Ooops! Pot Found Growing At Courthouse

[Serena]

Pot Found Growing At Courthouse
Planter Found On Government Grounds

UPDATED: 3:06 PM EDT September 8, 2004

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Deputies didn't have to go far to find this marijuana: It was growing right outside their Green Bay headquarters.

Green Bay television station WLUK-TV reported Tuesday that it received a tip and alerted the Brown County Sheriff's Department about the pot in a planter on the south side of the courthouse.

Chief Deputy John Gossage wasn't sure of the plants' identity, but a drug officer confirmed the presence of marijuana.

"Obviously, as a prank, somebody planted this or dropped some seeds into the plants," Gossage said.

The drug officer pulled the six small plants, which were to be destroyed.

"It's a good thing it was brought to our attention because someone may have realized what it was and could've taken it and used it," Gossage said.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

 

[padams]

 

[Beauty]

hee-hee

 

[Disneyland_emily]

opps.....

 

[Banzai]

 

[tiff13]

oh those pranksters!! im surprised they didnt get caught in the act.

 

[DIZNYFAN]

So instead the drug officer confiscated it for the annual christmas party LOL.

 

[LuvN~Travel]

My family lived in Atlanta back in 1970 and my parents worked downtown in two of the state office buildings. Some smart aleck planted some in the flower beds of one of those two buildings. Took a while to find it though, which was surprising considering how many hippies hung out down there then.
Kim

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I thought the 70's were more "burnouts" than "hippies".
jmho

Update:
They were destroyed in a large tubular incinerator.

 

[DIZNYFAN]

Just the buds were burned in the fire in the tube. They also had some water in the bottom of the tube to be sure nothing caught fire and burned anything down . I bet they had some marshmallows and chips and POP to watch the stuff burn to LOL.

 

[Jeanny]

Originally posted by Serena
Pot Found Growing At Courthouse
Planter Found On Government Grounds

UPDATED: 3:06 PM EDT September 8, 2004

GREEN BAY, Wis. --
The drug officer pulled the six small plants, which were to be destroyed.

did they burn them???

 

[Serena]

They didn't say.

 

[orvilleair]

and the Chief Deputy wasn't sure of the plant's identity? Yikes. I think his fellow officers will be pulling pranks on him for a long time over this.