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32. There was lots of wild growth, when the Marihuana Tax Act was passed in 1937

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 09:35 AM

Jan 2012

Eradication of wild marijuana was one of the top priorities, although the scope of the plant's growth meant such efforts were limited to following tips and random finds, they did in fact eradicate much of the wild growth.

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'I just planted seeds, I thought they were flowers': Grandmother, 67, busted for growing marijuana [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2012 OP

LOL n/t RainDog Jan 2012 #1

She should be able to grow Cannaibs if she wants. tridim Jan 2012 #2

Agree 100%. MH1 Jan 2012 #37

The most she shoulda got was a warning... Kalidurga Jan 2012 #3

No. The most she should have gotten was Occulus Jan 2012 #6

The most she shoulda got was appreciation for her horticultural ability Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #26

A warning? surfdog Jan 2012 #41

they should've thrown the book at her.. frylock Jan 2012 #44

They shoulda pushed her down and busted her hip!! That'll learn her! Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #48

LOL at your screen name! Romulox Jan 2012 #62

cmon, man. you should know me well enough by now to detect sarcasm frylock Jan 2012 #88

Jesus Christ. That's embarassing (for me!) Sorry! nt Romulox Jan 2012 #89

no worries.. frylock Jan 2012 #90

"Look, I'm better than you, okay? I just am." Romulox Jan 2012 #94

Surely you jest. ohheckyeah Jan 2012 #45

Funny, you sound a bit confused right there. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #46

Um, do you KNOW who that man in your avatar pic is? Do you KNOW what he was famous for? Romulox Jan 2012 #63

"You could've cut her feet off Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #67

THANK GOD. SOMEONE TAKES THIS AS SERIOUSLY AS THEY SHOULD!@!!!!!! Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #68

"Seniors are notorious for acting confused after getting caught shoplifting " dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #73

Oh?? Since I turned 65, I've been using this a lot. immoderate Jan 2012 #92

That's a great story!!! greytdemocrat Jan 2012 #4

Really, People? who was she hurtingwhether she knew what she was growing or not? Ecumenist Jan 2012 #5

I cannot believe the actually pressed charges on her in the first place. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2012 #7

I can. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #27

Oh right. "A man with a beard and a smurf hat gave me some seeds." That old chestnut. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #8

As I approach that age... Retrograde Jan 2012 #13

I'm in agreement with you. I have nothing against her growing pot and think Arkansas Granny Jan 2012 #43

I had a 30 year old neighbor who grew a pot plant and did not know what it was. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #74

One of my professors was growing a Japanese maple Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #76

If she wasn't into smoking pot why would she know what it looks like? ohheckyeah Jan 2012 #47

I'm 68 and she looks frogmarch Jan 2012 #14

southern PA has that effect on people. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #18

most old pot heads actually look younger n/t nebenaube Jan 2012 #24

I agree. I will be 73 next week RebelOne Jan 2012 #49

I too think the news probably got her age wrong. frogmarch Jan 2012 #51

That picture is not her. Check the link and you'll find it is some other PA Democrat Jan 2012 #95

The video won't play for me, frogmarch Jan 2012 #96

the picture is of Noelene Edwards, a 74-year old. provis99 Jan 2012 #22

Either the jury bought it Mariana Jan 2012 #71

Wow I'm glad to have killed the one we found ... Historic NY Jan 2012 #9

Actually, bird seed contains hemp seed. yella_dawg Jan 2012 #83

Whew! Thank God the War on Drugs is working! That was close! nt gateley Jan 2012 #10

Hahahah!!! They would have let my mom off too pipi_k Jan 2012 #11

And that's how the legend of Johnny Potseed was born Solly Mack Jan 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #30

There was lots of wild growth, when the Marihuana Tax Act was passed in 1937 Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #32

It actually does cyglet Jan 2012 #60

here's a REAL criminal RainDog Jan 2012 #15

Thank you!! roody Jan 2012 #17

welcome! RainDog Jan 2012 #19

in that first video shanti Jan 2012 #34

that guy RainDog Jan 2012 #55

Uh-huh. REP Jan 2012 #16

my thoughts exactly! (but anyone busted for pot is innocent in my book) n/t Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #23

Good for her, then. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #28

So, ... I guess the cops won't be able to take her house under the drug forfeiture laws. Bozita Jan 2012 #20

:) bottom line Jan 2012 #21

WOO HOO! Throw away the fucking key!!! Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #25

Hey, at least in the USA... JackRiddler Jan 2012 #39

Who says there are no jobs, huh? Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #53

And each one of them counts double on account of the size, right? JackRiddler Jan 2012 #58

Look at all of those huffing, out-of-shape, wheezing "law enforcement officers". Romulox Jan 2012 #65

found the mug shots of the perps RainDog Jan 2012 #29

Alberta and the Weedstock! boston bean Jan 2012 #31

My mom made this mistake Ratty Jan 2012 #33

lol tawadi Jan 2012 #35

my mom wouldn't know what it looked like either marlakay Jan 2012 #36

Opium poppies are regularly grown in New England gardens mainer Jan 2012 #38

poppies are legal to grow in the U.S. RainDog Jan 2012 #56

There was a report of a florist who got in trouble for using opium seedpods mainer Jan 2012 #91

we might be talking about the same general moment RainDog Jan 2012 #97

C'mon. This happened? Fuzz Jan 2012 #40

Tax it and legalize it, this country makes me ill. sarcasmo Jan 2012 #42

Why tax it? ohheckyeah Jan 2012 #50

If it's going to be sold as a regulated product like booze, it should be taxed. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #54

What were the police doing in her back yard? Matariki Jan 2012 #52

Umm yeah.. right... ddeclue Jan 2012 #57

I know, it's hard to believe Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #69

almost as unbelievable as her story.. ddeclue Jan 2012 #75

WELL THANK GOD SOMEONE DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #77

civilization would fall if grandmothers were allowed to grow cannabis! RainDog Jan 2012 #78

I think they should call it "Grannabis" Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #79

They should have to SUFFER RainDog Jan 2012 #80

Sort of like how we can't have terminally ill patients addicted to pain meds. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #81

Yeah. The DEA is trying to tell doctors how to treat patients RainDog Jan 2012 #85

Hey I really don't care man.. I just think the story she's telling now is ridiculous.. ddeclue Jan 2012 #86

jury nullification may be the only path to legalization n/t yodermon Jan 2012 #59

I think she is not telling the truth, starting with her age n/t Mira Jan 2012 #61

You mean this MONSTER is now on the streets, free to garden again? Romulox Jan 2012 #64

lol. yeah. Lock your doors. Liberal_in_LA Jan 2012 #66

Proof positive that the drug war has reached farcical proportions. marmar Jan 2012 #70

Oh, it's worse than most of us know in all sorts of ways. RainDog Jan 2012 #82

we're such a stupid nation sometimes spanone Jan 2012 #72

Just to clarify... yella_dawg Jan 2012 #84

The real question: How big was the SWAT team they used to bust her? Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #87

I hope this is the beginning of a jury nullification movement in regards to cannabis. Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #93

SMURF HATER! RainDog Jan 2012 #98