this is just a shitty situation any way that you look at it for the OP, but this talk of "go beat his ass" isn't gonna help him. what do you say to the cops, "i beat his ass because he stole my illegal plants!" get real, i'm not saying that the thief doesn't deserve it, but if you go to someone's house to kick thier ass, in the real world you will be going to jail for aggravated assault which can not only cause you to see jail time, but leave you with a record for violent crime which will follow you long after any bud that you would have harvested would be gone. its been said over and over on here, but just take it as a lesson learned because i can bet that if you are facing criminal charges you will be wishing that you just dropped it!