Members of the Local Drug Enforcement Task Force responded to a residence on Swan Street, Batavia, Tuesday to investigate a report of pot being grown in a garage.
Task force members seized the plants and arrested Ian J. Blake, 25, after locating him on Ellicott Street, Batavia.
At the time of his arrest, Blake had pending charges for allegedly selling oxycodone to an agent of the task force. He was also allegedly found growing cannabis in his basement on May 5.
Blake faces charges of criminal sale of a controlled substance, 3rd, two counts of unlicensed growing of cannabis and two counts of unlawful possession of marijuana.
Following arraignment in city court, Blake was jailed without bail.
Batavia PD assisted in all three investigations.
Congrats to the Task Force
Congrats to the Task Force for removing a person of ill repute from the streets!
Here's what I don't understand. How is "unlicensed growing of cannabis" a crime? Does this mean that somehow you can obtain a NYS license to grow weed? Can you get a license to perform other highly illegal acts such as drunk driving? Or starting a meth lab?
This makes no sense!
If you need to grow weed to
If you need to grow weed to train police dogs, for example, you can get a license. The law also contemplates growing cannabis for legitimate research projects.
The hypocrisy of people with
The hypocrisy of people with power, including the last three presidents and all the way down to these drug task force members, would be laughable if they weren't using violence against people who haven't harmed anyone.
Howard, that makes perfect
Howard, that makes perfect sense. Thanks for the clarification!