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Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues Presented to the California Chiefs of Police Association January to March 2009 Criminal activity continues to be closely tied to marijuana. As the business of selling marijuana grows, so does the violent crime that follows its cultivation and sales. A disturbing and continuing trend is the conduct of home invasion robberies resulting in the victimization of those cultivating and possessing marijuana. Dispensaries are also targeted based upon the availability of larges quantities of drugs and cash. Pittsburg police: Teen shot to death in dispute over $10 pot purchase Bay City News Service /01/05/2009 Police arrested a Pittsburg teenager Sunday night for allegedly gunning down a 32-year-old man because of a dispute over a $10 marijuana purchase….While they were inside the market, the victim's relative saw someone who had allegedly sold him $10 worth of marijuana two months earlier. "He apparently felt that he didn't get enough marijuana for the small price he had paid and confronted him……Police arrested the alleged shooter at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday….The 16-year-old boy was booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of murder and negligent discharge of a firearm. http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11376006?nclick_check=1 Police say man killed in drug deal gone bad The Associated Press /03/27/2009 LOS ANGELES—A man was shot to death after at least two men posing as police officers robbed him in his apartment in a drug deal gone bad, police said Friday. Brian Caufield, 31, was killed Thursday night in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles. Police said a preliminary investigation revealed Caufield had invited three men inside, possibly to sell them marijuana. Once inside, at least two of them identified themselves as police and attempted to rob Caufield of drugs and cash, police said. Caufield's roommate was handcuffed by one of the men and Caufield was taken into a bedroom by another man. Police said there was a struggle and Caufield was shot. He was pronounced dead at the the scene….. http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12015516 Teens headed to trial in brutal baseball bat murder There is enough evidence to order a trial for two teenagers accused in the beating death of an elderly Bakersfield couple, a judge ruled Thursday. A key piece of evidence: An admission by one of the boys that described the grisly crime. Kyle Hoffman, 17, and 16-year-old Luis Palafox face two counts of first degree murder for the brutal killing of Joseph and Dorothy Parrott. If convicted of all counts against them, they could be sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole. Detectives say Hoffman told them that he and Palafox had smoked marijuana the night of the murder and decided to burglarize cars and homes….. http://www.kget.com/news/local/story/Teens-headed-to-trial-in-brutal-baseballbat/2qOUBABX30WwHHHYZU4mrg.cspx Los Molinos man killed in home invasion robbery Staff Reports /January 27, 2009 /Oroville Mercury-Register (CA) LOS MOLINOS — A man was shot and killed at his residence on Wilson Street about 2 a.m. during a robbery in which an unknown number of suspects stole marijuana. The wife of the victim was home during the robbery and is being interviewed by the Tehama County Sheriff's Office. The California Department of Justice has been asked to respond to the scene to process evidence. The name of the victim hasn't been released. No suspects have yet been identified. http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_11564474 Paradise death stemmed from robbery Staff Reports /January 2, 2009 /Oroville Mercury-Register (CA) PARADISE --The Sunday night death of a Paradise man has been determined to be a result of a home invasion robbery, Paradise police announced Friday morning. Police say Eric Jones, 50, had a "substantial" medical marijuana grow at his Azalea Lane home, but have yet to determine if that was "the motive for the incident." http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives? Marijuana operation probed in slaying near Dinuba BY DAVID CASTELLON • dcastell@visalia.gannett.com • January 30, 2009 Tulare County sheriff's detectives are trying to determine whether a man fatally shot in a house east of Dinuba Tuesday was involved in a marijuana-growing operation at the home…..Deputies confiscated 500 plants with an estimated street value of about $4,000 each, and about 40 pounds of processed marijuana, apparently packaged for sale, officials said. Alvarez lived in the home, where he was found wounded shortly before midnight. Two people also living in the home, Luis Ceballos Alvarez, 31, and Luz Maria Delgado, whose age was not provided, were arrested on suspicion of cultivating marijuana. Arrested on suspicion of murder was Erick Daniel Gonzalez, 33, of Merced…... http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20090130/NEWS01/901300314 Robbery attempt leads to marijuana discovery in Three Rivers January 10, 2009 A suspected robbery at an indoor marijuana-growing operation in Three Rivers left one man hospitalized with a bullet wound. The Tulare County Sheriff's Department said Christopher Lindstrom, 22, of Three Rivers was shot Thursday night during an attempted robbery……During the investigation, an indoor marijuana garden was found at the scene. …... http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20090110/NEWS01/ 901100329/1002/NEWS01 Men Sought In Granada Hills Marijuana Clinic Robbery GRANADA HILLS, Calif. --Police on Friday searched for six men who took roughly $10,000 in cash and thousands of dollars worth of marijuana during a takeover robbery at a medical marijuana clinic in Granada Hills…..During the heist, one shot was fired, ricocheting off the floor and breaking a window, Kessler said, adding that no one was injured. The six robbers took some $10,000 in cash and up to four pounds of marijuana before fleeing the scene in a 4-door SUV, possibly a Mercedes, Kessler said. During the investigation police recovered a sawed off double-barrel 12-gauge shotgun from the scene…… http://cannazine.co.uk/medical-marijuana/medicinal-cannabis/men-sought-in-granada-hillsmarijuana-clinic-robbery.html LAPD Captures Suspects Wanted for Violent Robbery at Medical Marijuana Clinic March 06, 2009 Los Angeles: Detectives are asking for the public’s help to provide more information about suspects involved in a violent robbery of a medical marijuana clinic. On Feb. 27, 2009, just before midnight, three suspects armed with handguns entered a medical marijuana clinic…..Once inside, one of the suspects placed his gun to the forehead of an employee and forced all occupants to the rear of the business. The suspects then removed several containers of marijuana and other property from the location. On Oct. 1, 2008, at a marijuana clinic just one block from the above mentioned location, a security guard was murdered when he attempted to stop a robbery. Recognizing the high propensity of violence during these types of crimes, detectives from Wilshire Area aggressively investigated these incidents…… http://http://lapdblog.typepad.com/lapd_blog/2009/03/lapd-captures-suspects-wanted-for-violent-robberyat-medical-m arijuana-clinic-.html Fresno man accused of kidnapping, burglary San Luis Obispo police said Friday that they arrested a Fresno man suspected of kidnapping and burglary. Police said he broke into a San Luis Obispo apartment by mistake while looking for marijuana……Coleman kicked in the front door of the apartment of an unidentified 19-year-old Cal Poly student by mistake while looking for marijuana, police said. He had a handgun and demanded property from the student. When he realized it was the wrong apartment, he took the student next door at gunpoint, police said. He then kicked in that door and burglarized that apartment, police said….. http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1245451.html Shotgun brandished in home invasion robbery Sean Garmire/The Times-Standard /03/07/2009 Police are searching for four suspects allegedly involved in an armed robbery that took place at a D Street house in Eureka on Friday morning…..Authorities learned multiple suspects reportedly kicked their way into the house and confronted a woman inside. They were brandishing a shotgun and demanding marijuana…..He reportedly pointed a shotgun at the resident, demanding she give him marijuana. When the resident took out pepper spray and threatened the alleged aggressors, they fled the house….. http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_11859953 Sacramento Police seek suspects in pot dispensary robbery From Stan Oklobdzija: March 18, 2009 Sacramento Police are looking for two men who robbed a marijuana dispensary in Oak Park Tuesday night, police officials said. At about 7:50 p.m., two men entered Green Solutions in the 3300 block of Broadway and held employees at gunpoint, police said. After pistol whipping one of the employees, they made off with money and marijuana….. http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/crime/archives/020791.html Mt. Shasta councilwoman arrested in drug bust The Associated Press /01/16/2009 YREKA, Calif.