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Some old folks were growing weed next to their driveway. A cop spotted it and they claimed that they didn't know what it was. They just thought it was "a pretty weed" so they took care of it. No charges were filed. I bet if I said something like that charges would be filed.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-08-25T140921Z_01_N24450510_RTRUKOC_0_US-ARIZONA-SENIORS.xml&archived=False

how did the deputy know what marijuana plants look like exactly?:p

and as far as I know its not illegal to grow marijuana

Nope, stuff like this happens. Someone had bought a house that had opium poppies growing behind it since before the Civil War, and they took care of it, thinking it was a regular poppy... Eventually it got taken away.

And a friend of mine bought what she thought was a tomato plant as a seedling... and it turned out to be cannabis...

how did the deputy know what marijuana plants look like exactly?:p

and as far as I know its not illegal to grow marijuana
It is in America. The Land of The Free. Welcome, Macaca. :rolleyes:

and as far as I know its not illegal to grow marijuana
It is in Amerika. Drugs are bad mmkay, that's why you go to jail for growing weed.

how did the deputy know what marijuana plants look like exactly?:p

and as far as I know its not illegal to grow marijuana

Cops are educated about drugs so they know how to recognize them.

As for whether or no it's legal, it is, thanks in large part to our federal government, but the states have followed suit.

This is a great thread for a Jefferson Airplane song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0agMxd6R54

I can't get it out of my head, so I'll try and put it in yours.

If you're ever in Brooklyn, look for playing cards on the sidewalk. It's a sure sign that there will be interesting horticulture nearby.

Silly government, you can't stop something that grows nearly everywhere in the US.

LNI - who did your friend buy a pot plant from mistakenly? lol

I think the old couple are geniuses! I should try growing it in my front yard. The home Owners association sent me a letter telling me I had a plant missing.

LNI - who did your friend buy a pot plant from mistakenly?
Steve. He's this oldish guy, long hair, tends to wear nothing but a vest, shorts, and flipflops... Such a nice guy, he used to give all the neighborhood kids temporary tattoos and blue Kool-Aid.

Steve. He's this oldish guy, long hair, tends to wear nothing but a vest, shorts, and flipflops... Such a nice guy, he used to give all the neighborhood kids temporary tattoos and blue Kool-Aid.

is he still selling "tomato plants"?

souds like your friend should have known better than to try to buy a tomato plant from this guy - no hippy is going to be able to remember what he planted where. it was probably a dream that he even ever started tomato plants.

is he still selling "tomato plants"?

souds like your friend should have known better than to try to buy a tomato plant from this guy - no hippy is going to be able to remember what he planted where. it was probably a dream that he even ever started tomato plants.
"Hey, Steve, do you have the tomato plant I asked about?"
"The wha?"
"Tomato plant?"
"Oh... yeah..." *dissappears inside of house for a few hours, comes back* "Here's that garden rake you wanted..."

"Hey, Steve, do you have the tomato plant I asked about?"
"The wha?"
"Tomato plant?"
"Oh... yeah..." *dissappears inside of house for a few hours, comes back* "Here's that garden rake you wanted..."


"thanks. now about that $50 you owe me." :p

I guess playing stupid sometimes does work out. After all it was just a pretty "weed" they were growing. :p

I guess playing stupid sometimes does work out. After all it was just a pretty "weed" they were growing. :p
A weed is only a plant that grows where you don't want it to grow.

A weed is only a plant that grows where you don't want it to grow.

There is most certainly that. :)

This is a great thread for a Jefferson Airplane song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0agMxd6R54

I can't get it out of my head, so I'll try and put it in yours.
I've always prefered The Damned version, but as a lover of old-skool punk it's probably a given I would.

Why didn't I think of this?

If you're ever in Brooklyn, look for playing cards on the sidewalk. It's a sure sign that there will be interesting horticulture nearby.
Around here you look for someone in a D.A.R.E. shirt, they got what you need.

Silly government, you can't stop something that grows nearly everywhere in the US.
Every hear of the appleseed movement? I don't know that it's called that, but the idea is to fill bird feeders full of pot seeds so that bird drop fertilized marijuana seeds everywhere. You won't yeild any of that, it's more of a civil disobedience thing.

Some old folks were growing weed next to their driveway. A cop spotted it and they claimed that they didn't know what it was. They just thought it was "a pretty weed" so they took care of it. No charges were filed. I bet if I said something like that charges would be filed.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-08-25T140921Z_01_N24450510_RTRUKOC_0_US-ARIZONA-SENIORS.xml&archived=False
But in your case DCD... everyone would know that you not only would reconize it, but probably can tell how long the leaves dried out, which year it was harvested and possibly how healthy the plant was when it was harvested. :D

If you're ever in Brooklyn, look for playing cards on the sidewalk. It's a sure sign that there will be interesting horticulture nearby.

