Blansko man faces fine after police seize five balcony cannabis plants
Police in Blansko found five cannabis plants about 180 centimetres tall on the balcony of a 39-year-old man's flat in August 2019 and seized them. The man, who said he grew them for his own use, faced an administrative fine of up to 15,000 koruna.
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Police in Blansko found five cannabis plants about 180 centimetres tall on the balcony of a 39-year-old man’s flat.[1] He had grown the plants from March to August 2019.[2] He let officers into the flat during their investigation.[1] Police seized the plants and sent them for expert examination.[2]
Police said the grower faced a fine of up to 15,000 koruna for a misdemeanour under the law on protection against drug addiction.[2] The fine would be decided in administrative proceedings.[1] Spokeswoman Lenka Koryťáková said the belief that people may keep a small amount of drugs for personal use remains a widespread myth.[2] She said doing so is always illegal, as is using drugs anywhere in a publicly accessible place.[2]
Blesk reported that police went to the flat in a panel building in central Blansko after a tip.[3] The outlet said the man was likely to receive only a financial penalty.[3]
Photos and video
- Police photographs of the five cannabis plants on a balcony and the seized leaves. Photo: Police of the Czech Republic (PČR). Photos: Brněnská Drbna
- Police photographs of the cannabis plants on the balcony of a panel-block flat in Blansko. Photo: Police of the Czech Republic, Blansko. Photos: Blesk.cz
Sources
- Pěstoval konopí na balkóně. Dostane vysokou pokutu. Blanenský deník, 9 August 2019. In Czech.
- FOTO: Muž pěstoval na balkoně pět velkých kytek konopí. Brněnská Drbna, 9 August 2019. In Czech.
- Na balkoně si půl roku hýčkal konopí: Sklizeň obstaral policejní Toxi tým. Blesk.cz, 13 August 2019. In Czech.
Open questions the AI reported
- The exact date of the police search is not stated; the earliest report is dated 9 August 2019, and the man is said to have grown the plants from March to August 2019.
- The sources do not say whether the fine was imposed or how the administrative proceedings ended.
- The plants were sent for expert examination; no test result is reported.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Blanenský deník: He admitted growing the plants and said he wanted to use the leaves for his own consumption.