Friday, March 29, 2024

UK Cops Played Grinch And Stole A Very Weedy Christmas

O Cannabis Tree, O Cannabis Tree, thy leaves are so unchanging! Except when the cops bust up the yuletide party.

Now that we’re nearing the New Year with Christmas festivities behind us, it’s hard to let go of the decorations and pretty ornaments and pack up the tree — especially when the tree is also your prized marijuana plant. Gloucestershire Police raided a house a few days before Christmas, discovering a small cannabis farm complete with a marijuana plant decorated to look like a bonafide Christmas tree.

Two people were arrested “on suspicion of cannabis cultivation” the Daily Star reports. Thankfully, the police department’s Twitter account posted a photo of the tree before it was dismantled, writing, “Not your traditional Xmas Tree!”

People who replied to the tweet were understandably a little upset that their police force was busy busting small cannabis farms and bragging about it, instead of addressing more pressing criminal matters. In the UK, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people already break the law to use cannabis for medical purposes, and the subject is cause for contention as it is in the United States. Some reports say the industry could earn between £750m and £1bn if it was taxed.

WeedNews reports, “in the UK, penalties in the United Kingdom for possession of marijuana range from an on-the-spot fine of £90 to an unlimited fine and five years in prison. Growing cannabis can get up to 14 years in prison.” A hefty price to pay for trying to get your holiday cheer on.

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