Greetings Brother of Eternal Love.
Short story...same as you except it was grass, man, for 10 years on Maui. Made the state evening news. Sold out by a friend who I forgave...he suffers enough knowing that when it came time to stand up...he puto'd out. The worst part of the sentence was lifetime banishment from my beloved island and all my friends and family.
My conclusion is also the same. Information is the ultimate subversive substance.
Aloha Brah