20 January 2012

Don't let your dope grow over the fence

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ACT Policing’s City Beats team executed a Drug of Dependence Warrant on a home in Narrabundah late this afternoon (Friday, January 20) seizing around 18 mature cannabis plants.

Police were notified by a member of the public who saw the plants hanging over the fence. Police executed the warrant about 3 pm today.

A 26-year-old man from Griffith (Canberra) will be summonsed to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court charged with Cultivating a Controlled Plant.

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HenryBG said :

Tooks said :

Personally, I don’t care what people smoke, jab, snort etc, as long as it doesn’t affect me. The current system of prohibition isn’t working, but those who suggest that legalising these drugs is some kind of magic bullet are way off the mark.
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That’s a false assertion. There are precedents fort the legalisation/decriminalisation of cannabis in places such as Holland and Portugal where the results appear positive. I think Switzerland has demonstrated something similar with heroin, but I think it’s be much easier just to treat heroin addicts as if they had a mental illness and subject them to compulsory treatment orders if they’re charged with any kind of drug-related crime.

I wasn’t talking about cannabis, although I didn’t make that clear in the paragraph you quoted. I suggest you have a closer look at some of those overseas policies. There is NO magic bullet when it comes to drug laws.

Cannabis legalisation is worth a try in my opinion, but even that will probably never happen.

HenryBG said :

Tooks said :

Personally, I don’t care what people smoke, jab, snort etc, as long as it doesn’t affect me. The current system of prohibition isn’t working, but those who suggest that legalising these drugs is some kind of magic bullet are way off the mark.
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That’s a false assertion. There are precedents fort the legalisation/decriminalisation of cannabis in places such as Holland and Portugal where the results appear positive. I think Switzerland has demonstrated something similar with heroin, but I think it’s be much easier just to treat heroin addicts as if they had a mental illness and subject them to compulsory treatment orders if they’re charged with any kind of drug-related crime.

Once you start getting into the drugs that really do have super serious consequences it gets murkier. I don’t think anyone would want to see a heroin shop open up in Civc.

However, I could imagine a system in which people diagnosed as addicts were treated as having a health problem, in which they could access safe heroin cheaply from a government dispensary. They would also be able to access support services from there.

To me, the main benefits of this system would be that it takes away the heroin market from the crime gangs. If you were a criminal and you knew that once you got a person hooked on heroin they would be able to access it cheaper and safer from the government, why would you push it on them in the first place? My theory is that in the long run you would see a significant drop in heroin addicts, as heroin stopped being pushed by gangs who would realise there is no longer a long term market to be had and therefore no reason to try and get people addicted to your their product.

Just speculation, but it seems reasonable.

Tooks said :

Personally, I don’t care what people smoke, jab, snort etc, as long as it doesn’t affect me. The current system of prohibition isn’t working, but those who suggest that legalising these drugs is some kind of magic bullet are way off the mark.
.

That’s a false assertion. There are precedents fort the legalisation/decriminalisation of cannabis in places such as Holland and Portugal where the results appear positive. I think Switzerland has demonstrated something similar with heroin, but I think it’s be much easier just to treat heroin addicts as if they had a mental illness and subject them to compulsory treatment orders if they’re charged with any kind of drug-related crime.

Sheesh Kiron2222, whatever you are on just isn’t working.

Chill……. out………man

Personally, I don’t care what people smoke, jab, snort etc, as long as it doesn’t affect me. The current system of prohibition isn’t working, but those who suggest that legalising these drugs is some kind of magic bullet are way off the mark.

It’s a moot point anyway. ‘Hard’ drugs like cocaine, methamphetamine, cocaine etc will never be legalised – not in our lifetime anyway.

Put whatever shit you like in your body, but if that happens to be illegal drugs, then deal with the fact it’s illegal, or get off your fat lazy arses and start your own lobby group and try to make a change.

Just for the laughs, I could go into anyones garden on this board and find scheduled 5 plants under ACT law.
As I said in the Kava thread, I have found scheduled 5 plants IN THE GARDEN ON THE AFP HEADQUATERS.

fabforty said :

Cannabis is much stronger now than it was back in the 70s and 80s. It can bring on psychotic episodes and exacerbate other mental illness.

