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[MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup 1
#14352747 - 04/25/11 11:35 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup April 21, 2011 - kmbc.com
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Hundreds of marijuana plants were seized by police officers on 4/20, a day celebrated in the drug culture to use marijuana. But when Independence, Mo., police showed up at one man's door looking for marijuana, they found something else.
Independence police found a growing operation Wednesday afternoon: a tomato growing operation.
"What I saw today was not protection," the man told KMBC's Cliff Judy. "That was harassment, all because of where I made a purchase."
Independence police said the Missouri Highway Patrol monitors stores that sell hydroponic growing equipment, and they use those sales to track down illegal marijuana growing operations. That information is what led them to the man's door.
"The last time I checked, it wasn't illegal to grow a tomato plant, but it makes you wonder," the man said.
The man asked KMBC News not to identify him because he is an emergency responder and his job would be put at risk for speaking out.
"What is anybody going to think now?" the man asked. "I'm probably going to be pegged now as a person who was growing something, but they couldn't figure it out."
The man told Judy that he supports fighting drugs and has no problem with the officers who came to his home. But he also said he thinks labeling him as a possible drug dealer because of buying hydroponic equipment is profiling.
"I understand that a lot of people use hydroponic equipment for illegal ways, but that's just like saying everybody who buys a gun is going to be a criminal and murder somebody," the man said.
Independence police said the same tactic that took them to the man's home led them to a different part of Independence Wednesday morning where they busted an active marijuana growing operation.
Police said in addition to the Independence bust, hundreds of marijuana plants were seized throughout the Kansas City metro on Wednesday.
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: veggie]
#14352802 - 04/25/11 11:50 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I knew they did that. That's why you should always remove your plate before getting to the store. On the way back, pull off on the emergency lane on an interstate on ramp, wait for several cars to pass, and put back your plate. Or take a friends vehicle, a got nothing to worry about type of friend. Or move to an mmj "friendly" state. These are pretty much your options. Anyone else know any good tricks?
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: batman returns]
#14353285 - 04/26/11 02:17 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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grow outside
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: batman returns]
#14353488 - 04/26/11 03:52 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Missouri Highway Patrol monitors stores that sell hydroponic growing equipment
dont buy at a store ?
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: eLShaMukO]
#14353693 - 04/26/11 06:07 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just don't buy at one if you live in the same jurisdiction?
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: ckbhack]
#14353698 - 04/26/11 06:12 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Independence police said the Missouri Highway Patrol monitors stores that sell hydroponic growing equipment,
How does the Highway Patrol have jurisdiction on that?
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: Doc_T]
#14353702 - 04/26/11 06:14 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Doc_T said:
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Independence police said the Missouri Highway Patrol monitors stores that sell hydroponic growing equipment,
How does the Highway Patrol have jurisdiction on that?
Yeah that's fucking sick and twisted....
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: sandi]
#14353709 - 04/26/11 06:16 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I mean, why MHP and not say, local police? Are all hydro shops outside city limits by law or something? Around here, you could totally take the bus to one.
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: Doc_T]
#14353788 - 04/26/11 06:54 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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could have just as easily been his credit card that got tracked as his license plate.
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: makaveli8x8]
#14353901 - 04/26/11 07:32 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Sure. But then the same question comes up- why the Highway Patrol? Why not MoBI, or state DEA offices, etc?
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: Doc_T]
#14353910 - 04/26/11 07:36 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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maybe the state wants a piece of the pie
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: makaveli8x8]
#14353924 - 04/26/11 07:39 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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And couldn't the get that by utilizing MoBI? Or local police? Again, what jurisdiction does the Highway Patrol have over this?
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: Doc_T]
#14353934 - 04/26/11 07:44 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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its prolly the way the departments are setup. If they got it from creditcards rather than licence plates then it actually makes a little more sense that the highway patrol was involved. I thought the dea was federal? maybe some states have been wising up after seeing how the dea handles raids, and decided to send in some nice ticket writers so they don't have dead dogs and daughters on there hands
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: makaveli8x8]
#14353942 - 04/26/11 07:45 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Agreed about cards vs plates, I guess. I'm sure they are the state agency that can do that tracking the easiest.
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: Doc_T]
#14353994 - 04/26/11 08:05 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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this is crazy. i wonder if this guy can sue?
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: makaveli8x8]
#14354022 - 04/26/11 08:18 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Terrible that they pick a day like 4/20 to go out and bust grow houses...
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: Doc_T]
#14354068 - 04/26/11 08:37 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
Doc_T said:
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Independence police said the Missouri Highway Patrol monitors stores that sell hydroponic growing equipment,
How does the Highway Patrol have jurisdiction on that?
Yea that's a messed up way to find a "pot.ential" law breaker.
hmmmm
After the guy went through this crap over tomatos they should never bother him again.
Time to start using that equipment for something other than tomatos now!
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: dwpineal]
#14354086 - 04/26/11 08:44 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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dwpineal said: Terrible that they pick a day like 4/20 to go out and bust grow houses...
Yeah... but I am guessing it was not a coincidence.
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Re: [MO] Tomato Grower Caught Up In Marijuana Roundup [Re: mikehauncho]
#14354128 - 04/26/11 08:59 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Independence police said the same tactic that took them to the man's home led them to a different part of Independence Wednesday morning where they busted an active marijuana growing operation.
Yes, if you keep searching random houses eventually you will find a grow house...
You have to wonder how they got in though.. it was probably just a knock and talk. The person had to be retarded who got caught because I can't understand how they would get a warrant by just the purchase of certain equipment?
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