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FedEx goofs on 200lb marijuana delivery

rawstory.com — Oops! Federal Express accidentally delivered 200lbs of pot to the wrong person in Baltimore, and the recipient tipped off police. Cops then posed as FedEx agents when making the drop-off to the original recipient, who was promptly busted. The sender, however, has not been identified.

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  • Masternajee, on 07/05/2008, -31/+57Damn wish I was on the delivery route there. I have no luck.
    • TheKarmaCrip, on 07/06/2008, -106/+3That's disgusting. I just hope you aren't bringing kids into this world.
      • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -3/+28you guys fail at leaving funny comments...
      • solidus636, on 07/06/2008, -2/+21This coming from the guy named 'TheKarma-CRIP-'. . .
      • wacomwacoff, on 07/06/2008, -1/+22You're a McCain supporter named TheKarmaCRIP and you think a pot smoker is so disgusting that you're cursing their ability to have kids?
      • tvanwyk, on 07/06/2008, -1/+9Well, American mainstream politics make strange bedfellows...
      • JGib, on 07/06/2008, -2/+6Chinease proverb time
      • logload, on 07/06/2008, -1/+5you suck at life
      • richardstaboner, on 07/06/2008, -1/+6this guys a douche
    • sporg, on 07/06/2008, -1/+7"The sender has not been identified"

      Cool I was starting to get worried for a minute there. Not my fault that he gave me the wrong address!

      Now to make a call to Pembroke...
    • TunaFishGangsta, on 07/06/2008, -1/+7I'm not sure what I'd do with 200lbs of weed. I mean, I know what I'd do with 2lbs, but not 200lbs.
    • Modulo, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5If this happened to me the very second thing I would do is call the police to report the 190 pounds of marijuana that has arrived at my home.
  • sparkmonkeyz, on 07/05/2008, -62/+323Shame on the lame person for not only giving it back, but tipping off the cops. What do people get off on these days. Don't they know I would have just taken it off their hands, and all this talk of agents and being busted could have just been forgotten. jesus
    • siszam, on 07/06/2008, -7/+1381. They probably had to sign for it. When the sender finds out the wrong person go it they might come after it. That's not a good situation.

      2. My first thought would be, "It's a trap!". So I would call the cops to keep from being entrapped.
      • dynelol, on 07/06/2008, -0/+56200lbs is probably a GUN situation.
      • d4ktu, on 07/06/2008, -0/+17#1 is very true, but I'd just tell them: "Wtf you guys gave me the wrong package that had 150 pounds of weed in it!! Take it all, I was just about to call you guys."
      • AmericansRevolt, on 07/06/2008, -2/+9if cops asked me why i accepted a 200lbs package of marijuana without knowing were it came from, i would look right back at them and say 'are you stupid, or sumthin?'
    • milhousem3m3, on 07/06/2008, -25/+3Marijuana should be legal but just not smokeable.
      • benguild, on 07/06/2008, -2/+14Wtf?
      • whyufail, on 07/06/2008, -10/+3Simple. You can't force the ***** on others via 2nd hand smoke.
      • santa7, on 07/06/2008, -3/+2He's talking about using it as hemp product
      • archiesteel, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3...or cooking it. It's actually much less harmful that way.
      • xerox, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Vaporizer?
    • treas, on 07/06/2008, -3/+26I'd eat magic brownies all ***** day.
      • dynelol, on 07/06/2008, -22/+1Those KEEP YOU on the couch. I like to DO THINGS with my buzz.
      • marx2k, on 07/06/2008, -0/+25Why ARE YOU typing LIKE THIS? ARE YOU a little SLOW IN the HEAD?
      • DephexTwin, on 07/06/2008, -0/+11Give him a break. He's on magic brownies right now.
    • 0tis, on 07/06/2008, -7/+2I'm guessing that FedEx called the cops? Description says the recipient tipped off police but the article says nothing of the kind.
    • Trigononamous, on 07/06/2008, -1/+69You know, it was originally 400 pounds...
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    • Asianwaste, on 07/06/2008, -1/+19I'd say shame on him for opening a package that's not his... unless I guess if the recipients have the same name or if the package had no specific named recipient.
      • marx2k, on 07/06/2008, -2/+8Or if the package reeks of your college days
      • sgiffy, on 07/06/2008, -1/+6Or maybe since it was delivered to him he did not check the address.
      • archiesteel, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3I'm just surprised nobody smelled anything...I guess it wasn't skunk weed.
    • runCMD, on 07/06/2008, -12/+4You are upset with the guy for doing the right thing ?
      • TheGuruStud, on 07/06/2008, -3/+12Getting someone locked up for a long time for a useless drug war (that's going to come out of your pocket) is a bad thing to do. He could've gave the guy his weed. Hell, if it isn't a ghetto area, I'd wager you'd make a very loyal friend.
    • JohnboiWaltune, on 07/06/2008, -5/+23All I would do is seal the box up and take it back to FedEx. Hopefully it would get to the right person. I don't smoke weed, but I don't believe it should be illegal.
      • MrWhite7, on 07/06/2008, -9/+6regardless of what you think, knowingly shipping a controlled substance is.
    • seabass341, on 07/06/2008, -3/+25I don't think you quite understand how much 200lb (about 100kg) of marijuana is. That could cost almost a million dollars, I didnt even know that fedex could deliver packages that big. I'm surprised the smell didnt tip anyone off. If I got that package I would definetly report it because if they catch you with that much your going away for a LONG time.
      • knol, on 07/06/2008, -2/+12I doubt it was 200lb, because that would be one huge package of marijuana. I'm guessing that was a typo, and the real amount was only 20lb.
      • drmobutu, on 07/06/2008, -1/+13No way Fed Ex could even deliver a package with 200 pounds of weed in it...it wouldn't fit in their trucks. Also, no way was it worth a million dollars...had to have been Mexican brick weed...nobody would ship that much high-grade via Fed Ex, in one package...
      • AmericansRevolt, on 07/06/2008, -3/+1i agree with both, knot and drmobutu.

        on top of that, 200lbs of brickweed would barely fit in my pickup truck. if it was dank, it probably wouldn't fit in my house.
      • TnTBass, on 07/06/2008, -2/+2Closer to $320,000 actually. Not counting discounts one would likely get buying that much weed. Or so I hear...
      • tomz17, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Fedex CAN (and routinely DOES) deliver 200+ lbs... I just got a plasma a few weeks back that was 150lbs. Came on a special fedex truck that IS not your regular fedex delivery truck...

        I got to talking to the guy as he was working the liftgate, and he says he's pretty much delivered everything, including a fully finished composite in-ground pool earlier in the year.
      • CyclonusRIP, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Plastic and metal is a little denser than weed. 200lbs of compressed weed would be a good sized box. Probably at least like a 3-5 foot cube to fit all that if you were absolutely stuffing it in there. A lot of times when cops make big busts like that they exaggerate the amount because they get off on screwing people over or something like that. And it's kind of hard to say what the value would really be. If you are talking about what you would sell it for if you broke it out into 1/8 or 1/4 ounce bags and sold it then you are talking like $512,000 at $20 an 1/8. More than likely he's probably selling multiple lbs for like 1/4-1/2 the price it actually sells for on the street. A good rule of thumb, especially for ***** weed, is to just about double the price for everyone who has their hands on it before you. More than likely that dude will just sell it to someone in big 5-20lb chunks then this guy sells it to the guy you know like 1-2lbs at a time.
      • seabass341, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1It really depends where you get it from but yes, if you bought all of this from the street at 10 dollars per gram (which is normal in big cities) this would cost $900,000. If you bought more directly (as this guy probably did) the weed could cost about $400,000. It really depends, there are no regulations for this kind of thing.
    • iChaz, on 07/06/2008, -2/+7dude coulda toked it :D... for like 200 years nonstop. or just sold it back to the original recipient.. and made a ***** of money!
      • Muyoso, on 07/06/2008, -3/+12And then the original recipient kills you for the million dollars worth of drugs, or you go to prison for the rest of your life.
      • EmperorAwesome, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Everyone can use a gun, that's why its an equalizer. Can't stand all these "oh noes the drug dealer will kill us all with rockets" posts.
    • TheTaoOfBill, on 07/06/2008, -6/+4How come no one busted the guy for opening a package not addressed to him? Isn't that illegal?
      • sgiffy, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6Probably because it was an honest mistake given that it was delivered to him and once he relied his error he reported it.
    • cdahlkvist, on 07/07/2008, -2/+1Wait. You, like everyone else, are missing the real problem here.

      Why are you opening a FedEx package that was delivered to YOUR house that has the WRONG NAME AND WRONG ADDRESS ON IT?

