Town: Pot Paintings On House Not Illegal

[The Straight Story]

Town: Pot Paintings On House Not Illegal

POSTED: 7:25 am EST March 17, 2006
UPDATED: 8:14 am EST March 17, 2006

WINSTED, Conn. -- Having marijuana in your house is illegal, but having marijuana images on your house is not, according to town officials.

Five months after Christopher Seekins was arrested and charged with cultivating marijuana in his home, neighbors have complained about the giant marijuana leaves he has spray-painted on the outside of his home on High Street.

"There's no reason anybody should have a problem with it," Seekins said Wednesday.

Town officials said the marijuana paintings apparently do not conflict with local laws.

"There's nothing in the property maintenance code that deals with writing on your house," Joe Beadle, chief code enforcement officer, said.

http://www.local6.com/news/8078104/detail.html

[EST]

1. Ain't free speech grand?

[MrPrax]

2. Hehe...

Is 'not illegal' the same thing as 'legal'?

Gotta love that press freedom which is, at this moment, 'not illegal' either.

[acmejack]

3. Wonder how long it will take them to amend the Winsted City Ordinances?

Not very, I wager!

[rurallib]

4. Would they complain if it was a giant Jesus? Or a cross?

It's in the eye of the beholder.

[bigscott]

5. jesus christ on a stick

I cannot imagine who complained - winsted is an amazingly redneck town - a small island of red in an otherwise blue state!! LMAO - I bet half the population of winsted drives by there high anyway!

[rsr26]

6. pot painting

As a homeowner, I would be upset if a neighbor painted anything on his house merely to annoy others or attract attention. Though I think the guy should be able to smoke all the grass he wants, that does not mean he needs to turn his house into a spectacle. Im part of a homeowners assocation, so this probably wouldnt fly where I live.