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> US border guards might deny you entry if you admit to previous cannabis use - for them "A confession is as good as a conviction" Why? Is it not just selling

> US border guards might deny you entry if you admit to previous cannabis use - for them "A confession is as good as a conviction" Why? Is it not just selling and possession but also the very act of smoking illegal in the USA? Are the USA citizens forced to follow the homeland laws wherever they travel even if the laws at where they are are different? It sounds like if they had to still drive the right sides of the roads when in UK/Japan.

Sharlin 8y ago
No, it's more similar to being denied entry to the US because you have previously driven on the left side of the road in the UK.
- grecy 8y ago
  Or you have driven at 200mp/h on the Autobarn in Germany. Obviously perfectly legal in Germany, but seriously illegal in the USA, so the border guards will deny you entry for breaking a US law while you where in a country where it's not illegal! insanity!
refurb 8y ago
If you admit to smoking it, you must have been in possession of it.
- coryfklein 8y ago
  Why the distinction? Both smoking and being in possession are illegal in the US anyway.
  - qwerty456127 8y ago
    It can make logical sense to ban selling or producing but outlawing a person to consume whatever (except when driving, operating machinery or doing some other kind of job potentially dangerous to others) is plain absurd - every person's body belongs only to themselves and they drink/smoke/eat whatever they want.
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- qwerty456127 8y ago
  I've once found some (something less than a gram), seriously. Nobody was around who it might belong to so I've just smoked it immediately. The law (well, a FAQ on the police website) says I should have taken it and given it up to the police but what if an officer would stop me for a check during my way and find it - wouldn't it be possession anyway? The purpose of possession is unverifiable and forbidding a person to consume any kind of substance is ridiculous.

Sharlin 8y ago

No, it's more similar to being denied entry to the US because you have previously driven on the left side of the road in the UK.

grecy 8y ago
Or you have driven at 200mp/h on the Autobarn in Germany. Obviously perfectly legal in Germany, but seriously illegal in the USA, so the border guards will deny you entry for breaking a US law while you where in a country where it's not illegal! insanity!

refurb 8y ago

If you admit to smoking it, you must have been in possession of it.

coryfklein 8y ago
Why the distinction? Both smoking and being in possession are illegal in the US anyway.
- qwerty456127 8y ago
  It can make logical sense to ban selling or producing but outlawing a person to consume whatever (except when driving, operating machinery or doing some other kind of job potentially dangerous to others) is plain absurd - every person's body belongs only to themselves and they drink/smoke/eat whatever they want.
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qwerty456127 8y ago
I've once found some (something less than a gram), seriously. Nobody was around who it might belong to so I've just smoked it immediately. The law (well, a FAQ on the police website) says I should have taken it and given it up to the police but what if an officer would stop me for a check during my way and find it - wouldn't it be possession anyway? The purpose of possession is unverifiable and forbidding a person to consume any kind of substance is ridiculous.