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[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

This is a great idea.

This kept a bunch of cops busy looking for eggs. States like Florida have a bunch of cops looking for migrants to arrest and deport.

Not saying anyone should do this. It would be an interesting experiment to see what would happen if a bunch of people posted clues to Easter eggs that might contain drugs or maybe just a pretty little flower.

[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 hours ago

That would be great. Use a bunch of weed slang, bud, flower, sticky-icky, and then the eggs only contain lavender and chewing gum.

[–] Kookie215@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago

This is so funny but also such a poor decision.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 hours ago

Oh man. A friend of mine from back when I was at University (30+ years ago) thought it would be a great idea to have a weed planting day. Everyone goes out to any public area that gets enough water through rain or watering, and just plants weed everywhere. I still think it would be funny to pull off.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 14 hours ago

we just figured out blues clues

we just figured out blues clues

we just figured out blues clues

because we're really smart

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 34 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

This is horrible. Does anyone have the locations of the eggs so I can safely recover them to make sure no one else smokes those dank nuggs?

[–] Kookie215@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

The police hunted them all down, that had to be a hell of a day at work lol

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 6 points 18 hours ago

I'll help you.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Read the article. The police have them all.

[–] dechnically@sh.itjust.works 35 points 23 hours ago

free my boy he did nothing wrong

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 33 points 23 hours ago

Why are the police looking for him?

Dont they have better things to do than give people awards or sth?

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 12 points 22 hours ago

Great, this will just stir up the "omg Halloween candy has razor blades in it" crowd.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 187 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

He's like a Scooby-Doo villain but for good? He would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for those pesky cops.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 170 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And one, packed with concentrates, labeled "He is resin!"

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 day ago

Is there a pic of this? I wanna put John Brown's face on it.

[–] The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

Real eggs are expensive.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 103 points 1 day ago
[–] arotrios@lemmy.world 100 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The hero we wanted, but didn't deserve

The Easter Buddy.

[–] dotson@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago

the weedster bunny

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In true Easter Egg Hunt fashion, one egg was not recovered until someone's grandchild randomly found it a day later.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thought you were joking

"The suspect posted four photos on Facebook showing each location as hints to locate the eggs," the release said. "He also posted a photo of five plastic eggs in the seat of a vehicle. Officers found four eggs and believed he had not placed the fifth."

Officers learned they were incorrect in their assumption when a man and his granddaughter turned the final egg into the department the next day, having also found it in a park, per the release. In total, officers said they recovered over a quarter of an ounce of marijuana

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

over a quarter of an ounce of marijuana

So like $100-200 worth of weed? Unless it was like shake or something.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

I got you for 25$ fam hit me up.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

In Northern California you can get a crappy ounce for $50, a good one for $100

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

thank you for the economics lesson i was gettin ready

[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Used to be cheaper precovid, good one for 80$, depends on the strain tho, the common easy to grow ones were like 70-80 and good

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

I don’t remember seeing indoor at those prices, only outdoor. Honestly for how bad inflation has been weed prices have gone up relatively less imo.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Damn, that's cheap. In my part of the UK, $80 would get you a quarter ounce of what my peers consider to be decent, but would probably be crappy by California standards.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

Do keep in mind that if you go the legal route in California there’s another 50% or so of tax tacked onto the price. But then you get to use websites with pictures and test data instead of all the dealer nonsense.

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 23 hours ago

Much less than that. I get an ounce for $100 from my dealer. And he’s competing with dispensaries, so it’s not shake, either.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 23 hours ago

A quarter oz is $40-$70 at dispensaries in my area (medical legal state)

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Paint greased pigs with the numbers 1,2 and 4. Release said pigs. Watch the hilarity ensue.

[–] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 3 points 21 hours ago
[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unscrupulous, no regard for the law in creatively hocking a product, give this man an MBA

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[–] lemmy12369@midwest.social 10 points 1 day ago

In my city a guy tapes money to an object randomly in some random neighborhood

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