The House Without Snow and the Secre
Snow covered the neighborhood, blanketing cars, trees, and rooftops in white.
The street looked “almost perfectly untouched”—except for one house.
Its roof remained completely bare while every other home collected snow.
At first, neighbors blamed wind or insulation. But as snowfall grew heavier, the roof stayed clear.
Concern replaced curiosity. A warm roof in winter can mean “more than comfort,” sometimes signaling unusual energy use.
Feeling that “something wasn’t right,” residents contacted authorities.
Officials soon found the cause: an illegal indoor cannabis-growing operation.
High-powered lamps and heating equipment produced enough warmth to melt every snowflake.
What seemed like a small irregularity was actually “a visible clue.”
Authorities explained that snow patterns can reveal heavy energy consumption during colder months.
While the Netherlands allows limited personal cultivation, large unlicensed operations are illegal, and this property had crossed that line.
The homeowner now faces legal consequences—not because snow disappeared, but because laws were broken.
As the story suggests, “Sometimes truth doesn’t shout. Sometimes it simply melts the snow.”
