Busted Letter #123 – Basement “Hydro Lab”

To the Johnny Laws posting to the website - you may not smoke dope - but you do something. We all do. Some gamble, some shop, some are sex addicts, food addicts, get my drift? Lots of guys who are cops have little man issues. Need a badge to command authority or respect. Weak Mo's. You may wear a badge but have some sort of addiction. It may legal or illegal but we all DO SOMETHING habitual. It's a seed bearing plant that's been around for 10 thousand years. Trying to eradicate it is like trying to outlaw tomatoes. If we can make sodomites legitimate in this country, we can surely legalize weed.To the Johnny Laws posting to the website - you may not smoke dope - but you do something. We all do. Some gamble, some shop, some are sex addicts, food addicts, get my drift? Lots of guys who are cops have little man issues. Need a badge to command authority or respect. Weak Mo's. You may wear a badge but have some sort of addiction. It may legal or illegal but we all DO SOMETHING habitual. It's a seed bearing plant that's been around for 10 thousand years. Trying to eradicate it is like trying to outlaw tomatoes. If we can make sodomites legitimate in this country, we can surely legalize weed.

rule number one: no warent = police can go fuck themselfs. dont even open the door, talk through the door. DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR! ask if they have a warent, if not thats where the conversation ends. just walk away from the door. they cant do anything without a warent. if they start breaking down the door record it on your cell phone then hide your phone after they break it down so they cant erase it. youll get off every time from the illegal search.

also, its michigan, theyll let you off with a slap on the wrist. michigan will be medical in 5 years anyway.

hey man, that sucks i dont have any legal advice but i just wanted to know that i feel for you, no one should get punished for cultivation of there own use and its a shame that law enforcement pick on us,
anyways im from lexington, michigan just moved to london recently, the troubles i had with the law over there.....
i hope everything works out for the best dude.

now I'm just sitting here thinking of whats next a good lawyer. and a long walk threw hell. fight the good fight. god bless you all. (the rowdy one)

I just got hit mon. at 6:00 pm 15 plants 1 pipe. I opened the door to 10 cops with m16s and a paper in hand I thout was a warrant but was a seized property receipt.(good trick.) I was arrested and read my rights. at the door.then they said a informer terned me in.the informer was the guy who gave me the plants. so he could turn me in to get off on another charge. DON'T TRUST ANYONE!! guess I'm done smoking .

drug court can save you, be prepared for the mind F$%k. I did it in nebraska, had four new york city desiel in flowering when they kicked in my door about 50 of them guns drawn and red eyed. My two kids were put to the floor hard. they were 11 and 4 years old. 19 months of crap, but I was free and I was able to work. It's over for me now, starting for you. keep your head up and be positive towards youre family. peace!

three words for you unlawful entry and entrapment they had no right to come in your house on a tip to DHS also hear say

shit son that sucks!!!!! i got busted in December with a bud and a one hitter. i'm sixteen and i live in minnesota. i was driving my dad home after the funeral of one of his really good friends. since he takes meds he can't always drive and the drunk hip in the back of the car...well you know. anyways it was around 2 am and the dirty hippie had to piss....at first i was cautious since it was a saturday and it was around bar closing time....but my dad finally said to pull over so the dirty hippie wouldn't piss in the car and my mom get upset...so i pulled over.....the radio was on so i looked down and turned it up so i could hear then i was tuning it when i looked up and heard a knock on the door it was one of two cops........i respect some cops....the good ones[[few]]...but this guy was dick.....i rolled down the window and i said good evening officer......he looks in and shines his flashlight around and guess what he sees......two opened beer cans that fucking hippie didn't tell me about!!!!!! he then told me to get out of the car and took me to his car....he said okay kid don't give me any shit your car smells like weed he said make this easy and just tell me where it is.....i was so fucking nervous....it was in my coat pocket......i didn't have time to eat it=[[[[[[ anyways he intimidated a 16 year old kid.....i didn't know my fourth amendment rights...man i wish had paid more attention in history......anyways i gave him the weed since i knew this wasn't gonna get any better......ohhh and he found a one hitter that i didn't even know i had....they had 3 fucking cop cars for me!!!!!!! i was put in the back of the cop car with my dad and the hippie...while the cops tore apart our car..........they found the hippies weed and one hitter and a pill bottle filled with white powder!!!! turned out to be baking soda!!!!! to brush his teeth....anyways i got off easy with only probation but then the state decided to take my license away=[[[[[[ anyways i felt my rights were violated and i'm pissed!!!!!! i've been reading a lot of pot advocate articles lately and i've become really in whole to the political side......i figure i have no right to bitch if i don't try and change it.....ohhh yeah when the cops were searching through our trunk they looked through my bag and found my rotting school lunch i had totally forgotten......he stuck his hand into a rotting black pool that used to be an apple......hahahaha that made me feel a little better=]]]] anyways i'm on probation still and i just had my last test sent into the lab i'm sure its a false positive or a trace but i'm nervous as fuck........i'm also worried about student aid....i'm a good kid....all i do is smoke a little weed for my depression cause my pills just fuck my head up......i don't drink much and i've never done any other drugs.....i plan on delving in shamannism though.....i'm a native american and i strongly believe in the use of plants for a higher conscience.....i'm willing to fight for my right to follow my beliefs and the traditions of my ancestors.....i'm not willing let the law or government unjustly deny me that right...ever!!!

