I'm going to go with yes. I find it odd he didn't get charged with a drug offence. Asking for ID is permissible. As soon as the officers knew he had drugs on him, the officers should have known they were detaining him in a criminal investigation, and at that point, his rights should be read, etc.
On the other hand, once he admitted to the marijuana, the officers had the right to arrest and search him, and they would have found the gun in any event.
I'm curious how this played out.
Moral of the Story: If you must break the law, STFU.
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