Drug War Rant picked up the story of the Corpus Christi Police Department efforts to eradicate a large marijuana plantation in a city park. After 300 to 400 plants were pulled up, with an incalculable street value, the police finally figured out that the plants were . . .not marijuana. Good thing they didn't send the SWAT team in.
Can you imagine how good these officers are in determining whether genuine marijuana is in "plain view" in a traffic stop? What kind of testimony do they provide in search warrant affidavits to establish probable cause for a search?
Can you imagine how often their undercover officers are burned by purchasing catnip or oregano on the street? No wonder they need to make it a crime to sell counterfeit controlled substances when the cops can't tell the weeds from "weed."
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