Indiana is notoriously anti-cannabis. And last week, cops in Columbus, Indiana were giddy with excitement after they got their hands on a huge shipment of weed that was delivered to the wrong address.
An Unfortunate Mistake
Whoever mislabeled a box full of weed last week made a huge mistake. Somehow, they sent 10 pounds of herb to one of the nation’s most anti-marijuana states.
Last week, a man in Columbus reportedly received an unexpected package on his doorstep. When he opened the box, he discovered several plastic bags, vacuum-packed full of weed. The bags were neatly organized according to strain.
All told, the box contained 10 pounds of cannabis. Apparently the man who received the package wasn’t too happy about it. He took the box straight to the cops, who, unlike the guy who found the weed, couldn’t have been more excited.
The Columbus Police Department quickly took to social media to continue the bizarre tradition of cheesy cop weed humor. On Facebook, they posted a photo of the weed spread out on a table. The photo was accompanied by a long Christmas-themed post—apparently an attempt at humor.
It described the man receiving the package, opening the box, and discovering the weed. At the end of the post, the cops wrote: “We don’t want to keep something that isn’t ours so if we have your ten pounds of pot and you want to claim it, just swing by and visit us at CPD.”
They took a similar slant on Twitter. They posted the same photo with the caption: “Please help! My name is 10 Pounds of Weed. I am lost and looking for my owner.” It rambled on with a joke inviting the owner of the