Awesome dope, Rick. Where'd you get it?
September 21, 2010 12:06 AM Subscribe
Canadian man is upset that his marijuana plant was stolen, so phones police. (SLYT)
"They were pissed off--they were goin' to come up and arrest me for 'production' or somethin' like that. He called it 'dope', and I says, "Well, dope is coke, eh?" I don't grow dope; I grow weed, eh?
"They were pissed off--they were goin' to come up and arrest me for 'production' or somethin' like that. He called it 'dope', and I says, "Well, dope is coke, eh?" I don't grow dope; I grow weed, eh?
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The sad thing is, in a sane world his actions would have been completely within reason.
posted by organic at 12:21 AM on September 21, 2010 [9 favorites]
posted by organic at 12:21 AM on September 21, 2010 [9 favorites]
I saw this on "Cops" once, but it was with crack. I like the bit from the RCMP, something like: obviously we'd never say 'you grow four plants or less and that's OK, we won't charge you', every case is different . . .
Heh. He's saying exactly that. It isn't just me is it?
posted by IvoShandor at 12:22 AM on September 21, 2010
Heh. He's saying exactly that. It isn't just me is it?
posted by IvoShandor at 12:22 AM on September 21, 2010
Local RCMP Contact Information
Lake Country Detachment
xxxx Xxxy Rd
Winfield, BC V0H 2C0
Phone: (xxx ) xxx - xxxx
Hours:
Mon to Fri: 8 am - 4 pm
Sat & Sun: Closed
Closed on weekends. Like this is any surprise.
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 12:23 AM on September 21, 2010
Lake Country Detachment
xxxx Xxxy Rd
Winfield, BC V0H 2C0
Phone: (xxx ) xxx - xxxx
Hours:
Mon to Fri: 8 am - 4 pm
Sat & Sun: Closed
Closed on weekends. Like this is any surprise.
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 12:23 AM on September 21, 2010
Heh. That's cute. Canadians still can't grow pot legally.
posted by koeselitz at 12:28 AM on September 21, 2010
posted by koeselitz at 12:28 AM on September 21, 2010
As an aside, in some of the Gulf Islands, the RCMP only come over on the ferry one day a week.
Think about this for a nano-second.
" Well, ya see ... the law is enforced every Tuesday; that is, unless its really windy; and B.C. Ferries cancels their sailing. "
Oh, and pay no attention to that zig-zagging International Border Line, meandering around out there in the middle of the frikken gulf. Because that border is SEALED, dammit. Otherwise, all that Homeland Security crap would just be a huge charade; and a complete waste of time money, and resources, right?
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 12:35 AM on September 21, 2010 [3 favorites]
Think about this for a nano-second.
" Well, ya see ... the law is enforced every Tuesday; that is, unless its really windy; and B.C. Ferries cancels their sailing. "
Oh, and pay no attention to that zig-zagging International Border Line, meandering around out there in the middle of the frikken gulf. Because that border is SEALED, dammit. Otherwise, all that Homeland Security crap would just be a huge charade; and a complete waste of time money, and resources, right?
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 12:35 AM on September 21, 2010 [3 favorites]
Heh. That's cute. Canadians still can't grow pot legally.
Are you Portugese or something?
posted by Pope Guilty at 12:51 AM on September 21, 2010
Are you Portugese or something?
posted by Pope Guilty at 12:51 AM on September 21, 2010
I am portuguese and we also can't grow pot legally.
posted by CautionToTheWind at 1:04 AM on September 21, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by CautionToTheWind at 1:04 AM on September 21, 2010 [1 favorite]
Pope Guilty: “Are you Portugese or something?”
I live in Colorado, so I can grow up to four plants of my own. It's gotten to the point where I can't spend less than half an hour at the liquor store around the corner because the owner, nice guy that he is, insists on showing me how awesome his buds are coming up these days.
posted by koeselitz at 1:11 AM on September 21, 2010 [2 favorites]
I live in Colorado, so I can grow up to four plants of my own. It's gotten to the point where I can't spend less than half an hour at the liquor store around the corner because the owner, nice guy that he is, insists on showing me how awesome his buds are coming up these days.
posted by koeselitz at 1:11 AM on September 21, 2010 [2 favorites]
I am portuguese and we also can't grow pot legally.
I thought you guys legalized the stuff.
posted by Pope Guilty at 2:24 AM on September 21, 2010
I thought you guys legalized the stuff.
posted by Pope Guilty at 2:24 AM on September 21, 2010
The best is right at 1:00 after the reporter asks him "and they never came?" and he dismisses it with "theynevrcame" in the same old man type of growl as if the cops weren't showing up to investigate his vandalized garage or something.
posted by allkindsoftime at 3:04 AM on September 21, 2010
posted by allkindsoftime at 3:04 AM on September 21, 2010
Pope Guilty - Possession is not a crime, but there is a (rarelly used) fine if you get caught.
Traffic and production are still illegal, and also rarelly prosecuted for small amounts. But that is of little assurance if you want to have a clean record, you know, like I need for my job.
The legal situation is similar to The Netherlands, but their law enforcement have a guideline to focus on other drugs and as such the "legal" market can exist. Not so in Portugal.
In the end you can probably do all that with little problem in Portugal, but you can't be sure, and that sucks pretty much as much as before.
posted by CautionToTheWind at 3:22 AM on September 21, 2010 [2 favorites]
Traffic and production are still illegal, and also rarelly prosecuted for small amounts. But that is of little assurance if you want to have a clean record, you know, like I need for my job.
The legal situation is similar to The Netherlands, but their law enforcement have a guideline to focus on other drugs and as such the "legal" market can exist. Not so in Portugal.
In the end you can probably do all that with little problem in Portugal, but you can't be sure, and that sucks pretty much as much as before.
posted by CautionToTheWind at 3:22 AM on September 21, 2010 [2 favorites]
I would just like to add that the significant improvement in the portuguese drug laws was to focus on treatment rather than prosecution for hard drugs, mostly heroin and cocaine. That has taken a huge amount of users off the streets and off the drugs themselves, and is a total success.
posted by CautionToTheWind at 3:23 AM on September 21, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by CautionToTheWind at 3:23 AM on September 21, 2010 [2 favorites]
"I was kinda emotionally upset for a while, but I'm getting over it."
I wonder what he's doing to take his mind off of it?
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 4:25 AM on September 21, 2010
I wonder what he's doing to take his mind off of it?
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 4:25 AM on September 21, 2010
Holy shit, Winfield. I grew up half an hour from there. There's a crop on every other property.
posted by Beardman at 5:29 AM on September 21, 2010
posted by Beardman at 5:29 AM on September 21, 2010
Oh, if only certain types of plants were not against the law.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 6:01 AM on September 21, 2010
posted by ricochet biscuit at 6:01 AM on September 21, 2010
He really does sound genuinely confused about the dope vs. weed issue. I'd give him a pass.
posted by uncleozzy at 6:10 AM on September 21, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by uncleozzy at 6:10 AM on September 21, 2010 [1 favorite]
I am portuguese and we also can't grow pot legally.
Here in Maine we get six plants.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 6:29 AM on September 21, 2010
Here in Maine we get six plants.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 6:29 AM on September 21, 2010
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