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Comments :: Pot growing bust likely largest in Roanoke Rapids history

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Growing pot is hard work. Another hard working American getting his job shipped over the border to Mexico.

"at GravyPig: Actually the investigation into her embezzlement is what led PD to his buildings and the resulting charges against him.ncrph08"

No what led to the investigation had nothing to do with his wife. He actually was involved in a traffic stop. There was moonshine in the back of the truck and smell of pot coming from inside of truck. PD got warrants to search is property due to moonshine and smell of pot and his criminal record.

at GravyPig: Actually the investigation into her embezzlement is what led PD to his buildings and the resulting charges against him.

Did they leave any behind, because I can't seem to find any anywhere this week.

"So what you are saying is that because he can't find legitimate work, it's ok for him to break the law as he see's fit since "that's the one of the few jobs available"? Same goes for his wife, not paid enough so why not take a little extra from the company (allegedly)?

Yes I consider it the "easy way". Finding legitimate work is harder. Taking multiple jobs to make ends meet is harder. Going to get some education and/or training to improve his prospects is harder. There are countless illegal ways one can make money."

You are more than welcome to try and assume what I mean but it would be foolish to assume that I mean it is OK to commit crimes. It was an attempt at humorous commentary to someone who thinks what this man is doing is "easy". He does have "multiple jobs". Guess we'll have to agree to disagree then.

As for his wife, she is a footnote in an article about pot. Not that her shadyness has anything to with the article or the pot arrest.

Boy! ALOT of Police haters on this thread. The police do a great job and I support them 100%. The people who put them down are the first ones who CRY for help when they feel they've been done wrong. You haters: I'd like to see you put your life on the line EVERY,SINGLE,DAY!

Wow! Not even one comment about how it's Obama fault, but all I see is LEGALIZE it. Really?! Let it had've been the other color.

...uh, could someone look could someone please look in their At-Home-Law-Library and see how MANY in a 'copious'.

As with all things like this, the warrants and arrest records are public documents. IF the 'journalists' at WRAL had wanted us to know how many in a 'copious', they would have printed a NUMBER.

Or, it could be that the RR Police haven't let all the numbers out yet. Which, again, I find odd. Because they should be charging him with possession of "X,XXX" number of plants. They can't just charge you with a 'copious' number of anything.

OK, having said all that, do I think this miscreant and this thieving wife belong behind bars? AB-so-LUTELY! If they're breaking these laws, they're breaking plenty of others. But this story doesn't tell us how big a couple of law breaking j3rks they are. I'm guessing, lacking any journalistic proof, they're 'copiously' j3rkish.

But, we DO need to change the pot laws. Legalization, Taxation, Education, Rehabilitation as needed.

....its certainly as harmful as tobacco and possibly as bad as alcohol.

Grand Union November 21, 2012 10:52 a.m. ....Hum, might want to do some research, before making such statement.

I think everyone should be able to grow two to three plants .

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