Oh boy, here comes that bullcrap Government propaganda again with absolutely 0 evidence to back it up!

Let me guess as well, MDMA burns holes in your brain, DMT/LSD/Peyote cause people to go crazy and M-Cat is named that way because it makes people turn into Meowing Cats as reported widely by the Media and Government. Right?

Well no….
– Not alot of study has gone into MDMA long term effects, but what human studies there have been show that Ecstasy doesn’t actually have any real long-term side effects even in heavy users and Serotonin receptors completely repaired themselves after one year of non-use.

– DMT is found naturally in the human body, it is believed it is the drug the brain releases to allow us to perceive reality and it’s believed that it is released in very high doses during REM sleep to allow us to perceive dreams. Sadly not alot of study has gone into this due to the illegality of DMT and due to DMT having a half life of mere minutes once released in the human body so it’s very hard to detect and see what it actually does but it has been used for thousands of years without a single case of mental illness or death relating to it.

– LSD, again, no verifiable cases of mental illness, only death recorded was when someone injected themselves with nearly 400mg of the stuff.

– Peyote. Recent studies by Harvard show that regular users of Peyote score far higher mental health and mental aptitude scores than the rest of the community, Though it is also believed that the spiritual and religious ceremonies based also the substance also helped the scores.

– M-Cat is named that way because the drug is called Methcathinone, the whole turning people into cats story was so retarded that I face palmed whenever people told me it in public (which shows that the majority of people actually believe whatever the Government tells them about drugs, no matter how goddamn stupid it is)

Instead of having Moral outrage about small groups of people doing drugs recreationally, where is the moral outrage over the huge amounts of addiction, violence, crime and death relating to Alcohol?

Where is the moral outrage that parents and doctors are giving their children incredibly addictive Amphetamines like Methylphenidate and Dextroamphetamine under the name Ritalin and Adderall to make them study harder?

Oh that’s right, giving people addictive drugs to make people more boring, lifeless, suicidal but productive is perfectly fine!

You hypocritical anti-drug drones who believe whatever crap the Government spouts are the cancer of society that will never let us get proper legislation based on actual reason and scientific data.
How Nicotine, Caffeine, Alcohol, Amphetamines are perfectly legal and widly used and abused by society yet 90% of the illegal scheduled substances have such a low harm score that they are almost harmless if used in moderation is disgusting.

LSWCHP said :

matt31221 said :

What happens to all that cannabis in the police lockup? Do they burn it or what?

It’s burned in a controlled fashion, at the rate of about 1 ounce per hour.

Unless it was part of Operation Seville, in which case the cannabis will just quietly disappear.

matt31221 said :

What happens to all that cannabis in the police lockup? Do they burn it or what?

It’s burned in a controlled fashion, at the rate of about 1 ounce per hour.

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

Yeah fair enough since it seems like they’re probably cultivating it for their own use but to call people who called it in scum? At least they’ve reported something that they thought might be wrong…ignorant yes, but scum, really?? I’d call scum the people who sit behind their computers acting all high and mighty and raging on about the real crimes out there….probably hiding behind their curtains when @#$% is happening outside.

legal_chick86 said :

Mate, i know of people that keep their heaters off in winter and grow plants hydroponically under UV lights in whole rooms! I have also heard of it being laced with different drugs – people are experimenting to make it stronger/give different effects, and you are naive if you think different!

What on earth is your argument? I do hope that genuine “legal-chick”s can actually construct a logical argument as opposed to your rampant non-sequitur.

Weed never did much for me. Don’t really understand the appeal of it, but each to their own I suppose.

This guy deserves to be charged for his stupidity at the very least.

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

Speeding?

fabforty said :

18 plants ? This couple are clearly dealing. And for those who think this is all harmless, do you not realise that it is because of scum like this that 16 year olds are breaking into houses and ripping off people’s XBoxes and grandma’s engagement ring so they can buy their daily dose of weed ?

Cannabis is much stronger now than it was back in the 70s and 80s. It can bring on psychotic episodes and exacerbate other mental illness.

I smoke a bit of weed and i have never stolen Grandma’s xbox or ripped anyone off so i could get some Belco Garnish, next you will be telling us that people shoot up weed. As for dealing, where is the proof? They look like they are just supplying themselves if they are outdoor plants, if I have too many Tomatoes does that make me a fruit dealer? This person looks like they are just saving themselves some money by not contributing to the drug trade and doing it for themselves.

SEE youthful marijuana victims – what actually happens – Drug Crazed Abandon!

Tell your children! Sin – degradation – vice – insanity!

“Chick, fwoosh, bubble bubble bubble………aaaaahhhhhhhh”

legal_chick861:53 pm 23 Jan 12

fabforty said :

18 plants ? This couple are clearly dealing. And for those who think this is all harmless, do you not realise that it is because of scum like this that 16 year olds are breaking into houses and ripping off people’s XBoxes and grandma’s engagement ring so they can buy their daily dose of weed ?

Cannabis is much stronger now than it was back in the 70s and 80s. It can bring on psychotic episodes and exacerbate other mental illness.

Keep things in perspective.Its not heroin or amphetamine – its a bit of weed (a plant that has been used for thousands of years by humans that has never killed anyone). Your precious Xbox is safe.

It isn’t even being intensively farmed (hydroponically under UV lights) for extra THC and extra higher yields. That means its no stronger than the weed you smoked in the 70s and 80s.

Mate, i know of people that keep their heaters off in winter and grow plants hydroponically under UV lights in whole rooms! I have also heard of it being laced with different drugs – people are experimenting to make it stronger/give different effects, and you are naive if you think different!

legal_chick861:49 pm 23 Jan 12

matt31221 said :

What happens to all that cannabis in the police lockup? Do they burn it or what?

Staff Christmas party??? 😛

Jethro said :

p1 said :

HenryBG said :

Sure, he’s likely to make a bit of pocket money out of selling the odd gram to his mates, but there’s no distribution chain there and never likely to be one – most of those plants are clearly not going to be productive so he’s not exactly going to get more than a few ounces anyway.

Can you choose either imperial of metric and stick to it? Using both in a short paragraph is confusing.

Why is it the Aussies you metric for everything but weed (and babies), whereas the Yanks use imperial for everything but weed?

Maybe, because after prohibition, a lot of it was coming in from Canada?

I don’t know either, but it is interesting.

I think you were far too easy giving in on the “opinion” thing Jethro – objective analysis is possible in almost every case, and an objective analysis of the nonsense posted here by the wowsers (OMG! 18 Plants! He’s a drug dealer! People rob houses to buy cannabis therefore it should be banned!) reveals quite plainly that support for prohibition is indeed informed by abject ignorance of the most pitiful witch-burning kind.

Then there’s the small proportion of prohibitionists who make shit up about the health effects – they *might* be ignorant, but they are *certainly* either dishonest or intellectually incompetent.

bitzermaloney said :

00davist said :

…… that leagalisation of marijuana …

I think you’ll find it is not legalised, just decriminalised. i.e. the penalty is recorded the same as a speeding ticket but no conviction is recorded, unless of course you happen to be a dealer, etc.

I think you will find that 00davist was not saying that it was legalised, he was saying that the issue of whether it should be legalised is…. blah blah blah…

bitzermaloney10:39 am 23 Jan 12

00davist said :

…… that leagalisation of marijuana …

I think you’ll find it is not legalised, just decriminalised. i.e. the penalty is recorded the same as a speeding ticket but no conviction is recorded, unless of course you happen to be a dealer, etc.

pink little birdie said :

Except that there is the evolution of any living thing… Survial of the fitest.

The Weed of today is stronger than the 70’s and 80’s, even if it’s naturally grown, as people grow plant form the fitest and healthiest of the generation before it.

That’s not evolution, it’s selective breeding.

pink little birdie9:28 am 23 Jan 12

Except that there is the evolution of any living thing… Survial of the fitest.

The Weed of today is stronger than the 70’s and 80’s, even if it’s naturally grown, as people grow plant form the fitest and healthiest of the generation before it.

