oh, that poor "unemployed" guy who rented an apartment to grow weed and got caught. Regardless of how you might feel about marijuana, it's still an illegal substance, and as such, it attracts the criminal element.
This guy wasn't smoking a joint on his porch, or growing for personal use. He was growing well over a hundred plants in a rented apartment. I have no sympathy for him. In all likelihood, he was looking over the growing operation for a local crime syndicate, an expendable pawn.