—A Mount Shasta city councilwoman is among 33 people arrested in a four-month investigation into drug sales at two area high schools. The Siskiyou County Interagency Task Force says an undercover agent enrolled at different times as a student at Yreka and Mount Shasta high schools to track illegal drug sales…..Howard, a city council member since November, had 34 pounds of processed marijuana in her home, according to the task force. She was arraigned Friday in Siskiyou County Superior Court on charges of conspiracy to sell marijuana and maintaining a residence where marijuana is stored or sold…... http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11473141 Tracy police find more than $30,000 worth of pot By Mike Martinez /Staff Writer /01/27/2009 TRACY — While checking the home of a man on probation, detectives from the Tracy Police Department's Street Crimes Unit discovered more than four pounds of marijuana, dozens of prescription painkillers and nearly $1,600 in cash…..He estimated the marijuana had a street value of more than $30,000…..Juan Tiru provided detectives with a doctor's prescription for medical marijuana but had no other documentation and denied being a caregiver for anyone else. Tiru is free after posting $40,000 bail. http://www.mercuryn ews.com/breakingnews/ci_11567344?nclick_check=1 Mother gives marijuana brownie to child The Associated Press /03/05/2009 OROVILLE, Calif.—A Northern California mother has been ordered to complete a parenting class after giving a marijuana-laced brownie to her 5-year-old daughter. Butte County Superior Court Judge Robert Glusman issued the probation order Wednesday after 32-year-old Madeline McChesney of Chico, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor child endangerment charge. The case had previously resulted in a hung jury. The single mother claimed the brownie belonged to her roommates, who had baked the batch for medical purposes. She said she didn't realize the brownie contained pot. Staff members at the girl's school said she reported feeling sick and was taken to a hospital, where traces of marijuana were detected in her system. Chico is about 90 miles north of Sacramento. http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11843771 Pot 'cartels' a reality in rural Alameda County By Aaron Swarts /Correspondent /02/19/2009 LIVERMORE — ……Residents of the unincorporated areas around Livermore are working closely with the Alameda County Sheriff's department, starting with a meeting tonight, to regain control of their land through a large scale "neighborhood watch" program. In this case, that "neighborhood" consists of thousands of acres of rural land. "Last year a couple of sheriff's deputies showed up at my house and told me they identified from the air a marijuana farm on my neighbor's property run by a cartel," said area resident Michael McElfresh. "They had pictures of a guy with a scope and high-powered rifle guarding the crop, and I thought, `Wow, shouldn't we be telling all of our neighbors about this?'" That incident led to a community meeting last October……"We need the community's help to find these growing areas," said Sgt. J.D. Nelson of the Alameda County Sheriff's Department. "They are a major concern because the guys running these operations make a lot of money, so they guard their sites pretty intently."….."Often these guys are pretty heavily armed and willing to protect their merchandise."….. http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_11743042?s ource=rss Despite reports to the contrary, the Drug Enforcement Administration continues to take action against those who are selling marijuana in violation of the spirit of medical use. Despite the assertions made by the media that there is overwhelming support for the legalization of marijuana, cities continue to enact bans on the establishment of dispensaries. However, there appears to be a shift to “delivery services” which add to the complexity of determining if the business is operating with in the law. DEA raids Marina del Rey medical marijuana dispensary By Larry Altman Staff Writer /02/03/2009 Federal narcotics agents raided a medical marijuana dispensary in Marina del Rey on Tuesday, but officials were not revealing anything about their investigation……DEA agents also served search warrants at two medical marijuana dispensaries in the 400 block of Rose Avenue and the 100 block of Lincoln Boulevard, both in Venice, Pullen said…..Marina Caregivers gets positive reviews on the Web site of the Los Angeles Cannabis Clubs. "Very nice people, clean, new offices," Jane B wrote. "This club would be a 5-star if they had a better selection." Two other reviews said: "I was thoroughly impressed by the selection, not just the strains, but the oils, honeys (which I am kicking myself for not getting because I can't find honey anywhere else!) edibles, and clothes too." "The quality of the cannabis is top notch, and the value card (where you earn one dollar for every 10 purchased) is fantastic. I usually get a free gram or eighth about once per month."….. