Pot plants end up at San Jose recycling center – San Jose Mercury News
Workers at the GreenTeam recycling center in San Jose were sorting material Friday when they opened a large trash bag and found five pounds of marijuana plants inside.They called police to report their find at around 11 a.m., Officer Jermaine Thomas said.
The marijuana plants had been shoved into a large, black plastic bag, Thomas said, and could have come from anywhere in the county. The plants have been seized as evidence and won’t make it to the composting bin anytime soon.
A pound of the leafy-green stuff can go for as much as $750 on the street, Thomas said. It was unclear how much of the pot in the bag would have been sellable.
Well, because of prohibition, I’d say all of it was sellable. Desperate tokers in a dry spell will buy leaf and stems and make hash or tea out of it. And in the case of some of the finer strains, an ounce of the stuff can go for $750 on the street.
And they called police? Since when do guys working at a recycling center pass up five pounds of free weed?