Silly government, you can't stop something that grows nearly everywhere in the US.
Heh, over here i believe it is a sneaker over a Power Cable, strangley enough we have one neigh on directly over our place...

Some old folks were growing weed next to their driveway. A cop spotted it and they claimed that they didn't know what it was. They just thought it was "a pretty weed" so they took care of it. No charges were filed. I bet if I said something like that charges would be filed.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-08-25T140921Z_01_N24450510_RTRUKOC_0_US-ARIZONA-SENIORS.xml&archived=False

i like that... "it looked pretty, so i smoked it :D"

Heh, over here i believe it is a sneaker over a Power Cable, strangley enough we have one neigh on directly over our place...

I've heard the same. Naturally there are loads of them out in the hutt. For me, the easiest place to score is off any of the many stoners I work with.

Nope, stuff like this happens. Someone had bought a house that had opium poppies growing behind it since before the Civil War, and they took care of it, thinking it was a regular poppy... Eventually it got taken away.

And a friend of mine bought what she thought was a tomato plant as a seedling... and it turned out to be cannabis...

I could never get that lucky. My tomato seedlings always wind up being tomato seedlings.

Good pot doesn't grow outdoors.

Good pot doesn't grow outdoors.

Shit. Tell my friends who grow it in their backyards in San Francisco that.

Shit. Tell my friends who grow it in their backyards in San Francisco that.

I bet you if they had a green house it would eleventy times better.

Good pot doesn't grow outdoors.


It does if you have any sort of horticultural talent. Obviously if you live in an area that gets a lot of snowfall or is always swelteringly hot, then you might have more trouble.

Happened here too; I read it in the newspaper. A policeman walks by a groundfloor window with a flowerbox hanging from the window sill (on the outside). Hm. Those leaves look familiar.

The excuse didn't work, since the flowerbox had obviously been deliberately planted there.

Oh, and detecting drugs is the job of policemen - it's safe to assume their training includes recognizing the general shape of the plant as well as knowing how smugglers usually wrap their packets. If they can't recognize what they're looking for, what good would they be?

Plus, the shape of the leaves is quite characteristic:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Marijuana.jpg/200px-Marijuana.jpg

Good pot doesn't grow outdoors.
Sure it does.
It does if you have any sort of horticultural talent. Obviously if you live in an area that gets a lot of snowfall or is always swelteringly hot, then you might have more trouble.
It always cracked me up how the Stoners would take Horticulture.:p

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I've never heard of landmines being used here to protect it but sharpened Bamboo stakes.

True Story, from about maybe 10 years ago. My dad is about 40 and my grandma is about 60.
Dad: pulls into Grandma's driveway Honey, why does my mom have a marijuana plant in her front window? gets out of car, rings doorbell, hugs Grandma. They go inside and sit in the living room. Mom, you know that plant in your front window?
Grandma: Oh yes! Isn't it so pretty?
Dad: Well, I guess, but it's sort of illegal, Mom. Its a marijuana plant. Where did you buy a marijuana plant anyway?
Grandma: I didn't buy it! You're brother Pat gave it to me as a gift.
Dad: Are you kidding me? Mom, you can't have it in your front window.
Grandma: Nonsense! Its a beautiful plant, and it needs sun.
Dad: What are you gonna do when the cops go down your street and see marijuana going in you front window?
Grandma: They won't be able to see it.
Dad: Yes, they will! I was able to see it from the street.
Grandma: Stop being silly, its a very pretty plant.
Dad: sigh


I thought it was pretty funny.

It always cracked me up how the Stoners would take Horticulture.:p




Yep, I've heard of a few people who only passed horticulture in highschool and are now making a tidy living from it..

It does if you have any sort of horticultural talent. Obviously if you live in an area that gets a lot of snowfall or is always swelteringly hot, then you might have more trouble.

Indoors is better, less chance of cross pollination and you can use hydroponic soil.

Of course I'm from the North East, so I've never seen first had how a properly managed outdoor crop can thrive in a nice sunny enviroment.

Some old folks were growing weed next to their driveway. A cop spotted it and they claimed that they didn't know what it was. They just thought it was "a pretty weed" so they took care of it. No charges were filed. I bet if I said something like that charges would be filed.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-08-25T140921Z_01_N24450510_RTRUKOC_0_US-ARIZONA-SENIORS.xml&archived=False

There are plants that grow in our yard that until they blossom, look almost exactly like marijuana.

Then they sprout a nearly continuous ball of purple and white flowers at the top, and then produce innumerable seed pods that look like green beans.

Not marijuana at all.

I have a friend who is a policeman, and he immediately noticed the plants when they were young, and I showed him the seed packets.

He and his friends, having seen the adult plants (which are about 4 feet high) are now convinced that some plants look like marijuana, and they should be careful about jumping to conclusions.