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Originally Posted by will76
are you really comparing smoking weed to speeding ?  
as much as the people here who smokes weed thinks it is no big deal, as far as the law in the US is concerned its a little higher up the list than parking tickets and speeding.
most cops in unmarked cars while on duty wont stop you for speeding. However weed is a big enough crime that on duty or off unless you know the cop real well or he doesn't give a shit about his job, he is going to bust you for it. |
speeding is a far FAR bigger public safety issue than some people smoking cannabis in their own home. now if they drive under the influence, that's another story.
and yes, it is still a federal crime to possess, cultivate, traffic etc cannabis. but at least in my state, you can get a card for 70 bucks a year and go to any of the 1000s of dispensaries that have popped up in the last couple years. you can grow it, sell it, smoke it legally. some localities have tried to set local ordinances, but those don't hold up in court, because the law (in effect since the mid 90s) says nothing about limits.
if a cop busted me for having weed in my car today, i would win the case without a fight. and more states are doing this all the time.
and why not, really? why is it cool to have liquor and cigarettes freely available -like - EVERYWHERE but for some reason this plant is considered as dangerous as heroin or cocaine? that's preposterous.