Man Allegedly Tells Police He Stole Pot

Man Allegedly Tells Police He Stole Pot

The Associated Press
Friday, September 29, 2006; 9:55 PM


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A man who police say was caught with two pounds of marijuana allegedly told officers the drugs weren't his because he stole it.

Bradley Robison, 18, of Cedar Rapids, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and failure to affix a drug tax stamp.

When police found him with the marijuana he said he had stolen it from a nearby business that he had just broken into, court records show.

Linn County Attorney Harold Denton said it doesn't matter how Robison got the marijuana _ only that he had it.

"If you steal it, you steal it and you possess it," Denton said. "It's a double whammy."

Robison was caught by officers after they saw him running from the area early Tuesday morning, police said.

A burglary charge was being considered but had not been immediately filed.

The investigation also led to a possession with intent to deliver charge being filed against Ruban Rivas, 36, no address given, for allegedly having the marijuana at the business that Robison broke into, court records show.

Both men were taken to jail but later released.

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Well, now people know: you don't get off on a possession charge by saying you stole the pot...even if you really DID steal the pot. But seeing as he ripped some dude off, I don't feel sorry for him. In fact, I kinda hope his cellmate is huge, black, horny, gay and possessed of an enormous cock. Heh.

Wait, so it's illegal to steal pot, as well as possess it? If pot is subject to private property laws, then it must be a legitimate form of property in some sense, right?