sucks happend to me depending on your states law (
www.norml.org) has the laws from state to state, but i think he'll be ok, i live in jersey and sorta the same thing happend i got caught with about the same amount of pot it's all the same charge here anything under 50 grams is the same charge i got a $800 fine and 6 months probation it sucks but you gotta do what you gotta do