Authorities again uncover marijuana grow house in Hernando County

A man arrested at a marijuana grow house north of Brooksville today looks at deputies searching the house. [MAURICE RIVENBARK | Times]

BROOKSVILLE -- For the third time in recent weeks, police have uncovered a large-scale marijuana-growing operation in a Hernando County home.

One man was arrested when Hernando deputies, acting on a tip to a telephone hotline, raided the house at 15234 Morgan Lane N shortly after noon today. Police say six rooms in the house were being used to grow and dry the marijuana.

Unlike the previous instances, in which police raided nine so-called grow houses sprinkled through residential neighborhoods of Spring Hill, this house was on 5 acres north of Brooksville.

Sheriff Richard Nugent said federal law enforcement agencies are involved in the investigation and more charges may be filed.

Times staff writer

Comments

Wow! Five acres and by the looks of the house, living high on the hog. Good bust, and may the raids continue!

[CW]

Why am I never lucky enough to have neighbors like this? All of my neighbors always seem to be more of the NARC type than the pot harvesting type. Let's face it, marijuana needs to be legalized. This is a ridiculous waste of taxpayer money.

[Brian]

CW, I agree, I never seem to live in the right neighborhood. Legalise it, tax it, regulate it, and watch the prison population drop dramatically.

[Joe]

TAX IT? WHY? Just legalize it. How could you tax it anyway? It's a WEED. anyone that wants some can just grow their own in their own back yard!

[Paul]

I'm not a pot smoker, but I totally agree we need to legalize it. Look at what alcohol does to people. Look at the deaths that result in consumption of alcohol. You do not hear the same about people that smoke pot.

[Leila]

Definitely a waste of our money and the time of our police department. Looks to me like they should spend more time practicing their driving skills, and less time raiding grow houses. They probably got into three accidents on their way speeding to get there. I guess there is not enough REAL CRIME in Hernando County.

[Paul]

What a shame that those who make laws have allowed tobacco to continually kill and stink up the world, yet a few darn weeds send people to prison. Then again, given the religous fanaticism of our politicians (fake as it is) none of them would dare to propose a bill to legalize pot. Who cares if people grow or smoke pot... its a plant.

[Bill]

Tragic waste of good weed and public resources. Every time they bust a grow house they make the mafia more powerful, and it increases the gross margins on the weed they have.

The law is stupid, written by morons, who are elected by imbeciles.

[sw]

Waste of time. There will be another house to take this ones place. I just don't see why weed takes up so much police time and prison space. It's not like they are ever going to stop people from smoking. It's far less dangerous than alcohol.

[Bill]

Religious freaks and right wing crackpots take notice: Pot busts make the people lose all respect for the law.

It's stupid to prosecute marijuana laws. Change them!

[Darla]

I am beginning to thing of growers as modern freedom fighters. The laws are ridiculous! Stop this madness!

[Charles]

This kind of stuff makes me just seethe with anger at the cops. Don't they realize this is counterproductive?

[nancy]

It was good see the headline didn;t decry the "nosy neighbor" but a tip to a hotline. As long as marijuana is illegal than we as citizens have a duty to stop the activity that negatively affects so many lives. I suspect that electricity was being stolen also, for which we as consumers in Hernando Country will be paying the bill.

[Krys]

My thoughts on why the government doesn't legalize it because they CAN'T tax it. People would just grow it themselves. Instead we get stuck with a drain on our resources, police and prisons, to persecute a thing they WISH tax dollars could be generated from. We are going in direct opposition to common sense here.

[Krys]

My thoughts on why the government doesn't legalize it because they CAN'T tax it. People would just grow it themselves. Instead we get stuck with a drain on our resources, police and prisons, to persecute a thing they WISH tax dollars could be generated from. We are going in direct opposition to common sense here.

[Karpo]

To all the folks who say legalize, are you telling your legislators that? And if so do it with your votes.

[Karpo]

To all the folks who say legalize, are you telling your legislators that? And if so do it with your votes.

[mike]

Nancy, What does a pot bust have to do with stealing electricity? You comment doesn't make sense. There isn't any negative effect weed has on society...It's all about making tax money..Everything is about money...

[Bill]

What we need is to let the cops know that we can't respect them when they do this.

[teene]

If they legalize it, can the school bus drivers smoke just before driving your children to school..

[Damien]

I guess I better 'weed' my garden. HA!

[Skubydoo]

If legalized, people would not grow it in their back yard. Large growers would spring across the country and make it affordable and convenient. Instead of the cops raiding the houses, the IRS would for their tax money. I don't care for pot myself, but I sure don't care if someone else smokes it. I think the only cure is a national smoke in for the cameras. That would get the point across.

[shpxjvg]

For the most part, pot smokers are unmotivated losers and slackers. Their productivity in the workplace tends to be sub-par as well.

[Bryant]

well shpxjvg, .....at least your not stereotyping right? ......right?

[cliff]

What is wrong with you people. The majority of you talk about how you lose respect for Law Enforcement and for what? Doing their jobs! Don't forget the cops don't make the laws just enforce them. There is alot more crime going on with these houses than just simply growing weed but lets face these guys are NOT growing this for personal usage.