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_11619733?nclick_check=1 Medical marijuana dispensary raided at Tahoe The Associated Press /01/24/2009 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—Federal agents have raided a medical marijuana dispensary at South Lake Tahoe. Five agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency were joined by local and federal authorities when they served a search warrant Thursday on Patient to Patient Collective. DEA Special Agent Gordon Taylor says agents seized between five and 10 pounds of processed marijuana and a small amount of U.S. currency from the dispensary….. http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11545908?nclick_check=1 New Tahoe collective says it’s ‘here to stay’ By Adam Jensen /Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Although federal agents shut down a purported medical marijuana collective in South Lake Tahoe last week, a second collective opened its doors this month, and operators said they plan to dispense marijuana to qualified California residents. Tahoe Wellness Collective opened in the Bijou Shopping Center on Jan…..Operators of the collective are prepared to legally challenge any enforcement measures should they arise, Bass said. “We’re not going anywhere,” Bass said. “We’re here to stay.” http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20090126/NEWS/NEWS/901259985/1007/NONE&parentprofile =1056&title=New%20Tahoe%20collective%20says%20it%92s%20%91here%20to%20st ay%92 DEA raids pot dispensary in SF Rachel Gordon, Chronicle Staff Writer /Thursday, March 26, 2009 (03-25) 22:05 PDT San Francisco --…..U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided Emmalyn's California Cannabis Clinic at 1597 Howard St. in San Francisco's South of Market district mid-afternoon. They hauled out large plastic bins overflowing with marijuana plants and loaded several pickup trucks parked out front with grow lights and related equipment used to farm the plants indoors. The dispensary had been operating with a temporary permit issued by the Department of Public Health. "Based on our investigation, we believe there are not only violations of federal law, but state law as well...... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/ 2009/03/25/BA5B16N9LR.DTL Narcotic Task Force makes marijuana arrests Written by Lake County News Reports /Friday, 30 January 2009 LAKE COUNTY – On Wednesday the Lake County Narcotic Task Force served two search warrants and made three arrests – including two at a local marijuana collective – for illegal marijuana cultivation and distribution…..The task force found 48 pounds of processed marijuana and 80 pounds of unprocessed marijuana in the residence, which was prepared to grow more than 500 marijuana plants……Task force detectives obtained another search warrant for the marijuana collective, and with the assistance of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the task force served that search warrant…….Inside the Alternative Solutions Collective, detectives found a honey oil/hash laboratory and evidence that the collective was operating outside of state of California guidelines. …….The task force seized 15 pounds of processed marijuana, $2,129 in cash, two pounds of hashish and dozens of food items containing marijuana……. http://lakeconews.com/content/view/7176/764/Yellow House Pot Club Owner Sentenced To Prison Thursday, February 5, 2009 – By Ryan Gierach, West Hollywood West Hollywood, California (Thursday, February 5, 2009) -Larry Roger Kristich, former owner of the Compassionate Caregivers medical marijuana dispensary, known as the “Yellow House” in West Hollywood, was sentenced this week to five years in prison for operating it and six others scattered across the state. Altogether, prosecutors charged that Mr. Kristich distributed more than 15,000 pounds of pot through seven dispensaries, known as the McDonald’s of medical marijuana at its peak of operation. He was ordered by U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real to pay $500,000 in fines; he had faced up to 40 years in prison. Partners James Carberry and James Ealy were both sentenced to probation for their roles in the operation in April, 2008…..“They regularly sold eight ounce and one pound quantities to people who made sometimes daily buys. "There were an average of 235 visits a day to the house. That’s drug dealing, not medicine dispensing,” she said. http://wehonews.com/z/wehonews/archive/page.php?articleID=3132 Former marijuana dispensary employee sentenced BY JORGE BARRIENTOS, Californian staff writer /Tuesday, Feb 17 2009 An employee at a local pot dispensary charged with conspiring to distribute scores of pounds of marijuana for several years was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 30 months in jail. Timothy Doolittle, along with seven others, was arrested in July 2007 at Bakersfield's Natures Medicinal Inc.....Doolittle worked at Natures for two years where he distributed about 188 pounds of marijuana from September 2004 to July 2007, according to the criminal complaint