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Police Follow Their Noses to Pot-growing Operation

Sun, Jan 04, 2009 1:30 pm


Source: startribune.com

 

HERMAN, MINN. - Deputies investigating a sewer problem at a Herman home smelled something amiss -- a strong odor of marijuana.

 

Grant County Sheriff Dwight Walvatne said deputies went to the home intending to cite the owner for failing to connect to the city's main sewer line, in violation of a public health ordinance.

 

After noticing the smell of pot, they obtained a search warrant and found what they described as a large, indoor pot-growing operation.

 

They seized an estimated $10,000 worth of marijuana along with equipment to grow it and charged a 21-year-old man with two felony drug counts.



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gabi

Jan 15 2009, 11:36 pm

buddy was prolly watchin the cops roll up the whole time.. i woulda left

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Jan 15 2009, 4:01 pm

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Peace Bud to stupid

Jan 12 2009, 7:50 am

fuck off dweeb .

STUPID FUCKER!

Jan 11 2009, 5:41 am

Hey, man.Thanks for being a retard!People like you are too stupid to live!

peace bud

Jan 10 2009, 11:22 pm

The trouble I've always found is that the whole plant is demonized. Even writing my representatives about hemp, a totally non THC product, I get the "I'd be hesitant to support that." It's a tough battle. It's a waste of money, though, and politicians understand money. Kudos to Massachusetts, Seattle, Boulder, all those ahead of the time places. It doesn't help your home pot grower, though.

to below

Jan 10 2009, 5:10 am

I'll try not to lose any sleep over it .

Dale

Jan 9 2009, 8:04 pm

To "to below." Perhaps the biggest cumulative problem in the world today is the prophensity of individuals to cover their own asses. A great deal of this has led to the financial crisis facing the world today. Also, religious groups that are too caught up in the diatribe of their own belief systems discount their fellow humans and resort to terrorism and war. Polititions promoting the welfare of their friends and benifactors, as well as themselves, commit crimes against humanity and start wars. Looking out for ones own self only is a crime against all that is good. Of course being neutral is a right I would not deny anybody if it were in my power to do so, however, don't expect to be seen in a positive light in this forum. At least not by me.

to below

Jan 9 2009, 4:00 pm

No thanks . I choose to smoke weed and by doing so execpt responsibility for my choice should I get caught . I do not require permission , acceptance or recognition . I have not and will never get caught as I keep my private life private .
Even IF it were legal , nobody knows my business and it WILL stay that way . Theres a lot of people out here who feel the same way , we understand your cause , but it is not ours .

CAN-GRO

Jan 9 2009, 3:01 pm

It's amazing some of you people know how to use a computer. I didn't know that it was cool to intentionally make yourself sound like an idiot, WAIT, it wasn't intentional. My bad. Anyways, how about instead of being part of the problem(which a majority of you are by doing NOTHING), you become part of the solution? Instead of wasting your time talking about how much you hate the government, why not join NORML and try to make a change? Do you think that some government agent is browsing the Marijuana forums looking to see how many people think that the drug laws are shit? C'mon, fight for what's right, make your voices heard in a constructive way. Because if everyone were as spineless as some of you, we'd all be fuckin, british or worse. So please, utilize what freedoms we have remaining and help change the way people view not only marijuana, but marijuana smokers. There's alot of people working toward that very goal, but nothing is going to change unless we all pitch in and make some shit happen. PEACE

jay

Jan 9 2009, 10:52 am

lets face it we live in a world.. that the dumbbb DUMBBB DUMBB people out there that jump out buildings ad rob old people is the reason why maryj will never be legalized everywhere. if everyone was just chill when there high the world would be a better place. people are gettin killed ,robed and there worried about some weed

anonymous

Jan 9 2009, 10:33 am

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THE PITBULL

Jan 8 2009, 10:56 pm

You guys saying F the Police and Damn Po Po and all that need to wake up, you types make pot smokers look bad. Cops are doing their jobs. Blame the people. This is a government of the people, for the people, BY the people. When the people are ready to change the law, police wont have to bust pot 'offenders' anymore because they wont be 'offending'. Stop blaming the cops. It's your own fault if you get busted.

