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UK Cops Nab Pot Farmer Who Posted Crop on YouTube

Using his real name likely hastened bust

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(Newser) – Police taught aspiring drug lords everywhere a valuable lesson yesterday: If you’re going to grow pot, don’t put a video of yourself doing it on YouTube—and definitely don’t sign that video with your real name. But one 25-year-old Somerset man did just that, and was treated to a visit by police for his troubles. Officers seized and will destroy a large cannabis plant, with an estimated value up to $720.

“If you break the law and are foolish enough to then advertise your criminal activities on the Internet, it makes it very easy for the police to catch you,” one officer observed. The eager video horticulturalist admitted to cultivating cannabis, and got off with an official warning.

Marijuana plants being grown are seen in a room of a house in Tijuana, Mexico, in this file photo.
Marijuana plants being grown are seen in a room of a house in Tijuana, Mexico, in this file photo.   (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)
Marijuana plants are seen growing under a heat lamp in a California home in this file photo.
Marijuana plants are seen growing under a heat lamp in a California home in this file photo.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
The bud of a marijuana plant grown by George and Jean Hanamoto is seen at their home in the Mendocino County community of Willits, Calif., Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
The bud of a marijuana plant grown by George and Jean Hanamoto is seen at their home in the Mendocino County community of Willits, Calif., Wednesday, May 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Newser001
Feb 24, 09 12:39 PM CST
What a moron... In the UK, cannabis is now a Class B Drug (up from a Class C). Reply
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Collusive
Feb 24, 09 2:30 PM CST
second marijuana story today, i think the great newser is trying to tell us something. Reply
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professortech
Feb 24, 09 2:37 PM CST
Wow how cool is that? Gows his pot. Posts it proudly to Youtube. Gets the recognition of friends and stoners around the world. Gets busted. But gets away with an "official warning"! A WARNING!?! In the US, depending on the jurisdiction, he could have ended up with a 10 year prison term. Reply
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Shannonals
Feb 25, 09 2:59 PM CST
LOL, this will be on smoking gun Reply
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