Crime & Safety
Napa Police: Pot Patient Busted for Possession
He had a medical marijuana card as well as a scale, cash and text messages about selling pot, police say. Arrest information does not indicate a conviction.
A 23-year-old Napa man with a medical marijuana card was arrested shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday after consenting to a search that turned up not only his medical stash, but evidence that he was selling it, according to a shift activity log released by the :
Officers contacted Philip Brown (23) in the 1800 block of Brown St.
During the contact Brown admitted to being in possession of marijuana, but had a medical marijuana card. Brown consented to a search of his person.
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Officers located marijuana, a scale, small bill denominations, and text messages refering to the sales of drugs.
Brown was also found to be in possession of concentrated cannabis.
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He was arrested and booked at the for possession of marijuana for sale and possession of concentrated cannabis, according to the log.
