BurnShrike: What the fark does "processed" mean? Like, it was picked and bagged?

It does where I'm from.

BurnShrike: Police seized about 25 pot plants, several of them fully matured, and about 14 ounces of processed marijuana

What the fark does "processed" mean? Like, it was picked and bagged?

I read that as pickled.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pot.

I wonder if the people who were trying to break into the garage knew there was weed in there.

The crime of stealing stuff is much worse than growing a plant for your own use.

Cops should do their jobs instead of arresting dopey.

Headso: I don't even do anything illegal at my house and I'd never bother calling the cops to report an attempted break in, what a dumbass. What did he think they were going to do, actually try to figure out who attempted to break in, they don't even try to solve real break ins where criminals steal thousands of dollars worth of stuff.

...the comma splices... they cause so much pain in my skull....

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The crime of stealing stuff is much worse than growing a plant for your own use.

Cops should do their jobs instead of arresting dopey.

14+ ounces is personal use?

Maybe for snoop dizzle... but not for normal people.

Police will produce the 12 plants and 7 ounces at trial as evidence.

kungfu jesus with a side of lime: everytime I think of greening my thumb, i read an article like this and get nervous... maybe it is an issue of quantity... who is going to otice a new potted plan in my appartment?

Everyone. Unless you spend big bucks on carbon filters and the like, the smell alone will get you plenty of attention. I tried growing a couple plants in my closet during college. We rented a house and no matter how hard I tried, that smell was EVERYWHERE (couldn't afford any filters or anything, just a basic grow). You could even smell it from outside if the wind was calm.

Nem Wan: Why is he a dumbass? There's no common sense reason to expect that marijuana would be illegal unless you've been informed of this completely arbitrary status, and even after being so informed one might think the information was in error because it makes no sense and people expect laws to be logical and fair.

The cops don't care about your interpretation of the law.

The cops don't care about the actual laws either, but they especially don't care what you think about them.

schubie: Drug dealers have no legal recourse whatsoever. So they get a few guns and a few people who are crazy enough to use them. Folks are then amazed at the lawlessness that ensues. Prohibition didn't work in the 20th century and it doesn't work now.

THIS!

REALLY, THIS!

Any attempt to legislate morality results in situations like this, leading to less liberty and safety for all persons involved.

trappedspirit: Headso: trappedspirit: Pot continues to out the bright ones

yep people who think growing a plant should be illegal are pretty farking retarded.

No, just people who think that the "it's a plant" makes for a good defense for legalizing stuff like heroin

Who cares? The legality doesn't matter. People who want to use heroin, will use heroin. They will get a hold of it no matter what. I smoke despite the legality of it. I wouldn't touch heroin if it became legal tomorrow and handed out freely by police. Why? Because I don't want to try that shiat. And someone choosing to use it (even legally) would tell me a lot about that person, namely that I don't want to hang out with them.

Educate people on the dangers of drugs instead of the dangers of getting caught and you'll change a lot more minds. Marijuana is only a gateway drug if you don't educate them correctly.

Nem Wan: I wasn't interpreting the law, I was questioning who is the dumbass in TFA. Are you saying whoever challenges police is a dumbass? Depends what one's goal is, doesn't it?

No i'm saying HOW you challenge police determines whether or not you're a dumbass. The police don't care that you think it's an unjust law, and calling them to your house to see your grow operation is a dumbass move. The guy did nothing to advance the cause of legalization, all he did was screw his customers and end up on FARK.

If his goal was to be busted, arrested, charged, and his operation shut down, then I guess you can't call him a dumbass. For some reason I don't think that was his goal though...