GeoHot Arrested For Possessing Marijuana On His Way To SXSW

GeoHot, the genius behind the original iPhone jailbreak, was arrested today for possessing marijuana while he was driving to the annual SXSW conference in Austin. On his way to give a talk at SXSW, he reportedly had to pass through a border patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca where the Department of Homeland Security had drug dogs that barked at his car. He was then pulled over for more searching.

According to the report:

GeoHot has a medical marijuana license in California, where he lives. In the car’s glove box, Hotz apparently had 1/4 oz. of marijuana and chocolate edibles equivalent to less than 1/8 oz. of the drug. Hotz was booked for a felony and posted $1,500 bail.

Interestingly, GeoHot did eventually make it to SXSW and give his talk. You can listen to it here: The Final Frontier of Reverse Engineering.

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Zachary
Zachary
14 years ago

i wonder if he has a jail break for this 😉 (okay i know that was lame :P) 

Anonymous
Anonymous
Reply to  Zachary
14 years ago

Not lame… totally hilarious.

Anonymous
Anonymous
14 years ago

California is a joke … Everyone has a “Medical Marajuana License” just legalize it for goddsake.

SmokeWEED
SmokeWEED
14 years ago

Geez it’s just F*ckn weed! And it was medicinal? Who would be that much of dick? I don’t know about anywhere else but usually in Toronto if your caught with anything less than a full backpack of weed all they do is take it (and then smoke it later).

Weed should just be made legal, IMO it is far less dangerous (and less costly) than any of the big 3 vices (gambling, smoking cigarettes and drinking)

Anonymous
Anonymous
Reply to  SmokeWEED
14 years ago

Haha no don’t make weed legal! It will make it harder for us people under 19 to find. Lmao you something’s wrong when I can find an ounce of weed quicker than a pack of butts.

Red Star
Red Star
Reply to  Anonymous
14 years ago

ROFDOL!

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