Paying For A Cab Fare With Weed Is Just As Stupid As You Think It Is

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"What was he smoking?" is often just a joke when someone does something bizarre.

But consider the case of a man arrested in Old City for offering a cabbie a substitute for cash.
Michael Medvec, 23, allegedly tried to pay with a bag of marijuana.

While police were at the scene.

"The cops were only a couple of feet away," Sixth District Capt. Brian Korn told Philly.com.

Officers stopped because the taxi was double parked Friday night on Chestnut Street, and learned that a guy who owed about $8 left his phone to assure the cabbie he'd be back with cash, Korn said.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20130402_Weed_not_OK_for_cab_fare__arrestee_learns.html

And this definitely isn't an isolated incident.

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1. Don't even get into a cab unless and until you have an agreed-upon form and amount of payment.

Jackass.