Out of the pot into the frying pan

I applaud removing criminals from the street and all that, but perhaps police acted hastily here:

Officers discovered nearly 600 marijuana plants, 450 pounds of dried marijuana and 30 raccoon hides on Sunday at a home in rural Pulaski County.

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In addition to the marijuana, officers found freezers in the residence with more than 30 untanned raccoon hides and carcasses.

It is illegal to possess untanned hides and carcasses of furbearers in the state of Indiana more than 30 days after the trapping season closes.

Illegal possession of untanned raccoon hides is a misdemeanor, and each illegal animal is subject to a replacement fee paid to the state.

Shouldn't the marijuana cultivation and raccoon elimination sort of cancel each other out? As a matter of fact, if they let those guys loose in our neighborhood, I bet we could arrange to pay them in marijuana for each raccoon taken out.

And then we can fire up the grills and have a tasty dinner. Raccoon, by the way, is no longer just for those of us who considered "The Beverly Hillbillies" a documentary; it's now "the other dark meat." I understand the, um, grass-fed ones are especially delectable.