      Wtf happened to privacy? The person that incorrectly received this package shouldn't have opened it in the first place. They should have looked at the name and address and called FedEx and told them they delivered it to the wrong place.

      This "narc" loser should be up on charges for opening someone else's private package.
  • roflmcwaffles, on 07/05/2008, -19/+903If I ever found 200 pounds of doob on my doorstep, the only number I'm calling is Pizza Hut.
    • rentmitchum, on 07/06/2008, -25/+5I'd call a friend or 2.. and I'd go to the hardware store. Time for a giant water-cooler bottle hookah! Also, I'd hit the grocery store too.. get me some butter, chocolate chip cookie mix, flour, etc. I've never had a hold on enough at a time to actually feel like I wasn't wasting it by cooking a good amount of it (because I've never had any, of course! LOLZ! Drugs 'r bad). 200 lb's would be quite enough :D
      • rentmitchum, on 07/06/2008, -7/+4Oh and maybe a couple bottles of Isopropanol. Just hypothetically.
      • santaliqueur, on 07/06/2008, -2/+13I think you've had enough.
      • rentmitchum, on 07/06/2008, -14/+5Digg is sad. Stories about drugs frequently make it to the front page but comments about drugs are generally all buried unless they show some sort of snarky witticism or sarcasm or quoting of some pop culture. I mean, why ***** bother submitting this stuff to digg and digging it if you bury all the posts that talk about drug use? It's so ***** stupid.
      • marx2k, on 07/06/2008, -2/+8"Stories about * frequently make it to the front page but comments about * are generally all buried unless they show some sort of snarky witticism or sarcasm or quoting of some pop culture."

        Fixed.
      • Rhendal, on 07/06/2008, -1/+6rentmithcum, maybe it's because your response was lame and wasn't adding onto the joke at all.
    • sap959, on 07/06/2008, -12/+6order online! :P
      • Sil369, on 07/06/2008, -3/+13or give it to terminally ill hospital patients denied it
      • sap959, on 07/06/2008, -9/+5there denied fast food? :|
    • yarayara, on 07/06/2008, -5/+2Damm! your comment makes me hungry!!
    • mdp8889, on 07/06/2008, -1/+5dude its all about the cheese sticks mannnn
    • Arkavus, on 07/06/2008, -1/+31***** that. You could sell 8ths for a dollar and still make 22 grand off it.
      • marx2k, on 07/06/2008, -2/+32Enjoying marijuana and selling marijuana are two very different things. If I have a lot of marijuana, I don't want to sell it. I want to smoke it. I guess I'm just not a good businessman
      • flashingcurser, on 07/06/2008, -1/+10@marx2k with 200lbs you could smoke a gram a day for... oh... 240years. Or you could smoke an 1/8th everyday for 71 years.
      • squaredUP, on 07/06/2008, -1/+9You would have to sell most of it though because it would go bad before you could smoke it all. Unless say like 100 of your closest buddies and you go balls to the wall for a month or so.
      • AdmiralHalsey, on 07/06/2008, -1/+11Hello sir, id like to place an order for 6oz. we should probably use fedex for the transaction.

        "I love the fedex guy because he is a drug dealer and he don't even know it" rip mitch
    • brokenworlds, on 07/06/2008, -7/+2i actually lol
    • Laminarcissus, on 07/06/2008, -3/+14I think he turned it in because it was probably a big block of stale *****.

      Lets face it, how do you get 200 pounds of fresh, sweet, and sticky love to smell like anything but 200 pounds of sweet sticky love to anybody within five feet of it? I wouldn't think there would be enough vac bags and Axe body spray in the world.

      He probably opened it, and one hit smelled like hay doused in gasoline, and so he decided to be a hero instead.
    • MoClippa, on 07/06/2008, -1/+8Dude, its 200lbs of marijuana. All the recipient has to do is call up Fedex, ask for the address the package was delivered to, and go over there and shoot your ass for stealing his grass. I have had UPS boffs before, and instead of waiting for 3 days for them to resolve the issue on their own, I took the time to sweet talk the operator into giving me a delivery address, and drove over to claim my boxes... on the other hand, whoever has 200lbs of weed on delivery, probably isn't going to be as cordial as I am when they ring your doorbell.

      Pro tip... find the recipient, return the package in full, and rid yourself of it, who knows... u might get a free stash or bargain prices forever out of the bargain. Either way, you are still alive...

      On the other hand, this person who got the stash, probably thought of all of that, wasn't a pot smoker, and thinks pot should be criminalized, and figured, if she/he wasn't going to return it to the recipient, then she/he'd save themself the potential trouble, and call the cops to deal with it...
    • neolyn, on 07/06/2008, -3/+5I LOLed at this. Literally.
    • freshgrease, on 07/06/2008, -2/+7Pay the delivery guy in weed. I'm sure he wont mind.
    • WannaBeSquare, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3.....its creeping me out, cuz a week ago... Pizza Hut....

      I think I know your name, sir.
    • jessenoob, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Bob Marley extra crispy.
  • kateyall, on 07/05/2008, -19/+278HAY!

    THESE AREN'T THE CLOUDS I ORDERED, THEY'RE BUSHES.


    THE CLOUDS ARE BUSHES.
  • CanadaMan87, on 07/05/2008, -19/+9200lbs... That's a pretty absurd amount of weed, considering weed really doesn't weigh very much at all.
    • Coven, on 07/06/2008, -6/+7You're not smoking very good weed then. Get yourself a pound of the sticky-icky and come back when you realize just how dense this stuff can be.
      • innocentsinner, on 07/06/2008, -5/+14Actually, he's right. One pound of weed only weighs 9 ounces.
      • ulcards2033, on 07/06/2008, -2/+4***** kinda pounds have you been picking up? lol only 9 zips thats like a half pound homie
      • illt, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6if dried and cured properly (very little water weight at all) i would imagine a 1lb bag of good bud would nearly fill a puffed out 2 gallon ziplock.

        must have been a big delivery.
    • RUGERSP101, on 07/06/2008, -7/+1Enjoy your improperly cured weed newb
      • marx2k, on 07/06/2008, -0/+8I'm guessing you're replying to Coven... if not, just know that curing removes weight from the weed.. not adds to it
    • birdly, on 07/06/2008, -2/+15Which is heavier, 200 pounds of weed or 200 pounds of mushrooms?
      • xeno439, on 07/06/2008, -0/+14When was the War of 1812?
      • marx2k, on 07/06/2008, -0/+8I don't know maaaaaaaannn... that's pretty heavy maaaaaaannnn
    • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -6/+5That would be enough for me for the next 3 or so years.

      What an idiot. If someone had delivered $64,000 in an envelope to his door, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have called anyone. But he was programmed by all the anti-drug ads to be scared when someone delivered $64,000 in plant buds, and he panicked and called the cops.

      What a sorry moron. He could have just given it to one of his co-workers, or maybe even his boss, in return for some sort of favor.
      • EvilCan, on 07/06/2008, -5/+6Having $64,000 in your house is not illegal. Having 200 pounds of weed is. See the difference now?
      • JakeW, on 07/06/2008, -2/+3OR.. and this is just an OR.. he got someone else's package, and being a federal offense to open it... he called the police/FedEx/some other authority who had the right to the package. Dumb *****.
      • jmdisme, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Idiot.
      • twiztidsinz, on 07/06/2008, -2/+3@JakeW: OR and this is just an OR...
        He got someone else's package, he OPENED IT (which is how he knew it was 200lbs of pot before calling the cops) and decided to be a giant dick to the guy
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2JakeW, it is not a federal offense to open a package from FedEX.

        It is a federal offense to open a package sent by US Postal Mail.

        There's a huge difference.
  • seethingmotor, on 07/05/2008, -11/+6I'm jealous, why couldn't I be the mistaken recipient.
  • anarcurt, on 07/06/2008, -14/+8Dude!
    • sap959, on 07/06/2008, -2/+7SWEET!
    • brawltimore, on 07/06/2008, -3/+1damn you sap

      anyway if anyone else wants to send pounds of marijuana to Baltimore my address is..
  • zippe, on 07/06/2008, -21/+3it would be a funny prank to mail someone hundreds of pounds of cocaine and get them arrested and face charges of possession of illegal substances.
    • stinger666, on 07/06/2008, -2/+15Yeah, except the part where you lose the money used to buy that cocaine.
    • Murdats, on 07/06/2008, -1/+10its not waste if you hate the person.
    • RUGERSP101, on 07/06/2008, -1/+10If you are willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars (hell maybe millions) on a prank mailing cocaine to someone is one of the least funny things you could do.

    • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -9/+3HANK'S (pranker) PHONECALL TO BILL'S (prankee) HOUSE:

      Ring....Ring....Ring....

      BILL'S PHONE:Hello?

      HANK'S PHONE:Hahaaaa, gotcha Bill!!! oooh man bet u never expected a buncha undercover cops were gonna delived 30 kilos of cocaine to ya huh? hahahaha you crazy bastard?!!?!??!

      BILL'S PHONE:Bill is in prison, Hank.

      HANK'S PHONE:haahaaaaauuhhhhhmmm, oh um uhhh. (changes voice to squeaky high pitched voice), oohhh this isn't hank, this is um uhhhh melissa, me and bill have been seeing each other behind your back, a hee hee.

      BILL'S PHONE:Your number is on the caller ID Hank...

      HANK'S PHONE:oh uhhh um, that's because i uhhh um, i was over here telling hank how i think i gave bill herpes, and uh i think he may have given it to you.

      BILL'S PHONE:I'm hanging up now Hank.

      >Click
      • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -3/+1i would've kept going but munchies kicked in...
    • smashfest, on 07/06/2008, -2/+2yeah that would be a funny prank
  • Inuranic, on 07/06/2008, -11/+163This is why I send my stuff via UPS.
    • DeskFlyer, on 07/06/2008, -5/+65This is why you never receive your weed on time.
      • dynelol, on 07/06/2008, -2/+30Love isn't always on time.
      • ceredron, on 07/06/2008, -1/+8Whoah whoah whoah...
      • Blandyman, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3i said!
      • yeshuadoom, on 07/06/2008, -0/+8"I love my Fed-Ex guy cause he's a drug dealer and he don't even know it...and he's always on time." - Mitch Hedberg
      • AmericansRevolt, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3+100 diggs for mitch. rip
    • BradBrown, on 07/06/2008, -0/+13Are you kidding? I used to work for UPS (as seen on http://bradbrown.com/?cat=41). If you want your dope or pornography to get there on time, you'll ship via DHL. DHL - the world leader in salacious delivery.
      • AmericansRevolt, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3dhl doesnt even wash their trucks.. i would probably trust them to not bother opening my packages too.
    • sodade, on 07/06/2008, -2/+10According to a friend of mine, USPS is the safest way to send. Of course, if you are dumb enough to send 200lbs in the same package, you deserve to get caught.
      • bipolarruledout, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1It may be "safe" but I think it also becomes mail fraud if they find out... but I'm not certain. Your f**ked either way so I'm sure it doesn't make that big a differances.
      • Mfb769, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2If you send USPS, and they suspect anything, they need a warrant from a judge before searching it.
      • kelmaster1, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2you're right, priority mail with the priority mail box with other items in the box to throw off weight, vacuum sealed bags...
        Fed Ex and UPS are not as reliable and are more sketchy, I've heard other stories about Fed Ex searching suspicious packages. These companies can get rewards..
    • BillDoE, on 07/06/2008, -4/+15UPS sucks! The real scumbag here is the neighbor for opening packages that don't belong to them.
  • Mykol225, on 07/06/2008, -12/+4No, no ,no, my address is ......!
  • MasterThief117, on 07/06/2008, -23/+61Uhh, who the hell would call the cops on 200 pounds of pot?
    I would sell like 195 pounds and keep 5 for myself. I'd not only be able to get baked for the next eternity, I'd also have a hell of a lot of money.
    • Cruelapollo, on 07/06/2008, -8/+2Or when they see the FedEx shipping weight and notice there's quite a bit missing.
      • twiztidsinz, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3Finders Fee / Hush 'Money'
        I'm sure they'd be willing to accept a 10lb loss over a 200lb loss.
    • jellygraph, on 07/06/2008, -0/+11unwise, the money you make form selling it is money you have taken away from the intended recipient and that might make himm/her very angry and want hurt you.
      • nonfatmilk, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Yeah, I completely agree. The intended recipient would probably call up fedex to see where it was incorrectly delivered and find you..

        TO CHOP YOUR BALLS OFF AND GET HIS BRICKS
    • Ydnar723, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1I'd sell it to the original person who was supposed to get it...well maybe not myself directly, maybe COD the package or something. With that much pot on my doorstep and sell it, that is the equivalent of filling up my car at least a dozen times.
      • jmdisme, on 07/06/2008, -0/+7"Oh hey thank you for finding my pot. Oh you want to SELL it to me? That's how you roll, huh? Oh ok...

        Here's a gun. Give me my ***** weed.

        Oh , I traced your address with google. That's why I'm standing at your doorstep right now , ***** sucking *****. Nice try."
      • ch1ck3n3, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Your math is all wrong.

        You're getting 200 lbs for absolutely nothing.

        If you sell at a rate of $40 an eighth, that's 320 an oz. There's 16 ozs in a lb which makes it $5120 a lb. 200 lbs would yield $1,024,000 so unless you're driving like 100 SUVs at once, you'll be filling up a lot more than just a dozen tanks.

        Even at $20 an eighth (which most people will consider a steal), you'll still have enough money to change your name, delete your records and move the ***** away.
    • drmobutu, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5Didn't you see "No Country for Old Men"?
  • Digitalicious, on 07/06/2008, -15/+33Gah! Ugh! The police aren't even going to use it!

    It's such a waste!
  • bdub92, on 07/06/2008, -6/+346To quote the late Mitch Hedberg: "I like the FedEx guy, ’cause he’s a drug dealer and he don’t even know it! And he’s always on time."
    • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -2/+91"some guy asked me if i wanted a frozen banana, i thought no but i may want a regular banana later so i said ya"
      • thelock65, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Popsicles are for the summertime....alright.....
    • Timmaay, on 07/06/2008, -0/+56"I hope the next time I move I get a real easy phone number. Something that's easy to remember. Something like, 222-2222. I would say sweet. People would say, "Mitch, how do I get a hold of you?" I would say, "Press 2 for a while, and when I answer, you will know that you have pressed 2 enough."
      • dave122, on 07/06/2008, -0/+15immediately what I thought of when I saw the title.

        RIP
    • jaihu, on 07/06/2008, -1/+22"i don't have a girlfriend, but i know a girl who would be really mad if she heard me say that"

      oh mitch, come back
    • MtheoryX, on 07/06/2008, -0/+13"When you buy a box of Ritz crackers, on the back of the box, they have all these suggestions as to what to put on top of the Ritz. "Try it with turkey and cheese. Try it with peanut butter." But I like crackers man, that's why I bought it, 'cause I like crackers! I don't see a suggestion to put a Ritz on top of a Ritz. I didn't buy them because they're little edible plates! You've got no faith in the product itself."
      • AmericansRevolt, on 07/06/2008, -3/+2edible plates! yessss i gotta toke up for a minute now. happy independence day, mitch! this bud is for YOU!
    • BJLStorm, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2"I want to make a vending machine that sells vending machines… It’d have to be real ***** big."
      • FractalPhono, on 07/07/2008, -0/+0"I want to see a fork lift, lifting a bunch of forks, it would be so damn literal!"
  • rentmitchum, on 07/06/2008, -15/+4Let's see..

    Pan, check
    butter, check
    various awesome cookie mixes calling for butter, check

    After about an hour (smoking the whole time) it'd be time for the best OM NOM NOM ever. Oh what a glorious year or so that'd be. I know, internet tough guy smokers will say "hah, a week more like it" or something, but nah.. Could easily stretch that into the most laid back year ever.
    • Ryan166, on 07/06/2008, -5/+4Duuuude. Brosef. That would last me, like, a week.
      • santaliqueur, on 07/06/2008, -2/+3Dugg for Brosef.
      • 801NvizioN, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1Broseph*
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2You are an idiot. I did the math figuring I could smoke an ounce a day (being very ambitious) and that 200 pounds would last me over 8 years.
      • wrzhydr, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Brosef Stalin..
    • santaliqueur, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3You'd have to "stretch" 200 lb of weed to last a year? Half a pound a day not enough?
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2If you try hard enough, and smoke an ounce a day, you can smoke 200 pounds of weed in about 8 years or so.
    • sap959, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1dont talk about OM NOM NOM... i stoned with no food and what u said sounds REAALY good :P lol
    • Tenlow, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3If you smoked an ounce a day every day 200lbs would last 8.7 years (200 x 16 / 365)

      I'd say that would be enough.
      • marx2k, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2You would have a very bad time after that weed ran out
      • sap959, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2oh im sure i could manage it :P
    • rentmitchum, on 07/06/2008, -7/+2So, I'm being buried for not doing the math? I mean, the gist of my post was saying I'd cook with it and smoke it, not trying to say how long it'd ***** last.

