ALMA, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Highway Police suspect hundreds of pounds of
marijuana seized at a weigh station had likely been obtained legally in other
parts of the country.
The Times Record reports that Highway Police have seized more than 770 pounds
(350 kilograms) of marijuana at the Alma Weigh Station since April 21.
Highway Police Chief Jay Thompson says the marijuana recently seized from
vehicles passing through the weigh station was concealed in “a more
professional-type packaging” than police are used to. Thompson says the
packaging indicates the pot came from a state that has legalized manufacturing
of the drug.
The trucks containing the marijuana originated from California and Colorado,
two states with legal recreational marijuana.
Recreational marijuana is legal in nine states, but Thompson stresses the
importance for Highway Police to still seize the drug.
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