Why don't you try texting him from someone else's phone asking his prices and stuff? Might take a few conversations, but you might get him to tell you his source. It'd be a betrayal of trust, but I'd consider it better than manipulation or intimidation tactics.

I understand your willingness to do good, but personally, I think weed is the only drug that shouldn't be such a big deal. Alcohol and cigarettes can physically kill you and cause a chemical addiction. So can all the other big scary ones. But marijuana can't hurt you (unless you make really bad decisions while high) and it can only be psychologically addictive, which falls more under personal responsibility imho. It also isn't harmful to others like cigarette smoke can be. Then again... people can and do lace it with the scarier drugs sometimes... but if its just normal marijuana, I don't see how it can be so problematic for society. It does destroy motivation. And it makes you buy a lot of snacks. But isn't that it? Just seems mean to call the cops on hungry, lazy people.

Personally, I do not think that just because a person thinks that a law is stupid, that gives him or her the right to break it. Suppose someone thinks it is stupid that it is illegal kill someone who deserves it. Or something thinks we should be able to drive 100 miles per hour through a school zone. I think that if you disagree with a law, then you should try to change it. But that doesn't mean that you don't have to follow the law while it still exists.

your way too close in your persoanl life to do anything safely. grow ops can be large and if so then possibly run by gangs or equally bad people.
if you really want to collect information then TAKE YOUR TIME and just let things happen. as you get info pass it along but keep your name out of it.
never confront anyone in your outfit/costume/uniform/tutu that you know. you give yourself away and you could be a a world of hurt if the worng people find out.


while smoking weed dosent sound that bad and the laws someday may change, most marijuana is produced by the gangs to get capital for larger scale operations, weopons and harder drugs. look to see where the money is actually going.

I agree with just about every tactic on this....but i most like the "act like you like it" plot.

Regardless of how much of a buddy he is, youre a super hero now. You must try to do all in your power to stop things like this. It sucks, I know, but that is the price we all must pay once in our lives.

Its like the old ponderable: If you saw your friend steal something from a store, and the security guard fails to notice, would you turn him in?

Obsidian, the difference is now we're starting to talk about big fish-small fish. His friend is commiting crimes, yes, but if the friend's connections can lead to reeling in big fish, then why cut off the source for that information? It isn't about saving your friend's ass. Stop 1 corner dealer and 2 more pop up. Fighting dealers has to be done at the sources, but thats a whole 'nother can of worms...

K-9, I know that to catch a big fish, you use smaller fish. I was merely addressing the personal dilemma he was having.

I would recommend against trying the popular ploy of pretending you want to buy pot. If your friend knows you don't smoke it, that is an immediate "red flag" to any marginally intelligent person. If you get a meet with his dealer, then the dealer gets busted by cops, your friend will be in danger and you will be a target, too. Also, you do not know if the dealer is already under investigation by police, and could possibly lead to obstruction charges or an arrest for purchasing drugs, maybe with intent to distribute if the amount is large enough. Your best course of action if you MUST do something yourself, is to follow your friend without being seen and record his actions. If you see him purchase drugs, note the time and location, the description of the dealer, the amount purchased, etc. Get video if possible. Give the information to the police and let them do the investigation. The better idea, however, is to simply call the police with your current information and let them initialize their own investigation. If an independent investigation is done incorrectly, it can lead to evidence being thrown out and the offenders going free.

All I know is, never start with the head. The victim goes all fuzzy, he doesn't feel the next blow.

You wanna know how to get someone to talk? Try hanging out with him, and then bring up funny stories about weed. Or...ask people who actually know him. Or...get a sample from his own personal Cannabis garden.

That or sit next to the kind sir, roll up some grass and smoke de erb. When your high enough, he'll know your serious.