      God I hate you people. The people who are picking out parts of what I said to make their 'witty' comments about how long it would last etc are exactly the type of people who will never smoke weed.. ***** loosen up.
      • Tenlow, on 07/07/2008, -1/+2I buried you because you seemed to have an unnatural obsession with butter. Yeah cookies are good and all, but why butter? Why not focus on the chocolate chips or something.
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2tenlow, he was talking about cannabutter.
      • rentmitchum, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1THC is soluble in fats and oils. Dickface.
  • BuilderBob007, on 07/06/2008, -9/+0Ooops ..lol
  • antileet, on 07/06/2008, -24/+103Who the ***** mails weed?
    • zenjabba, on 07/06/2008, -4/+13Mostly it goes via the postal service, as they don't seem interested in checking boxes being delivered. They are interested in making sure they get the box off thier hands as fast as possible.
      • AmericansRevolt, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1it should be safer to go usps because by law they need search warrants to look into boxes, but this is also america 2008 and they open ***** now too. 'terrorist' threat, you know. thank you patriot act.
    • ahoy, on 07/06/2008, -5/+55LOTS of people.
    • RUGERSP101, on 07/06/2008, -3/+62Seriously who the ***** doesn't mail weed?
    • DeskFlyer, on 07/06/2008, -13/+3People who don't want it fresh.
    • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -4/+41mail is so last century, my friends keep talking about this new doo dad called e-mail, supposedly its the future!
    • Kyan, on 07/06/2008, -16/+2Cable, just how old are you? It's all about Twitter now.
    • RNEMESiS42, on 07/06/2008, -3/+14Just about everyone.
    • jamie191817, on 07/06/2008, -5/+4Anyone want to mail me some weed? i'm quite fancying some.
    • TheKappa, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1Um, I do.
      :P
  • brakes4turtles, on 07/06/2008, -9/+3Lol, they'll never catch the sender. That mofo already has to have a new place of residence.
    • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6how'd you know his last name was mofo?

      hmmm, i think i'll keep my eye on you mister
  • tehjarvis, on 07/06/2008, -13/+180"Hello? Police? Yes, Fed Ex accidentally left a package on my porch with 5 pounds of marijuana in it!
    • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -23/+120"Also police... can you please teach me how to end quote?
      • Tyorant, on 07/06/2008, -3/+30Ha! Nice one calling him out on a mistake anyone could make. You owned him.
      • idavidcrockett, on 07/06/2008, -1/+12"
      • tehjarvis, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6Davey's got my back.
    • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -54/+2200 pounds, by the way.

      But yes, that is just an ignorant fools idea of "being a law abiding citizen".

      How did this guy know that some cop wouldn't just take the easy bust and arrest him for felony possession regardless of who he called and for what reasons?

      I mean, lots of cops could care less. If they find you in possession, they'll bust you. If you are renting a basement out and that moron in your basement has enough weed, they'll seize your home and put you in jail. Just so long as it is an easy bust and a sure fire conviction.

      They all get promotions and annual reviews based on how many arrests and the ratio of arrest to conviction, after all.
      • blaze03, on 07/06/2008, -1/+58*WOOOOOOSH*
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      • auricomnet, on 07/06/2008, -22/+4Missed the point idiot...5lbs because he kept/used the other 15!
      • jmdisme, on 07/06/2008, -1/+11Like I said, Phil's an idiot. Again.

        You probably should never type anything on the internet, ever. Unless you enjoy looking stupid.

        Idiot.
      • PokerGigolo, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3@auricomnet: missed the math, idiot... 200 - 5 = 195, not 15

        Anyone not smart enough to do remedial subtraction is obviously not smart enough to pull off some grand pot heist.
  • DroogInPhoenix, on 07/06/2008, -18/+3What a ***** waste of tax payers money.
  • IWDA4, on 07/06/2008, -12/+80"Officials say he was charged Thursday with possession of a large quantity of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute along with other drug related charges."

    Good thing they got him for weed is such a "dangerous substance."
    • sap959, on 07/06/2008, -5/+10i know yeah... i have stiff joints and bones and i just had some weed and now i feel great :S omg i think im gonna die or go insane!!! :P
    • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -3/+10it is a dangerous substance, if it's covered in ZOMBIE FIRE ANTS!!!!!!!!

      MWUAHAHAHAHA
    • flashingcurser, on 07/06/2008, -2/+9I was busted for growing weed. The charge? (I'm not making this up)

      "Manufacturing Dangerous Drugs"

      I wish I could laugh about it.
    • kelchm, on 07/06/2008, -1/+11That much weed is dangerous. You could like hurt your back trying to move it.
    • 0Xonox0, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3lol so guns are legal and weed is a "dangerous substance"?
    • TnTBass, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2They never said they found any weed at the recipients house (although it was implied). Since he never received the shipment until it was the police delivering it, how can he be charged with possession? Did they get him to sign for the package and then say "Surprise! You've been caught with large sums of pot - you're going to jail!"?

      In any event, the ***** have my pot! Next time I'm shipping Purolator.
  • Ryan166, on 07/06/2008, -10/+18Thats like half a million dollars! Why call the police??
    • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -9/+3No, it is more like about $64,000.
      • blanketfury, on 07/06/2008, -3/+2This is coming from personal experience?
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -2/+7Not from personal experience.

        In fact, $64,000 comes from using windows calculator on a 15 inch laptop screen set at 1920 x 1200, and not counting all the zeros.

        It is actually $640,000, figuring about $200 an ounce.

        So, Ryan166, you were right, I was wrong. My bad.
      • EffZee, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1No, it's like half a million dollars, I think you're buying oregano.
      • blanketfury, on 07/06/2008, -0/+11People end up floating in a river for missing those zeroes.

        Drug dealin would be a bad career option for you :(

      • mizati, on 07/06/2008, -2/+3$200 an ounce!!! holy ***** where do you live its like $65 to $85 an ounce here in FL.( for regs anyway)......but still when you have a few hundred pounds you dont sell by the ouce.....figure $700 to $ 800 a lb here....prolly 1000 to 1200 up there.
      • SIRBERUS, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1If it is $200 an ounce, then it is garbage.
      • marx2k, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2You can sell drugs to me any time.
      • Jaliyl, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1hmm, $640K, no one should need any more than that.
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1mizati, I can get $50 an ounce brick weed on New York Avenue in Southeast DC, if I want to take the risk. Plus, who smokes brick weed anymore anyway?

        I rarely smoke weed anymore, so if I'm going to, I want to smoke something that will only take a couple puffs from a joint or a single bong-hit to set me up for an hour or two.

        Anymore, I just want a little bit of good weed when I go skiing, once a year, out in Colorado, or on the rare occassion that I go to a concert. I'm not going to smoke dirt weed. It better be something special.

        I know people who pay $400 an ounce for what they call "working bud" or "BC bud", and can even pay up to $1,200 an ounce for extremely rare designer bud, or if they know a grower, they'll pay $1,200 for a quarter once of pure trichomes.
    • 3Den, on 07/06/2008, -0/+10Because you want to be "Innocent guy who fedex accidentally delivered 200 pounds of weed to" rather than "Drug Dealer, a suspected neighborhood man, caught with 200 pounds of weed"
    • FullMetalNIN, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1$65 - $85 an ounce for oregano is a little steep. I think you're getting ripped off.
      • Tyrghast, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2Hardly dude. When I was at college last semester, the cops busted about 200 lbs in amarillo, and the surrounding area has been dry since. Even swag is getting up towards 65 an oz.
    • jragland, on 07/06/2008, -0/+320,000 out the door easy - remember kids, you get deals for bulk... haha
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1$100 a pound? Sure, for mexican brick weed. But only meth addicts and trailer park residents or people who live in the projects buy that *****.
  • popltree2, on 07/06/2008, -26/+13...***** stoners...
    • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -6/+3what was before *****, and after stoners?

      must've been something you *****...
    • FrogKermit, on 07/06/2008, -3/+1This guy has net positive digs? Whats with the stoner hate?
  • Squaros, on 07/06/2008, -18/+187I believe it's a federal offense to open someone else's mail
    • yacks, on 07/06/2008, -3/+5lol thats what I'm thinking.. unless the guy arrested was John Smith and the guy who got the package was also John Smith..
      • Sil369, on 07/06/2008, -0/+15that would be awesome
      • FLarsen, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Mr. Anderson! Did you get my package?
      • 0Xonox0, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6But what if the guy they arrested was a third, innocent John Smith!
      • FLarsen, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3It's time for a crackdown on John Smiths.
    • 801NvizioN, on 07/06/2008, -0/+64I believe ordering 200 lbs of illegal substance may fall under that category too.
    • Tunafishjoe, on 07/06/2008, -2/+25It's also a federal offense to ship drugs. Lol
      • 0Xonox0, on 07/06/2008, -1/+7In this country, we rather go after people who sell drugs than those who invade other's privacy.
    • RUGERSP101, on 07/06/2008, -9/+59Retard fed ex is not the ***** mail. The only reason petty ***** involving mail is a federal offense is that the United State's Post Office is a ***** federal agency.
    • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -1/+26It sure is. But Fedex is a corporation not owned by the US Government like the USPS.

