What happens to Alex Collins’ dream deferred?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesAlex Collins got popped by the law because his weed was too dank and too insecurely contained. Basically. He crashed his car, which happens, and “officers detected the odor of marijuana inside the vehicle.” Collins had a big ol’ jar of bud. Twenty years ago five ounces may have seemed like an awful lot of cannabis, but today such a quantity is available for $200 retail. If you’re not trying to pull a Hal Incandenza, it’s way too much for one person, and even then as someone who’s been there, I’d likely get through less than an ounce before panic induced me to flush the rest. But, to be perfectly honest, I’ve never flushed anything like four ounces. That’s a lot of bud.

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