Drug Grower Forces Bears To Act Like Common Dogs

Bad news, bears: “Royal Canadian Mounted Police raiding a British Columbia pot-growing operation got a big surprise two weeks ago. As they approached the estimated 1,000-plant grow, near Christina Lake about 220 miles east of Vancouver, a number of black bears approached. Officers soon realized the bears were tame, having apparently been fed by the grower (for years, according to a neighbor) in an effort to deter theft. ‘One of [the bears] jumped on our unmarked car for a while. But it soon became apparent they were habituated to the grow operation,’ said RCMP Sgt. Fred Mansveld.” This story is even better if you watch the video here, wherein the mayor of nearby Grand Forks tells the local legend of “the bear lady” and suggests that she might actually have been growing the pot in order to help pay for the bears’ food.