Someone Apparently Donated 5 Giant Bags of Weed to Goodwill

Employees at a Goodwill Store in Monroe, Washington uncovered 5 large bags of cannabis inside a picnic cooler that was donated to the store, discovered while sorting through donations Monday morning. There first instinct? To call the local authorities.

“We went over there and they opened the lid and in there was five large bags of marijuana,” said Debbie Willis of the Monroe Police Department. “Normally when we go there, it is for a shoplifter, but not anything like this.”

Police attempted to find the original owner of the cooler, but it’s unclear whether it was donated at this location, or perhaps at the Goodwill trailer that parks in another town.

Although it’s permissible for people over 21 to possess one ounce of cannabis in Washington, this treasure was 60 times over that legal limit.

“This is a reminder to check your purse, pockets, or cooler to make sure you’re donating the items you mean to,” said Goodwill spokesperson Katherine Boury.

Goodwill workers have seen their fair share of ‘surprises’ among received donations, such as cash stuffed in pockets that donors have forgotten about. 60 ounces of weed though is not heard of often.

“This actually isn’t the most unusual item employees have come across while sorting donations” Boury added. “We worked with authorities to track down the origin of the Native American skull for proper burial.”

If you’re wondering what will happen to weed, don’t worry: It will be burned along with other similar evidence.