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Man Arrested for Selling Pot on Craigslist

by Kendra Cunningham on June 24, 2009 at 03:31 PM



If a drug reference is so well known that there's a Wikipedia entry about it, chances are the cops know it, too. Unfortunately, Marlborough, Massachusetts's Chistopher J. Gray did not check the popular reference site before advertising marijuana on Craigslist.

According to the Patriot Ledger, the number "420" -- a popular term that references getting high -- is rumored to have been started in the '70s by a group of high school kids who smoked pot everyday at the same time: 4:20 p.m. The 30-year-old pot dealer, apparently unaware that the 30-odd-year-old term was hip with the fuzz, advertised in a Cragslist post, "420 help is here. Give me a ring if you need some help."

Last Friday, a Quincy detective called Gray concerning a quarter ounce of marijuana, setting up a meeting for later in the day. Captain John Dougan said Gray was skeptical upon the two cops' arrival, but believed the policemen's denial when he asked if they were narcs, adding, "Well, I trust you. You look normal." Gray then proceeded to sell the two detectives a small bag of pot for $45.

As this is far from being the only illegal activity to spring from the site, Captain Dougan assured the Patriot Ledger, "We will continue monitoring Craigslist." [From: Patriot Ledger, via CNet]

Tags: 420, arrest, craigslist, dumb criminal, DumbCriminal, marijuana, pot, top

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