Camp Zoe Follow-up
Camp Zoe is now a state park. Jimmy Tebeau lost it all. Is released from prison and back playing in Schwag.
Civil asset forfeiture is a really fancy name for sleazy thievery by government. It potentially effects all of us in one way or another. This is a follow-up about Camp Zoe.
Back in 2010 or 2011, I told you all about the raid at Camp Zoe in which a 373 acre campground / concert venue in Missouri was seized during a concert weekend, under asset forfeiture laws by agencies covering just about all the letters in the alphabet soup from DEA to local PD. In addition to seizing the owners land, they also seized his bank accounts, and gate receipt cash so he could pay the bands and workers, even though the owner himself didn't buy or sell any drugs, making it difficult to hire attorneys.
I've been checking for news about Camp Zoe and its' owner from time to time. It appears the story of Camp Zoe is coming to an end. The owner was incarcerated, but is now out, and back with his Grateful Dead tribute band, The Schwag. The confiscated property that the government stole was sold to the state (no money going to the real owner) which is using $54M of taxpayer money to put up parking lots and buildings and concrete and such in order to take away its' natural appeal and make it more appealing to people who are "more acceptable" than the hippies.
There is a lot of information out there on the internet about it. I think the best place to start finding out more about Camp Zoe is the local news article written just after the property was seized in 2010, and there's a short documentary about it also.
Another Follow-up:
Camp Zoe is now a state park. Jimmy Tebeau lost it all. Is released from prison and back playing in Schwag.
Civil asset forfeiture is a really fancy name for sleazy thievery by government. It potentially effects all of us in one way or another. This is a follow-up about Camp Zoe.
Back in 2010 or 2011, I told you all about the raid at Camp Zoe in which a 373 acre campground / concert venue in Missouri was seized during a concert weekend, under asset forfeiture laws by agencies covering just about all the letters in the alphabet soup from DEA to local PD. In addition to seizing the owners land, they also seized his bank accounts, and gate receipt cash so he could pay the bands and workers, even though the owner himself didn't buy or sell any drugs, making it difficult to hire attorneys.
I've been checking for news about Camp Zoe and its' owner from time to time. It appears the story of Camp Zoe is coming to an end. The owner was incarcerated, but is now out, and back with his Grateful Dead tribute band, The Schwag. The confiscated property that the government stole was sold to the state (no money going to the real owner) which is using $54M of taxpayer money to put up parking lots and buildings and concrete and such in order to take away its' natural appeal and make it more appealing to people who are "more acceptable" than the hippies.
There is a lot of information out there on the internet about it. I think the best place to start finding out more about Camp Zoe is the local news article written just after the property was seized in 2010, and there's a short documentary about it also.
Another Follow-up:
Roger Christie released to halfway house.
Roger is the minister and founder of the Hawaii Cannabis Ministry which used cannabis and cannabis oil as a sacrament as part of religious services. The church was raided several years ago and Roger was incarcerated awaiting trial for quite a long time. The federal judge claimed he was a danger to the community so they denied him bail even though he is the epitome of pacifist. He was finally sent to a halfway house just a few months ago to await official release which was scheduled for this week. And, sure enough, in addition to denying him a speed trial and religious freedom, I believe they seized all his funds early on, so, like Jimmy Tebeau, he was also short on funds to hire the best attorneys.
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