Report: Lincecum has Agreement on Pot Charge

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SEATTLE — San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, The Columbian reported Friday.

The Vancouver, Wash., newspaper said Clark County prosecutors have reached a deal with a lawyer for the 2008 Cy Young Award winner that would result in a $250 fine for possessing a marijuana pipe.

Grant Hansen, a Clark County deputy prosecutor, told the newspaper his office is willing to dismiss a misdemeanor charge of possessing 3.3 grams of marijuana.

"We negotiated the case in the manner we do with just about every first-time marijuana-drug paraphernalia case where the individual is cooperative with the officer," Hansen told The Columbian. "We dismissed possession of marijuana and amended the other charge to buying or selling drug paraphernalia, a Class A civil infraction."

The agreement still must be approved by a judge. On Thursday, a spokesperson with the Clark County district attorney's office told The Associated Press that Judge Darvin Zimmerman has been assigned the case.

Hansen did not immediately return phone and e-mail messages left late Friday by The AP.

The prosecutor told The Columbian "it could have been the kid next door" getting the same treatment. "The fact it's a celebrity doesn't mean he doesn't get the same deal."

It all stems from a traffic stop after sunrise on Oct. 30 in the town of Hazel Dell, about four miles north of the Oregon border. A Washington State Patrol trooper said Lincecum was driving his 2006 Mercedes at 74 mph in a 60 mph zone on Interstate 5. The motorcycle trooper who pulled over the 25-year-old All-Star starter smelled marijuana as Lincecum rolled down his car window.

Washington State Patrol spokesman Steve Schatzel said Thursday the former University of Washington star and native of the Seattle suburb of Bellevue immediately complied with a request to hand over the drug and a marijuana pipe from the car's center console.

Schatzel said police consider the 3.3 grams a small amount for personal use, well below the maximum of 40 grams before possession is classified differently and carries a more severe penalty.

"It's not really out of the ordinary. It happens every day," Schatzel said about the volume of marijuana Lincecum handed over. "It was about the size of a thumb, the whole thumb."

Lincecum still faces a $122 fine on the speeding citation.

The Giants have said they are aware of the situation but had not commented as of late Friday night.




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Originally Posted by Weedpipe

Schatzel said police consider the 3.3 grams a small amount for personal use, well below the maximum of 40 grams before possession is classified differently and carries a more severe penalty.

"It's not really out of the ordinary. It happens every day," Schatzel said about the volume of marijuana Lincecum handed over. "It was about the size of a thumb, the whole thumb."

someone has some BIG thumbs or some ROCK HARD nugs... 3.3 the size of a thumb? ... wait do i have small thumbs???? i dunno.. i know i'm high now... haha

[Caber1]

I guess he can no longer be a roll model. I heard the kids crying;"say it ain't so Tim,say it ain't so."

Can you imagine that in the 21 century that we could still care about crap like this. We are so sad in so many ways.

[aero420]

I just hope the judge doesn't take it upon himself to make an example out of him and try to send a message or some crap.

The dude is a 5'10", 170 lbs stoner and won the Cy Young. I think that should send a slightly more favorable message regarding the effects of marijuana use.

Tim Lincecum, Michael Phelps .... How can these successful people, world class athletes none the less, attain the level of success they have if pot is so bad?

Sorry if I am rambling.

Does any one else think Lincecum looks like Mitch Kramer from Dazed and Confused?

[Caber1]

Tim Lincecum, Michael Phelps .... How can these successful people, world class athletes none the less, attain the level of success they have if pot is so bad?

Or how can it be so bad for healthy people, but so good for sick people?

[The Weed]

Add another Cy Young Award... 2009

[User]

anybody remember Bill Lee - 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee

[The Weed]

You are speaking my language now User! Thanks for that link!

[User]

this is a cap from the Fresno Blaze, a minor league team....

do you see what i see?



we don't have an excuse to talk baseball around here very often so i'm just takin' advantage (its cannabis related)