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Cannabis Painted on High Street House Must Go
AP ^ | Friday, May 5, 2006 | AP

Posted on 05/05/2006 10:50:09 AM PDT by jaydubya2

LITCHFIELD, Conn. - A man who spray-painted large cannabis leaves on his house has agreed to remove the bright green paintings as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Christopher Seekins, of Winsted, was arrested in October when police discovered about 100 marijuana plants in his house. He said they were hemp and part of a research project.

After his arrest, Seekins painted images of the green leaf on his Victorian-style house, each accompanied by the word "hemp." Town officials say they received several complaints because Seekins' home _ on High Street _ is visible from Winsted's main thoroughfare.

Seekins has said the large leaves were painted in support of legalization of marijuana. He also believes in the usefulness of hemp, a biological relative of marijuana that is used in products from soap and cosmetics to rope and luggage.

Seekins, 26, pleaded guilty Thursday in Litchfield Superior Court to a charge of growing marijuana and Supervisory State's Attorney Andrew M. Wittstein agreed to three years probation. He was also barred from painting the leaves on his house again.

The state agreed to drop other charges, such as possession of marijuana with intent to sell. Seekins will have to perform 300 hours of community service and refrain from possessing or using illegal drugs.

Sentencing is scheduled for June 30.


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HIGH STREET?

1 posted on 05/05/2006 10:50:11 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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To: jaydubya2

Research project, honest Officer.


2 posted on 05/05/2006 10:52:12 AM PDT by mlc9852
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He was also barred from painting the leaves on his house again.

Well, he can still paint the buds.

3 posted on 05/05/2006 10:52:57 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: jaydubya2

Another example of giving a guy enough hemp to hang himself with.


4 posted on 05/05/2006 10:54:40 AM PDT by Muleteam1
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To: jaydubya2

You wanna get high?


5 posted on 05/05/2006 10:57:34 AM PDT by Dallas59
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To: jaydubya2
Sounds like it worked.
6 posted on 05/05/2006 11:03:16 AM PDT by Physicist
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To: Mr. Mojo

Or a bag of shake.


7 posted on 05/05/2006 11:04:23 AM PDT by Xenalyte (You're not the boss of Tiger Bot Hesh!)
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To: jaydubya2

He should have written "Arrest Me Now" on his house.


8 posted on 05/05/2006 11:35:14 AM PDT by wolfcreek
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My Scout Troop goes through a lot of rope, for pioneering projects and such. We were at one of those reenactment days, and one of the vendor booths was selling hemp products, including rope. So I bought 100' of 1/4" hemp rope for our use.

It's a lot more flexible than manila rope. The fibers are more numerous and much finer. This actually makes it more difficult for the boys to splice, as they have little practice at it. That same property, however, makes it easier on the boys' hands when they go to tie knots and lashings. It's much stronger than sisal (the charts say it's about 10% stronger than manila), which is even coarser than manila rope is. I have yet to see how well it does lashings, but I expect it would be superior to manila in that regard.


9 posted on 05/05/2006 11:38:50 AM PDT by RonF
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Or peyote and say it was a desert landscape.


10 posted on 05/05/2006 11:42:52 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
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To: jaydubya2
Seekins, 26, pleaded guilty Thursday in Litchfield Superior Court to a charge of growing marijuana and Supervisory State's Attorney Andrew M. Wittstein agreed to three years probation. He was also barred from painting the leaves on his house again.

He got off easy. According to the pot activists he would have had all his property confiscated and served hard time, and his entire life ruined.

11 posted on 05/05/2006 11:45:02 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Federal creed: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving regulate it. If it stops moving subsidize it)
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To: wolfcreek

He painted the leaves after his arrest.


12 posted on 05/05/2006 11:46:24 AM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: jaydubya2

Nice house except for the graffiti.

13 posted on 05/05/2006 11:46:53 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Federal creed: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving regulate it. If it stops moving subsidize it)
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To: RonF

Iv'e seen shampoo that advertises it contains a hemp extract. It even has a pot leaf on the bottle!


14 posted on 05/05/2006 11:49:10 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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15 posted on 05/05/2006 11:49:22 AM PDT by GSWarrior
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Here in northern Indiana, there were fields of hemp planted by the US government during WWII for making product such as rope. It still grows wild. Every year a few punks get busted picking the stuff. They don't realize it has zero potency.
16 posted on 05/05/2006 11:54:39 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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I wonder how often that sign gets stolen...


17 posted on 05/05/2006 12:08:53 PM PDT by cryptical (Wretched excess is just barely enough.)
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To: jaydubya2

The lesson here people is that if you are going to be growing weed in your house its a better idea to paint "NO WEED INSIDE" on your house.


18 posted on 05/05/2006 12:10:37 PM PDT by boulderite20
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Probably not as much as the one that says:

Weed
Next Exit


19 posted on 05/05/2006 12:14:54 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: jaydubya2

Shelled hemp seed is available at Whole Foods and other savy stores. It is an outstanding source of protein and omega 3's. An excellent sugar addiction fighter.

George Washington grew heaps of it at Mt. Vernon.


20 posted on 05/05/2006 12:53:21 PM PDT by Spirited
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