The state simply wants your stuff, and will take it whenever they feel like it.

Never Enough - Daily Brickbats : Reason Magazine:

"Royce Williams killed himself after federal prosecutors charged him with growing marijuana he used to deal with chronic pain. Now, his widow, Maria Lynn Williams, is fighting efforts by the federal government to seize their Alabama home and 40 acres. Federal Asset Forfeiture Coordinator Tommie Brown Hardwick says they don't want anyone to profit from illegal activity. Maria Lynn Williams has never been charged with a crime."