More than 400 marijuana plants found inside south Austin home

ISM2

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• May 6, 2015

• #1

Nice setup! They include pics of the growroom and other areas of the house.
http://kxan.com/2015/05/05/marijuana-grow-house-in-south-austin-busted/

 

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watts

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• May 7, 2015

• #2

Looks like smell might have been one of the reasons that led to the bust.

"Austin Police recommend landlords to schedule regular inspections if they are renting property to prevent grow-home cases like this one."

 

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Jhhnn

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• May 7, 2015

• #3

watts said:

Looks like smell might have been one of the reasons that led to the bust.

"Austin Police recommend landlords to schedule regular inspections if they are renting property to prevent grow-home cases like this one."

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Well, yeh, but if the landlord is getting the rent check on time every time & some regular cash on the side he won't be inspecting anything.

Just sayin', ya know? Probably a lot of that going around.

 

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JointOperation

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• May 17, 2015

• #4

Jhhnn said:

Well, yeh, but if the landlord is getting the rent check on time every time & some regular cash on the side he won't be inspecting anything.

Just sayin', ya know? Probably a lot of that going around.

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most landlords are just happy to get the rent on time.. and the house looks good and no complaints from neighbors.

 

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noyd666

• May 17, 2015

• #5

they really like to give the address out, good for tourist's, nice grow.

 

stoned-trout

if it smells like fish

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• May 17, 2015

• #6

texas???damn aint that like a death sentence there ??/lol....yeehaw

 

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snake11

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• May 17, 2015

• #7

I love how he has a frisbee golf thing in his living room.

 

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m314

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• May 17, 2015

• #8

stoned-trout said:

texas???damn aint that like a death sentence there ??/lol....yeehaw

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They're going to legalize it there. Just like my home state Florida. It's only a matter of time. It might not be this year but it will happen.

It sucks to get busted at this point in history. Going to jail for weed now is like getting busted for alcohol at the end of Prohibition. Stupid and pointless, but more so now that it's about to be legalized.

 

ISM2

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• May 18, 2015

• #9

snake11 said:

I love how he has a frisbee golf thing in his living room.

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It's called a disc golf basket.

 

amannamedtruth

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• May 18, 2015

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stoned-trout said:

texas???damn aint that like a death sentence there ??/lol....yeehaw

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May get a slightly less delusional judge, seeing its Austin..

 

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CodeGreen99

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• May 26, 2015

• #11

That looks real close to an elementary school too. He's looking at mandatory minimum of probably 2 years, and will probably go much worse knowing Texas

So ridiculous that Americans a few states away are buying pot in stores, but this American's life is ruined over a plant.

 

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z-ro

• May 31, 2015

• #12

What most people don't realize is that texas doesn't have any cultivation laws, only possession, and you'd be surprised how lenient they can be.

 

realistic troll

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• May 31, 2015

• #13

400 plants is fed time ,state got nothing to do with it now,

 

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Jhhnn

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• May 31, 2015

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z-ro said:

What most people don't realize is that texas doesn't have any cultivation laws, only possession, and you'd be surprised how lenient they can be.

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realistic one said:

400 plants is fed time ,state got nothing to do with it now,

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It's called venue swapping, entirely dependent on the mood of the prosecutors. The state can hand the accused over to the feds or vice versa with the accused generally ending up in the harsher venue.

 

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canadasfinest

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• May 31, 2015

• #15

z-ro said:

What most people don't realize is that texas doesn't have any cultivation laws, only possession, and you'd be surprised how lenient they can be.

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yep. I had a grow busted in Austin a little over a year ago. ~30 plants in a 8'x16' SCROG 2 days from harvest. ended up being 10 lbs dry (3rd degree felony). i wasn't there when SWAT came knocking/kicking which helped get the case knocked down to misdemeanor possession deferred. never saw the inside of a jail cell and 1 year probation was the penalty.

 

the gnome

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• Jun 2, 2015

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z-ro said:

What most people don't realize is that texas doesn't have any cultivation laws, only possession, and you'd be surprised how lenient they can be.

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not sure how it can be any kind of leinent
when they found the hash then another charge of manf. of controlled substances a 1st deg.felony was added,
with a possible life sentence.
plus with aall of it lumped together it may be turned over for fedeeral prosecution for *enhanced* sentencing

sucks to be this guy

 

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KuddlyKitten

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• Aug 19, 2015

• #17

Jhhnn said:

It's called venue swapping, entirely dependent on the mood of the prosecutors. The state can hand the accused over to the feds or vice versa with the accused generally ending up in the harsher venue.

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Yeah, and in Texas they'll cut their own thumbs off to keep it in state. They are pretty big on state rights and obligations.

 

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St. Phatty

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• Aug 27, 2015

• #18

Well, now that that's shut down, I feel so much safer /sarc