      Plus, I know of case law where it was found that if you receive a product sent to you without you requesting it, you are not responsible for the cost of that item. In the early 1900's some "ambitious" salesmen would mail their products to people with a bill, and some morons paid the bills. But one smart person sued them, and it was found that if someone sends you a product without your knowledge or acceptance, you can keep that product and are not responsible in any way.

      The same could be said about mailing illegal substances. I can always say that I only signed for the package because I thought it was an Ebay or Amazon.com order I placed. I didn't realize someone who has a grudge against me had sent illicit drugs to me.
      • mithrasinvictus, on 07/06/2008, -1/+12Must be some grudge to send 200 pounds.
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -2/+6mithrasinvictus, if someone hates you enough, no price is too high to screw you.

        If your old high school rival now grows 1,000 pounds a year, 200 pounds might just be enough for him to satisfy his hatred against you.

        Who knows.

        If Bill Gates wanted to screw you, it wouldn't be inconceivable for him to drop a million bucks, even 5 million just to put you under.
      • diggydougie, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Yes, they privatized it. But All of the laws written when it WAS a federal agengy are still on the books. Also a side point, the government subsidizes them tremendously. The USPS is a private company in name only.
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1They haven't privatized USPS. That is still a government owned corporation. All shares are owned by the United States.

        But we are talking about FEDEX. Federal Express is and always was a corporation that was either privately owned or whose shares are traded on a stock exchange.
    • drewtown, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5it may not be a federal offense but I'd still be pissed if someone opened any of my mail/fedex/ups packages.

      FedEx is dumb for shipping it to the wrong place too. This happened to me recently. They shipped my huge cat tower to a hotel.
  • ufia, on 07/06/2008, -21/+4Proof that smoking marijuana should not be legalized, potheads are shipping illegal drugs through the mail. Geniuses!
    • Murdats, on 07/06/2008, -3/+8thats the most retarded circular logic I have heard in a long while.

      It should not be made legal because its illegal.
      • ufia, on 07/06/2008, -13/+1ROFL! Two stoners got confused by my comment somehow. There's no circular logic in my post. I was pointing out that smoking weed does in fact damage your brain cells, since potheads can do something as stupid as shipping illegal drugs through the mail. The only circular logic right now is in your urge to empty a bag of Cheetos in one bite.
      • jttennisplaya81, on 07/06/2008, -3/+7RAWR SUPER TROLL!

        Seriously, go back under your rock. No one wants you here.
    • kc0jsf, on 07/06/2008, -3/+5not sure how this logically follows...wait a second...it doesn't!
    • RUGERSP101, on 07/06/2008, -2/+7During prohibition rum runners smuggled booze into the US on boats proof that liquor should still be illegal.
  • icurnvs, on 07/06/2008, -4/+48Hah - I used to work for UPS and we caught weed going through the system all the time. This one guy got fired for pinchin some out of a shipment.
    • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -9/+1buy local, so ups ***** and fedex tard delivers don't ***** with your *****... kthxbye
    • blanketfury, on 07/06/2008, -1/+24That one guy doesn't happen to be you is it?
    • jisrael, on 07/06/2008, -1/+18How did you catch weed going through the system? did you x-ray every package or could you just smell it?
      • swimgod, on 07/06/2008, -1/+6Is someone planning a shipment? ;)
      • 032483, on 07/06/2008, -1/+6Yeah i'm interested in the process with which these companies go through to locate and illegal drugs in their mail. Do they have some sort of scanner to find pot?
      • TnTBass, on 07/06/2008, -1/+6More specifically, what are the best ways to avoid detection? I'm just curious. I swear.
  • kufu91, on 07/06/2008, -11/+73wait a minute. if officers posed as FedEx and gave the recipient the package, how could they arrest him for something they delivered. That would be like putting an envelope full of cp in his mailbox and arresting him.
    • yowhasoy, on 07/06/2008, -1/+8that's true, it does feel like a good defense would be entrapment, unless they delivered it then tracked it.
    • da_bradler, on 07/06/2008, -1/+5it mentions in the article that they also seized 4 other boxs of weed, I'm assuming that's what they arrested him for and the drugs being delivered by them was just an excuse to search the residence. But the thing i don't get is why they dressed up and delivered it themselves, why not just show up and search the guys house? i mean they can't arrest him for processing weed they gave him so what's the point?
    • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -2/+52The guy could always still claim that he had no knowledge that someone was sending him weed. So now, with a good lawyer, he's got entrapment and enticement, and a total lack of proof that there was any foreknowledge on the part of the accused.

      I mean, if this guy gets convicted for this, then all a cop has to do is pose as a fedex delivery person at just about any person's home, say he has a package, ask them to sign, and then arrest that person for being foolish enough to sign for a package addressed to him. Just think about all the local politicians, even national level politicians, or just the people the cop is annoyed with that could be caught up in this new sting operation, no matter what their innocence or guilt in any form of criminal activity.

      How many people have been asked to sign for a package from Fedex, UPS or even the Postal Service, only to find out after opening the package that it was not the item or product they had ordered? How many people mistakenly signed for a package even though they didn't order something, believing, at the time, that they must have ordered something if the delivery guy tells them they have a package?
      • 0tis, on 07/06/2008, -2/+7Let's just hope he remembered not to say "Oh thanks, I've been waiting for this"...

        Seriously though, the fact that he was being sent weed is legally reasonable grounds for the police to search his house, AFTER which they can arrest him for possession, if they find anything. 200lbs is a lot of weed, I'm guessing it wasn't all for personal use, so there must have been some kind of evidence around the house they could use.
      • consonance, on 07/06/2008, -4/+1That's the theoretical situation. In reality, any judge or jury would be highly suspicious of any defendant who says, "I don't know why I got this package. I don't know this man at all." The sender would have to know the recipient's name and address, and the fact that people never get random crap from individuals they don't know will not help the recipient's case. Plus, if investigators found the sender they might offer him a plea bargain if he testifies that the recipient knew the guy.
      • Xsecrets, on 07/06/2008, -4/+4Did anyone RTFA they found two more opened packages on the premises with over 400lbs.
      • RizzoFrank, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3Did you RTFA? "Police say they also seized eight other FedEx boxes with nearly 400 pounds of the drug."

        8 is not 2.

      • 0tis, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5Doesn't say whether they seized it from his house or more FedEx deliveries
      • surfmore, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1More speculation, please!

        OM NOM NOM NOM! Eat this crap up like it was a large bowl of cold hard facts!
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Consonance, I have a neighbor who does air brush t-shirts, two doors down. For whatever reason, one of her less frequent suppliers has my address instead of her's, by mistake.

        I long ago gave FedEx a note saying to put my signature on file and deliver all packages using the signature on file. Since her supplier uses my address and a company name, the FedEx guy just drops it at my door.

        Besides, I can use the internet to look up a person's address, and send him or her anything I want, without their knowledge. The people at FedEX don't call ahead and make sure the recipient has any foreknowledge of the shipment.
    • magus424, on 07/06/2008, -11/+5It's not entrapment, anyone should be able see that - they did not set out to send it to him, it was already sent - a sting like this is absolutely legal.
      • NoVABaller, on 07/06/2008, -2/+10What's your address, I want to send you a package. Sorry if I stuff it with bud. But when they get you, don't forget, it was legal.
  • VinnieDaMac, on 07/06/2008, -2/+39There's no point in even clicking the link. The whole story is pretty much there in the description.
    • calebhawk, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6you just saved a bunch of people who read all the digg comments before reading the story a lot of time, consider yourself a prophet of good news sir!
    • Quicksilver3, on 07/06/2008, -1/+0I agree.
    • nizzy1115, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1good i havent clicked it yet.
  • Felbane, on 07/06/2008, -1/+33@ the "Why turn it in" folks:

    I'd assume there would be some way for the planned recipients to find out where it went.