It isn’t even being intensively farmed (hydroponically under UV lights) for extra THC and extra higher yields. That means its no stronger than the weed you smoked in the 70s and 80s.

oh thankyou an intelligent non-emotional response
Dope is a weed and grows like one it is NOT stonger than it was in the 70’s at all, the ways of farming have changed and as some is farmed in controlled (light, heat, moisture & nutrients) environments they are chemically enhanced. When this is done and artificial nutrients are added the toxicology of the plant changes much like GM food. If you grow a plant in the ground and feed it water and the occassional dose of nitrosol you will get a healthy plant that will yield the same quantity and quality of product as it always has. If however you feed it chemical stimulants you will get an appropriate response much like people taking steriods.
Please whether you agree or disagree with the growing & and or use of dope stick to the facts people NOT the facts as dictated by Today Tonight or your local copper who’s only knowledge of this topic is generally what he/she is told at the College and the sole fact that is illegal.
Finally, not that I am an expert, but based on what I can see in the provided photo the individual plant would yield almost nothing of use as it is spindly and all leaf.
To borrow a line from Cheech & Chong “this wouldn’t even get a fly high”

p1 said :

HenryBG said :

Sure, he’s likely to make a bit of pocket money out of selling the odd gram to his mates, but there’s no distribution chain there and never likely to be one – most of those plants are clearly not going to be productive so he’s not exactly going to get more than a few ounces anyway.

Can you choose either imperial of metric and stick to it? Using both in a short paragraph is confusing.

Why is it the Aussies you metric for everything but weed (and babies), whereas the Yanks use imperial for everything but weed?

p1 said :

HenryBG said :

Sure, he’s likely to make a bit of pocket money out of selling the odd gram to his mates, but there’s no distribution chain there and never likely to be one – most of those plants are clearly not going to be productive so he’s not exactly going to get more than a few ounces anyway.

Can you choose either imperial of metric and stick to it? Using both in a short paragraph is confusing.

If you find it confusing, maybe adult conversations arn’t for you? perhaps watching ABC at 3 in the afternoon is more your speed?

HenryBG said :

Sure, he’s likely to make a bit of pocket money out of selling the odd gram to his mates, but there’s no distribution chain there and never likely to be one – most of those plants are clearly not going to be productive so he’s not exactly going to get more than a few ounces anyway.

Can you choose either imperial of metric and stick to it? Using both in a short paragraph is confusing.

Yea all he had to do was bend them over and they would have exposed more of the lower stems to sunlight growing more buds and out of site. lol He’s obviously a dope smoker as they tend to forget little things like that. If you smoke and grow at the same time your asking for trouble.

fabforty said :

18 plants ? This couple are clearly dealing. And for those who think this is all harmless, do you not realise that it is because of scum like this that 16 year olds are breaking into houses and ripping off people’s XBoxes and grandma’s engagement ring so they can buy their daily dose of weed ?

Cannabis is much stronger now than it was back in the 70s and 80s. It can bring on psychotic episodes and exacerbate other mental illness.

Care to show your work?

fabforty said :

18 plants ? This couple are clearly dealing. And for those who think this is all harmless, do you not realise that it is because of scum like this that 16 year olds are breaking into houses and ripping off people’s XBoxes and grandma’s engagement ring so they can buy their daily dose of weed ?

Cannabis is much stronger now than it was back in the 70s and 80s. It can bring on psychotic episodes and exacerbate other mental illness.

Refer to the last thread on the topic. This issue is discussed in some detail.

Kalfour said :

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

It’s quite possible that the informants were pot dealers themselves – just trying to remove some of the local competition.

Best to rip off the buds first, then report it to the police. Win Win.

18 plants ? This couple are clearly dealing. And for those who think this is all harmless, do you not realise that it is because of scum like this that 16 year olds are breaking into houses and ripping off people’s XBoxes and grandma’s engagement ring so they can buy their daily dose of weed ?

Cannabis is much stronger now than it was back in the 70s and 80s. It can bring on psychotic episodes and exacerbate other mental illness.

What a shame. And he was working so hard towards participating in the Open Garden Scheme.

