I will -and do- allow for a certain amount of "creative embellishment" for the purposes of making otherwise dull reality more interesting; and I would also expect that a 1950's TV audience, already traumatized by the 'soul-destroying' horrors of pot as depicted in Reefer Madness and Marijuana, Weed With Roots in Hell would be somewhat let down if a reefer addict on TV behaved otherwise.
However, having listened to the original radio versions, as well as similar reality based police dramas of the period -UNIT 99 comes highly recommended- I still believe that Jack Webb used real cases (albeit at least ten years outdated by the time the got to TV)
"If you don't know the answer -change the question."
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