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Posted: Monday, 14 September 2009 6:32AM
Police: Man says pot crop is for his dog
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JOLIET, Ill. (STNG) -- The cops found a pair of large pot plants growing in the back yard of a Twin Falls Drive residence last week, but the man of the house explained he was only growing them to train his dog, police said.
Not only that, the police say, when asked about the marijuana flourishing in his backyard, the man claimed to possess a "controlled substance license."
Officers first showed up at the 31-year-old man's home shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday after they learned of the alleged horticultural goings on from an unidentified tipster.
An officer peering into the yard spotted a marijuana plant growing behind a shed, according to a police report. He then spoke with a 33-year-old woman who lives at the residence, the report said, and she permitted officers to enter the back yard.
Once inside, a police sergeant performed a field test on the plant that revealed it was indeed cannabis, police said. The officers then reportedly found a second plant growing in the yard, and a third one that was dead and lying on the ground by the live ones.
The two healthy plants were being cultivated on metal supports and were attached to the supports with plastic zip-ties, police said.
The police say they were granted permission to search the inside of the house. The results of this search were not reported.
The officers then reportedly called the woman's husband on his mobile phone to inquire about the pot plants growing in his back yard.
The husband "advised that he had a controlled substance license and was growing the cannabis to train his dog," according to a police report.
Reached Sunday, the man initially denied having such a license. He did say he was training his dog to detect drugs, but then quickly added that he could not discuss the matter involving the police until he learned more about the situation.
"I can't answer anything right now, the man said. "I don't know what's going on."
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