Medical marijuana cultivators should already have preventive measures in place when growing outside. Fences, dogs, even heard of boobie traps, all which keep the proprietor and crew out of jail in situations like this, especially when the threat is not deadly. Even if your livelihood depends on the crops, you no longer need to worry about that if you approach the situation as they did because the penitentiary will ensure you are well taken care of. The time put in may not be replaceable, but if you're locked up, you can't continue growing anways.