Grandma freaks out the police in a mug shot after the cannabis farm went bust

When police officers raided an elderly woman’s home and farm last Monday in Jackson County, Tennessee, they received more than they expected.

Peggy Brewington told officials there was “maybe an ounce” of weed on her farm before officials searched the grounds and found dozens of cannabis plants and 20 pounds of flowers.

After Drug Task Force officials booked the woman, she turned off the camera for her mug shot as a token of defiance.

On August 30, the 15th Drug Task Force and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office searched the property after slowly building a case against them. Three days earlier, on August 27th, Brewington was arrested for trespassing. The 15th Jurisdiction’s Drug and Violent Crime Task Force includes Trousdale, Smith, Macon, Jackson, and Wilson counties in Tennessee.

Photo courtesy of 15th Drug Task Force Tennessee.

The officers confronted Brewington and asked how much weed was in the residence. Brewington replied, “Maybe about an ounce.” Upon completion of the search, officials found around 20 pounds of flowers from the residence and around 40 cannabis plants from the property.

A second search was conducted at a nearby apartment building and more growing marijuana and processed cannabis were found. All drug cases will be submitted to the Jackson County Grand Jury. Agencies that assisted in the search were the TBI and the THP Eradication Task Force.

“Officials recovered over 20 pounds of marijuana from the residence and about 40 marijuana plants from the property,” the post said. “A second search was conducted at a nearby home and more growing marijuana and processed marijuana were found. All drug cases will be submitted to the Jackson County Grand Jury. “

Photo courtesy of 15th Drug Task Force Tennessee.

Officials from the 15th Drug Task Force Tennessee – a government organization – posted three additional photos of lush cannabis plants being torn from the ground on their farm and dumped in bags like rubbish.

Brewington was arrested and immediately turned off the camera in her mug shot, which is likely to go viral. In line with other cannabis-related arrests, responses have been mixed, with many commentators asking if the streets are safer with a non-violent elderly woman growing weed in peace.

Marijuana in Tennessee is so far a bankruptcy

As noted by some concerned post-arrest commentators, “a law is a law,” and it is illegal to grow cannabis, especially in the amounts Ms. Brewington grew. Growing and selling cannabis for medicinal purposes and for adults is illegal in the state. But that is likely to change in Tennessee, possibly sooner rather than later.

Rep. Bruce Griffey, a Republican representing District 75, introduced House Bill 1634 last month, slated for the 2022 vote in the state.

Tennessee still doesn’t have a cannabis industry and is only one of 14 states that still don’t have a medical system. Call it an “island of prohibition”.

Senate Act 854, sponsored by Senator Janice Bowling, would have legalized medical cannabis for certain patients and developed a medical cannabis commission that would have regulated the production and sale of cannabis. While the Senate government’s Works Committee approved the bill back in March, it was rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee later that month.

Tennessee voters consistently support cannabis, according to polls, but the state has no initiative process. That means only elected officials can change state laws, so the 2022 election initiative won’t complete the entire legalization process. For now, people like Brewington will have to resort to other law-abiding hobbies.