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advice/experience, my bro's scared by leo in CA

ericcalif

Member
Hey guys... I could really use some advice and experience. My bro grows a little for personal use. Has an official dr rec, is following the law as far as we both know. (less than 12, currently only 2 not even mature yet, and a few real small and a couple cuttings, and less than 2 oz 'processed') This is LA county CA.

The other day something went down in his neighborhood. (forgive the long explanation) Leo's were looking for 2 suspects in a home armed robbery. Apparently they had an army, like 4 square blocks shut down, he counted like 30 leos just in view of his porch. Two leos pound on the door, he opens it (mostly asleep, he works nights) and sees two dudes all in swat gear, helmets, vests, everything. Guns drawn but not pointed at him. They want to look in his back yard for a suspect. In his sleep he says 'sure', he feels he has nothing to hide and is a law abiding kid. They look around out there, K9 with them, they go into his outbuilding to check. A few minutes later they leave and he said as they were leaving he asked 'is everything cool?" One of them says ya, all ok.
Five minutes later they catch their guy. The helicopter leaves and the cops stand around for like 1/2 hr, slowly leaving one car at a time. (He got info they caught the guy from his neighbor who confirmed everything, this was going on for almost 2hrs before they woke him up.)
He goes out to his grow area and his grow tent and box were open, nothing apparently touched or messed with or missing. Just left open. He said it felt like they were saying " we know" .

I'm not as nervous but he's shitting bricks. I had to talk him into not destroying his grow and getting rid of everything. My question is, if he has a dr recommendation and certificate, has nothing that would indicate he's selling (which he isnt) and his grow is within 12 plants, (they dont even know if he has any cured and didnt ask) do you so cal guys think its nothing to worry about?
He's so freaked I think any minute he might go out and destroy his grow.

Thanks in advance, really appreciate it. :thank you:
 

HighDesertJoe

COME ON PEOPLE NOW
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I really think he's fretting over nothing. They got there man and yeah they saw his LITTLE grow it's not worth there time and energy. The worst they might do is look at his rec and be on there way.
Good Luck to him
 

ericcalif

Member
I really think he's fretting over nothing. They got there man and yeah they saw his LITTLE grow it's not worth there time and energy. The worst they might do is look at his rec and be on there way.
Good Luck to him

Thanks man. Ya, they didn't even mention it or ask for a card or rec. I hope to calm him down a little with this. Well, he's a little high strung anyhow. :)
 
If he's not even in the vicinity of the on-paper limits, what's his concern?

If he was a caregiver going huge, flirting with maximums and going over in weight, dispensing (and by necessity laundering federally)etc. that's different. But he ain't.

Forget about it man. It's nothing.
 

Bullfrog44

Active member
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No worries man, in Cali I got caught growing 20 outdoor plants (monsters) and 12 indoor plants and the cops didn't even arrest me, take my plants, or do anything. Cali is great if you have a script. It is not worth it for them with just 12 plants or under.
 

ericcalif

Member
They opened the tent to see if the suspect was hiding in it.
I'd say no worries.

Thats what I told him. And didnt want to take the time to close it, just wanted to keep moving on looking for their guy. And maybe leave him thinking "they know" but not intending to do anything.

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.

I'm not even able to find a story where someone in so cal in a similar situation had problems. I think it was the whole 'huge amount of cops' thing and the two that searched the yard were all in heavy gear. Intimidating im sure.

Keep em coming, I just called him and said to look at your replys. At least he hasn't torn up the plants. Thx again!
 

headband 707

Plant whisperer
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I always caution on the safe side but it seems like your pal is okay with his Dr. note .. As far as I know they normally don't go to town if it's a small grow and no evidence of dealing then all should be kewl. peace out Headband707
 

JOJO420

Active member
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For real, 2 plants is a spit on the sidewalk. If he is legal, then whats the worry. they already went away, with cops it goes down when they spot the plants. If they saw them and left , then your golden :)
 

Noobian

Green is Gold
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This is like when you keep an animal locked in a cage for a long ass time then one day you leave the door open so it can get out but it's been conditioned to being locked up for so long that it won't leave even though freedom is right there. You're bro is 100% LEGAL he should not be afraid. It is a surreal feeling to be sure but he'll get over that real fast!
 

Jellyfish

Invertebrata Inebriata
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For real, 2 plants is a spit on the sidewalk. If he is legal, then whats the worry. they already went away, with cops it goes down when they spot the plants. If they saw them and left , then your golden :)
That sure sounds right. Why would they, having discovered your "crime", leave, and give you hours (days?) to get rid of everything?
 

ericcalif

Member
For real, 2 plants is a spit on the sidewalk. If he is legal, then whats the worry. they already went away, with cops it goes down when they spot the plants. If they saw them and left , then your golden :)

To be clear, he has i think 10 plants total, only 2 are somewhat medium, one is in flower. He has like 7 or 8 babies.

Ya, good points all and I think he's seeing the point. As for being busted at the time they were found, those guys were busy finding their guy. But at the point they had him there were so many cops around it would have been nothing to come over and bust him. Or even at least question him, ask if he's got a card. And that's what I told him, if they made it totally obvious they saw his grow, and all left, why would they come back later and give him the chance to destroy the evidence?

Thanks again guys. Whatever, he didnt seem to want to believe me but with a bunch of people saying the same thing, I think he's mellowed out.
 

BongRipkenJR.

Active member
In trinity county we had over 1500 plants and the Sheriff was cool about it! LA has bigger things to worry about than 12 plants. Even 100 plants would probably be off there radar if the scripts added up.
 

krunchbubble

Dear Haters, I Have So Much More For You To Be Mad
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tell him to grow a pair......

if he is that paranoid over this, this is not his game......
 

Dr.Dank

Cannabis 101
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tell him to smoke a fatty! and relax hehe I haven't yet experience leo in my garden and leaving me alone but Im sure I'll get my time baahaha hopefully not tho.. :)
all the best.
 
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greenmatter

freaking the fuck out may be the natural reaction to leo .... but in this case it is not justified... tell him to chill out and burn one while he pats himself on the back for having the paperwork he needs if they come back WITH a warrant.(which they won't be doing for 12)
 

dusto2k3

Member
LEO saw my 49 (4'x4') flowering and 75 babies (2 trays full rooters), said a narcotics officer might be out in a few days to make me cut some plants down. I laughed when they said that, then they left.
 
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