A plea is in the works in the case of a man charged with growing a home full of marijuana in a west Lawrence neighborhood.

Nolan H. Smith appeared briefly Monday in District Court, where he scheduled a plea hearing for Sept. 21. He was scheduled to stand trial later this month for charges including cultivation of marijuana and possession with intent to sell marijuana.

Smith is one of two people who have been charged in connection with a home in the 3700 block of Hartford Avenue that police allege was being used exclusively to grow marijuana in spring 2004 and had an electric bill three times that of a neighboring home.