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This one actually happens a lot in Florida. My friend works at a restaurant in downtown Fort Lauderdale and has been approached several times by people wishing to pay for their means with pot instead of money. Florida man "with pink eye" tries to use pot to pay at McDonald's drive-thru, gets arrested
I'm kind of laughing because this story is SO Florida I'm not even sure why it's a story:
I'm kind of laughing because this story is SO Florida I'm not even sure why it's a story:
Police approached the suspect and “noticed a heavy odor of marijuana emitting from the car.” In a search, officers said they found roughly 11 grams of cannabis. Gallagher—named by local media outlets—admitted making the offer but claimed it had been a joke, police added.
In an arrest report obtained by the Miami Herald, one officer noted that Gallagher’s speech was “slurred” and that his movements were “slow and uncoordinated.” His pupils were dilated and he also appeared to have conjunctivitis or “pink eye,” according to the newspaper.
Backing up the official police press release, the report read: “When the subject was advised of the amount of money he owed for his order, he produced a clear plastic bag that contained a green leafy substance and offered to provide him marijuana in exchange for the food.”
Gallagher’s vehicle contained “molded chicken wings” and French fries were spotted on the car's floorboard, police said. When being checked for alcohol, he told cops: “I am not drunk.” At the time of the incident, the suspect had a surfboard poking from the back of his vehicle.