{"id":103950,"date":"2024-11-13T10:06:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T15:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=103950"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:24:58","slug":"cannabis-plants-damaged-resident-frustrated-that-nothing-can-be-done-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/en\/justice-faits-divers\/cannabis-plants-damaged-resident-frustrated-that-nothing-can-be-done-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis plants damaged; resident frustrated that nothing can be done"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Four teenagers entered the property of Pat Kellar, a Casselman resident in his third summer, and stole \u201ca good chunk\u201d of the top of his cannabis plants.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On Wednesday, October 9, Kellar was sitting in his garage around 11 a.m. when he heard a \u201cweird shaking\u201d sound. He turned the corner to see four teenagers jump over his six-foot (1.83-metre) fence and cut off the tops of his cannabis plants before fleeing. Kellar tried to pursue them, but they quickly disappeared.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It\u2019s more than just personal use, the cannabis act as medication for Kellar.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cPeople are supposed to have emotions. The drugs that they put you on, they give you like a baseline where you stay there&#8217;s no ups, no downs, it zombifies you. At least with cannabis, I have emotions again. I would much rather have a little bit of fluctuation than be a zombie. And the fluctuations aren&#8217;t as extreme as just not being on medication. So yeah, saves my I&#8217;ve been a whole new person the last 10 years since I started doing this.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In all, Kellar estimated that he lost about six ounces of cannabis, which is the equivalent of a month&#8217;s growth.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">He posted the crime on Facebook, where comments indicated they&#8217;ve seen the four teens before.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cHonestly, my cannabis is the least of my worries (&#8230;) It&#8217;s the fact that there are kids flying around in broad daylight that concerns me,\u201d Kellar said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">He believes the thieves may have been seen from VIA Rail&#8217;s security camera, but employees told him \u201cThey couldn&#8217;t confirm or deny whether the boys were being filmed so I may or may not call the police and waste time.\u201d So, he didn&#8217;t call the police, feeling that he didn&#8217;t have enough evidence to charge the teens with theft and that \u201cI can&#8217;t even get a police officer to say \u2018Yeah, do that\u2019 because he doesn&#8217;t care.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">While the Russell OPP can&#8217;t give specific numbers on the increase in trespassing and thefts of this type following the legalization of cannabis on October 17, 2018, \u201cwe certainly haven&#8217;t seen a significant increase,\u201d said Acting Staff Sergeant Shaun Cameron.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWhat I can say is that thefts of this type generally occur when the plants are easily visible from outside the property, or the suspects know the location of the plants. Trying to secure the areas where the plants grow, by adding cameras and motion-activated lighting systems, can help reduce these incidents. Also, trying to grow the plants in areas that are out of plain sight, if possible, can help.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Since the theft, Kellar has installed surveillance cameras in his yard to keep a constant eye on his property.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cAnd now I have a camera on my property, which I&#8217;ve never had to do in my life. Yes, and it gives me the creeps that I have to go to this extreme to protect my property.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kellar is still looking for the missing tops of the cannabis plants. Due to the rarity of the brand, the smell is just as special. Kellar described it as minty eucalyptus.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Residents who smell the smell or spot the missing cannabis tops of the plants can contact its owner. But Kellar isn\u2019t hopeful.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI know (those) kids are going to go sit in these back alleys and smoke a joint with their friends and have fun. (&#8230;) But now, well, I don&#8217;t think those four will be back.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Safe and responsible cannabis storage<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Government of Canada has published an article entitled \u201cGrowing cannabis safely at home\u201d. In the article, there is a section on security measures to prevent cannabis theft. The government suggests that people who grow their own cannabis plants take measures to ensure that people don&#8217;t find out about it, such as installing an alarm system, installing a large fence with a lockable gate, limiting the smell of cannabis coming from where it&#8217;s planted, and ensuring that the plants aren&#8217;t visible from outside the yard.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">More information is available on the Government of Canada website, under the \u201cPersonal Cannabis Consumption\u201d section.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four teenagers entered the property of Pat Kellar, a Casselman resident in his third summer, and stole \u201ca good chunk\u201d of the top of his cannabis plants.\u00a0 On Wednesday, October 9, Kellar was sitting in his garage around 11 a.m. when he heard a \u201cweird shaking\u201d sound. 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