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Cops Clean Up Park by Mistaking Common Weed for Pot

Mon, May 24, 2010 5:16 pm

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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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Jul 6 2010, 1:00 pm

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Jun 21 2010, 3:23 pm

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Jun 18 2010, 10:33 am

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Kinder

Jun 15 2010, 1:45 pm

to the bad kinder your lights are out. to the good one so are yours. High Times knows they are narcs, never do a story for high times or youll be busted. fuck obama.

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Jun 15 2010, 1:10 pm

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Jun 13 2010, 10:46 pm

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Jun 8 2010, 12:07 pm

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Jun 3 2010, 3:29 pm

Fuck cops. I like to.

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Jun 1 2010, 5:53 pm

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Canadian

May 29 2010, 8:42 am

It just goes to show how uneducated the police and the public really are... Thank fuck I live in Canada!!!

that guy

May 28 2010, 9:54 am

lol now Corpus Christi is not only the fattest city in the nation we`re the dumbest too lmao. Come on kid pay attention in class and you might learn what a marijuana plant is.

not all texans rednecks

May 28 2010, 4:42 am

its things like this that make texans seem dumb to non texans. i hate the comments that reference the stereotype. whats with the resentment toward texas anyway? why not new hampshire or wyoming? sheesh. texas is a vital and resourseful state that makes our nation great. im proud to be a native tex-mex.
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.

Oink oink

May 27 2010, 9:12 pm

I smell a promotion anyway.

unbelievable

May 27 2010, 8:21 am

Are you fucking kidding me?
and they call US stupid.....

BenJammin

May 27 2010, 2:37 am

To the Author of Article:

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?

j

May 26 2010, 11:35 pm

Think of it like this, the narc on the bike will probably be the next chief of police in Corpus Cristi. Lol!!!

Al

May 26 2010, 9:27 pm

Man, I gotta get some of that horse mint...

anthony.a

May 26 2010, 6:43 pm

i just got busted with my friend after writing that last comment :(

Brother Stink

May 26 2010, 5:42 pm

Hey "Opps" - Not all of them really have any investigative skills. If the "snitch" became an endangered species... a lot less crime would get solved. Besides, the judicial system is flawwed anyways - it basically boils down to how good your "salesman" (lawyer) is...

epic fail

May 26 2010, 2:35 pm

thats amazing. idiots. i wonder how they felt picking it all badass and stuff, and how fast that went away when they got the results back. ah the bright people watching over us.

oops

May 26 2010, 1:33 pm

sheesh. Horsemint doesn't look anything like pot. How can they solve any crime with the powers of observation they demonstrated?

...

May 26 2010, 11:56 am

id imagine most cops have never smoked herb. how the shit do you get a army of officers uprooting a field of mint?!! shouldnt at least one of em know what weed looks/smells like? FAIL

where's my stash

May 26 2010, 11:13 am

damn now where do i get my horse mint stash from?

Muahahaha ha

May 26 2010, 10:09 am

Hats off to the police!
If they started their own lawn business the motto could be "We're armed, your weeds don't stand a chance".
I wonder if they except doughnuts as payment?

Thomas

May 26 2010, 8:38 am

so they thought these were marijiuana plant's??Heeee,do's anyone want some fresh ment tea?

Tacoma HempCo

May 26 2010, 5:36 am

that is a sad waste of taxpayer dollars and should shame them into a few less vicious pot arrests for the next couple of weeks..

Kushman

May 25 2010, 11:28 pm

Hey! Do you live in Corpus Christi? Is your yard overgrown with weeds? Don't have the time to clean it up? Call the Corpus Christi Police and let them know you have weed in your yard!

Roland

May 25 2010, 10:46 pm

We should thank these officers for finally doing something productive. They could be out self-righteously breaking into peoples' houses and shooting their pets. Instead they are beautifying the community and getting rid of an invasive species. When the WOD ends these officers have a bright future helping maintain our public parks.

gstlab3

May 25 2010, 1:46 pm

IT LOOKS LIKE A JACK BOOTED THUG.,IT ACTS LIKE A JACK BOOTED THUG., AND IT SURE SMELLS LIKE A JACK BOOTED THUG!!!!!!

