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> If it's not a distribution-level amount of drugs I think police just don't give a fuck, especially in larger cities. As someone who has a record over an ounc
by wolrah 4y ago
> If it's not a distribution-level amount of drugs I think police just don't give a fuck, especially in larger cities.
As someone who has a record over an ounce, lol.
Cops LOVE weed being illegal. Claiming to smell weed provides an easy path to justifying a search that vanishes when it becomes legal.
There are also a lot of states that have a laughably low threshold for personal use and anything above that is is legally considered to imply intent to distribute. This then opens the door for all kinds of seizures of vehicles, computer equipment, and most importantly cash in a backwards "guilty until proven innocent" scenario where the person doesn't even need to be charged with a crime to lose their property.
- MandieD 4y agoHow I explain US federalism to Germans: in 2014, an amount of marijuana that could be purchased in a nice, state-regulated shop in Colorado by anyone over 21 years old could have gotten you a $100 fine in New Mexico, and up to 6 months in jail and a $2000 fine in Texas.
- M3L0NM4N 4y agoWhat PD gave you shit over an oz of weed? Big city or no?
- 71bw 4y agoNot him but my friend has a record that he got last year over 0.06g (0.002116438 of an ounce, according to Google) of weed. At that amount it's less than an average breadcrumb but it was good enough to lock him up for a day and have his entire house searched.
- M3L0NM4N 4y agoJesus, 0.06g? That's weed residue at that point.