Career
The owner of supported the "medical, spiritual, and responsible recreational uses of Marijuana for a more sane and compassionate America". was the focus of an intensive investigation by Cass County prosecutor Scott Teter. The investigation eventually came to a head in early September 2001 with the burning down of all the structures on the property and the shooting deaths of both Tom Crosslin and Rolland Rohm. 1993: Tom Crosslin buys the property for in Vandalia, Michigan.
The farm begins holding annual "hemp festivals".
1996: Scott Teter is elected Cass County prosecutor. 1999–2000: campaigns for the Personal Responsibility Amendment, a failed measure that sought to legalize private use of marijuana.
May 2001: Crosslin and his lover, Rolland Rohm, are arrested for growing marijuana in their house. Rohm"s son, Robert, is placed in foster care.
August 2001: Crosslin and Rohm skip their court date and begin systematically setting fire to September 2001: Crosslin is killed by Federal Bureau of Investigation sharpshooters on September 3.
Rohm is shot the next morning.
