RAID OVER POTTING SHED'S HASH OF QUESTION

POLICE raided a cannabis-smoker's flat after he confessed to growing
the plant on BBC Radio Scotland.

Joe McLoughlin, 33, of Perth, called the Beechgrove Potting Shed for
advice on Northern Lights - very strong marijuana. However, the
presenters thought he was referring to a variety of cabbage.

It led to Mr McLoughlin, an unemployed website designer, being
"busted" for a "few mouldy cuttings", he revealed yesterday on his own
website.

He said: "The police had heard the transcript of the radio show. They
knew they were coming to bust Mr Small for a few mouldy cuttings. "

Last night, a police spokesman said: "Following inquiries into a radio
broadcast a 33-year-old man was charged and a report sent to the
procurator-fiscal in Perth."

Earlier this month, Frieda Morrison of the gardening programme, who
unwittingly gave Mr McLoughlin advice on how to grow cannabis,
apologised for the gaffe.

She and her co-host, Jim McColl, spent more than three minutes
explaining which compost to use and how to water the herb.