▁This ▁case ▁involved ▁the ▁additional ▁question ▁of ▁whether ▁federal ▁invol vement ▁neg ated ▁any ▁state ▁consideration ▁of ▁the ▁issue . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁agents ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁D rug ▁En for cement ▁Administration ▁( DE A ) ▁received ▁a ▁tip ▁that ▁a ▁" J im ▁Johnson " ▁was ▁growing ▁mar iju ana ▁on ▁his ▁property ▁near ▁Scott ▁Lake . ▁The ▁two ▁took ▁this ▁information ▁to ▁the ▁Th ur ston ▁County ▁N arc ot ics ▁Task ▁Force , ▁and ▁a ▁detect ive ▁helped ▁them ▁confirm ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁by ▁that ▁name ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁found ▁his ▁address . ▁However , ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁via ▁a ▁d irt ▁road ▁that ▁ran ▁through ▁Mill ers ylvan ia ▁State ▁Park . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁went ▁down ▁the ▁road ▁but ▁found ▁it ▁g ated , ▁f enced ▁and ▁posted ▁at ▁the ▁property ▁line , ▁and ▁they ▁chose ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁not ▁to ▁pass ▁it , ▁unable ▁to ▁see ▁any ▁evidence ▁of ▁mar iju ana ▁being ▁grown ▁from ▁where ▁they ▁were . ▁At ▁the ▁DE A ▁agents ' ▁request , ▁the ▁county ▁officers ▁fle w ▁over ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁took ▁photograph s . ▁Several ▁days ▁later ▁the ▁DE A ▁agents ▁returned , ▁without ▁the ▁local ▁detect ive , ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁night . ▁This ▁time ▁they ▁passed ▁the ▁gate ▁and ▁walked ▁ ▁to ▁a ▁bar n , ▁with ▁a ▁house ▁visible ▁about ▁ ▁beyond , ▁where ▁they ▁sm elled ▁growing ▁can nab is ▁plants ▁and