We’ve all heard the old line, “Be careful what you wish for.”

In Ridgefield, a man learned to “be careful what you complain about,” said Police Chief Carrie Greene.

On Thursday, Greene said, the man called police to complain about his neighbor’s cat. It wasn’t clear what the problem was.

When an officer arrived at the home on North 16th Court, in the Bellwood Heights area, the man opened his door and quickly stepped outside.

But the officer smelled marijuana, Greene said.

Based on that, the officer was able to convince a judge to sign a search warrant.

In the raid on Saturday, Ridgefield and La Center police, assisted by the Clark-Skamania Drug Task Force, found 84 marijuana plants growing, Greene said.

Of those, 21 were mature and ready to harvest; officers also found some dried packaged marijuana, Greene added.

The man told police he was growing the pot for someone with a serious illness who’s authorized by a physician to use marijuana, Greene said. But the amount of marijuana allegedly exceeds what such a patient is allowed.

Police didn’t arrest the man. Instead, they’ll send their reports to deputy prosecutors who will consider filing criminal charges. If charges are filed, the man will be summoned into court.