So many haters bashing this poor citizen. What a shame. He got fucked over by the cops (as do many people). We live in a country where it's legal and profitable for "doctors" to slaughter unborn children, but god forbid you grow some weed, then it's curtains for you and your family. All the police and haters should look in the fucking mirror. When they walk on water then it would be appropriate for them to point fingers. I am ashamed of the way this country has criminalized the average citizen (pot user/grower). This man has a family and was breaking the law. The police stomped all over his rights by coercing him and intimidating him. It's a protection racket and nothing more. The real crime here is that a father was arrested for a victimless act.

I would like to remind ht, that I am aware that they have deleted alot of my post in, I think, an effort to protect themselves and myself, thanks ht! let the record show that I am an avid pot advocate and activist! who is encouraging everyone to challenge the goverments oppressive laws, that were not legal to make in the first place. These laws are wasting energy, 20 million americans are growing pot indoors, using vast amounts of oil and energy that I cant begin to calculate! will someone help me here? And they wonder where all the oil is going.

you should have told them to get a warrent and when they were out getting a warrent move the plants out of the house somewere else

You can get charged with trafficing at 28 grams. (Unless your from the states, then your just screwed if you get caught) Or if your weed is in pre scaled out bags.

You can have it, but just don't consent to a search. Have them go through all the trouble to get a warrant for weed, little fuckers. They'll give you a hard time, so do the same thing in return. Once you start mentioning 4th amendment rights, the cop may get scared and leave you alone. The law is fucked up and it will change. Bottom line is the NEVER consent. The reason why they do that is because they don't have enough evidence on you, so they want you to self-incriminate yourself. Don't fall into the cop's lies.

as long as you keep using "dope" of any form, I still have a job! I love it. Keep it up

thats called alls fair in love and war, the pot haters will come around or just die off, weed will be totaly legal like tobacco and booze im sure, but until then you cant blame the cops for trying to do their job, so dont give them any reason to bust you.

Your biggest mistake was talking to the police. What you say will be misquoted and used against you. If they could have gotten a warrant, they would have had one. Next time, just shut up and make them do their job. I was arrested with 290 plants and charged with manufacturing and possession. 2 rooms were a week away from harvest. They weighed the dirt as well, almost reaching 25 pounds and a mandatory 3 year sentence. I hired an exDA and went through a PTI program. Eventually the charges were dropped. In my case, someone with military boots broke into the house through a window and placed a light on the ground. No warrant is needed in the case of a fire. Dried weed in the closet was not stolen. The cops came to my living house 2 weeks later, questioned me, and arrested me. They lied about what I said, my family said, and what my neighbors said to make the arrest. I only knew about what was going on but they made it seem like I ran the biggest operation. The biggest threat to the grower is not honest cops. As for the erroneous charges of selling, remember they can charge you with anything. They have to prove it in a court of law. It is a negotiating tactic. The tenant's deal was 3 years in jail because of previous charges. He waited until trial and accepted 1 year probation for possession.
The system tries to bully you.

hey 1st u need a lawyer and a good one. but i agree u need to find a loop hole in there serch all u have to do is get one mistake and all evidence is gone so def. get a lawyer good luck
p.s. to tickle if u cheer for cops to die u need to be shot in the face there is something seriously wrong with u if u like real violence do it to ur self and give the rest of the world a break

tickle,you are wrong to have a silent cheer for that and you know it, you should ALWAYS have your fake piss warm and ready, if you did not.....well you dont deserve to have the job and smoke, you dumb ass.

