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MINNEAPOLIS -- Michael Beasley's first season in Minnesota was quiet off the court, an encouraging sign for the Timberwolves as they hoped to see him mature and emerge as a go-to player for a franchise that desperately needs one.

His first full offseason here isn't off to a good start.

Beasley was ticketed for possessing marijuana and speeding in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka last week, police said on Wednesday.

Capt. Scott Boerboom said that an officer stopped Beasley around 3 a.m. on June 26 on Interstate 394 after clocking him going 84 mph in a 65 mph zone. He said the officer smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the car.

The officer allegedly found 16.2 grams of the drug in a plastic bag under the front passenger seat of Beasley's car. Beasley told police the marijuana was not his, but belonged to a friend whom he had just dropped off. According to the report, Beasley cursed when an officer pulled out the bag.

The possession charge is a petty misdemeanor that carries a fine of $128.

The Timberwolves said they could not comment during the league's lockout, and The Associated Press left a message for Beasley's agent, Jeff Schwartz.

Biff wrote:Most of the Cops that come to my gym think pot arrests are a joke. This one guy says he won't even do anything to them unless they already have a warrant or are committing another crime.

It's time to quit patronizing people for marijuana use. From an owners standpoint, I'd much rather have my players using pot than alcohol, since alcohol is far more unhealthy.

Maturity and pot use has no correlation. Carl Sagan was a daily user and he was a pretty smart guy.

In fact, I think our condemnation of pot use speaks of our societal and cultural immaturity and ignorance.