POTTY MARIJUANA GRANS BUSTED FOR HUGE GROW OP

MARIJUANA GRANS

AT their age you might expect them to potter around the garden - but your wouldn't expect them to be tending to 800 pot plants.
But that's exactly what "marijuana grans" Aleen Lam 72, and Virginia Chan Pon, 65 were up to in their San Bruno, CA home.
Neighbors called the cops, not about the plants, but because their back door
was broken, apparently kicked in.
But when officers took a closer look they could see marijuana growing inside the house, said San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
The number shocked even experienced officers who found 800 marijuana plants, $3,000 in cash and an electrical bypass that allowed the women to tap into a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. power line to allegedly steal electricity.
Mr Wagstaffe said of their ages: "This has not happened in the 34 years that I've been here. I certainly hope it is aberrational rather than a trend.
"I suppose profiteering in illegal enterprises crosses all the generations."
During an arraignment on Monday Lam and Pon pleaded not guilty to cultivation of marijuana, maintaining a house for the sale of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale and unlawful theft of electricity from a utility.
The prosecutor described them as "marijuana grannies."
Both were ordered to return to court May 13 for a preliminary hearing.