    Would you really want to be the one with 200lbs of somebody else's pot?
    • kc0jsf, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4always insure your package
    • woofers07, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4As someone who enjoys the occasional 'burn' I agree, 200 pounds isn't exactly easy to hide, not to mention the smell. I definitely wouldn't go to the cops, but I'd be getting rid of it ASAP.
    • RUGERSP101, on 07/06/2008, -1/+14I would rather be the guy with 200lbs of someone else's pot then the guy who squealed. ***** they will still know who this guy is.
      • mithrasinvictus, on 07/06/2008, -4/+3He's got nothing of theirs they need to get back and there's no point anymore in shutting him up.
        I think he did the smart thing.
      • anachronaut, on 07/06/2008, -2/+5@mithrasinvictus:
        Ever heard of revenge? This person just cost someone a crapload of money (pot varies widely in price depending on quality, but 200lbs is going to be a nice chunk of change even if it's schwag) and got the package addressee -- not necessarily the same person who lost the money, mind you -- put in jail, potentially for a long, long time. I'd be watching my back and seriously considering leaving town if I were in their shoes.
      • mizati, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2200 lbs isnt that hard to hide, it was probablly compressed into bricks for shipping they compress it down pretty small and as long as it sealed air tight there is no smell. I wouldve just flipped it over to someone in one lump some for like 50k and been happy.
      • mithrasinvictus, on 07/06/2008, -1/+5This is not a movie plot. The dealers knew the risks, there is nothing to gain by exposing themselves.
      • Antixian, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2i'm guessing without using dealer pricing but what you'd actually sell 1lb to some one for, this 200 lbs could be sold for 120,000 to 280,000 depending on if it was schwag or hydro/kb. that's a ***** load of money and you can bet your ass if that's roughly the amount it could make then those ***** will be after your ass.
    • Schreck1, on 07/06/2008, -1/+4I don't give a *****. Pot is pot...no matter who it's from or intended for. I'll be fine with it when I'm high.

      Btw, hiding it isn't hard. You can mask the smell if you try.
      • gallagherFTW, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2agreed. hasn't anyone seen Weeds????
    • shaneomac27, on 07/06/2008, -2/+5Would you really want to be the one with 200lbs of somebody else's pot?

      is that a serious question?
    • mweber02, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Planned recipient of pot - "Hey, dude, I think someone accidentally shipped 200 pounds of pot to this address. Did you receive it?"

      Accidental recipient of pot - "No dude."
    • 0Xonox0, on 07/06/2008, -1/+4You could always do the humanitarian thing and send it to the person it was originally meant for.
    • bipolarruledout, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Anyone with 200 pounds of weed didn't pay anywhere near as much money as you think they did. Not even close.
  • sap959, on 07/06/2008, -8/+2Damn... how can i get weed in the mail, UPS, FedEx, whoever! if u need to get rid of it SEND IT TOO ME :P... please :D
    • smotpoker1, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1me too! It's for medicinal purposes I will smoke/bake/drink the 200 pounds of pot myself.
  • durilai, on 07/06/2008, -9/+36Oh well, just another non-violent criminal to add to the overcrowding
    • Schreck1, on 07/06/2008, -1/+9and waste of more taxpayers precious money
    • Tahiri, on 07/06/2008, -11/+5Yes because you know he's non-violent, and he wasn't ruining the lives of the people he sold that stuff to
      • Twenty, on 07/06/2008, -1/+8God forbid they should smoke some reefer on a saturday night watching TV and eating chips. It's totally not the buyers' fault.
        It's only violent at times because it's underground and unregulated.
      • manualrainbow, on 07/06/2008, -1/+81) Violent or not, he was charged with a non-violent crime.

        2) Ignoring that marijuana is relatively harmless and isn't physically addictive, ruining lives is not the responsibility of a drug dealer. If anything, it would be the people who *buy* the drugs that are ruining their *own* lives.
      • FLarsen, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6If I buy pills at the pharmacy, overdose on them and ruin the lives of my family, should they sue the pharmacy?
      • shibbyo, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2I would agree with you if we were talking about a carload of cocaine or meth but you are just way off base on this one tahiri
  • GrimPraetorian, on 07/06/2008, -4/+58You sure it wasn't 250 pounds of weed?
  • RRJackson, on 07/06/2008, -13/+48Stoners, man. Not that I've never been stoned, but it seems like "pro" stoners all lack some fundamental sense of propriety that most people don't have to guess about.

    My girlfriend works for a sheriff's office here in northern California. She came home with a story not long ago that summed up some things about the lack of judgment at work when cheeba monkeys make plans. Oh, all of this "allegedly" happened, because I don't know if it's gone to trial yet. Anyway, about midnight an off-duty K9 unit on his way home sees two pickup trucks racing on the 101. He didn't want to dick with it, but they were doing over 100 mph and he felt like he should stop them. Both trucks were loaded to the rim with weed coming down from Mendocino County. They were apparently going to drive all the way through to LA. So you've got a truckload of weed and you're gonna race a guy with another truckload of weed? That sounds like a good idea? It's like they needed a straight to explain it to them or something.
    • EverTheCynic, on 07/06/2008, -6/+12A voice of reason in the masses.
    • birdly, on 07/06/2008, -3/+24The guys driving the trucks don't sound like stoners. They sound like dealers doing something other than weed.
      • flashingcurser, on 07/06/2008, -1/+6Exactly! My take on that story? Both were speed freaks who just ripped off a grower and wanted to get out of dodge.
    • RNEMESiS42, on 07/06/2008, -4/+12I'd say that's the minority of people who smoke weed, not the majority. Stupid people are stupid people; what if they didn't even smoke weed, and only dealt it?
      • RRJackson, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6People who make a career out of weed are generally not doing it because they got bored with running a particle physics lab.
      • RNEMESiS42, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Not all people show their intelligence by having mild aspergers and smashing atoms together.

        Don't get me wrong, I love physics.
    • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -6/+23First of all, the better weed comes from Humboldt, not Mendocino.

      Second, do you know how Nascar started? It started out of the culture of alcohol runners during the prohibition.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR

      "Stock car racing in the United States has its origins in bootlegging during Prohibition, when drivers ran bootleg whiskey made in Appalachia. Bootleggers needed to distribute their illicit products, and they typically used small, fast vehicles to better evade the police. Many of the drivers would modify their cars for speed and handling, as well as increased cargo capacity, and some of them came to love the fast-paced driving down twisty mountain roads. One of the main 'strips' in Knoxville, Tennessee, had its beginning as a mecca for aspiring bootlegging drivers.

      The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 dried up some of their business, but by then Southerners had developed a taste for moonshine, and a number of the drivers continued "runnin' shine," this time evading the "revenuers" who were attempting to tax their operations. [4] The cars continued to improve, and by the late 1940s, races featuring these cars were being run for pride and profit. These races were popular entertainment in the rural Southern United States, and they are most closely associated with the Wilkes County region of North Carolina. Most races in those days were of modified cars. Street vehicles were lightened and reinforced."
      • EverTheCynic, on 07/06/2008, -0/+10So if they had only refrained from enacting Prohibition, we might not have to put up with Nascar today. If only.
      • mrjit, on 07/06/2008, -2/+3That has to be the goofiest "This began here" story I've ever read. First off, they're cars, they're bound go and be raced by stupid/drunk kids at some point. Next, people are going to find a way to profit off of said racing. Whether they were smuggling Moonshine, or Teddy Ruxbins 10-20 years prior is completely irrelevant. Sure, it may have helped build up an auto-modification scene, but seriously, to say Nascar's roots are in Bootleg racing is just ridiculous.
      • RRJackson, on 07/06/2008, -3/+6They call Medocino, Trinty and Humboldt counties the "Emerald Triangle" in NorCal, just FYI. I know with a name like, "PhilLesh69" you probably imagine that you know more about the NorCal drug trade than the local law enforcement, but that's just because you smoke too much dope.
      • EmperorAwesome, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2I really really really wish police departments didn't have access to helicopters. I'd love to see anti-prohibition weed-runners able to flourish.
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1mrjit, do you know what NASCAR stands for? National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. So it did not help build an auto-modification scene.

        But if you re-read RRJackson's comment, I was remarking about the fact that some stoners got caught racing while in the act of transshipment of marijuana, and how that is no different from how NASCAR was founded by moonshiners who drove fast cars to outrun the "revenuers"

        RRJackson, I don't know that much about the northern Cali drug trade. All I knew about was Humboldt County. I used to smoke too much dope, but that was almost 20 years ago.
    • Clodhopper, on 07/06/2008, -6/+5For some reason I expected this story to end in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song.
    • NoVABaller, on 07/06/2008, -2/+23If they were stoners, they would be going like 50, get that ***** out of here.
    • utahnkid, on 07/06/2008, -5/+10If the majority of stoners were so dumb I doubt pot would be so incredibly prevalent in just about every square mile of this country. Someone's gotta be doing it right.

