Police: Vermont man grew weed thinking it would be legal soon

Police say a St. Albans man was arrested after admitting to growing marijuana. Officers said they were called to Sampson Point Road about 1 p.m. Sunday after Vermont Fish and Game wardens were investigating a hunting violation. Police said Michael Marshall, 42, fled into a nearby home. Marshall agreed to let officers search his home, where they found a marijuana grow operation. Police said they found 13 mature marijuana plants, 27 smaller plants, marijuana seeds and multiple guns. Marshall admitted to growing the marijuana "because he thought it was going to be legalized and he wanted to get a jump on growing it," police said."I’ve heard through my 33 years of practicing law pretty much every comical response somebody would come up with to a police officer who’s about to bust them for something," State Sen. Joe Benning (R-Caledonia County) said. "I got a kick out of that, but the nutshell of it is this person knows full well we have no system in place." Marshall was issued a citation to appear May 15 in Franklin County Court on a charge of cultivating marijuana. Download the MyNBC5 app | Like MyNBC5 on Facebook

Police say a St. Albans man was arrested after admitting to growing marijuana.

Officers said they were called to Sampson Point Road about 1 p.m. Sunday after Vermont Fish and Game wardens were investigating a hunting violation.


Police said Michael Marshall, 42, fled into a nearby home.

Marshall agreed to let officers search his home, where they found a marijuana grow operation.

Police said they found 13 mature marijuana plants, 27 smaller plants, marijuana seeds and multiple guns.

Marshall admitted to growing the marijuana "because he thought it was going to be legalized and he wanted to get a jump on growing it," police said.

"I’ve heard through my 33 years of practicing law pretty much every comical response somebody would come up with to a police officer who’s about to bust them for something," State Sen. Joe Benning (R-Caledonia County) said. "I got a kick out of that, but the nutshell of it is this person knows full well we have no system in place."

Marshall was issued a citation to appear May 15 in Franklin County Court on a charge of cultivating marijuana.

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