GYPSUM, Colorado — An officer noticed an open garage door in Gypsum on Jan. 15. Several valuable items were visible and no one was at the house. The officer tried to phone the resident and close the garage door but could not succeed. He drove by the residence several times throughout the day to keep an eye on it.

On Jan. 17, he was driving by the same house and noticed vehicles in the driveway. He knocked on the door.

A man answered, stepped outside and quickly closed the door. The deputy smelled marijuana. He told the man his garage door had been open all day on the 15th and asked about the marijuana smell.

The man said he had a medical marijuana card. The deputy asked to see it and then the man said he didn't have one. He said he was in the process of completing the paperwork due to problems with his knees.

The officer told the man to retrieve the rest of the pot. He followed the man into the house and watched as he emptied two drawers of paraphernalia.

The man was issued a summons for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.