Confiscated pot dumped in Tahoe National Forest

[Bennyboy]

A large amount of marijuana recently confiscated by the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office was dumped and left untended in Tahoe National Forest in proximity to a popular trail. Sheriff Keith Royal said the pot was chipped with wood and other material making it unusable but vowed he would direct his officers to better dispose of marijuana refuse going forward. “The chipper breaks it down to a smaller quantity and adds other vegetation into the mix, which basically destroys its use,” Royal said. “But for the future, in case any concerns are raised, the direction is to just bury it.” As … READ MORE IF YOU PAY: http://www.theunion.com/news/8271091-113/marijuana-forest-national-pile

And because the site has a paywall, the story is that it was actually very useable and not mixed with other material. My town right here, one of the major pot growing regions in the country. Had to have been quite the pile.

REMINDER TO SELF: Take more walks!

[postulater]

1. Ha! You got me. I knew it was satire.

Straight from The Unnion.

Those guys are punny.

[Bennyboy]

3. No it's not....

The lead story in my local paper the Union.

[Cleita]

2. Dumb.

Why didn't they compost it first and then dump it in the forest? Wood chips would compost as well.

Oops it was a joke!

[Coyotl]

4. I called my County Sheriff and asked them to dump any they get on my compost pile.

They said they have better things to do than hunt for pot, that I should go get some manure somewhere.

Gotta love satire