You that think bureaucrats are the problem are no less guilty of making pot smokers look bad. The issue is truthful education about marijuana. There are too many of the older generation that were influenced early by misinformation about our herb. We all know alcohol is more harmful than marijuana. When has marijuana ever caused a death due to useage? Right, never. It was films like "Reefer Madness" that spread the false ideals about fake dangers of weed and those older folks (like many in congress now) bought it hook line and sinker. Once they die off, it will be easier to mold legislation toward the legalization of pot.

OG Blazer

Jan 8 2009, 6:20 pm

Dude, i just turnd 21...i can just imagin just sayin "fu*k" under my breath. Dam po-po

Ott

Jan 8 2009, 4:41 pm

God put the plant on Earth and made it in such a way that it gets you high as is, unlike coca which you have to dilute down from huge quanities of leaf just to get a little coke. It's stupid for the government to "outlaw" nature. If they want to outlaw a plant, how about ragweed? That's more detrimental to public health than marijuana. The allergy drug industry wouldn't go for that tho! It's all about the moolah.

Syko Stoner

Jan 8 2009, 11:28 am

COPS NEED TO LEAVE THE 'GREEN PEOPLE' ALONE AND USE THEM NOSES TO SNIFF OUT THE METH COOKERS!

DECRIMINALIZE POT...CONTACT YOUR STATE GOVERNMENT AND GET THE BALL ROLLING.

forever magoo

Jan 7 2009, 4:43 pm

ooo... ooo... that smell

Common Sense

Jan 7 2009, 6:57 am

You guys blame the cops for this guys stupidity ? Are you all children ?
Its not the cops fault he got busted . The cops were doing what cops do . It is entirely ignorant to think they would have done anything else . Damn , talk about juvenile .....

therealness

Jan 7 2009, 1:55 am

wtf are u doin on high times ralphfrance, get your lame ass outta here, get a life dude.... you crack me up comin on here just to talk sheat.

robert paulson

Jan 6 2009, 10:55 pm

bust a meth lab, pussies

ralphfrance

Jan 6 2009, 6:38 pm

fucking pot smokers what a joke you guys are grow your weed go to jail get fucked in the ass hahahaha losers

VIllage_Idiot

Jan 6 2009, 6:08 pm

Seems to me that in the long run the Gummint Beer-O-Krats woulda made more money buyin from that farmer and sellin it to folks like me with reasonable tax tacked on... Now dey gotta put him up in some 6X9 hamster cage at everyone elses expense. What moron is in charge of generatin' Gummint Revenue anyway??

Hey Nor Cal

Jan 6 2009, 5:34 pm

First off , what "inspections" are you talking about ?
If you know molesters and big time Weed cultivators , why haven't you provided their names to the authorities ?

snap out of it guy .

WhiteCrystals

Jan 6 2009, 4:36 pm

*uck the Police. Jake prolly kept it all to sell back on the streets.

anonymous

Jan 6 2009, 4:32 pm

those guys shouldn't be able to get a search warrant just for smelling it that's fucked up! whoever did that if your reading this.....FUCK YOU LOSER!

NOR CAL POT GUY

Jan 6 2009, 3:09 pm

Fist off the city and health department would do the inspection. Second the cops can't catch molesters trolling in their vans looking for kids. But they cought the big bad pot grower. What about the real drug king pins that make simple growers look bad. as long as the guy wasn't funding a criminal empire leave the growers alone not to mention the money he makes goes back into the economy one way or another. BUST THE REAL BAD GUYS I DARE YOU. OR IS IT CORRUPTION?

dan tha veteran

Jan 6 2009, 6:56 am

ya big ups killcongress! there are a lot of former military that would like a crack at it. one former infantryman too brah!

hey car???

Jan 6 2009, 6:21 am

This business about a stolen car was presented by "Joe Shmoe"
in an attempt to make a point . The response to that post was
presented as a logical thought processes and renders his post as silly . See ? :o)

bud

Jan 6 2009, 12:09 am

Keep it up Mr. pigman. One day people will have had enough of your shit and you will open Pandoras box and be very,very sorry!!!

Car???

