Cops Clean Up Park by Mistaking Common Weed for Pot
Mon, May 24, 2010 5:16 pm
Late last week a Corpus Christi teenager was riding his bike past a city park when he spotted what he thought was a field of marijuana. Police soon arrived on the scene and began the painstaking process of pulling up the plants.
According to reports, officers removed 300-400 plants last Thursday evening and they only stopped pulling up the crop because it got too dark. They intended to return in the morning to continue their efforts.
After all that bagging and tagging the cops took their haul down to police HQ where tests revealed … wait for it … that the plants weren’t cannabis at all. That’s right. Not a single one of the 400 plants seized was actually a marijuana plant.
So, what had law enforcement just spent hours investigating, uprooting, and testing? “A fairly common type of weed called 'horse mint.'” Yes. Horse mint. Corpus Christi police successfully took 400 horse mint plants off the streets.
We can (and should) rail about the time and money wasted on police officers essentially spending an evening weeding a garden - just as we should rail against the time and money wasted on the eradication of actual marijuana plants. But it seems important to examine what the hell went wrong here. Is the allure of a major pot seizure so strong that cops literally don't bother making sure they're actually seizing pot? If so, what does such a mindset indicate with regards to other marijuana investigations?
A teenager could understandably mistake certain plants for marijuana but what about police officers? Did they simply take some bike riding teenager’s word for it? Do they have the slightest idea what cannabis looks or smells like? Did any one of them at any point during the hours they spent pulling up 400 horse mint plants question whether or not they were actually in a “marijuana field?”
Hysteria and ignorance have long been staples of the war on drugs. However, Corpus Christi police remind us that flat out buffoonery has its place as well. Perhaps this incident will highlight the misuse of officers' time whether they are seizing horse mint, oregano or marijuana.
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Jun 8 2010, 12:07 pm
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Jun 3 2010, 3:29 pm
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Jun 1 2010, 5:53 pm
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May 29 2010, 8:42 am
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May 28 2010, 9:54 am
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May 28 2010, 4:42 am
as for the racist remarks toward texans or rednecks. this site has a bad enough rap. grow up and post something intelligent or just keep on scrolling you pathetic low life. its bad enough your most likely a pothead. you want to further ruin our reputation in society with that nonsense? hightimes doesnt need it. rip on the cops they deserve it, not my state.
on the subject of horse mint. i had to look up some photos online. i've seen those plants this past week walking down the street. from a distance they look like colas growing but close up its painfully obvious.
plus this early in the growing season the plants wouldn't make buds and theres really no branching at all on the horsemint. just a stalk with few leaves, wich dont at all resemble fan leaves. if you watch the video the horsemint isnt shown.
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May 27 2010, 9:12 pm
unbelievable
May 27 2010, 8:21 am
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BenJammin
May 27 2010, 2:37 am
More to the point: Let's let our local police & ALL OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT focus on CRIMES LIKE MURDER and RAPE and ASSAULT. Let's have them try to find and arrest FELONS who commit CRIMES. Lets let all non-violent drug offenders go.
WHY ARE WE STILL ARRESTING ANYONE FOR A PLANT?
AS SOON AS THEY ARREST EVERY SINGLE MURDERER & EVERY SINGLE RAPIST & EVERY SINGLE CHILD MOLESTER THAT GETS AWAY - THEN AND ONLY THEN SHOULD WE EVEN CONSIDER GIVING SOMEONE A TICKET FOR ANY SUBSTANCE (They're gonna use it anyway). I don't condone the use of any drugs or chemicals, k? Yes, I do love the plant Mary Jane. But that's it. But other people are different and do other things - no matter who or what gov't tells them it's ok or not - they are gonna do it anyway. If they wanna take heroin - whatever - I say let them have it (ONLY at a hospital with a DOCTOR present, SET DOSAGE, and ONLY with a CLEAN NEEDLE). This will help stop AIDS. People wil not die if they kno what's in it/purity/they have medical supervision close by.
Talk about a waste of resources. Those cops could have actually been HELPING SOMEONE IN NEED - like your mom, dad, bro, or sis.
But, no - they were destroying plants.
W T F?
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May 26 2010, 11:35 pm
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May 26 2010, 9:27 pm
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May 26 2010, 6:43 pm
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May 26 2010, 5:42 pm
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May 26 2010, 10:09 am
If they started their own lawn business the motto could be "We're armed, your weeds don't stand a chance".
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May 26 2010, 8:38 am
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May 25 2010, 11:28 pm
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May 25 2010, 10:46 pm
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May 25 2010, 1:46 pm
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