Damn, that guy sounds dangerous. I'm sure glad he's locked up.

He was behind bars today after a judge jailed him for 18 months for growing the cannabis plant

18 months in jail for growing a plant. Farking ridiculous.

That's not 'stupid', submitter. That's awesome.
It's a goddamned plant. Why is this illegal?

shivashakti: That's not 'stupid', submitter. That's awesome.
It's a goddamned plant. Why is this illegal?

I'm hoping Subby meant the Stupid tag for the law enforcement, not the Christmas tree weed.

I trust I'm not the only person who ready subby's headline and inferred that the Richards in question was Keith?

/Also, the tag is stupid.

Wrong_Intentions: I trust I'm not the only person who ready subby's headline and inferred that the Richards in question was Keith?

My first thought, too.

so did he leave cheetos for santa?

"He is now spending his Christmas in prison and by closing down this cannabis factory we have prevented a large quantity of class B drugs from reaching the streets"


Class B???

Well, I have seen better.

A little bit to da reindeer, a little bit to Santa Claus, a little bit more for Santa Claus, a little bit more...

I, for one, will certainly rest easier this Christmas knowing that yet another dangerous pot maniac/dope fiend is behind bars!

offmymeds: I, for one, will certainly rest easier this Christmas knowing that yet another dangerous pot maniac/dope fiend is behind bars!


I once knew someone who told me that they were murdered by just such a dangerous pot maniac/dope fiend.

In a past life.

shivashakti: That's not 'stupid', submitter. That's awesome.
It's a goddamned plant. Why is this illegal?

I'm assuming that the actual illegal part is the hydroponic setup in his home.

And this is how the Grinch police stole Christmas.

Freaking cop thugs make me sick.

AbbeySomeone: Damn, that guy sounds dangerous. I'm sure glad he's locked up.

Clearly a threat to society. I'm glad he's in prison for the holiday. And instead of becoming bitter and resentful of law enforcement, I'm sure him and his family will see the error of their ways and be thankful.

The suspect in question:

Stupid, indeed, filling our prisons with these horticulturists. But, you gotta follow the money on this one and there's a lot more money to be made by keeping it illegal.

In the larger War on Drugs^TM, there's absolutely no way that any of the almost pure profit that drug kingpins make could find its way back into the hands of our governors. No way that they could buy influence to keep the shiat illegal. No possible way.

/ You might even say that it's unpossible.

Quantum Apostrophe: shivashakti: That's not 'stupid', submitter. That's awesome.
It's a goddamned plant. Why is this illegal?

I'm assuming that the actual illegal part is the hydroponic setup in his home.

It's still just a plant.
You can grow far more dangerous ones in your front yard.

snuff3r: Good work, law enforcers. Taking scumbags off the street. Smoking pot will turn you into Stalin, Hitler AND a dog owner all in one go.

/always pooping on my lawn

Oh fark!!! I already own a dog. Quick someone arrest me! It's only a matter of time until I try to invade Poland!!!!

For those who wonder why the police spend so much time arresting people for pot violations rather than preventing violent crimes, here's a nice a little video Link (new window) I'll give you a hint, it's about the money.

High-Ho? The Snow White and the Seven Dwarves song? Really? I mean, I get it, but it sucks.

18 months for a dozen pot plants? that's farked up

Bomb Mecca: Freaking cop thugs make me sick.

Coming from the guy who wants to bomb mecca.. lots of innocent people would be killed.. does that make you a thug?

No one has commented on how crappy that plant looks yet?

Fark, I am disappoint.

What was he growing that under, a single 26W CFL or something?

Not a problem. International traffickers can step in to meet the demand.

that is one sorry assed plant.
doesn't have a clue to what he is doing.

We are all safer now that he is off the street.

snuff3r: s1ugg0: snuff3r: Good work, law enforcers. Taking scumbags off the street. Smoking pot will turn you into Stalin, Hitler AND a dog owner all in one go.

