by Clifford F. Thies

In British Columbia, pot has been pretty much decriminalized. This means possession of a small amount is treated like a parking violation, subject only to a fine. But, dealing in the substance is still illegal. Accordingly, the forests of the province abound in marijuana. And, now, marijuana growers have come up with a seeemingly ingeneous method of guarding their plants from interlopers: guard bears.

The London Telegraph reports that, along with arresting two humans, Canadian police arrested more fourteen guard bears in conjunction with a marijuana bust. The bears, they report, were tame and even docile. But, they will have to be put down because of their familiarity with humans. Also, one raccoon.

Detectives raiding the two large cannabis fields in Western Canada were surprised to discover at least 14 tame, and seemingly docile, black bears wandering around the crops.

During the raid earlier this month, police also found a “friendly pot belly pig and a little raccoon sleeping on the bed”, which tried to climb up an officer’s leg.

The drug crops, containing about 2,300 plants, were found near Christina Lake, a remote area east of Vancouver, just a few miles from the American border.

Thus, the international war on drugs claims yet another victim: guard bears.

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