You sound like moron, of you took care of your kid you would not be busted......morons like you neeed to be busted for anything.

Beware the coming Police State. Soon you won't be able to flex your 4'th amendment rights because they are out to destroy the Constitution. Personally I give a silent cheer everytime I hear of a cop getting killed. If you want to get away with murder become a cop. Just watch Court T.V and see for yourself. I feel sorry for these people as should everyone who smokes the bud. I just got popped on a wiz quiz when I should have told them to take their drug test and shove it up their ass!!Oh well, let's use our rights while we still have some.

how fucking hard is it people? Use what our founding fathers GAVE us. Your 4th amendment. Thats all the advice ive for you. shouldve used that 4th baby

Any evidence that was confiscated illegally cannot be used in court. If I were you, I would read over your 4th amendment rights and contact a lawyer to see what they have to offer.

take this stupid busted letter down and publish mine! OR at least put up another one, this guy in this story is clearly retarded lets move on. (west hartford ct story...it was funny...remember?..post it.)

all4kids shut the fuck up---anyway id kill ur neighbors man..and yea id get a good ass lawer too he might be able to have them re weigh it or, something of the sort i dont know much about all that.

all4kids shut the fuck up---anyway id kill ur neighbors man..and yea id get a good ass lawer too he might be able to have them re weigh it or, something of the sort i dont know much about all that.

Well ur just retarded to be doing that when u have kids in the house and if i were the judge i would give u life w/o parole

hello, there was several things that happened wrong.
flexyourrights.org will have all the info u need

Jury Nullification.

we have to many laws. In the past there were only about ten must have laws. If someone(that you didnt like) invaded your country you just killed them, and that solved any imigration problems. I am sure there would be many exceptions and unmitigated circumstances,ha,haw.like if they knew where to score the serious bud now brothers THAT whats Im talkin bout. too many laws.

if you you grow stuff you should know the the laws on searching your house .no warrant ,good lawyer will beat there balls off. next time call your lawyer while they are standing at your door ,you could of smoked all that stuff. guess you will learn next time

you got busted because you broke the law, so change the law, young people get out and vote. you can not vote for mcain then,hillary is anti-pot and obama MIGHT let it slide,....mmmmm I am seeing all kinds of relaxing of pot laws.

you tried to grow 12 pounds in a wack state like yours so basically your an IDIOT

are you serious this stupid story is still on here! post a new one...like the one of mine which u never posted dam u hightimes.com

Yeah, I agree. The whole kid thing kinda makes his situation whack.

However, that is only because of the laws we have in place. If it wasn't illegal to grow, that would be a non-issue.

So, who's more foolish, the fool, or the fool who hurts the fool's family?

(Viva la revolution!)

Great another freaken idiot.
Look..this guy isn't dumb for growin pot in his basement...he's dumb for having a grow op and his kid in the same freaken place.

I can understand taking on a personal risk to do this for yourself but putting a kid through this kind of shit and possibly being taken away by the state is not a good thing at all.

for example: the person who robs a bank in america if caught can recieve as little as 4 years in jail! and be rehabilitated for free, plus vocational training! what about the ones who dont get caught? you dont hear about these people because the goverment whishes it so, some people are bought and sold the minute they are born and never know it, at least I do. chew on that one,smkabol

freinds, make your own world, incude the things and people that you like and just get RID of all the junk! keep it simple!

friends!toke the weed and shun booze! mabey this country has been run by drunks since the end of probition, I dont know, but its ok to stop using weed too and just take a break, even I stop for a month or two and clean my mind and body, then when I go back to it(the weed)its even better than when I left it.amen

Why the f*** do you assholes so easily cave!?!
Do you not understand that what this prig with a piece of tin pinned to his tit is doing is using the state's armed militia, needed for the security of a free state, AGAINST the people of the state, denying them their freedom!?! THIS IS EXACTLY THE REASON WHY WE HAVE A RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS!!

NEXT TIME SPIT IN THE COPS FACE!!!

listen to what mainelaw.prof has said, relax, lawyer up, and for gods sake use your head!