/always pooping on my lawn

Oh fark!!! I already own a dog. Quick someone arrest me! It's only a matter of time until I try to invade Poland!!!!

Easy solution dude: stop smoking the weed. The invasion urges will cease.. and you'll get rid of your poop machine =D

I dunno man. I had urges to invade a country before weed. But ironically that country was Jamaica.

miamiguy: Bomb Mecca: Freaking cop thugs make me sick.

Coming from the guy who wants to bomb mecca.. lots of innocent people would be killed.. does that make you a thug?

It sure does. But in his world view it's perfectly fine to oppress people just so long as they don't look like him and don't enjoy the things he likes.

way south: Quantum Apostrophe: shivashakti: That's not 'stupid', submitter. That's awesome.
It's a goddamned plant. Why is this illegal?

I'm assuming that the actual illegal part is the hydroponic setup in his home.

It's still just a plant.
You can grow far more dangerous ones in your front yard.

The poisonous stuff is usually kept indoors and labeled as "house plants."

We humans are stupid, stupid animals.

Fett56: No one has commented on how crappy that plant looks yet?

*ahem*

We'll tell you what you can and can't do in your own house!

You thought this was a free country? Ha ha, fark you!

Considering that they claim the rest of the plants were being grown hydroponically, I assume he knows what he's doing, but with this plant he just let it grow out under ambient light for shiats n giggles. Also, that's far from a "huge" pot plant.

Fett56: No one has commented on how crappy that plant looks yet?

Fark, I am disappoint.

What was he growing that under, a single 26W CFL or something?

Coulda been a male but yeah it looks like it should end up in the trash after Christmas like all the other trees.

Quantum Apostrophe: shivashakti: That's not 'stupid', submitter. That's awesome.
It's a goddamned plant. Why is this illegal?

I'm assuming that the actual illegal part is the hydroponic setup in his home.

Not to be too nit picky here but,
1. The plant is clearly in a soil pot, so it's not a hydroponic system.
2. Hydroponics are not illegal anywhere (err, hmm, maybe they are, we do live have some pretty farking stupid laws).

blender61: that is one sorry assed plant.
doesn't have a clue to what he is doing.

We are all safer now that he is off the street.

Yep.

That's a window sill plant and certainly nothing from "a sophisticated growing operation".

/wouldn't smoke that with your lungs

blender61: that is one sorry assed plant.
doesn't have a clue to what he is doing.

We are all safer now that he is off the street.

This looks more like a house plant, IMHO.

Maybe his other plants were better?

Fett56: No one has commented on how crappy that plant looks yet?

Fark, I am disappoint.

What was he growing that under, a single 26W CFL or something?

Lol, yeah. Actually, it looks like that is his cuttling tree (used to start other plants). Or maybe he's just bad at it.

mrjones61: Fett56: No one has commented on how crappy that plant looks yet?

Fark, I am disappoint.

What was he growing that under, a single 26W CFL or something?

Lol, yeah. Actually, it looks like that is his cuttling tree (used to start other plants). Or maybe he's just bad at it.

Maybe it's a sativa. Those are suppose to get tall and lanky. Don't know cause i never tried growing a sativa. Indicas have taken over cause they tend to be short which can be a necessary condition for growing under lamps.

The proper way to do it.

BurnShrike: He was behind bars today after a judge jailed him for 18 months for growing the cannabis plant

18 months in jail for growing a plant. Farking ridiculous.

I would have requested to be on the jury, then refused to convict. Thats some bullshiat there. No weapons, no violence, no harm, no foul.

mrjones61: Actually, it looks like that is his cuttling tree (used to start other plants). Or maybe he's just bad at it.

Unlikely, it appears to be budding out. From my experience, people tend to keep lights on their clone mother 24 hours to keep it leafy.

Depending on the genetics, even a plant this poorly tended can be worth smoking (assuming it was allowed to mature). Although it won't be top shelf or anything.