Dispatches from the Drug War: What’s the Proper Etiquette When You Are Responsible for a Weed Seizure?

This story on TMZ (“Sublime With Rome Weed Confiscated … Linkin Park Ratted Us Out To Cops”) is indicative of the bizarre place this country has come to with respect to marijuana prohibition.  (I should probably note that I heard about this on the radio this morning).  Anyway, the article reports with disdain that a member of security for one band (Linkin Park) told Arizona police officers that members of another band (Sublime) were smoking marijuana.  The police went to the band’s dressing room and found “several bags of marijuana” which they confiscated (hey, no search warrant?!)  The story doesn’t reference any charges (what, why would there be charges?!) and includes this nugget that I think encapsulates the whole through-the-looking-glass world we have come to: 

“A rep for Sublime … tells TMZ … Linkin Park felt badly and offered to replace the weed that was taken.  But the rep says the band refused and is still pretty pissed off about the whole thing.”

That’s nice that Linkin Park is trying to make things right.  Next I expect an apology from the Arizona police….