Marijuana Law Mayhem Splits U.S. In Two as Travelers Get Busted
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#2“I very politely and truthfully told him, ‘I’ll show you where it is.’”
Don't Talk to Police: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc
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#3traveling with pot is not smart.
also little sympathy for people that dont use the car turn signals
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#4Marijuana laws are much like gun laws - you live in the US, but legal activity in one place is a felony worthy of decades in prison a few miles away - in the same country. It's mind-numbing that a citizen of the US would have to know 50 sets of laws just to travel around their own country.
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#5As already pointed out in another comment, don't volunteer that you have pot on you. At least make 'em work for it. Oh, you were thinking they were going to go easier on you? It doesn't work that way.
On the one hand, yes, current marijuana laws in most states and at the federal level are ridiculous and unproductive. On the other hand, as a Washington resident what do you think I left at home on a recent motorcycle trip out of state? There's the way we think things should be, and then there's reality. And the reality is that the states through which I would be traveling are not quite as enlightened as WA when it comes to pot possession.
I mean, come on, it's not like pot laws are the only laws that differ from state to state (I refer the skeptical to state liquor laws). I understand that folks will say "I didn't know." and "But I thought that..." to the press, and it's probably the wiser answer should one be interviewed by a reporter. But I don't seriously believe that someone buys pot in WA and thinks that driving through ID with a quarter ounce is a-okay.
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#6traveling with pot is not smart. also little sympathy for people that dont use the car turn signals
Upvote for the turn signals. Traveling with contraband? Be a model driver.
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#7Marijuana laws are much like gun laws - you live in the US, but legal activity in one place is a felony worthy of decades in prison a few miles away - in the same country. It's mind-numbing that a citizen of the US would have to know 50 sets of laws just to travel around their own country.
We have a Federal system, though states' rights have been weakened over time. A US State has sovereignty that the Feds may not impede on. The boundary between state sovereignty and national sovereignty has been contentious throughout history. States rights are good because it allows California to be a leader in emissions laws (example.) States rights are bad because they make inter-state commerce and travel more perilous.
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#8It says 14% of americans smoke pot. I think that sounds accurate. That is 44 MILLION people in case you were wondering.
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#10traveling with pot is not smart. also little sympathy for people that dont use the car turn signals
Upvote for the turn signals. Traveling with contraband? Be a model driver.
And don't carry a card in your wallet that says "I have contraband," and don't tell the police, "I'll show you where the contraband is, kind and friendly officer" when he asks you about it.