A Man Walks Into A Police Station And Asks For His Weed Back...

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Alex Seitz-Wald ?@aseitzwald
A man walks into a police station and asks for his weed back. Gets it. http://wamu.org/news/15/03/03/yes_you_can_now_ask_a_dc_police_officer_for_your_pot_back …


___According to D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7), a resident walked into the Sixth District police station in Ward 7 on Monday and asked an officer on duty to return his marijuana to him, which had been confiscated during a prior arrest.

"He walked in to recover his property from a recent arrest," said Alexander, who was told of the exchange by a staff member who witnessed it. "He walked in and said, 'I want my property back, and want to make sure I get my weed back.'"

Alexander says that while the officer on duty was initially confused, the man did eventually recover his marijuana. "They gave him his weed back!" she said...

While police are allowed to confiscate the marijuana if no proof of age is provided or if an arrest for another offense occurs, a Special Order distributed to all officers last week specifies that the individual whose marijuana is seized is legally allowed to go to a police station to request that it be returned to them.

"A person whose marijuana or marijuana-infused edible goods was seized... may seek the return of their property by visiting the station in the District where the marijuana was seized no sooner than 24 hours after the seizure," says the order.

read: http://wamu.org/news/15/03/03/yes_you_can_now_ask_a_dc_police_officer_for_your_pot_back

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. haha, heard bout this. Lovin' it!

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3. imagining the homecoming with weed back in pocket

...(although, I'm not partaking, these days) I can imagine the buzz of satisfaction recalling the unusual, voluntary repatriation of tokeables from the fuzz.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. lol, the guy should get one of those buds bronzed for posterity.

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2. It's the right thing to do.

--imm

[kairos12]

4. Did he go to the weedturn window?

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5. they probably bagged him

...left him short.