74-year-old farmer claims he grew field of cannabis unintentionally

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A 74-year-old farmer had to destroy a field of more than 1,000 cannabis plants that he claimed to have grown... accidentally.

The man reportedly did not recognize the ten-feet-high cannabis plants that stretched across his one-acre field in Southern Germany.

The potato farmer, whose name has been withheld by officials, said he wanted to grow sunflowers but didn't have any sunflower seeds. He, instead, spread half a sack of birdseed throughout his farm in the small Bavarian town of Moembris.

"He only wanted a few nice sunflowers," a police spokesman told The Local. But the farmer was reportedly unaware the birdseed contained hemp.

When the sunflowers eventually grew, they were overshadowed by towering shrubs of cannabis. The farmer reportedly wondered what the strange plants were, according to the police report.

Other locals, however, had no trouble recognizing cannabis. Concerned citizens contacted the authorities on Friday. Police officers went to the property to investigate on Tuesday.

The police, too, identified the illegal plants on sight. The farmer expressed shock when the cops told him what he had grown.

Police ordered him to destroy the cannabis field, which he plowed under police supervision.

The cannabis was too weak to lead to intoxication, reports CNBC. But he isn't necessarily free just yet.

The local prosecutor's office is deciding whether to file charges against the man or not, Stefan Brabetz, police spokesman, told NBC.

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[*RedBull*]

Yep hate it when that happens.

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I'll be checking over my birdseed more carefully now. :laugh:

[Growled Member]

I'll be checking over my birdseed more carefully now. :laugh:

I might even start planting more birdseed. :D

[AMPSV]

No wonder some Birds look Stoned :rofl:

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I guess he must of been stoned when he planted it, then forgot all about it.

[StevenJ]

The local prosecutor's office is deciding whether to file charges against the man or not, Stefan Brabetz, police spokesman, told NBC.

For growing a plant? Who the hell cares

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For growing a plant? Who the hell cares

The gummint.

[joep1984]

In the states the man would have his house raided by SWAT, the FBI, and every other government agency out there. He would have been possibly tazed as well. Age don't matter in the STates, everyone gets beat.

The Germans? They just made him destroy it.

[Guest LiquidCrystalMeth]

In the states the man would have his house raided by SWAT, the FBI, and every other government agency out there. He would have been possibly tazed as well. Age don't matter in the STates, everyone gets beat.

The Germans? They just made him destroy it.

No,

In the states the CIA would have quarantined the town and collected all the plants and then flown them into other states for sale to fund an illegal war.

Just like they did with cocaine during the 80's contra affair. In the 80's if you bought cocaine chances are it came into the US from south america on a CIA funded airlift.