Unintended Consequences; Constitutional Edition

In 2014, the voters in Missouri narrowly approved a constitutional amendment which says that people have an inalienable right to farm.

Now, the claim is being made that since farming is growing stuff, that applies to growing weed.

A Missouri woman believes her constitutional right to farm shields her against being prosecuted for allegedly growing a small crop of marijuana in her basement.

Lisa Loesch, 52, of Jefferson City, was charged in 2013 with a felony count of manufacturing and/or distributing a controlled substance. Investigators with the Jefferson City Police Department and a regional drug task force said they found nine healthy, potted marijuana plants under grow lights in her basement in October 2012.

She's probably got a reasonable shot of winning her argument.