Oh my goodness, the Brits jailed this poor soul because they didn’t like his idea for a Christmas tree. Bah, humbug!
UK MAN JAILED FOR CANNABIS CHRISTMAS TREE
The 5-foot tall plant was brightly decorated to resemble a Christmas tree
By Tom Pugh
The Press Association
December 25, 2011
A man who grew a large cannabis plant to look like a Christmas tree will spend the festive season behind bars after police found his home-based drug factory.
Ian Richards, 46, made the cannabis plant resemble a festive tree by growing it to 5ft tall and decorating it with brightly-colored baubles.
Police found it along with a small number of other cannabis plants when they raided his home in Attlee Avenue, Aylesham, near Canterbury, Kent, last December.
Investigating officer Pc Darren Dennett, of Kent Police, said: "By using a 5ft tall cannabis plant as a Christmas tree, Richards showed a total disregard for the law."
A judge at Canterbury Crown Court sentenced Richards to 18 months behind bars for drugs offences on November 24, a Kent Police spokesman said today.
Pc Dennett added: "One of the bedrooms at his home had been transformed into a very sophisticated cannabis factory.
"He claimed the plants were for his own personal use but the factory clearly had the potential to produce a large quantity of cannabis.
"He is now spending his Christmas in prison, and by closing down this cannabis factory we have prevented a large quantity of Class B drugs from reaching the streets."
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