Take it all the way to the box...Let your peers decide...Trust me, at least a third of the jury will be stoners and half of them will be baked during the trial.

hey bro if he had no warrant then everything he found is just a loss. he didn't have probable cause. get a lawyer and have them throw that extra robo-cop shit to tha pigs

slim801 I agree with u on your comment about busted letter #123. Just do a favor and type it in plain friggin english not thae eligible form u used that time. that shit is hard to understand

damn u fucked up
well first dey did an illegal search b/c dey had no warrant n wen dey asked to search ur place ur wife said no but still dey burst in to search it
it was illegal until u opened the locked door fo em b/c once u opened dat door u basically gave em permission to search
so if im not mistaken dey can use all dat dey found in evidence at court
if i were u i wulda told em dat dey cant go down there b/c dey basically told u dey had no warrant by saying they can hold u there until they recieve one n da fact dat dey burst into ur house wit ur wife sayin no
well u needa get a good lawyer fo dat
well good luck

you know i was reading the comment alot of you are stupid an some are smart you can grow pounds and be for personal use. i know about you guys but i can smoke alot of pot . and for advice one guy said it the best got to norml and find out what you can do if you do get fucked over it is a war on drugs some times some one gets hurt

to the anonymous dude who posted the website saying pot is legal in canada, try doing some reading up for yourself. Pot is NOT legal in canada. When the Liberal government was in power (years and years ago it seems), there was a bill put forth regarding the DECRIMINILIZATION of pot in canada, stating that you would be subject to only a fine for possession of 14 grams or less. However, when the conservatives under Steven Harper were voted in, that bill got shuffled to a back burner, and as of yet has not even seen the house of commons. Hence what should be everyone's REAL number one rule, DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHIGN YOU HEAR. Do some research for yourself. You can find the entire criminal code for your municipality, state/province, and country online. DO IT. Don't just take some skeevy stoner's word for it!

As for your plight, buddy, i feel for you. Paying "street price" for weed, for some, is not a viable option. I personally use pot for chronic pain due to a motorcycle accident i had a few years back, and can't afford 200 bucks an ounce. I can only imagine what some of you must feel paying 3, 4, 500 bucks an ounce in some states :S While you were tricked by the cops, you DID agree to the search.....this has been said before. The only thing you can do now is wait, hope, and pray that your lawyer can help you swing a deal. Good luck, man...give those kids a big hug :)

Daniel:

Cannabis contains drugs, or people wouldn't smoke it. It's not about not doing drugs, It's about being able to do any drug we want, as long as we affect no one else.

Our current situation, could be compared to many things, but I think one that fits really well is:

Slavery!!!

Our masters (the newfangled U.S. government) are just looking out for our health, so we can make them richer. It's just they are too stupid to realize Cannabis doesn't hurt us.

To think that there are people in prison for growing some plants, and then men & women of our armed forces that mostly choose not to use it are sent over to Iraq to kill & be killed, kind of doesn't make sense.

You know, I thought THC turned you into the perfect killing machine, so I wonder sometimes why the Army doesn't make smoking mandatory.

Surely I haven't been fed disinformation.

Have I?

(Viva La Revolution!)

I went threw some shit to where you get scared and think "omg its the cops i must obey the law" but that search warrent thing sucks its legal thats why cops are so dirty and people are really getting ruined from it just to smoke some buds...

my advice that i took and helped me out is if you arent satisified with your lawyer try to find an ex DA they usually can cut amazing deals because they sometimes have worked wit the dirty cops who busted you. So work on that and good luck and keep growing for yourself fuck the police.

a few years back one of my family members got busted growing over 100 plants, all he got was 5 years probation. your best bet is to hire a really good lawyer. just remember that you get what you pay for when you hire one. peaseout.

To all of you people who think this is a lie go to the Times Herald.com It is a Port Huron news paper it was a cover story with a photo I beleve that the date of the paper was Oct.30 or around there 2'nd of all most of the weight they got out of my home was leaf and stem that I could not get rid of yet the reason I was growing so much was so I could grow enough for a good amount of time so I could stop until I started to run low witch would be at least a year or more becayse my wife did not like me growing all the time. 3'rd for you stupid fucks who cant seem to read the kid's had no way of getting to my set up the door's were locked plus my kids are 4 & 1 I'm pritty sure they were not showing it off to their friends. For those of you who were nice enough to give me advice I thank you with all my heart it has helped me alot. I went to court last week prelim. My lawyer tried to get the case droped b 4 it went to Circut court But the judg thinks it is ok to violate your rights I hate this fucken country I can not wate till this is over I am gone. For tohse that are intrested I will keep you posted & for all of you rude fucks find a new drug because the Happy smoke aint workin. Later

how much time did they get

that really sucks...your best off moving to canada..according to the website above possession is legal which is pretty cool..

