My medical grow was stolen by some kids help what are my options???

Griffin285

Active Member
I really need some advice on this one.

I am my dads caretaker. He has a surgical screw in his leg and high blood pressure and he has to medicate every 3 or 4 hours. He is unemployed and cannot afford any medication. He has his red card and a doc recommendation for 40 plants because he is not supposed to smoke and needs edibles.

We bought 3 mothers and 12 clones from a dispensary in early May. Planted them outside a week later in a greenhouse. Some of them were over 7ft tall, beautiful, and thriving.

A few days ago our neighbors kid had some friends over and they went into the back yard. Me and my dad just happened to be working on putting up a fence around our yard and we were watering the plants so the greenhouse was open and these kids could see from where they were, in the door. No one else knew where we lived and that we were growing, except for the police officer who patrolled in our ally.

The next morning I went outside and all the plants were gone. They were only about a week into preflowering and had no bud, so the thieves got nothing. We prosecuted, and all three kids were charged with felony theft. But now we have a problem.

For one, my dad is about to run out of medicine in a month or so and we cannot afford to buy him any more.

Secondly, the officer that arrested the kids said that we could only claim restitution for the out of pocket value of the plants, which was just over $800 from the dispensary in Boulder.

So now we have no pot, no plants, and were only gonna get 800 bucks in restitution.

The value of all that pot would have been well over $30000.

What are my options here?
 

angelsbandit

Well-Known Member
Sorry for your loss, but $30,000 for 12 clones, and 3 mothers?

Dispensaries are selling for $200 per ounce or less - so you expected to get over 150 ounces on your grow?
$800 for three mothers and 12 clones seems way too high since clones go for $15 or less most places.

You can go by 50 more clones with the $800 and be just fine.
 

LVTDY

Well-Known Member
I'm in Canada with different laws, but I would imagine you can't do anything further about it...although I would highly recommend stomping some skulls of some young kids who can't keep their hands to themselves.
 

SevenHourWorkWeek

Active Member
Get a job and buy your father some medicine from me for $10 a gram. Nobody who knows where I live knows I grow, so I never get ripped off. =)

Just kidding, I'm not taking new patients. Also, I call BS on your entire story and this thread.
 

FlyLikeAnEagle

Well-Known Member
I wouldnt put to much into what a cop says, they're not the brightest bunch and they are certainly not lawyers. The courts *may* impose $800 restitution but there is nothing to prevent you from filing a civil suit and use the DEAs price tag of 5 grand a plant or whatever number they use when they publicize grow busts.
 

BadAndy

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Eagle is right. IDK how far you want to take it but you may be able to file a civil suit against them. small claims limits the amount you can recoupe but it would definately be more than the 800 that you got.
 

BadAndy

Well-Known Member
OH, and if you have arrest records and a confession or conviction that these kids did what you say that goes a LONG way in court for a civil suit.
 

Michael Sparks

Active Member
seriously get a small hydro set up and grow indoors, be safe and smarter then you had been, it seems to me this is a sloppy mistake.
 

RawBudzski

Well-Known Member
NO FKING WAY your plants were worth 30k EVEN the Green house included ! you could fill it to the brim with clones and it wouldnt be that much.
 

jdmcwestevo

Well-Known Member
lol like everyone said kinda high hopes lol anyway take that money and start a small indoor grow for now until next years outdoor or throw some stuff out now still got a month or so until flower. you can file civil and nail those little fuckers for sure
 

dadio161

Well-Known Member
If you live in Colorado , you can't grow outside anyway. That includes a greenhouse too. To be legal , you must be indoors . No grey area about it.
 

CanadianDank

Well-Known Member
I'm in Canada with different laws, but I would imagine you can't do anything further about it...although I would highly recommend stomping some skulls of some young kids who can't keep their hands to themselves.
Damn Right!!
 

TruenoAE86coupe

Moderator
This is exactly what i said would happen, security is first. Still not uncommon to hear of people killed in our state for a little bit of weed, you put yours in a place that could be easily seen......
I truly believe this is a better ending than it could have been, what if those kids had really been criminals and just waited until right before harvest? You could have easily lost your life because of your lack of attention to detail.
Legal or not you are still talking a very desired, easily sold untraceable product, the kind people kill for everyday.
Just because you think that legal makes it safe, it does not, count your lucky stars on this one and take it as a very valuable lesson learned at a pretty low price.
 

cacamal

Well-Known Member
there is nothing you can do unfortunately. i doubt youll even get the 800 anytime soon. thieves suck!!! up the security next time....few dogs might need to be purchased
 
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