      But good job using ONE story to classify an entire, diverse group of people.
    • zbor, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5For a review of the scientific literature on the link between marijuana intoxication and driving, see NORML's literature review:

      http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5450
      • RRJackson, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Yeah, but let's see a triangulation of data for incidences of vehicular mishap by low-IQ individuals engaged in substance abuse. Because dumb+drugs+automobile seldom equals anything good.
      • EmperorAwesome, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2@RR
        You've never driven while high, have you?
      • RRJackson, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Sure. I've crossed the country tripping, too. But I'm not a guy whose ever made a career out of running drugs, either. I'm not saying all people who do drugs are morons. I'm saying that a lot of morons who do drugs somehow become uber-morons.
    • cmapes2, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3Hmm, sounds more likely that the drivers were on cocaine and stole a bunch of weed.
    • bipolarruledout, on 07/06/2008, -2/+2Would you like a blanket for your statement?
  • Tunafishjoe, on 07/06/2008, -2/+289I work for FedEx, drug dealers are using us instead of driving it themselves. It's faster, cheaper, and safer. We NEVER catch the sender. They always pay cash and leave a fake return address.

    They tightly wrap the plant in layers upon layers of plastic wrap, motor oil or transmission fluid (to conceal the odor) is spread liberally in between the layers. After between 25 to 50 layers of plastic and oil they throw it into a small box with packing peanuts and expanding foam to keep it secure. Then generally place that box inside of a slightly larger box with more packing peanuts and foam. Both boxes have all the tabs spray glued shut, then wrapped in brown packing tape so tampering would be evident.

    I've seen weed in vases, sculptures, tin cans, painters buckets and custom made plastic boxes.

    One idiot just threw the plant and some dog food in a box. The box stank up the entire room.
    • Schreck1, on 07/06/2008, -1/+19Well, hopefully the dealer doesn't get motor oil on my weed.
    • kukiweed, on 07/06/2008, -2/+221Nice tutorial there, thanks!
    • djcreamy, on 07/06/2008, -4/+104Dugg for tutorial.
    • Tunafishjoe, on 07/06/2008, -1/+40Or cram the plant into a small sealed plastic paint bucket. Now wrap the top in plastic wrap as described. It's a lot cleaner and more secure.

      And don't use any sort of Fabreez or fabric softener. That smell is typical in these types of packages and only tips us off. Don't mess with baking soda either, it's useless.
    • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -3/+24Turkey basting bags are completely air tight.

      I know, I flew from IAD to DEN with an ounce in my crotch, and walked right past the dogs at the security checkpoint, in March of 2002.
      • Tunafishjoe, on 07/06/2008, -1/+10Don't let any residue touch the exterior of the bag. Wear gloves to put it in, then remove them to seal the bag.
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -3/+10Tunafishjoe, not only do you put gloves on to wrap, you also put gloves on when transferring the weed from the original bag into a new bag. And you wash your hands a lot during this whole process.

        Throw away those gloves, then put on new gloves to wrap the bag in the turkey baster. Then wash your hands again.

        Then, do not smoke before your flight, and do not mess with your new enlarged package (your crotch) until you get your baggage and are in the cab at your destination.
      • mwolfzorn, on 07/06/2008, -0/+12You probably just walked past a bomb dog and not a drug dog. K9 Units are specifically trained for tasks. A bomb dog will smell the drugs and notice the smell but the problem is when you train a dog for both, the cues to alert you about bombs and drugs would be the same and they wouldn't be very effective at either task.
      • bobartig, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3On my way back from Germany, I accidentally smuggled a bratwurst roll into the country. When we were backpacking through germany, I'd pack a couple sausage rolls or coldcut sandwiches (something they seem to serve for breakfast in some areas) and stick them in my bag. They usually ended up being my lunch on the go.

        When I came back, I noticed the customs people had these adorable little beagles in uniform that were trained to sniff your belongings for produce and meats. Only later did I realize that I had some meat+roll wrapped in a napkin in the bag - precisely what the dog was sniffing for.

        In his defense, there was the dread-locked hippy behind me who was smelling up the place with his combination of B.O. and pot stank (we'd flown out of Amsterdam). Yeah, they pulled him over right quick and dug through his bags.
    • waydee, on 07/06/2008, -0/+12I think they need to learn about vacuum sealers...
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Not necessarily effective. It all depends on how porous the plastic is.

        Sandwich baggies are not completely sealed, zip locks are a little better, but smells can still transfer through the membrane of the plastic.

        Vacuum sealing doesn't matter, what matters is whether the molecular structure of the plastic is smaller than the molecular size of the smell emitted by whatever you are trying to hide.

        In fact, vacuum sealing could work against you, since that would cause more smell to escape the bag as it slowly, imperceptibly, escapes the bag as the bag attempts to follow a rule we all should know, "Nature abhors a vacuum".
    • pileofstraw, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4
      and how do you catch those? and whats the guideline at FedEx when you suspect a box with dope in it. I assume you can't just open it and see by yourself?
      • muleskinner, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6Actually, the do have the right to open any package in their possession, for any reason.
        If they *think* something might be funny about a box, they'll rip that ***** up.
      • AmericansRevolt, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1yep. you gave your box to a private company, they can do with it as they please.
      • PhilLesh69, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Well, they can't "do with it as they please" without any restriction, but they can certainly x-ray it, run sniffer dogs past it, do chemical trace analysis or anything else, and if something triggers a red flag, then, yes, they can absolutely open the package.

        After all, their pilots are going to be hauling that package, and they have every right and responsibility to ensure they aren't loading a bomb onto one of their planes.
      • Tunafishjoe, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1We catch them because we know what they look like, what they smell like, what they feel like and where they are generally going. My advice... make your package look/smell/feel completely different from what I described in the original post.
    • flashingcurser, on 07/06/2008, -2/+25This is complete garbage. How do you send weed through the FedEx or UPS?
      First start by collecting glass mayonnaise jars, ideally the gallon size. Buy the largest professional vacuum seal-a-meal you can buy, the ones with long plastic tubes you can seal at any point. Wash all containers in the dishwasher. Have a large box of rubber gloves handy (they're very cheap).

      First take a nail and put holes in the metal lids of the jars. Seal a long seal-a-meal tube that will fit the jars. Then before you have touched any weed and have clean hands put on gloves. Put weed in the jars, change gloves, with new gloves put the lid on and slide it into the seal-a-meal tubes with the lids/holes facing toward the machine. Change gloves and draw down a vacuum and seal the tube. After you have this stage done, change your gloves and wash with soap and water the outsides of the jar/seal-a-meal tube assemblies. Change gloves and put a seal-a-meal bag around the whole assembly and wash two more times. You should end up with 3 vacuum seal-a-meal plastic wraps surrounding the jar. Pack the jars in bubble wrap in a sturdy container. 8 in a container is good, a gallon mayonnaise jar will hold about a QP, depending on density of the weed.

      This works even when drug dogs smell the package. What gets people busted from drug dogs is when the oils from weed get on your skin and get transfered to the package. Dogs can smell weed at very small parts per million. There will be absolutely no smell coming from the package, the vacuum pulls the air from through the wholes in the jar. The jar keeps the seal-a-meal from crushing the contents. 3 bags ensures that the whole assembly has a very high permeability, also as a bonus if one jar breaks the implosion will not rip the bags. The worst that happens with an implosion is that some bud gets crushed and someone has to pick out glass. The glass pieces are usually large and easy to find. The vacuum ensures that if gas (air) travel through the plastic it will be towards the product, also people like vacuum fresh weed.

      If you have to mask the smell, you're not doin it right.
    • illt, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5or just use a consumer foodsaver. The bags are non-porous so there's no chance of any dog smelling the contents inside.

      Don't crush the bud with the vacuum seal, just seal it.

      Wash the outside of the bag thorougly with ispropyl alcohol.
    • elpohl, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3How about the weed in a wax candle technique? Just cut a fat scented candle in half, put the herb inside, and seal it back. Dutch mail tested! (that's what they say...)
      • AmericansRevolt, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1it works on the shield with heroin, too.
      • NCg8r, on 07/07/2008, -0/+0The Dutch Mail took 5 months to get a package from Amsterdam to North Carolina, and it was all completely legit. In the months before we received the package, people had ripped the box apart and unwrapped all of our carefully-prepared breakables. Half of our stuff was smashed because they didn't even bother to re-wrap the things in the bubble-wrap we crammed into the package. I understand them thinking we'd try to smuggle drugs out, but at least help us keep from losing everything we bothered to ship home! It wasn't cheap, either. Using Fed Ex and paying extra for faster delivery next time.
    • JohnboiWaltune, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3I heard of a guy who would get it heat-sealed inside Mylar balloons, and then put activated charcoal in the package to soak up any odors.
    • ralphthemagi, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5That seems like a lot of work. I knew a kid in the dorms freshman year of college that would just double bag it, then put it in a peanut butter jar. He'd eat out the center, stick the baggie in the middle, and then seal it off on top. He'd top it off with a piece of saran wrap, and then just screw the lid back on.

