Ex-Marine seeks return of seized marijuana plants
AURORA (AP) - A former Marine is asking Aurora police to return 71 marijuana plants seized at his home, saying the pot helps him deal with war injuries.
Criminal charges were dropped Friday against 38-year-old Kevin Dickes, a state-certified medical marijuana patient.
Officers had seized the plants in April after a neighbor of Dickes reported he was growing marijuana in his home.
Dickes attorney Robert Corry Junior says the plants ought to be returned to his client.
Dickes says the marijuana helps him deal with nervousness, pain and mood swings resulting from his service during Operation Desert Storm.
Corry says police are required by state law to maintain the quality of anything they confiscate, and planned to filed a motion Monday seeking return of the plants.