Because it's Friday, you ain't got no job ...
You wanna know what I learned already today? That a gram equals roughly 0.035 ounces, which means 30 grams is about 1.05 ounces.
You wanna know what else I learned already today? That Philly’s DA Seth Williams is a forward-thinking, smart dude.
Here’s what brought both of these realizations on …
From the Inquirer:
The city’s new district attorney and the state Supreme Court are moving to all but decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use in an effort to unclog Philadelphia’s crowded court dockets.Under a policy to take effect later this month, prosecutors will charge such cases as summary offenses rather than as misdemeanors. People arrested with up to 30 grams of the drug – slightly more than an ounce – may have to pay a fine but face no risk of a criminal record.
“We have to be smart on crime,” said District Attorney Seth Williams, who took office in January. “We can’t declare a war on drugs by going after the kid who’s smoking a joint on 55th Street. We have to go after the large traffickers.”
Wish I could find that piece I wrote for the Weekly in which several police officers told me they wouldn’t bust someone walking by City Hall with a sparked joint. But I can’t. So you’ll just have to believe me, man.
Now if you’ll excuse me, it’s 8:20 a.m. which means it’s 4:20 somewhere four time zones away and me need to go find my cousin Strawberry. (Oh, and that whole McNabb thing? Even though I’m well aware of his penchant for low-throwing, I’m reserving a place on the home-office wall for a framed McNabb and Shanahan win Super Bowl front page to hang next to the one already hanging there of Elway and Shanahan after they won the Super Bowl. )