      Not only did he ship weed all over the country, but it came with a free jar of peanut butter! Your all-in-one stoner solution.
      • NCSD, on 07/07/2008, -0/+0Yeah, I know a friend of mine who tried that but got caught at a border checkpoint between cali and arizona by the drug dogs
  • pamon, on 07/06/2008, -1/+4who the helll was the correct receipient then? I mean does someone routinely ship 200lbs of pot through the fedex channel? Makes it seem like it was just misrouted. Sheez..
  • welliwonder, on 07/06/2008, -5/+13best to send federal express, overnight, they never check those. ;)
    • Tunafishjoe, on 07/06/2008, -0/+12Actually they always check those. That's what the dealers prefer to use. It's always fishy when someone is sending a large box of "clothes" overnight with cash. That's 100 to 150 bucks right there.
      • welliwonder, on 07/06/2008, -5/+2don't be a ***** idiot and send anything over 16 grams

        Use ur noggin mate!
      • StonedOdie, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Not really... Overnight is not as thuroly checked... Hence I used that, and many ppl I know used it rather then sum 7 day *****... Overnight shipments go through more terrorist screening n *****... but not for drugs... Why u think they didn't find it till it was sent to the wrong person..
      • krusader3z, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1I've always 'heard' that overnight was the best way to go about this as well. Things just move too quick (planes, hubs, trucks, all within 18 hours)
  • Synapse84, on 07/06/2008, -8/+6Should've just signed it as Bill Cosby.. :P

    (if you don't know what i mean.. 2 and 3 are in the related section)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaiW3-mr-k0
    • IanPR, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Thanks man!
      Thats some funny stuff.
      Why are people burying? :(
  • zman1117, on 07/06/2008, -15/+34"I love the FedEx driver cause he's a drug dealer and he don't even know it...and he's always on time."

    -Mitch Hedberg, RIP.
  • cam0man, on 07/06/2008, -4/+62I'm not sure how they 'busted' the guy receiving the drugs. It seems like it'd be pretty easy to get out of that one - "I've never heard of this guy in my entire life, they already screwed up giving it to the wrong person once, why do you think these drugs are mine?".

    If you could go to jail for getting drugs in the mail, wouldn't people just start mailing drugs to their enemies and give the police an anonymous tip?
    • voodoozombie, on 07/06/2008, -0/+16What's your address?
    • EverTheCynic, on 07/06/2008, -1/+9"Police say they also seized eight other FedEx boxes with nearly 400 pounds of the drug."

      I'm assuming he had quite the collection in his residence and apparently he wasn't about to call the police.
      • cam0man, on 07/06/2008, -3/+1Ah, good call. I assumed those packages were all pending delivery.
    • bashew, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Welcome to America.
    • say592, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Ive long considered that a possible answer to my problems.

      Why commit murder or beat the ***** out of someone when you could get them put away for 15 years on drug trafficking charges?
  • mozert, on 07/06/2008, -8/+11The only person guilty of any thing here is the sender. I suggest the intended recipient finds a good lawyer before letting anything escape from his mouth.
  • PixC, on 07/06/2008, -9/+9So I guess the recipient that received the package opened it illegally, since it didn't belong to them.
  • diggdong, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3I've heard of similar situations where Fedex leaving packages with their neighbors (a practice I believe is forbidden in residential delivery).
    • mrjhmm, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3It's not forbidden, they leave packages with my neighbors all the time. I didn't sign anything to give permission either.
    • bipolarruledout, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1It's the sender who has the waive signature but most don't becuase then they have to reattempt delivery unless you want to go pick it up from fedex yourself. If it's an issue than request your senders NOT to waive signature. I could see how your might not want your nosey neighbors holding your shipments from sextoys.com
  • AutoTom, on 07/06/2008, -11/+8what kind of tard would tell the police?
    • bacta, on 07/06/2008, -2/+2Ya,
      because keeping 200lb of Weed, when the Drug Dealers know your Adress is such a smart idea. Nobody would miss it or anything.
      • antiorblkflag9, on 07/06/2008, -0/+11I like to Capitalize random words in my Sentences Too.
      • FLarsen, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5This is not German, relax the capitalization.
      • EmperorAwesome, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1But he is. Hence the 'ya'.
      • FLarsen, on 07/07/2008, -1/+1@EmperorAwesome: Huh?
      • EmperorAwesome, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1German - ja - phonetically similar to ya.
        Unless he meant to say yeah.
    • 0tis, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3I'm guessing he told FedEx, and they told the police, but I could be wrong. The description says he did it, but the article doesn't.
    • EverTheCynic, on 07/06/2008, -6/+3The kind of 'tard' that might want to call the police for assistance if ever a victim of crime in the future. I don't know why police officers get such a bad reputation overall, but they provide a valuable service and no one should be entitled to that service who is unwilling to abide by law. If you don't feel compelled to uphold the law, then you don't deserve its protection either. If you wish to change a specific law, live in a state like California where a proposition can be added to the ballot. However, if the majority of people disagree with you, too bad because that's society.

      This comment is for all of the people who question the person who reported the shipment to the police, but I'm not going to reply to all of those people individually.
      • bipolarruledout, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1How do you define value? For the tax dollars that you pay for a police force what valueable service do you get for your hard earned cash? I ask becuase I really want to know. Perhaps you had a theft and they recovered everything for you?

        I really feel that most of what they do is attempting to stop the flow of capitalism which raise prices and increases violence and suffering in communities.
  • Comp1demon, on 07/06/2008, -13/+21I don't think the Receiver will get in any trouble..

    Sounds like entrapment to me,

    Granted, under questioning - if the guy admitted in a court of law that he knew there was a shipment of drugs coming to him - then fine - what ever charges are set aganst him will stick.

    But, I don't see how receiving a fedex package with drugs in it is your fault?

    If I got a fedex and then was PROMPTLY busted 2 seconds after signing, First thing I would do is ask for a lawyer, second tell my lawyer - I signed for a fedex and was arrest ed for recieving drugs, I never even opened the box - How the ***** am I supposed to know what in there.. 1 hour later I walk a Free man..

    Now - If you want to let me sign for them, then obtain a warrent to search my premisis 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours ... what ever amount of reasonable time later and then arrest me for possession of drugs - (AS LONG AS I OPENED THE FEDEX) then fine, But I'll tell ya - sometime I get ***** from UPS/Fedex and I don't open it for days, just sits there till I feel like openeing it - so if you get a warrant and come in and that fedex I signed for is still not opened, hence SORRY im walking away scott free again.

    ***** Pigs as such assholes - this is blatent entrapment - You can't catch the sender so you nail the recipent - Give him a chance to prove he deserves to be busted or just confiscate them and call it a day... ***** If I accidently recieved 200 LBS of weed I was sit in astonsihment for hours looking at it and have NO CLUE what to do - I don't smoke, I don't know anyone who smokes where I live, and all my pot head friends from back in the day who do smoke are 750 miles from where I live now.. I would just sit there with my Jaw open - I probibly would try to sell it Dirt cheap to someone and try to make a quick buck to pay off some creditcards... I wouldn't call the police - probibly not - unless my wife / parents or someone close to me told me to before I could come out of my daze from looking at that much pot...
    • PhilLesh69, on 07/06/2008, -2/+4I agreed with most of what you wrote, once I got past your spelling errors.

      The part about sitting and staring at the weed after getting it, though, that would be all it could take. Once the cops bust in your front door and see you there in front of it, well, that is all it would take.

      But, as far as being delivered something you could deny you had any knowledge about, well, that is entrapment. Not in the sense that the cops enticed you into purchasing an illegal substance, but in terms of being an unwitting recipient of illegal drugs that you were then arrested for possessing. It would be the same as if you got pulled over and a cop dropped a dime bag in your car, and then arrested you for having that dime bag in your "possession" (if you could prove that, of course, but in the case of an undercover cop posing as a fedex guy, that is very provable)
    • Xsecrets, on 07/06/2008, -1/+11well the other two boxes they found opened on