Hiding in Plain Sight: Man Planted Cannabis Hedges

1. anon
   July 3rd, 2008 at 2:43 pm

   Brilliant! Trim the hedges and 'recycle' the waste.
   You could say they were really being 'green'.

2. SenorMysterioso
   July 3rd, 2008 at 3:05 pm

   this happens more often than one might think. Pay close attn as you drive through the burbs youll spot a few plants in plain sight

3. bleh
   July 3rd, 2008 at 3:07 pm

   How many lives are ruined daily over a simple silly natual plant?
   God sakes, make it legal already and let people get on with their lives.

4. mkultra
   July 3rd, 2008 at 3:59 pm

   An acquaintance of mine grew for years on his balcony on a busy street. He just grew inside those metal tomato plant things, with plastic tomatos wired here and there. Worked like a charm!

5. Evilbeagle
   July 3rd, 2008 at 4:53 pm

   I agree, bleh. What a waste of jail space and actual crime fighting time.

6. kevin
   July 3rd, 2008 at 5:08 pm

   I agree as well. Their neighbors even said they were a "lovely couple." Why even consider it a crime when they are not hurting anyone?

7. EP
   July 3rd, 2008 at 5:17 pm

   The whole police department had a pot party that night.

8. zazie
   July 3rd, 2008 at 5:33 pm

   Haha, this doesn't surprise me a bit. Nerang was once called 'the ghetto of the gold coast' and its inhabitants are sometimes called 'Nerangutans'.

9. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
   July 3rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm

   Aren't we supposed to be going green? The poor hedges.

10. Thomas
    July 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 pm

    Sad how one of the most useful plants is also banned in most countries.

11. Gail Pink
    July 3rd, 2008 at 8:38 pm

    What a shame to cut it down and destroy it. That should be a crime.

12. Liz
    July 3rd, 2008 at 9:51 pm

    If only they had the resources to fight this in court. It's ridiculous that you can't grow whatever kind of plant you want, especially when alcohol and cigs are perfectly legal.

13. JoeBlough
    July 3rd, 2008 at 10:44 pm

    They had a bustle in their hedgerow. But it was just a spring clean for the may queen.

14. Mr. Binky
    July 3rd, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    Don't be alarmed, now.

15. ted
    July 4th, 2008 at 6:33 am

    That "lovely couple" was probably making a ton of money in the drug business. You don't grow that much pot for your own personal use. If you do, then you seriously have problems.

16. Owen
    July 4th, 2008 at 8:31 am

    We all know that hedge is a gateway drug, next thing you know they'll be doing trees...

17. Tony LaRocca
    July 4th, 2008 at 10:21 am

    I'm not a smoker, but it's always amazed me how the (U.S.) government preaches the evils of marijuana, yet happily allows TV commercials to try and convince people that they need anti-depressants, and to talk their doctor into prescribing them. (Yes, there are people out there who need medication, but the pharmaceutical companies aren't paying $100k and up for a commercial spot out of public interest.)

18. Chester
    July 5th, 2008 at 7:08 am

    Hiding in Plain Sight: Federal laws which trump State laws. WE THE PEOPLE do not matter anymore unless we join together and say, "ENOUGH! DON'T TREAD ON ME!"

    The immoral, unhuman, and unjust laws and so-called war against nature must stop! Try this for yourself right now: Go to news.google.com and search for "marijuana". See for yourself how 95% or more of the articles are about people being busted for growing, smoking, or holding marijuana. IT IS A JOKE! You are being played! Big Pharma and Big Brother KNOW marijuana is safe, they want you to buy expensive drugs coming from plants rather than grow the plants themselves!

    Taliban poppy farms could be ELIMINATED if the American Government told American farmers and/or American citizens to GROW opium poppies! This would zero out the money to the terrorists and people would again be able to use opium poppies LEGALLY, as nature gave us, rather than paying high prices for chemical extractions and manipulations at the Pharmacy after we've begged permission from the Doctor for Pain! Often many of these manufactured pain medications are ruined with liver-damaging Tylenol to discourage so-called "abuse". You are put on a LIST when you become a member of the pain medication club, and we're not talking marijuana on this one!

    Legalize all drugs (which are plants of nature to begin with) and educate and treat people, visit LEAP's website (Law Enforcement AGAINST Prohibition) and get educated. Watch Bill Hicks' videos, read FOOD OF THE GODS by Terence Mckenna. Don't buy their horse@*#& lies any further. Get together, vote, and participate in efforts to re-legalize NATURE.

    A vote *FOR* the drug war is a vote *FOR* the drug lords and corrupt law enforcement and shadow agencies which profit from the so-called war on drugs. It has NEVER been about a war on drugs, it's all about a war against our civil liberties.

    Make no mistake, if you do nothing, they will continue to take away our rights. Don't be afraid of participating, YOU can make a difference. Together, those of us who are collecting signatures to legalize marijuana as a first step are making a difference and history.

    When YOU remain silent and fail to participate, when YOU continue to pay taxes for wars YOU don't agree with, YOU are part of the problem.

19. DOJ
    July 8th, 2008 at 12:28 am

    @Chester - Federal Laws should trump State Laws. Unfortunately there are many Laws at the Federal level which don't belong there.

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