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>If anything, in states where delta-9 THC is illegal, a bag of marijuana flower is far more likely to be one of these legal versions You don't actually believe

>If anything, in states where delta-9 THC is illegal, a bag of marijuana flower is far more likely to be one of these legal versions You don't actually believe this, do you? Marijuana is incredibly abundant everywhere I've ever been, legal or not. I'm Canadian, weed is legal here. I think it's insane people can get locked up for it. I toke on occasion myself. But if you get pulled over by the police and your car smells like dope, I'm a-ok with that being the bar of suspicion for a DUI. If you're the 1 in 1000 smoking pure CBD, I suppose you have nothing to worry about.

TylerE 3y ago
In a non-legal state, he’s probably right. There are 13 vape shops with a two mile radius of my house, in a city of under 100k. They’re always busy. One big advantage they have is they can do credit card sales, whereas since marijuana is still federally illegal the credit card companies, banks, etc won’t touch it.
giantg2 3y ago
Driving is a actually a bit different since it's a privilege. You can be compelled to give a blood test or other sobriety test or lose your license. I wouldn't be surprised if there's case law around the smell of non-alcoholic beer on a driver.
mustacheemperor 3y ago
But as the upper commenter noted, 'suspicion' is not probable cause. In a state where marijuana is legal, pulling over a driver and noting a scent of marijuana does not seem like probable cause for that driver to be intoxicated. What if the driver just drove a friend or rideshare to the airport, and they smelled like marijuana? What if the driver just bought the legally permitted limit of marijuana at a dispensary, and the bag is in the car? The smell of pot is pretty notorious for being strong, and for lingering for a long time. >If you're the 1 in 1000 smoking pure CBD, I suppose you have nothing to worry about. I don't think anyone who has experienced being suspected of, blood tested for, and then exonerated over a baseless DUI would say they have nothing to worry about. It is a dreadful, stressful, worrisome experience in which everyone except you is hoping you will fail and is in fact furious if you don't.

TylerE 3y ago

In a non-legal state, he’s probably right. There are 13 vape shops with a two mile radius of my house, in a city of under 100k. They’re always busy. One big advantage they have is they can do credit card sales, whereas since marijuana is still federally illegal the credit card companies, banks, etc won’t touch it.

giantg2 3y ago

Driving is a actually a bit different since it's a privilege. You can be compelled to give a blood test or other sobriety test or lose your license. I wouldn't be surprised if there's case law around the smell of non-alcoholic beer on a driver.

mustacheemperor 3y ago

But as the upper commenter noted, 'suspicion' is not probable cause. In a state where marijuana is legal, pulling over a driver and noting a scent of marijuana does not seem like probable cause for that driver to be intoxicated. What if the driver just drove a friend or rideshare to the airport, and they smelled like marijuana? What if the driver just bought the legally permitted limit of marijuana at a dispensary, and the bag is in the car? The smell of pot is pretty notorious for being strong, and for lingering for a long time. >If you're the 1 in 1000 smoking pure CBD, I suppose you have nothing to worry about. I don't think anyone who has experienced being suspected of, blood tested for, and then exonerated over a baseless DUI would say they have nothing to worry about. It is a dreadful, stressful, worrisome experience in which everyone except you is hoping you will fail and is in fact furious if you don't.