Pubdate: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 Source: Gainesville Sun, The (FL) Copyright: 2007 The Gainesville Sun Contact: http://www.sunone.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/163 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?246 (Policing - United States - News) 'GREEN' POT-BUSTERS All of a sudden "green" has gotten very sexy. In light of Americas' newfound awareness of global warming, it seems that everybody's going green. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says state government is going green with new energy efficiency standards and other initiatives. Automakers are touting their "green" cars, and even oil company ads are trying to hide the black stuff behind an emerald hue. Politicians are being greener-than-thou out on the campaign trail. And Wal-Mart has gone so green it's promising to illuminate the world with flourescents. So why shouldn't narcs get into the act? This week arrived a press release from the Drug Enforcement Agency with a headline touting: "DEA goes green." So have the feds started using non-lead bullets? Or perhaps recyclable handcuffs? No, not exactly. The press release touting the DEA's greenness announced that 38,000 marijuana plants have been confiscated and removed from a nature preserve in Illinois. Removing an "invasive species" from a nature preserve: How green can you get? Hopefully, when the confiscated pot finally goes up in ... er ... smoke, it won't add to the greenhouse gas buildup. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom