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WEBVTT OUR MIKE BEAUDET HAS THEPICTURES AND THE FALLOUT.MIKE: SOMEONE IS PUTTING THEHIGH INTO THE HEADQUARTERS OFTHE DIFFERENTLY NEAR THERAINTREE SPLIT.WHAT OF THIS TO BE A MARIJUANAPLANT SITTING IN THE WINDOW OFTHIS MASSACHUSETTS TO PERMIT OFTRANSPORTATION BUILDING IN THEMIDDLE OF THE SOUTHEASTEXPRESSWAY.SOMEONE EMAILED FIVEINVESTIGATES THIS PICTURE OF THEPLANT COMPLETE WITH A STATEPOLICE STICKER AND A NOTEREADING, I WOULD SERIOUSLYCONSIDER TAKING THAT PLANT OUTOF THE STATE BUILDING IF YOULIKE YOUR STATE JOB.LOVE, THE STATE POLICE.RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IS LEGALIN MASSACHUSETTS AND PEOPLE AREALLOWED TO GROW POT IN A HOME'SBUT IT IS NOT LEGAL TO GROW ITIN A STATE BUILDING.STATE POLICE SAY MASS. NOTIFYTHEM ABOUT A POSSIBLE PLANT LASTWEEK THAT A SEARCH OF THEBUILDING DID NOT TURN UPANYTHING.IN A STATEMENT, THEY SAID WE ARELOOKING INTO WHETHER SOMEONEFROM THE STATE POLICE KNEW OFTHE PLANT'S EXISTENCE PRIOR TOTHE NOTIFICATION.WE ARE COGNIZANT THAT THE NOTEAND A STICKER SEEN IN THE PHOTOPROVIDED ARE MOSTLY AS MOSTLIKELY AN ATTEMPT AT HUMOR.MASSDOT IS ALSO DOING ITS OWNINVESTIGATION.IT IS NO LONGER A LAUGHINGMATTER FOR TWO EMPLOYEES.A SPOKESPERSON TELLING USTONIGHT THAT TWO EMPLOYEES HAVEBEEN PLACED ON UNPAIDADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, PENDINGTHE OUTCOME OF THEINVESTIGATION.

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