Most likely, and this is from personal experience, he took a deferred sentence... Which of course means, it is expunged from his record after he stays clean for 2 years - 2 years is the magic number when it comes to deferred sentences. Prolly shoulda just plead guilty to misdemeanor possession... Of course, something about his whole story isn't adding up - he obviously isn't admitting to everything that must have taken place :/