I THINK I KNOW WHAT I KNOW BECAUSE OF LIFE LONG TRAINING AND OBSERVATIONS IN THE REAL WORLD OF HARD WORK,HARD KNOCKS etc.., AND THE ENDEMIC POVERTY AND CRIME ON ALL SIDES THAT IS CAUSED BY FEAR AND IGNORANCE.

I TELL YOU ALL WHAT THESE ARE., THESE ARE THE MODERN VERSION OF NATZI BROWN SHIRTS/THE WOLVES AND OF THE POLICE STATE UNDER WICH WE ALL SUFFER GREATLY.

WE HAVE COME TO A POINT WHERE AN ENTIRE CULTURE OF LIBERTY AND EQUAL JUSTICE FOR ALL AND THE MINDSET OF GUARENTEED FREEDOMS UNDER THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND WHAT IT MEANS ARE UNDER A MORTAL ATTACK!!!!


WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT MEDICINES AND HOW AND WHEN YOU TAKE THEM ARE UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS CONTROL.

WHAT AND WHO CONTROLS YOUR LIFE IS TRULEY UP TO YOU..., UNTIL.., SOME BUSY BODY GOVERNMENT THINKS FOR YOU AND DOES THINGS FOR YOU EITHER KNOWINGLY OR NOT.

I WANT THE TRUTH AND I WANT THE BEST KNOWLEDGE NOT A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SPEACH WHEN I SEEK ANSWERS!!!!!!!

THESE PIGS SHOULD SEE WHAT A BUTTERCUP PLANT LOOKS LIKE!!!!!
THEY WOULD SHIT A BRICK SIDEWAYS!!!!!!!!!

TO THE UNLEARNED AND FROM OUTRIGHT IGNORANCE THESE SIMPLE LITTLE PLANTS CAN EIHTER KILL YOU OR HELP YOU.

WE ALL BETTER LEARN WICH IS WICH AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT PLANTS HERE EITHER.

GROW YOUR OWN, FREE YOUR MIND, FREE THE PLANET!!!!!!!

geek

May 25 2010, 12:43 pm

i geuss i can't carry my portable spice-rack anymore. shame realy. oh well, at least all the pot in tx is safe if all the cops there are realy that poorly trained.

springfield smoker

May 25 2010, 12:42 pm

did any one take a look at what horsemint looks like? google image that shit... i am even more befuddled after seeing it, as to how they thought it was the sacred herb. clearly these cops could be thinking that any and all plants could be marijuana. just like i did when i was 14. hahaha dumb ass cops.. we could grow weed anywhere we want!

iowabaldguy

May 25 2010, 11:43 am

I guess the cops don't get trained on what pot looks like. They only get trained on how to be thugs and bullies.

kinder

May 25 2010, 9:17 am

At frist i laughed,then i cried.

Kori

May 24 2010, 5:03 pm

This really is just plain sad how can that many "trained" officials not tell if it's marijuana. Even my little brother can tell the difference and he's ten! Am I gonig to be arrested for my parsly ?

good idea

May 24 2010, 4:44 pm

i think we should all call the cops and report horse mint fields and other random plants, and set up video cameras to record how stupid cops are. i hope they smoked it

doh!

May 24 2010, 4:11 pm

Imagine some of their thoughts when they went to work the next morning only to find out that the "weed" they were smoking that night and the stash they secretly confiscated is some good horse mint green.

meluvhead420

May 24 2010, 4:05 pm

man them dumb son of a bitches give the big tex a bad name that is some funny shit where were all of the top cops making sure that drug war money was being spent on actual pot plants or the devils weed lol i bet them mexicans are thinking man we can grow all over the USA cause most of them retarded bastards dont even know what the ganja looks like i bet the sooner and the cowboy state pigs would know better just ask them two that got caught right outside of my little hick town if they can tell or not cause they still in the penitentiary they were hanging it up to dry in the whole house dumb asses the heat got a 911 call and went to the wrong address 50 knocked on the door then peered right in the fucking window and saw about fifty plants in the living room it took a couple of trailer loads to haul all of the shit they had a greenhouse right behind the house one of them was even in the field behind the house when they showed up in all there was bout 200 or so they was fixin to dry and then sale the fuck out of it somewhere out of state fucking all cops are punks fuck texas' redneck cops retards

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