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Originally Posted by CrackerJax
Yah, that's why they use thermal imaging for detecting fires outdoors,... because it doesn't work....
Weed has a specific signature, not unique but specific. Thermal imaging CAN detect an outdoor grow. I can understand the wish not to believe it, but it's true....
I agree with the warrant issues, but you need to understand how the real world works as opposed to the paper world. On paper they need a warrant. In reality they locate the grow, never mention it, and then find another pretense to go to that property, imaging long forgotten and never spoken of.
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I'm calling shenanigans on this.
Cannabis growing outdoors CANNOT be seen with thermal imaging. FIRES ARE HOT, which is why thermal imaging can detect them. Outdoor cannabis grows can be see from the air BY THE NAKED EYE. It has a very recognizable outline, which is how they spot it.
Cannabis plants are not "hot" enough to distinguish from other plant life from the air with thermal imaging. It isn't a matter of not wanting to believe it, it's a matter of knowing it simply isn't true.
What they're searching for with FLIR or thermal cameras is heat being pumped out of homes or radiating through poorly insulated ceilings. Plants growing outdoors do have a heat signature, but it's impossible to distinguish between a cannabis plant and say, ANY OTHER PLANT.