Wake up and smell the ganja

You occasionally hear about cannabis plants growing outside of police stations. It even happened here in lovely downtown Northampton a few years ago, but you rarely hear of them growing to be six feet tall before they are discovered.

Such was the case recently in Hassan, India. When some local youngsters brought them to the attention of the authorities, they were escorted off the premises by the Excise Inspector and told to mind their own business. However, the youths persisted in their inquiries, protesting on behalf of local farmers who have suffered legal repercussions for plants that inadvertently ended up in their fields.

The Inspector came up with a plausible reason they were there, stating that "the ganja plants found after inspecting various parts of the district, were brought to the Office premises. They were later destroyed and thrown aside and in the process, seeds that may have found their ground have grown into fresh plants again."

However as noted by the reporter, "It is strange that these officers who detect ganja plants in various parts of the district are unaware that such plants, 6-7 ft in height, are growing right under their noses. This only gives rise to suspicion, they say."

The staff of the Excise Department are said to be pondering over who could be responsible for the situation.