Bad idea: growing marijuana.
Really bad idea: growing marijuana on U.S. park land
Neatorama worthy: getting busted by a turtle equipped with a GPS tracking device.
You might call him a pint-sized crime fighter. A box turtle equipped with GPS helps police nab a suspect growing marijuana in Rock Creek Park.
Just south of the DC/Maryland line, a turtle wearing a GPS device for research purposes makes an amazing discovery. "The ranger in charge of the program discovered the turtle in the middle of a marijuana field," Sgt. Robert Lachance of the U.S. Park Police says. [...]
Growing marijuana on U.S. park land is never a good idea, and it's illegal. So U.S. Park Police set up surveillance. Sgt. Lachance says, "We soon discovered we had a culprit who was actively working the field."
Link - via bioephemera
Still, kind of silly to grow illegal plants on government land... -_-
Plenty more illegal drugs to take the place of those plants, I'm sure.
Sadly, regardless of where you are, such a crime can get you charged on both the state level and a federal level.
DC laws as follows; Cultivation Or Sale, Any amount felony, Time up to 5 years, Fine of up to $50,000.
Within 1000 feet of school or other specified area felony, double time penalty, double fine penalty.
Federal;
Sale or Cultivation
Less than 50 kg felony 5 years $250,000
50 to 100 kg felony 20 years $1,000,000
100 to 1,000 kg felony 5 - 40 years $2,000,000
1000 kg or more felony 10 years - life $4,000,000
To a minor felony double penalty double penalty
Within 1,000 feet of a school, or other specified areas felony double penalty double penalty
So yeah, this dude is done.