Music, Mos, Marijuana Collide In Idiotic LP Smuggling Attempt
Thanks to some moronic Jamaican and Canadian drug smugglers, the 1979 moustache patrol cracked down hard on LPs that had the rare distinction of being certified “pot.”
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@loofkid: hey, not all canadians. British Columbia might have the best pot in the world. true story
crsrc
@Mandatory_Field: That makes me feel like saying something egregiously stupid! So I can edit it!
Holy crap! I just noticed that (after many years of many people asking fervently) you can now edit comments! Like it's the 90's , or something!
Heh. As a certified Canadian (who was born in Jamaica) I'd like to point out that that the newscaster is Knowlton Nash (yes that's a weird name up here too), who is still on the job, reading the 11 o'clock news -- for a different network. Long story.
@92BuickLeSabre:
1 - a. But c after I "play" the mary jane LP.
2 - We do? Yeah, we do.
3 - d, from Saskatchewan. Cops would take pity on special needs people.
@92BuickLeSabre:
1) a- an LP
2) c- thats a good point, eh?
3) c- no one would suspect a canadian to import pot, but jamaicans know their pot.
Those poor trichomes!!!!
SoundSystem
Okay kids, Pop Quiz Time!
1) If marijuana is pressed flat and inserted into an LP sleeve which is then inserted into an LP cover would you describe it as being pressed like:
a) an LP
b) a flat disk of marijuana
c) a pizza
2) Canadians talk funny
a) True
b) Very true
c) True, eh?
3) If you are going to import pot and try to avoid suspicion, it is least wise to hire smugglers that are:
a) From Jamaica
b) From Montreal
c) From Jamaica and Montreal
Knowlton Nash FTW! I never liked that pipsqueak Peter Mansbridge.
Canoehead
To me the saddest part of this story isn't that a bunch of pot got confiscated, but how much time was spent pressing round discs of weed, for nothing. That had to have taken quite a while.
Akibake-