously high amounts of electricity indicative of illegal cannabis farming.

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[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

Are they fucking stupid? If your customer is in jail then they wont be giving you money for your product.

I keep several exotic pets and plants none of which are pot but even if it was mind your fucking business. it is none of your concern why my power bill is stupidly high.

[-] jnod4@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah and he'll lose the house and whoever moves in pays the bill

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