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

It’s quite possible that the informants were pot dealers themselves – just trying to remove some of the local competition.

milkman said :

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

No, the scum are the filthy animals who grow and distribute this shit.

Carlton United Breweries produce and distribute stuff which does far more actual, measurable harm to society than cannabis ever has or ever could.

Dilandach said :

milkman said :

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

No, the scum are the filthy animals who grow and distribute this shit.

Dealers, absolutely. People who grow and or use it for private use. I’d disagree.

There are far worse legal things that people get into than a bit of toking.

The dealers only exist because of prohibition and the ignorant nazis who enforce it.

The idea that a “dealer” would be growing a small patch of 18 plants is completely ludicrous. The *last* thing a dealer’s going to have in his backyard is a cannabis plant. I mean, ROTFL, the ignorance! In fact, it’s the usual sort of ignorance you get from people who support this stupid and counter-productive prohibition – every gram of dope this guy gets from his 18 plants is in fact one gram of dope that won’t be bought through the organised crime channels which control most of the trade.

Sure, he’s likely to make a bit of pocket money out of selling the odd gram to his mates, but there’s no distribution chain there and never likely to be one – most of those plants are clearly not going to be productive so he’s not exactly going to get more than a few ounces anyway.

Blessed is the pipe
That it always light
In the house of Jah Rastafari
Blessed is the weed
Of the ganja seed
Blood and fire – let it burn.

shadow boxer6:13 pm 21 Jan 12

LSWCHP said :

Jeez, it’s been many decades since I smoked dope, so things must’ve changed, or maybe people who grow dope have become more stupid and less paranoid. Compared to the plants my mates used to grow that thing looks like a bloody sequoia redwood.

I think I can be pretty confident in saying that This Would Not Have Happened in 1983.

It’s not 1 plant, it’s “around” 18 (rolls eyes) in a tight circle. He was probably waiting for them to sex before pulling up the males and runts leaving 3 or 4 good ones.

Probably would have just picked up a SCON if he made it that far.

milkman said :

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

No, the scum are the filthy animals who grow and distribute this shit.

Dealers, absolutely. People who grow and or use it for private use. I’d disagree.

There are far worse legal things that people get into than a bit of toking.

00davist said :

Jethro said :

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

Ignorant indeed, but scum, no.

The problem lies with the law, not the people who feel a social duty to uphold the law (even if it is a misinformed duty they feel). I would dob in a neighbour if I knew they had a meth lab in their house. Mainly because I would fear the risk of an explosion.

Whoever reported this guy to the police would probably see their action as equivalent to me feeling a social duty to report a meth cook.

While I’m not about to buy into Voytek’s absolute rubbish, I would like to point out Jethro, that leagalisation of marijuana is something based on opinion, and there is evidence and information to support both sides of the argument, It’s not really fair to call another opinion “ignorant” either, as many of those who would support reporting this sort of thing, have good reasons to do so, not to say that your opinion does not also have it’s own good reasons.

Remember, there are probably people out there who would call you ignorant for dobbing in a meth lab (I’m not one of them)

Good call. I’ll wear that.

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

No, the scum are the filthy animals who grow and distribute this shit.

Pooks said :

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

This is an unfair comment. If I saw an illegal plant growing somewhere, I would laugh and move on….but 18?? That’s called a drug dealer. A drug dealer is the scum.

Don’t bother, He’s just trolling!

Should really pop up a “Do not feed the trolls” sign here!

Jethro said :

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

Ignorant indeed, but scum, no.

The problem lies with the law, not the people who feel a social duty to uphold the law (even if it is a misinformed duty they feel). I would dob in a neighbour if I knew they had a meth lab in their house. Mainly because I would fear the risk of an explosion.

Whoever reported this guy to the police would probably see their action as equivalent to me feeling a social duty to report a meth cook.

While I’m not about to buy into Voytek’s absolute rubbish, I would like to point out Jethro, that leagalisation of marijuana is something based on opinion, and there is evidence and information to support both sides of the argument, It’s not really fair to call another opinion “ignorant” either, as many of those who would support reporting this sort of thing, have good reasons to do so, not to say that your opinion does not also have it’s own good reasons.