You will be in my Heart. The war on marijuana is rediculous, and is harming more people than it is helping. I dont think that its very likely that they will actually convict your wife, with two young children.

All I can say is get the best lawyer you can. Do not rely on the state!

You know and i know that pot is not a drug but the law is the law. My advice would first to be pray then i would write a letter or if my kids were able have them to also and explain how good parents you are.I will keep u in my prayers.

After reading some of the other comments here some of these people r out of their minds. I myself dont know what kind of time ull serve if u serve any at all. I live in Southeast Missouri and if i were caught with almost 70 plants i would do prison time with no doubt abot it. But i agree with Adrain Medina Dont take the first deal they offer u. I would keep putting if off. In Missouri the more u continue ur courtdate the better off u will be in the end of all of it. Ull more than likely be hit with the manufacturing and distribution cause 10lbs. is alot to have for just smokin on. Fight ur ass of in court and ull might get off easier than u think. Best of luck to ya again.

I think it is bullshit how the police think they can do whatever the hell they want to. Them weighing the plants with roots and all is their way of getting over on you. if i was u i would take my lab somewhere in the outdoors to get it away from your family and out of your house. Make it hard for them to find what u r doing. I hope eveything works out for u and ur family. Best of luck to ya. ur friend Codis

Unfortunately you gave consent to the search, so everything found, can and will, be used against you. Do not believe what these people are telling you regarding this being an illegal search. It was a typical cop tactic to intimidate you because you were unfamiliar with the "babysitting law" which states the police cannot "babysit" you while they attempt to secure a warrant. Your best bet now is to contact a good lawyer who has hands on experience with Marijana Law. Michigan has no mandatory minimum jail sentance for cultivation. The maximum fine is $2000. (for any number of plants) and the max. jail sentance is 4 years. If your Lawyer can prove you are a contributing member of society w/ no prior cultivation convictions, you will most likely have to pay a fine w/ a max 30day jail sentence. When this is all over with, I suggest you buy and Read Ed Rosenthal's book DON'T GET BUSTED, and if you wish to continue growing in Michigan you should look into moving to the city of Ann Arbor MI which has decriminilized marijuana laws to the point of a petty civil violation with fine of $50. Hope this helped. BTW. Your wife will be fine, the police report will show that she had no access to the basement so your lawyer will be able to prove she had no idea about what was going on down there. She cannot be charged if you accept the responsibility and your lawyer has half a brain.
Best of Luck!

My advised to you is if they offer you a deal dont take the first or second deal go to trial and fight it. I got out of a similar charge,only diffrence was i got carying a weapons charge, and i was looking at 2-5 years in prison. So i worried my head of the next 11 months, it was one of the worst times i had in my life, after pre-trial conference's and depositions, i walked clean with a lesser charge, to criminal misofte, and got a huge fine dought of 980.00 My point is, when they offer you a deal it normaly means they have broken a law somehow and until you show that evidence in court. One week before our trial date my lawyer advised me that i would probly get found guilty in court, I said, no im going to trial! two days later he called me saying the charges were dismissed. Now, if I would taken the deal of only 1 year in prison, i wouldnt be here stoned out of my ass giving you advised, i've been charged through my life with 7 felony's and only been found quilty of one of then, and that was back in 2001, since then ive' got 6 felonys droped due to lack of evidence!! Follow your instinct and pray, praying is the only way to find comfort , take it from this person who is thankfull for what the outcome has been. Thanx to praying

I am not sure about the laws in Mich.,here in Ca. I have seen plenty of people take a deferred judgement plea for these types of cases. If the police had no probable cause to search your home and you were not on any type of parole or searchable probation your case could be dismissed. On the otherhand if you signed a consent to let then in you home, all the evidence could be used against you. Only if the consent form was signed by you prior to the search. I work at public service law firm and I see this everyday, I think that you need a good attorney that knows how to work the DA and they will probably cut you a good deal, if you have no priors. Your wifes case will probably be dismissed if you take a plea.

technaclly they cant hold u untill they get a warrent thats false imprisonment they trooper can lose his job go to a rastafarian church become a memeber then its legal for u to b in possesion and grow it then when u do claim u are in court and sue them 4 the street value of wat u had and there is numerous other ways to get out of it and get paid for wat u lost

run run like your on fire get the hell out of there go to a new town and restart your process all over again the reason they knew you had a grow system is because you didnt share with someone next time give the due a nugget

it is much harder to get a search warrant than the police would have you believe. they have to go through paperwork and all kinds of bureaucratic bullshit to get a warrant.