Jan 5 2009, 10:09 pm

OK to rectify the situation one has to change the law. The probable cause to search the joint was the odor. The cops were brought to the place because he didn't comply with the sewer hook up ordinance (you don't want to have shit laying around); the town probaly didn't have a law for being stupid but they found one for growing reefer. Cause and effect. What were these other people writing about searching for a stolen car?

gstlab3

Jan 5 2009, 9:14 pm

WELL THERE YOU GO ANOTHER GROW-OP GONE. ANOTHER HUMAN BEING IN JAIL,MORE REVINUE FOR THE PIG FARM AT CITY HALL., WE BEST BE PREPARED FOR MUCH MORE INTRUSION INTO OUR PRIVACY., I JUST READ AN ARTICLE IN CAR AND DRIVER WHERE A POLICE OFFICER HAS DESCRIBED IN A NUTSHELL HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS JUST ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME THIS DRUG WAR HAS BEEN GOING ON., HE STATED THAT THEIR JOB HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE ABOUT MAKING MONEY TO FEED THE EVER GROWING "NEEDS" OF THE GOVERNMENT.,THROUGH EVER INCREASING DEMANDS TO WRITE MORE AND MORE SPEEDING TICKETS THUS INCREASING REVINUE FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND ALL THE LACKEYS' WHO SUCKLE UPON THE TAX PAYERS TIT AND NOW EVEN THE REVINUE GENERATED BY SEEDING TICKETS!! IT IS ABOUT MONEY TO GROW THE GOVERNMENT TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS NOTHING BUT THE GOVERNMENT TO TURN TO FOR EVERYTHING>,INCLUDING DRUGS,ALCOHOL,TOBACCO,AND IT LOOKS LIKE FOOD IS ALSO ON THE LIST OF GOVERNMENT TOTAL CONTROLL POLOCIES! DID ANYONE HERE ABOUT THE CO-OP THAT GOT BUSTED FOR SELLING ORGANIC EGGS IN I BELIEVE OHIO!?!? ORGANIC EGGS YA-ALL! WHAT IS NEXT? MY HOMEGROWN TOMATOES!!!??I BET YOU IF I SOLD OR GAVE MY TOMATOES TO THE WRONG PERSON WHO HAD THE WRONG CONNECTIONS I COULD GET BUSTED FOR THAT! OR FINED OR JAILED MAY EVEN GET BOTH! SO BE CAREFULL OUT DRIVING FROM COAST TO COAST IT IS ON! THE GOVERNMENT IS STARVING TO DEATH FOR YOUR HARD EARNED CASH DO NOT LET THEM GET BY MAKING A SIMPLE MISTAKE SUCH AS SPEEDIN NOT 5 MILES OVER BUT ANY SPEED OVER THE LIMIT IS NOW AN EVER INCREASING REASON FOR THEM TO PULL YOU OVER AND SMELL SOMETHING!!!!

killcongres

Jan 5 2009, 9:06 pm

smelled weed, search warrant? Bullshit is all I smell. Keep fucking with us you powerhungry government rat bastards. Get some love from a former sniper.

aj ersey rat

Jan 5 2009, 7:16 pm

its provided by the planet and the fing government needsto find something better to do with taxpayers money than put people away for growing something that dosent kill any where near as many people as alcohol, ciggarettes, and car crashes combined...so please, leave us the hell alone and gang war will plumit and the world will be a HAPPIER place.

mike ciannella

Jan 5 2009, 6:47 pm

u guys are fuckn morons

Hey Joe

Jan 4 2009, 8:33 pm

No . You don't search the closet for a stolen car , you search the closet for the weed you smell while searching for the stolen car . See ? :o)

smokenfresno559

Jan 4 2009, 8:08 pm

that some shite its is a plaint no 1 has every gothurt of q plaint

blaze me

Jan 4 2009, 6:46 pm

their estimated worth is way off my court papers i got today saaid the dank i had was 30 a g
and the other kats who where arrested they had shwag and they said it 10 a g

joe shmoe

Jan 4 2009, 5:41 pm

if your a sheriff looking for a stolen car on a property are you going to look in a closet for it? no.

anonymous

Jan 4 2009, 1:56 pm

fuck off hes growing a plant

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