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A D.C. Man Walks Into A Police Station And Asks For Marijuana... And Gets It
Hat tip, DCist: Go Home Already: One Direction
A D.C. Man Walks Into A Police Station And Asks For Marijuana... And Gets It
By: Martin Austermuhle
March 3, 2015
D.C. police often confiscate drugs during the course of searches and arrests, but now D.C. residents are legally allowed to ask for them back — and one recently did.
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.
So, maybe as is done for recovered bicycles, they'll have a police auction? I'm asking for a friend.