A friend of mine used to have a cop who smoked as a friend. My friend got a call in the middle of the night saying "Get out- they're coming!" My friend grabbed his essentials and split. The first cop car pulled up minutes after he left. This was in San Diego in the 70s. Another friend, in his 40s at the time, had a remarkable "gift of gab". He claimed that he talked a cop into taking a "six pack" (6 joints wrapped in foil for easy transportation) and promising to smoke them all. Knowing Richard- he might just have pulled it off, but, to be honest, I wasn't there for either "happening", so I cannot swear to their truthfulness.