‘First time ever:’ Seattle police give marijuana back to suspected dealers

[UnrepentantLiberal]

As the effects of legalizing marijuana under Initiative 502 –both expected and unexpected – begin to surface, one of the more strange scenes had to have been witnessing Seattle police hand marijuana back to suspected drug dealers.

“In street dealing cases, this would be the first time. Ever,” said Seattle PD spokesman Sean Whitcomb.

The odd situation occurred late last week when Seattle police officers conducted a sweep of narcotics dealers on University Avenue in the U-District and six of the 24 people targeted for arrest were given warning letters and then released.

The six released were also handed back the small amount of pot they had on them.

“A number of suspects possessed marijuana collectively totaling 36.8 grams of marijuana,” the department wrote in its blog. “The marijuana was returned to each individual owner because the amount possessed is legally allowed. All marijuana exclusive dealers were read and given a copy of the Admonishment letter.”

More: http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana/2013/04/04/%E2%80%98first-time-ever%E2%80%99-seattle-police-give-marijuana-back-to-suspected-dealers/

[hrmjustin]

1. Well there is a first time for everything.

[Mnemosyne]

2. K&r nt

[freeplessinseattle]

3. Almost as surreal as all the people toking up under the Space Needle

at midnight the day it became legal. The TV reporters were in clouds of smoke, and the cops milling around said they weren't going to arrest anyone. Just letting the revelry play out, in Seattle fashion

[UnrepentantLiberal]

4. Outstanding.

[Warren DeMontague]

5. And the sky didn't even fall.

Imagine that.