A couple in Pennsylvania is reportedly suing local authorities and their insurance agency after being told their hibiscus plants were actually marijuana — when they apparently weren’t.
Edward Cramer, 69, and his wife, Audrey, 66, said in a recently-filed lawsuit that while they weren’t charged with a crime, officers with the Buffalo Township Police Department treated them like criminals when they mistook their backyard plants for marijuana, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.
The Cramers, in their lawsuit, reportedly said the issue began when their insurance agent visited their home Oct. 5 to assess a property damage claim. He took pictures of their hibiscus plants and sent them to police, believing the couple was working as part of a drug operation.
Two days later, officers came to their home with a search warrant and when Audrey opened the door, she said there were roughly a dozen cops “pointing assault-style rifles at her,” according to the Tribune-Review.
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