Why are the legal ramifications for growing weed so high???

[HighonLife]

bhang?

im from Merica

whats bhang?

 

[Sega420]

indias version of booze. honey, milk and ghanja mixed together in a beverage form. gets you high as shit

 

[b4rd]

growing they assume you are trying to sell it

 

[lolwhatzdrugs]

Why are there legal ramifications for any non-violent, externally harmless stuff?

I've heard it said before:

"I don't think that anything should be illegal that some one can do while in a fenced off area by themselves."


Did anyone else read the title as:

"Why are the legal ramifications for growing weed high?"