Task force seizes marijuana plants
by Jeff Gable
Jun 09, 2009 | 1603 views | 3 3 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend | print
The Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force seized 71 marijuana plants Tuesday on U.S. 27 south of Rome. (Contributed photo)
The Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force seized 71 marijuana plants Tuesday on U.S. 27 south of Rome. (Contributed photo)
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The Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force seized about 71 marijuana plants in southern Floyd County late Tuesday afternoon.

According to Joey Jacobs, the commander of the task force, law enforcement received information about a marijuana grow near an industrial park off U.S. 27 south.

“We went out and investigated and found approximately 71 marijuana plants,” Jacobs said. “The value was around $142,000 if they were able to convert them for sale.”

He said the plants were found on an undeveloped piece of land, and that the plants would be destroyed.

Jacobs said no arrests had been made by late Tuesday, but officials are continuing to investigate.

He encouraged any citizens who may have seen anyone acting suspicious in the area, or anyone who knows of other drug activity in the community, to call the task force at 706-238-5160.
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Fear_and_Loathing
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June 10, 2009
This is such a waste of time. Thats all I have to say about that...
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OusideLookingIn
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June 10, 2009
Legally package 10 marijuana cigs and sell them at $20 a pack. Legally grow your own and pay a tax on April 15. Now every closet smoker from the city ditch digger to the city manager would be in heaven.

REVENUE!!!... Why not OVER fund the education budget?
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MarkMontgomery
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June 10, 2009
I LOVE these stories because they drive home the point that all over the USA there are thousands and thousands of tons of pot being grown, transported, sold and smoked and there's NOTHING the cops can do about it, they don't even catch 5%. Pot should be legal. Mexico just legalized possession of small amounts of all drugs. Switzerland just legalized heroin. Portugal decriminalized all drugs in 2001 and their experience has been positive. Now if you are caught with a 10 day supply of your drug or less you face an administrative court, not a criminal court, but in practice they are just not arresting people. A group of 10,000 very serious policemen, prosecutors, attorneys and citizens have formed a group to legalize ALL drugs, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (http://leap.cc ) They see what happened when we legalized alcohol in 1932 as a good example of how drug legalization would work. This foolish war on drugs has lasted 37 years and cost us over a TRILLION dollars and we are not an inch closer to stopping drugs. How many millions of Americans are we going to lock up in prison for decades? Mark Montgomery boboberg@nyc.rr.com
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