Pot from Birdseed

[charlio lemieux]

Retiree charged after cops see pot plant on balcony; says seed dropped by pet birds
03/09/2005 5:12:00 PM

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A 75-year-old Greek woman has been charged with drug offences after police in her sleepy island village spotted a small cannabis plant growing on her balcony, authorities said.


Hariklia Griva, a widowed mother of four from Ayiassos, on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Lesvos, was arrested Wednesday and charged with growing cannabis with the intent of trafficking in the drug. She was released on bail of the equivalent of about $3,000 Cdn.

The retiree, whose late husband was a policeman, told police the 25-centimetre potted plant grew from seed dropped by her pet canaries. The birds live in a cage on the balcony overlooking a busy Ayiassos street - opposite the local police station.

"I couldn't believe it when they told me I was being arrested," Griva said. "The plant must have grown from the bird seed. I had no idea what the plant was. I watered it regularly. I thought it looked quite nice."


:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: She thought it looked nice.

Those seeds are supposed to be sterilized. Hemp seed is the main seed in birdseed. Hagen Pet Foods is the largest legal importer of hemp, in the form of seeds, in the US.

[a4l]

I'm going to have to check my birdseed but hemp is a poor relation to pot. There is very little THC in it, or so they say.

[charlio lemieux]

Ya you know what it's all about a4l. You can't fool me. :nod: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :hammer2: :jacks: :dance: :roll: :roll: :snore: :snore: :snore:

[a4l]

I have never tried to smoke hemp in my life.

[Amoroq]

I have never tried to smoke hemp in my life.Why weren't you Bill Clintons press secretary? ;) :laughing:

[charlio lemieux]

Come on a4l you can tell us. :laughing: :laughing:

[Iced Tea]

The woman should have figured it out when the canaries kept getting the munchies.

I wonder if a parrot that eats the seeds would say, "Polly needs a pizza, Polly needs a pizza", then watch crappy old tv shows while giggling before falling asleep for 18 hours.

[a4l]

Why weren't you Bill Clintons press secretary? ;) :laughing:

I could have made a lot of money doing that. Oh well hind disght is 20/20.

[charlio lemieux]

In Canada, there used to be pot smoke coming from the Prime Ministers home.

Ol' Margie Trudeau puffin' primo pot on the balcony of 24 Sussex dr.

[bluemeanie]

Well I hope the cops messed that 75 year old greek chick up good.

naahhhh... ha ha... it's all good dude. It's aaaaaaaalllll good. 8)

[grim]

Well I hope the cops messed that 75 year old greek chick up good.


I didn't even know A4L was Greek.

[charlio lemieux]

Grim your terrible. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: