HOLLYWOOD — Broward Circuit Judge Lawrence Korda is facing a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession after city police officers said they busted him for smoking pot in a Hollywood park Sunday afternoon.

This reminds me of a funny story: right after college my dad and I took a three week raft trip down the Colorado river. 4 boats, about a dozen people, a few of whom I loosely knew, but most of them new to me. All very experienced boaters, mostly older guys, but one other guy my age. One day we’re stopped at a creek, and me and the other dude my age decide to go exploring. We wind up about half a mile from the boats, way the hell up in this little box canyon. We stop to drink some water, and out of nowhere the dude pulls out a Bob Marley size joint and fires it up. He then offers it to me. My thought process: “eh, what the hell — I’m on vacation.” I take a rip. At this point another, older guy from our group rounds the corner and practically runs into us. From talking to him previously I know that he is a county judge in Nevada. CEO’s brain chimes in: “Ooh, this could be bad.” The dude I was with didn’t miss a beat and immediately offered the judge a toke. The judge thanked him kindly and took him up on it, and then pulled out his own stash and joined us. The CEO was not expecting that. The hike back down to the boats was enjoyable, to say the least.