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| Beginning of Marijuana decriminalization? |
 Jun 4 2012, 07:55 PM
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 The eyes are the groin of the head.  Posts: 4,173 Joined: 20-March 07 From: Lawn Guyland I Like: Jesse I Don't Like: Walt  |
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Jun 4 2012, 08:21 PM
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 Owner and operator of Total Bastard Productions. Posts: 14,834 Joined: 15-March 07 From: New Jersey, where the weak are killed and eaten. I Like: Minions. I Don't Like: Not having minions. |
Bloomy just wants it legal so he can ban it.
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Jun 4 2012, 09:17 PM
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 Death from adjacent Posts: 14,892 Joined: 16-March 07 From: Jerktown - Population you. Also, me. I Like: bring my shuttle. I Don't Like: alert my Star Destroyer to--blah blah blah. |
Well, technically, it DOES make you fatter...
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Jun 5 2012, 05:45 AM
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 Sofa King don't care how annoyed you are. Posts: 17,736 Joined: 15-March 07 From: flippin' the bird with Ignignokt and Err I Like: America I Don't Like: Americans |
It's been decriminalized since the 70's. This will just close the loophole that police have been using to get around it. You can have small amounts of pot on you for personal use as long as you don't display it or use it in public. If found on your persons the worst that you'd get is a fine. However, cops were having people empty their pockets during stop and frisks and since you voluntarily took the pot out of your pocket and put it on display, you're now subject to charges as well. All this does is take that option away and ends a lot of needless arrests.
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Jun 5 2012, 08:47 AM
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 Lurker Posts: 2,947 Joined: 18-March 07 From: East Village of the Damned I Like: reading I Don't Like: posting...too often |
And it makes it easier for my friend Bob - who has lost ties with his source - to acquire it.
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Jun 5 2012, 09:41 AM
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 I stole Ron Duguay's hair! Posts: 10,537 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Texas, there be dragons here. I Like: ado I Don't Like: adieu |
QUOTE(Bleedin-Blue @ Jun 4 2012, 09:17 PM)  Well, technically, it DOES make you fatter... yeah, because, SouperSalads isn't open 24 hours... 
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Jun 5 2012, 11:50 AM
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 Mike Ruppboi Posts: 12,964 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Uranus I Like: Looking good I Don't Like: Looking bummy |
QUOTE(Alitaki @ Jun 5 2012, 06:45 AM) It's been decriminalized since the 70's. This will just close the loophole that police have been using to get around it. You can have small amounts of pot on you for personal use as long as you don't display it or use it in public. If found on your persons the worst that you'd get is a fine. However, cops were having people empty their pockets during stop and frisks and since you voluntarily took the pot out of your pocket and put it on display, you're now subject to charges as well. All this does is take that option away and ends a lot of needless arrests. It's a very minor tweak to the existing law, and as the NYC commissioner states, by policy they don't arrest people for this charge anyway. The larger problem that the governor seems to miss is that the cost of successfully prosecuting people for the violation offense that they charge exceeds the maximum fine. With time, travel and testing expenses, it costs about $500 to convict someone of this offense at trial, with the end result being a $100 fine. That's plainly stupid. An easy fix is to override the existing caselaw with legislation that allows field testing (or officer experience) to be sufficient proof that the drug in question is actually marihuana. Or just legalize possession under 25 grams. -------------------- Batman uses women for sex and tactical advantages.
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Jun 5 2012, 05:10 PM
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 Stealth Cow Posts: 684 Joined: 18-March 07 From: Moo York I Like: Pie I Don't Like: nosey questions.. |
Leeds for police chief!
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Dec 5 2012, 01:42 PM
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 Likes to look things up Posts: 2,366,625 Joined: 15-March 07 I Like: Looking at the stats I Don't Like: Guessing what stats were |
This seems as good a place as any, I guess. So that Mike B. doesn't have to split it out of the I Hate thread.
Don't Stop In Collinsville QUOTE The video is stunning. [Collinsville, Illinois, police officer Michael] Reichert actually admits that he sometimes wipes marijuana on cars parked in the lots of Collinsville hotels. He says he does this as part of a training exercise for the dog. He also asks employees for tips about suspicious guests from out of state. And he concedes that it's possible someone on whose car he has "wiped" marijuana might later get pulled over and subjected to a drug dog sniff. Perhaps even by Officer Reichert. Sounds like a good reason to avoid visiting Collinsville. Part of the reason "officer experience" doesn't thrill me for determining possession violations. Police departments being able to make revenue from asset forfeiture makes the whole drug war seem extra suspect. And sometimes, it turns out they're just daisies. -------------------- |
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Dec 5 2012, 02:15 PM
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 a tiger who just wants to watch the world burn Posts: 2,009,693 Joined: 17-March 07 From: Cincinnati, OH I Like: Ketchup I Don't Like: Catsup |
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooow.
Not typing that sarcastically. I mouthed that one word the entire time I read that. |
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Dec 5 2012, 04:31 PM
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Owner and operator of Total Bastard Productions. Posts: 14,834 Joined: 15-March 07 From: New Jersey, where the weak are killed and eaten. I Like: Minions. I Don't Like: Not having minions. |
Didn't even have to click the link to know that was a Radley Balko article, bless his heart.
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Dec 6 2012, 01:04 PM
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 Goodbye, sweetie. Posts: 10,996 Joined: 29-April 08 From: No. I Like: No. I Don't Like: No. |
Legalizing Marijuana: Washington Law Goes Into Effect, Allowing Recreational Use Of Drug
QUOTE Officers will be advising people not to smoke in public, police spokesman Jonah Spangenthal-Lee wrote on the SPD Blotter. "The police department believes that, under state law, you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a `Lord of the Rings' marathon in the privacy of your own home, if you want to." He offered a catchy new directive referring to the film "The Big Lebowski," popular with many marijuana fans: "The Dude abides, and says `take it inside!'" -------------------- QUOTE When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?' --Don Marquis (1878 - 1937) |
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