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April 17, 2009

Kanawha man arrested on marijuana charges

By Kathryn Gregory

Staff writer

HANSFORD, W.Va. - A Hansford man has been arrested for growing marijuana in his house and on his property.

State Police arrested James Alvin Paris, 61, on Thursday after receiving a tip that Paris was growing marijuana on his property, according to State Police Sgt. Michael Baylous.

After Paris allowed troopers to search his residence, they found 77 marijuana plants under the house and in the fenced in yard.

Paris was arrested for cultivation of marijuana and was arraigned in Kanawha County Magistrate Court.

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Posted By: dohwv (9:37am 04-18-2009)

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it's time to legalize marijuana, put a tax on it, there are millions of people that smoke it. we spend billions to try to keep it out, and it is a losing battle, there are many state's were you can grow it, and this guy would have not went to jail, now we will have to fork out forty gran a year to put him in prison. we can not aford to continue to put people in jail because they smoke pot. most of are border state's know this and have changed there law's .

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