MAKE THEM GET A WARRANT!!!!!!!

MOST TIMES ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REFUSE A WARRANTLESS SEARCH. YOU ARE LIKELY NOT INTERESTING ENOUGH TO THEM FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH ALL THE TROUBLE OF SECURING A WARRANT.


sadly, you gave consent to search by unlocking the doors. you are Fucked with a capital "F".

Yeah I would say that I would get a good lawyer and fight that shit. Hell I mean they came to your house under a false statement anyway so, fight that shit and remember one fucking thing: NEVER TRUST A FUCKING PIGG!!!!

Give the dude a brake,because you all grow your own and smoke it with your fucking buddies,so you grow a little more.his best bet is to get a good attourny and fight back,just like you would do.

They tricked you , but still legal . A little dishonesty by the "good guyd" because the "bad guys " aren't going to be honest ....it does work both ways .

get a good lawyer and the search wasnt that legal. Michigan laws are not too harsh and easy to get charges dropped. the lawyer is the key

Fuck that shit, you should have never let them go in, if they have no warrent you tell them to get the fuck out.... every one always freaks out when they see cops because they dont know that they have the right to say NO to a search. Its important to exercise that right as that will save you from jail because quite frankly jail SUCKS

"Independant" ?
Who the hell is that ?

FUCK OBAMA!!!
FUCK CLINTON

VOTE INDEPENDENT!!!!

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well i was charged with possession of drug paraphenalia (and intent to use, is what it said on my court sheet) and i could have received 92 days in jail...

but i took 6 months probo, sucked...

www.geocities.com/runfromthecure/research

see why marijuana is serpress because THC is the cure that kills cancer
see for your self.

also bro, I agree with ALL the people who have posted. I smoke weed every day and even I dont beleive u that that much weight was all for yourself. unless you have aids, glaucoma and cancer...in which case move to a reasonable state with medical mariuana. matter of fact im CALLING YOU OUT this is another FAKE high times website story. Why they didnt publish my real story and post all these bs ones is anyones guess.

the search was legal. they said they could detain you while they waited for a warrant but that isnt true... they fooled you. Thats called unlawful imprisonment, they need to wait outside while waiting for a warrant. but since u didnt know your rights they got you fair and square if they are assholes about it youll go to jail and risk losing your kids. vote for barak obama and maybe this wont happen to others like yourself.

it was legal . Get yourself a lawyer and don't ask for help from a bunch of stoners . ya dig ?

that search was illegal the cops tricked you into the seach it was not a legal search therefore the evidence found is inadmissable in court the buds in ur closet however can be used u gave consint to that but that bull shit bout holding u until a warrent is found is lame .. go n the fact that in was against ur 4th admenment right of seach and seziure. ya dig

They have already been in the house and arrested the guy . Telling them to get "the fuck out of ur house until they have a warrant " is absolutely pointless after the fact . Think much ?

Ur going to jail. Tell them to get the fuck out of ur house until they have a warrant

my suggestion is that you hire a good lawyer. My brother got caught and got 5 years first offence off of like 120lbs. But he wasnt the type to deal wih a D.a. Regardless you will do at least some jail, and in you state if your lucky maybe probation. GL.

First off,I hope you have a lot of money left.All i can advise is "hire a good marijuana lawyer".
you need to visit normal.com
to see what kind of time you're looking at ,cause u will do time.your wife may get off if she plays dumb like she did'nt know sh!t

just several pounds...all for personal use... you fuckin dumbass growing that much weed in ur basement in the open where ur kids can see. we've had a hydro kit in my basement my entire life, but 6 plants only and I didnt know til I was 18. you dumb fuck. ur kids prolly ratted on you unintentionally, showed a friend or something. enjoy jail dude while ur family struggles to get by without the drug income

dude bottom line your fucket!! i bet whil u r in club fed the only thing thats going 2 b runing throu your head is y did i open that door.i guess u lern from your fuck ups. good luck!

Man, you are stupid. What kind of idiot judge is gonna look at you with 11 pounds and be convinced you ain't selling. Man, I KNOW YOU SELLING! You're making a fortune off of it too! I give you props on doing a good job, but the girl and kids thing don't go good with drug dealing. If you wanna live that kind of life, lose the extra people and do it by yourself, it's the only way that works.

I was just bullshiting on the entry below!!

If I were you, I would contact the National Organization for the Reformation of Marijunana Laws and seek legal advice through their approved attorney list. I'm not sure if attorneys where you live would be qualified to help you with this case.

Ok, I just said a prayer for you and your family. If anything this will be a costly bump (jail time, attorney fees, etc.) in your life's journey. Hopefully you have close relatives that can look after your kids.

Attention to everyone else. Were you scared when you read this guy's entry? The fact is that marijuana is still illegal in this country and the courts definately prosecute grow operations. Given that, it makes more sense to buy and let someone else take the risk of growing. If you can't afford your current habit, either cut down your smoking or get off your ass and make more money. Oftentimes, people grow pot out of curiosity and the thought that they'll cultivate several ounces for personal use. Most of the time people get away with it, but the consequences are big and affect not only you but your family members. Don't be selfish!

Since your bust yielded over 4 kilos, this case will most likely be pulled into federal court. As you probably know, the feds have mandatory minimum sentences. It will probably takes several years and thousands of dollars in attorney fees moving through the court system but the reality is that both you and your wife are probably looking at a 20 year prison term, with no opportunity for good behavior credits.

Also, the courts will be evaluating whether any relatives are "fit" to take care of your children. In alot of cases, the courts do not find relatives "fit" and place the children in foster care. The good thing is that they normally do not separate the children, unless a family only wants to take care of one of the kids.

Dude, you did EVERYTHING wrong. I agree with the guy below me, dont answer the door in the first place, by law you dont have to answer the door. You consented to the search, you busted yourself. You should have had them hold you until they aquired a search warrant, they couldnt hold you and your wife, so she could have ditched the stuff while you waited in jail. Then no charges would have been filed and youd still be growing with no worries.
As for how much time your doing... I bet youll do a good 10 years.
Ive been raided by the Green Team in Tampa Florida TWICE for distribution and manufacturing, but I always had a back out plan, so every time ive been raided they couldnt charge me with anything cuz I played my cards kewl. But hey, good luck. And remember, just because this is your first offence, doesnt mean they wont be hard on you. We live in AMERICA, where we have more people in prison then all other Communist countries. They dont give a shit if your a good person, or if its your first time. You were breaking the law, you will get a mandatory 10years, youll serve 8, and have 2-5 years probabtion.
My advice to you is, leave the country, skip the trial, Canada will santion all non-violent offenders.

How inspiring . He isn't asking for woulda , shoulda , coulda ..
To late for DON'T ANSWER THE DOOR advice .

I REPEAT RULE #1....NEVER, NEVER, EVER OPEN THE DOOR FOR COPS. IF THEY WANT TO GET INTO YOUR HOUSE SO BAD, FORCE THEM TO PROCURE A SEARCH WARRANT.

Dude, why open the door for a cop? Just ignore them or go to the police station to deal with the kid. No need to ever open it, unless you really want too. You probably had four pounds or so of true BUD and thats still alot, even in my case.

hats off for the HYDRO lab my friend... that sucks ass that it was a total bust tho.. keep on keepin on..lifes a garden....HARVEST!!!!!

well they came in to your home with out your consent u know if they have a warrent thay can search but if they dont no matter what never say go ahead search im wondering if they asked to come in to your ghouse because if they just walked in your house then all evidence should be invalid and unconstitutional to even use but w/e all i can say is good luck wit that shit

Ok , first off , they will always charge you with the maximum knowing that at best they might be able to convict on a minimum . Get yourself a lawyer as you certainly sound like you need one .
Just remember , the burden of proof is theirs , not yours .

what i dont get is why you had that many plants if all your doing is smoking it? what could u possibly need over 5 kilos of weed for unless your selling some of it. its hard to convince any jury that it was all for personal use.

yea don't open door for police ever. when they call you out in a public place act like you do hear them and keep walking till you get out of there sight then run like hell out of sight. that is what i i've always done. one layer of clothing comes off per block you run.