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A friend of mine served in Iraq and has a lot of health problems related to his time there. He has a shoebox full of medications for various ailments but, when

A friend of mine served in Iraq and has a lot of health problems related to his time there. He has a shoebox full of medications for various ailments but, when he can use marijuana, he only needs like 5 of them. So every few months he drives three states over to the closest legal state, stays for a few days and buys enough to last him until his next visit. From what I understand, this experience is not uncommon at all. There are even AirBnB's that cater specifically to these "medical refugees" coming in to buy there because they cannot get the medication they need in their home states. It is really insane to me that prohibition of a plant continues despite all the evidence of its positive benefits. Especially when drugs that are far more dangerous to you than marijuana can be purchased at your corner drug store without even showing an ID.

toomuchtodo 7y ago
Progress is slow, but happening. I'd expect the pace of change to be governed by voter turnover. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_U.S._jurisdiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_U.S._j...
Aperocky 7y ago
Imagine being pulled over while traveling. So insanely risky, especially considering speed traps are not illegal and cops practically camp where speed limit drops by bits.
- donarb 7y ago
  A few years ago, a friend of mine here in Seattle went to visit his friend in Ohio, who wanted him to bring some legal pot. He took a train to Chicago, then rented a car to drive the rest of the way. He got stopped in Indiana, consented to a search where the officer found the pot in the car. My friend was lucky, he only got a warning with the pot seized, he was carrying a bit more than what would be considered a personal stash. The cop told him that a quarter of the rental cars he stopped on the highway were carrying some form of contraband. Apparently, out of state rental cars on the highway attract police attention.
  - syshum 7y ago
    And they were most likely looking for large amounts of cash, Cops love the Seize cash, anyone carrying more than 10K in cash will likely never see it again, perfectly legal under Civil Asset Forfeiture
  - leetcrew 7y ago
    why did he consent to the search when he knew he had contraband in the vehicle?
- peckrob 7y ago
  We’ve talked about it this a lot. He takes precautions, such as vacuum sealing his cargo and keeping it in a locked bag, leaving at a reasonable time, not driving erratically, no evidence in the car, getting rid of all the receipts, etc. But even he acknowledges it’s a risk; just for him I think it is a worthwhile risk to not have to deal with that shoebox of medications.

toomuchtodo 7y ago

Progress is slow, but happening. I'd expect the pace of change to be governed by voter turnover. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_U.S._jurisdiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_U.S._j...

Aperocky 7y ago

Imagine being pulled over while traveling. So insanely risky, especially considering speed traps are not illegal and cops practically camp where speed limit drops by bits.

donarb 7y ago
A few years ago, a friend of mine here in Seattle went to visit his friend in Ohio, who wanted him to bring some legal pot. He took a train to Chicago, then rented a car to drive the rest of the way. He got stopped in Indiana, consented to a search where the officer found the pot in the car. My friend was lucky, he only got a warning with the pot seized, he was carrying a bit more than what would be considered a personal stash. The cop told him that a quarter of the rental cars he stopped on the highway were carrying some form of contraband. Apparently, out of state rental cars on the highway attract police attention.
- syshum 7y ago
  And they were most likely looking for large amounts of cash, Cops love the Seize cash, anyone carrying more than 10K in cash will likely never see it again, perfectly legal under Civil Asset Forfeiture
- leetcrew 7y ago
  why did he consent to the search when he knew he had contraband in the vehicle?
peckrob 7y ago
We’ve talked about it this a lot. He takes precautions, such as vacuum sealing his cargo and keeping it in a locked bag, leaving at a reasonable time, not driving erratically, no evidence in the car, getting rid of all the receipts, etc. But even he acknowledges it’s a risk; just for him I think it is a worthwhile risk to not have to deal with that shoebox of medications.