Pro Tip: Do Not Use Weed To Pay For Your Cab Fare

Philly.com reports on the case of a young man who tried to offer a cabbie pot instead of cash for his Old City ride Friday night. The 23-year-old left his phone in the cab to go get cash to pay for his ride—when he returned, he still didn’t have money. He tried to slip the pot to the driver instead.

The problem? Police were on the scene, wondering why the cab was double-parked while the young man when to get cash. “He just tries to slip him, out of view of the officers, you know, a bag of marijuana to pay for the fare,” Sixth District Capt. Brian Korn told CBS Philly.

The young man, Michael Medvec, is reportedly due in court today.