Vicky DIDN'T have pot in bottle

Not sure of Florida laws, but NC law is ZERO tolerance. The charge for simple possession is "less than 1/2 ounce," which could be 14 grams, or a tiny bit of residue.

 

you'd only get a ticket for less than half an ounce in nc - add in the paraphanalia and i'm not sure.

 

To answer your question, I found this:

Possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana is a misdemeanor under Florida law, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. First offenders rarely do jail time.

 

Tampa Bay Devil Rays prospect Elijah Dukes was recently charged for less than two grams.

 

PFT points out that Vick tossed the bottle in the trash, and then airport security fished it out. They may have a hard time proving it was the same bottle that Vick tossed in. Florio is an attorney, and his legal analysis has always been good in the past. It could be a good point.

Also, the residue was pretty small. Smells are hard to positively ID in a legal sense, and small amounts of residue are too.

So this may be a case of something that won't hold up in court, and Vicks attorneys are threatening to sue.

 

SNL did a funny skit about this subject, thought I'd share;

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RkPke-puxM8

 

Update on Vick's "water bottle"

Updated: March 22, 2007, 5:09 PM ET
Vick finally speaks about confiscated water bottleAssociated Press


FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Michael Vick said Thursday that the water bottle seized two months ago by authorities at Miami International Airport was a jewelry box.

Vick came under scrutiny in January after police said the seized water bottle smelled of marijuana and had a secret compartment, but lab tests found no evidence of drugs. Speaking publicly for the first time since the incident, the Atlanta quarterback said the bottle was a hiding place for earrings and jewelry.

"I have had that bottle for years, for a long time," Vick told reporters gathered for the Falcons' announcement about the trade of Matt Schaub, Vick's backup.

"If you had seen the bottle, you would have never known there was any jewelry in there," he said. "I have had things stolen out of hotels. But I had never checked it through the airport."

Atlanta swapped first-round picks with Houston and acquired second-round picks in the next two drafts by dealing Schaub to the Texans. The Falcons now have the eighth overall pick in this year's draft.

The trade signals to Vick that the starting quarterback job is his, but general manager Rich McKay said that was not the reason the trade was made.

"As a restricted free agent, this was the year if we were going to be involved in a move [involving Schaub]," McKay said. "After this year he was going anyway."

Vick said he was excited about playing under new coach Bobby Petrino, who he met shortly after the water bottle was seized in Miami.

"That was the first day I had to walk in and meet him," Vick said. "I had to go through that with him, and he brushed it off, and we talked about family and football and what I needed to do to get ready. That was very uplifting to me."

Vick said he did not speak out at the time because he felt everyone had rushed to judgment.

"Nobody wanted to listen to me," he said. "I was under the microscope. I didn't do anything wrong and people wrote this and said that. They didn't know the story. When it came back that I was cleared, they said all this and knocked me down and kicked me around. Everything was false.

"I knew what the situation was, and I knew what the turnout was."

Vick said he cooperated at the airport and throughout the process.

"We went through all of this because there was a little water at the top," Vick said. "I told them it was my stash box for jewelry. That is what I told everybody, but that wasn't written.

"As for the smell and where that came from, I sat in the airport for another hour and 30 minutes. If there was something wrong, we could have handled the situation on the spot."

Vick threw for 2,474 yards and 20 touchdowns, and became the first NFL quarterback to top 1,000 yards rushing in a season last year, but the Falcons finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs. He expressed enthusiasm Thursday for Petrino's new offense and the coach's statement that he'll be allowed to audible at the line.

"It says a lot for him that he came in here and didn't say he was going to gradually work me into calling my own plays," Vick said. "He is going to let me do it."

<<Uh, huh. That's what they all say.>>

 

Told ya, it was for his Super Bowl ring he expected to win.

 

Only took him two months to come up with that story.

Guess he was right about his "best two weapons".

 

...seems to me, alot of people would have had to be, paid off in someway, or were willing to lie about this, throughout the whole chain of custody of that one bottle. Seems to me, the very little amount that he'd be busted for was neglible, compared, to say, if somebody fell out of a bribe.
I've never liked Vick. Our Superbowl appearance and Championship games are my top Panther experiences, but beating little Ron down in little Mexico has to be close to being next in line. Having said that, I really think he's innocent here.
I remember Moose with his gun & , but don't remember any fines or suspensions. So, somebody, please, prove me wrong here.