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Pot Farmer Arrested After TV Appearance
Posted by CN Staff on June 03, 2003 at 15:36:23 PT
Natalie Clancy Reports for CBC TV 
Source: CBC
Abbotsford, B.C. - The Fraser Valley man who told CBC News last week he had the biggest marijuana grow op in Canada has been busted by Abbotsford Police. Three days after CBC broadcast the interview with Tim Felger, police raided his farm and seized 3,600 plants. Felger was arrested, but was granted bail. Felger says all this publicity is good for his campaign to run in the next federal election as a marijuana activist. "I'm guilty as hell and I'm going to go to court and plead not guilty because its a joke," he says. 
"And I want everyone to see me play the joke on the courts." A police spokesperson says the CBC broadcast only confirmed what investigators already suspected. "They discovered literally thousands of marijuana plants growing in a barn and a couple of greenhouses on the property," says Abbotsford Const. Shinder Kirk.Curiously, the police didn't bother to take the whole plant. "Cutting it low enough on the stem doesn't permit the plant to grow back," says Const. Kirk. But just three days later many are sprouting buds. "They come in and cut the top off and I'm just laughing at them because its just going to regrow with free sun," says Felger. However, he's not saying whether he plans to get back into the marijuana business. Big Picture: Marijuana: http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/marijuana/Cannabis Reform Bill: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/2003/2003_34bk2.htm Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Author: Natalie Clancy Published: June 03, 2003Copyright: 2003 CBCContact: letters cbc.ca Website: http://www.cbc.ca/Related Articles & Web Site:Cannabis News Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmA Realistic Revision of The Cannabis Lawhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16421.shtmlNew Pot Law Won't Cause Policing Changes http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16411.shtmlCanada Moves To Ease Marijuana Possession Law http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16407.shtml
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Comment #1 posted by markjc on June 03, 2003 at 16:35:25 PT
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