A two-metre (six-foot) marijuana plant decorated as a
Christmas tree was confiscated from the home of "an old hippie",
who is now facing a drug possession charge, German police said
Wednesday.
In a tongue-in-cheek press release titled "All you need is love
or how a hippie celebrates Christmas," police in the western city
of Koblenz said they discovered the giant plant in the living room
of the suspect.
"The two-metre-tall marijuana plant had been put in a Christmas
tree stand and decorated with a string of lights," the police
said.
"When asked, the hashish fan told the perplexed officers that he
had intended to add more decorations to the 'tree' and place the
presents under it, according to tradition."
Police seized the plant and another 150 grams (5.3 ounces) of
marijuana found in the apartment.
German authorities on Tuesday said that a 21-year-old man in the
southern city of Munich had been detained with a homemade Advent
calendar with cannabis behind each little door instead of
chocolate.
The suspect was released but now faces charges of possessing
drugs.