A likely story

Some people are excellent at thinking on their feet during crisis situations. This guy, not so much:

Police in Iowa say a man caught with a large quantity of marijuana claimed all he had in mind was recycling.

A complaint by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office says the 30-year-old man told police in Iowa City that he planned to turn several large bags of marijuana into compost.

Officers report the bags he had when he was arrested early Saturday held a "gallon" or more of marijuana each.

For some reason, the cops didn't believe this conscientious environmentalist's story. Which is a shame, since it sounds like he was doing his damnedest to reduce his carbon footprint. After all, a compost heap is probably a lot more emissions-neutral than a bong.

(h/t: maggie)