Legislators aim to snuff out penalties for pot use
07-30-2008, 08:58 PM
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Re: Legislators aim to snuff out penalties for pot use
I'm not even sure the government makes money from imprisoning pot-smokers. Sure, occasionally they'll confiscate a large sum of drug money, but most of the time they don't and it's quite expensive to keep people in jail.
I'm cool with the same laws as alcohol being applied to pot as far as driving. I honestly believe I'm a better driver while high (I'm not high right now). Why? Because I'm so paranoid of ------- up or speeding that I drive much more attentively than I do sober. I've taken many 4-6 hour drives blazed the entire time without any incidents, but I wouldn't recommend it and avoid it now.
I've smoked since I was a freshman, and fortunately have never been caught. I've been pulled over by a dick of a cop in Georgia who knew he was wrong and tried ANYTHING possible to ticket me on. He checked my eyes, fingernails, questioned my friend, searched me, and fortunately didn't find the small pipe I tucked in my bozak. I was let off without even a warning.
Another incident, I was riding with a friend on some backroads and we had just finished a fattie. Well, he didn't heed my word that the speed limit was 25 and got pulled over. The cop told him he was going 45 past a few speed limit signs and asked why he had a piece of metal used for "breaking into cars." Fortunately, the friend kept his cool, and realized the cop was talking about the bar you use for propping the hood open that he had in the back. The cop somehow didn't notice the smell of cannabis and let us go, again without even a warning.
The only other incident was smoking with the same friend. Traffic was backed up, we were pulling out of a gas station, and some people left a gap for us to drive through and turn left. Well, as soon as we started crossing the turning lane, horns started honking and a van slammed into the car. Talk about a buzz killer. Of course we were paranoid. One of the people in the van just happened to be related to the police chief, and they reeked of law-abiding christian citizenship, so we were sure we were fucked. Fortunately, the damage wasn't too bad, nobody was hurt, they didn't notice the smell of pot, and it was resolved like a typical fender-bender. FYI, don't trust people that leave you a gap to cross the road because someone could be flying up the other lane.
I'm cool with the same laws as alcohol being applied to pot as far as driving. I honestly believe I'm a better driver while high (I'm not high right now). Why? Because I'm so paranoid of ------- up or speeding that I drive much more attentively than I do sober. I've taken many 4-6 hour drives blazed the entire time without any incidents, but I wouldn't recommend it and avoid it now.
I've smoked since I was a freshman, and fortunately have never been caught. I've been pulled over by a dick of a cop in Georgia who knew he was wrong and tried ANYTHING possible to ticket me on. He checked my eyes, fingernails, questioned my friend, searched me, and fortunately didn't find the small pipe I tucked in my bozak. I was let off without even a warning.
Another incident, I was riding with a friend on some backroads and we had just finished a fattie. Well, he didn't heed my word that the speed limit was 25 and got pulled over. The cop told him he was going 45 past a few speed limit signs and asked why he had a piece of metal used for "breaking into cars." Fortunately, the friend kept his cool, and realized the cop was talking about the bar you use for propping the hood open that he had in the back. The cop somehow didn't notice the smell of cannabis and let us go, again without even a warning.
The only other incident was smoking with the same friend. Traffic was backed up, we were pulling out of a gas station, and some people left a gap for us to drive through and turn left. Well, as soon as we started crossing the turning lane, horns started honking and a van slammed into the car. Talk about a buzz killer. Of course we were paranoid. One of the people in the van just happened to be related to the police chief, and they reeked of law-abiding christian citizenship, so we were sure we were fucked. Fortunately, the damage wasn't too bad, nobody was hurt, they didn't notice the smell of pot, and it was resolved like a typical fender-bender. FYI, don't trust people that leave you a gap to cross the road because someone could be flying up the other lane.
07-30-2008, 10:17 PM
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Re: Legislators aim to snuff out penalties for pot use
If it's legal that's one thing, but It needs to be treated the same as alcohol for driving, work, ect...
What I hate is there are people still in a fog where I work.
They require a drug test for hire, but afterwords most start smoking again. This kid got fired last week for smoking out back on the job. Good, ---- him. You can't be high on a job where you need to pay attention to detail, let alone pay attention. I mean they're probably scrapping parts. Good thing they're not running expensive equipment like our robots.
What I hate is there are people still in a fog where I work.
They require a drug test for hire, but afterwords most start smoking again. This kid got fired last week for smoking out back on the job. Good, ---- him. You can't be high on a job where you need to pay attention to detail, let alone pay attention. I mean they're probably scrapping parts. Good thing they're not running expensive equipment like our robots.
07-31-2008, 12:20 AM
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Re: Legislators aim to snuff out penalties for pot use
Originally Posted by Jorsher
fortunately didn't find the small pipe I tucked in my bozak.
they reeked of law-abiding christian citizenship,
True excellence in posting.
I was a pizza delivery man when I was 18 and I smoked that ---- minutes before showing up to houses. I've been pulled over high without a care in the world because real smokers know that after a certain point, there's no such thing as "stoned". You get a head high, and that's that. Blaze one for the nation, my ******.
07-31-2008, 10:01 AM
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Re: Legislators aim to snuff out penalties for pot use
^ ---- you and ---- off, what makes you so special?
I saw this last night on netscape... I have to agree with everything Jorsher said. As much as i want to see this pass i have my doubts. Everyone knows this ---- should have been legalized decades ago. The war on drugs really is one of the worst things this country has ever decided to do. Leave everyone alone and let our personal business be just that.
I saw this last night on netscape... I have to agree with everything Jorsher said. As much as i want to see this pass i have my doubts. Everyone knows this ---- should have been legalized decades ago. The war on drugs really is one of the worst things this country has ever decided to do. Leave everyone alone and let our personal business be just that.
07-31-2008, 01:55 PM
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Re: Legislators aim to snuff out penalties for pot use
Originally Posted by Jorsher
FYI, don't trust people that leave you a gap to cross the road because someone could be flying up the other lane.
. I dont smoke (pot) but also dont think it should be a big deal, i havent smoked in 6 years or something, it was just never my thing i guess, i dont really drink much either. they do need to figure out the rest of the laws that go along with this (selling,growing) and should let big business grow.
07-31-2008, 06:41 PM
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Re: Legislators aim to snuff out penalties for pot use
if this does pas it will them be up to the states to put penalties on possesion.
since MD already has medi marijuana i think i should be OK and whenthis happens
will be in the closet
since MD already has medi marijuana i think i should be OK and whenthis happens
will be in the closet
