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Oct 29, 2009 8:05 am US/Central

Pot-Growing Lamp Starts Fire In Eagan Home

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― The very thing helping to allegedly grow an Eagan man's marijuana may have been his downfall.

Ryan James Parranto is facing drug charges after authorities say a lamp being used to grow marijuana started a fire at his house in April.

The 31-year-old is now facing two counts of fifth-degree controlled substance and a count of possessing drug paraphernalia after firefighters found his alleged marijuana grow operation.

The complaint quotes Parranto as telling an officer he was growing it for himself because marijuana is very expensive. He was trying to cut expenses because of financial trouble since purchasing the town house.

Information from: Star Tribune, http://www.startribune.com

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