5-pound bag of pot shows up at S.J. recycling center

TheLancinator · 03-05-2008, 04:58 AM

5-pound bag of pot shows up at S.J. recycling center
John Coté, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer

SAN JOSE -- GreenTeam recycling in San Jose strives to put its reused material to the "highest and best use," but a recent discovery may have tested that motto.

A worker at GreenTeam's recycling center on Charles Street found an entirely different type of green while sorting through refuse Friday, police said - a garbage bag with 5 pounds of marijuana.

Police estimated the value of the marijuana at between $1,500 and $3,750, depending on the quality.

There's no way to trace who owned it, Officer Jermaine Thomas said.

"It's just one of those things," he said. "Who knows how it got there?"

GreenTeam handles recycling for about 46,000 single-family homes in western and central San Jose, as well as for apartments and city facilities such as the San Jose International Airport, convention center and city parks.

Legmann · 03-05-2008, 05:03 AM

When asked how it would be disposed of, an unnamed spokesman said it would be burned, about a half-ounce at a time.

**Meursault** · 03-05-2008, 10:04 AM

I wonder how much they really found. I bet the five pounds they turned in were just a gesture of good will.

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TheLancinator I love Post Icons Join Date: Jul 2006 Tournaments Won: 2 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 119,442 Thanks: 83 Thanked 875 Times in 613 Posts	5-pound bag of pot shows up at S.J. recycling center 5-pound bag of pot shows up at S.J. recycling center John Coté, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer SAN JOSE -- GreenTeam recycling in San Jose strives to put its reused material to the "highest and best use," but a recent discovery may have tested that motto. A worker at GreenTeam's recycling center on Charles Street found an entirely different type of green while sorting through refuse Friday, police said - a garbage bag with 5 pounds of marijuana. Police estimated the value of the marijuana at between $1,500 and $3,750, depending on the quality. There's no way to trace who owned it, Officer Jermaine Thomas said. "It's just one of those things," he said. "Who knows how it got there?" GreenTeam handles recycling for about 46,000 single-family homes in western and central San Jose, as well as for apartments and city facilities such as the San Jose International Airport, convention center and city parks. __________________

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