Remember, there are probably people out there who would call you ignorant for dobbing in a meth lab (I’m not one of them)

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

You’re an imbecile.

If the guy had one or two plants, most likely no one would care. But 18? It’s not like its for personal use and that much weed attracts the wrong kind of people. If it was my neighbour, I’d probably give him one chance to get rid of it but I’ve got no problem with someone dobbing him in either.

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

This is an unfair comment. If I saw an illegal plant growing somewhere, I would laugh and move on….but 18?? That’s called a drug dealer. A drug dealer is the scum.

People doing their civic duty to uphold the laws and regulations of our country are scum now. Take a good hard look at yourselves. They did the right thing.

Dope stinks. With that amount most likely dealing. Attracts unwanted attention in the neighbourhood. Some junkies do a home invasion on the wrong house (yours) because they think there is money, drugs or whatever there.

Who would want to live with that next door to them.

A magnificent specimen! But perhaps they shouldn’t have sent in that clipping for Mark Carmody to wear while doing the weather…

Voytek said :

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

Ignorant indeed, but scum, no.

The problem lies with the law, not the people who feel a social duty to uphold the law (even if it is a misinformed duty they feel). I would dob in a neighbour if I knew they had a meth lab in their house. Mainly because I would fear the risk of an explosion.

Whoever reported this guy to the police would probably see their action as equivalent to me feeling a social duty to report a meth cook.

While I think it is a little harsh to dob in the dude (the complex and devious ways he went to producing this crop in secret just smacks of the worst kind of dangerous organized crime…), 18 plants is rather a lot… Surely he had to know the cops would turn up sooner or later. Or as someone said, the chances of someone ripping it off (and your house while they are at it) get pretty big when you can see the plants from space.

bearlikesbeer10:45 am 21 Jan 12

HenryBG said :

Just goes to show – in this day and age there are still “members of the public” who are willing to pretend they live in Nazi Germany or communist Russia and act as informers for the police to get their fellow citizens prosecuted on lifestyle and politics issues. Scum.

Backyard dope plants attract rippers. Scum. I wouldn’t want crims climbing over my fence to access a neighbour’s plants. I doubt I’d call the cops, but I’d certainly encourage my neighbour to get the plants out of the yard.

And I bet the “informants” are smugly sitting there wallowing in self-satisfaction at the just deed they’ve done for society. Whoverer you are – you are ignorant scum with little idea of what constitues a real crime.

Just goes to show – in this day and age there are still “members of the public” who are willing to pretend they live in Nazi Germany or communist Russia and act as informers for the police to get their fellow citizens prosecuted on lifestyle and politics issues. Scum.

The grower in this case has been more than careless: he’s been incompetent.
You can get far more bud (and therefore need to grow far fewer plants) if you hack it down quite short in spring (say, after 5 stem divisions, cut it down to the 3rd. Might depend on the variety of plant you’re growing), then once you’ve had another foot or two of growth, get a piece of chicken wire over your plants and press it down hard to bring all the stemmy growth down into a dense mat. If you get extensive stem growth prior to budding, just repeat the maneuver with another piece of chicken wire. This works because all the “fruit” you’re after is at the apex of each growing node, and these will all be growing straight up out of the chicken wire at this point.

I give these tips from the perspective of a keen amateur horticultor, not as somebody who grows that paticular plant.

What happens to all that cannabis in the police lockup? Do they burn it or what?

Should have invested in a hedge trimmer.

It will be hard to claim he wasn’t cultivating them – he’s got nothing else growing in his yard.

Jeez, it’s been many decades since I smoked dope, so things must’ve changed, or maybe people who grow dope have become more stupid and less paranoid. Compared to the plants my mates used to grow that thing looks like a bloody sequoia redwood.

I think I can be pretty confident in saying that This Would Not Have Happened in 1983.

Isn’t it always the way? You come back after your Chrissy hols to find the dope has grown 4 foot higher.

And right next to what looks like a shed as well! This man deserves a medal or something…..I am off to go scour google maps now….

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