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Police shut down marijuana growing operation
The Bakersfield Californian | Thursday, Feb 8 2007 2:36 PM



Last Updated: Thursday, Feb 8 2007 2:37 PM

Bakersfield police nabbed a local man they say had $500,000 in marijuana growing in his rented home.

Benjamin Martinez, 21, was arrested on charges of cultivating and possessing marijuana.

Police said Martinez rented the home in the 100 block of Amburket Way about three months ago and sealed off the garage, converting it into an indoor garden with grow lights and a watering and feeding system.

http://www.bakersfield.com/619/story/98722.html

What do I see? A natural plant being grown. Green leaves, needs water and light, was here long before humankind in some form or other.

And now I see a young man facing years of prison for putting seeds in the dirt.

Just seems damned silly to make it illegal to GROW something.