Going Green for the Well-connected

One evening, officers answered a domestic call at an apartment complex. Upon arrival, they saw 1 (ONE) marijuana plant growing in a pot in a woman's living room. She was arrested and taken to the county jail charged with growing and cultivating a controlled substance. Within a week, an officer was informed about some marijuana growing outside a home on the other side of town. When the officer arrived at the house he saw, and subsequently confiscated, 26 (TWENTY-SIX) marijuana plants in various stages of growth. The plants were in plastic drinking cups and other containers set about the yard around the house. There were also larger plants growing inside the residence that could seen through the windows from the yard and street. Here's where it gets interesting... only 6 (SIX) plants made it to the crime lab for analysis and, on the chief's orders, the homeowner was not arrested for growing/cultivating but instead issued a citation for disorderly conduct. Did I mention that the homeowner/farmer was, at the time, an employee of the municipality? I guess it's all in who you know or who you are!