filed in court…..Several pot dispensaries in Bakersfield shut down because of the crackdown…… http://www.bakersfield.co m/102/story/693609.html Civic activists in L.A. have growing appetite to curb medical marijuana clinics By Scott Gold /January 30, 2009 The little clinic rests along a graceful curve of Eagle Rock Boulevard also occupied by a karate studio, a barber and a smattering of modest houses, one with a basketball hoop. The building, marked only by a metal placard that says "Cornerstone," is unremarkable, by design…..The air is full of Brazilian jazz and the pungent, sugary scent of the only medication dispensed here: marijuana, premium strains of it, dried into meaty buds, stacked up in tall mason jars and sold for $15 to $20 a gram.($6840 to $9120 per pound) Officials and neighborhood activists in this corner of Los Angeles were taken aback recently when they discovered that their community was home to nearly a dozen of these medical marijuana dispensaries, all within a 2-mile radius......They argue that in some cases, the clinics are subject to fewer restrictions than a new liquor store --even a new drugstore or a yogurt shop……At City Hall, officials are drafting, finally, a set of guidelines for the facilities. That effort is controversial. Some law enforcement officials believe that abuse is frequent at the clinics and that some clients don't require marijuana, while some City Council members are concerned that the proposed rules threaten the existence of legitimate dispensaries.…..Backes is 55. Several years ago, he began suffering from debilitating migraines. He discovered that using pot --"just a little" --helped considerably. He opened his dispensary in March 2007. Yes, his mother knows and trusts him to do the right thing, he said. His revenue is less than $1,000 a day, his profit margin in the low single digits. His stock is refrigerated and stored at 65% humidity. He carries between 200 and 300 active patients, each required to have a doctor's recommendation for marijuana as a treatment….. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere30-2009jan30,0,2484619.story?page=2 Alameda revokes medical marijuana dispensary's license By Michele Ellson /01/22/2009 The city of Alameda has issued an order revoking the Purple Elephant medical marijuana dispensary's business license. But the dispensary has appealed the decision and remains open…..the city's interim finance director and the person responsible for making the decision, said in a letter to the dispensary's owner that he failed to disclose the true nature of his business on his license application as required by city codes. She also said he failed to get the required zoning clearance for the dispensary from the city's Planning and Building Department. "The business license application you submitted did not set forth the true and complete facts, and therefore the document you received purporting to be a business license is invalid," Gallant wrote. http://www.mercurynews.com/alamedacounty/ci_11530191?nclick_check=1 Oakley says nope to dope dispensaries Dave Roberts/Published 01/02/2009 -12:30 a.m. PDT …..The council at its Dec. 9 meeting unanimously agreed to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in Oakley, based on problems the pot clubs have caused in other cities……Oakley’s ordinance follows a similar ban enacted in Brentwood, Contra Costa County and numerous cities throughout California. “We continue to hear stories of the various problems that occur with these businesses, including crime, blight,” said Barratt-Green……Police Chief Chris Thorsen, in a written report to the council last year before it adopted a temporary ban, came down strongly against the dispensaries. He cited numerous problems, including increased loitering and smoking of marijuana around dispensaries, robberies of dispensary customers and the dispensaries themselves, increased incidents of people driving while stoned, sales of marijuana to people without a doctor’s certificate, reselling of marijuana, sales of other drugs in or near the dispensary and increased property crime in the area. For two years Thorsen supervised the sheriff’s gangs and drugs task force, which often encountered people who had cannabis club cards who were either in possession of marijuana for their own use or were selling it on street corners. “When asked about their ailments, many were unable to provide any more detail than a ‘bad back’ or ‘chronic pain,’” Thorsen states in his report. “These contacts have led me to believe that these subjects have obtained a cannabis club card strictly for the purpose of insulating themselves from prosecution. “It is my belief that the secondary impacts associated with marijuana dispensaries are real. Based upon our current staffing levels, it would be nearly impossible for the Oakley Police Department to effectively mitigate