Cops Raid Home Mistaking Hibiscus For Pot

[matcom]

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Landscape contractor Blair Davis was in his northwest Harris County home around 2 p.m. Tuesday when there was a knock at his door.


Davis said he hadn't even gotten his hand on the doorknob when it flew open and he was looking at the barrel of a pistol.

Behind the gun were about 10 members of the Harris County Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force, who burst into the home, guns drawn, and began shouting at him to get down on the floor.

There on the floor, Davis said, it took a while to figure out that what had caused the swarm of lawmen to descend upon him was the hibiscus in his front yard.

That's right, hibiscus.

The foliage of the Texas Star hibiscus, a native plant that's growing in popularity, vaguely resembles that of marijuana.

But: "It's got white buds on it," Davis said. "Hello."

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2707648

[jpgray]

1. Unbelievable. (nt)

[GOPisEvil]

2. Woohoo!!!! Houston...we have a problem!!!

Your cops are idiots!

[tabasco]

3. I feel so much safer.

Just knowing the Keystone Kops are out there protecting me from those violent pot smokers. :wtf:

[Rowdyboy]

4. We had one of those in the back yard

And it really does look like marijuana in leaf structure. So does cleome. However, the flowers are a dead giveaway

[MrScorpio]

5. Quote of the year:

"It tolerates heat and drought and our rains," he said. "It's a great plant, except for the police."

[name not needed]

6. Another stunning victory in the war on drugs!

Of course ANY "victory" is stunning when the cops can't tell the difference beteween weed and a houseplant!