or monitor increased criminal activity or negative impacts to the quality of life our citizens enjoy.” http://www.brentwoodpress.com/article.cfm?articleID=21144 Chron Don S Medical Marijuana Delivery Service by The Editor on February 2, 2009 We are a non profit organization. $50 CAP ON ALL 8THS!!! $325 CAP ON ALL OUNCES!!! $175 HALF OUNCES!!! FREE GIFT FOR ALL PATIENTS NO MINIMUM!!! NO DELIVERY CHARGE -TIP'S TO INSURE PROPER SERVICE. http://davesnothereman.com/18295/chron-don-s-medical-marijuana-delivery-service/PACIFIC SUPPORT SERVICES Have you or anyone you know experienced an illness which you believe Medical Marijuana could provide relief? Anxiety -Arthritis -AIDS -Chronic Pain -Chronic Nausea – Cancer Glaucoma -Insomnia -Migraines -Sports Injuries -Auto Accidents Yes, in the state of California, it is legal to own, grow and smoke Medical Marijuana as long as you do it properly. Qualifying is simple and our experienced physicians are more than happy to help you. Please bring your documentation you have with you -old prescription bottles, medical bills, test results, etc. Discrete -Simple -Professional – Legal 420 MAGAZINE MEMBERS GET HUGE DISCOUNTS! New Patients $150 (Regular $175) Renewals $85 (Regular $175) If you do not qualify for a recommendation, your visit is FREE http://davesnothereman.com/18295/chron-don-s-medical-marijuana-delivery-service/Medical marijuana makes its way to the beach cities by Julie Sharp /Thursday, March 26, 2009 Obtaining marijuana for medical purposes in California and now in the beach cities is just a phone call away despite bans on medical marijuana dispensaries by local cities. It turns out pot delivery services for those who attain a “recommendation” from a physician have been around for a while and new establishments, known as collectives, are popping up with delivery services to Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, as well as other South South Bay cities……Delivery services such as www .Bakedery.com, based in Santa Monica, advertises to the South Bay clientele, with a “free gift for new patient” enticement printed in its newspaper ad, and the South Bay 420 Collective advertises on the Internet with delivery also to the beach cities…..Drivers carrying the medical herb tread on murky ground. They are registered caregivers according to staff at the Bakedery, and they deliver to one patient at a time so as not to violate legal quantities…… http://www.tbrnews.com/articles/2009 /03/28/manhattan_beach_news/news01.txt The proliferation of Indoor Grows continues to be a hidden hazard within our communities. Not only are they a target for home invasion robberies, but they also present a significant fire hazard as well as the potential to leave the dwelling uninhabitable. Santa Ana marijuana-growing operation uncovered by fire 7:53 AM | March 27, 2009 A fire at a commercial building in Santa Ana has helped uncover a marijuana-growing operation. Santa Ana firefighters dispatched to a single-story structure fire coming from a corner suite in the 18-unit building, said Santa Ana Fire Capt. Ben Gonzales. It took 35 firefighters 15 minutes to douse the flames. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/03/fire-uncovers-m.h tml Marijuana operation blamed for house fire 2:00 a.m. March 30, 2009 MIRA MESA — A fire sparked by a marijuana-growing operation caused serious damage to a home yesterday morning…….As firefighters entered the home, they discovered a large number of marijuana plants, police said. A total of 333 plants were found inside two rooms, and a third room contained trays of marijuana plants, police said. The home sustained damage estimated at $150,000, authorities said. The fire might have been sparked by pot-growing equipment, police said. –J.L.J. http://www3.signonsan diego.com/stories/2009/mar/30/marijuana-operation-blamed-house-fire/San Lorenzo house fire caused by marijuana growing operation By Jason Sweeney /The Daily Review /03/23/2009 SAN LORENZO — A residential fire Friday on Via Sonata was caused by the homeowner overloading his electrical outlets while conducting a marijuana growing operation in his home, according to authorities…….Fernand o Ramos, 27, came out of his burning home with his pregnant wife and 2-year-old child, and told firefighters and deputies that he had a legal marijuana growing operation inside. He said he had a cannabis card and a grower's permit…..But Ramos was stealing electricity from PG&E for lamps used to grow the plants, which he sold to two cannabis clubs in Oakland…..Deputies then found 285 mature and immature burned marijuana plants in the home and arrested Ramos in connection with his marijuana operation and on suspicion of stealing electricity, Nelson said. "He was well above the limit of personal use," Nelson said. "Common sense would tell you if you are stealing electricity, then you know it's