Locked up for three joints!!?

Wasnt sure where to post this but I needed to vent so here goes... The cops in my town (prov RI) are generally pretty good w us smokers, but I ran into a real asshole cop yesterday. Long story short they pulled me over for a brake light being out, searched my car and found two joints plus a half I had smoked earlier.

They promptly explained to me that marijuana is illegal, possessing it is a crime, therefore I'm a criminal who deserves to go to jail! WTF? plus, since this is my second possession charge they're hitting me w a felony which will severely fuck up my record and chances for a job (two semesters till i graduate with a CIS degree) Had to spend abt 24 hrs in jail with others in for guns, assaults, and home invasion robberies! They wouldn't let me call a justice of the peace to tryin get out early, and even after I bailed out they held me for another 5 hours


Idk what my point is here, just that these cops need to pull their heads out of their asses and realize that locking up us peaceful pot smokers like common criminals and charging us w felonies for possession isn't doing anyone any good. Fuck these nazi cops and this prison industrial complex that they support.

Now im gonna have to spend thousands on lawyers, court costs, and fines i don't have to go to jail. Plus ill get a shitload of probation and community service. On top of that im sure drug counseling will be involved so i can get off these "drugs". This is a bunch of crap nobody should have to deal with bc they like to smoke a few joints!!!!



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This is exactly why you need to call your local politicians and let them know how pathetic it is that this is happening. It is an assault on our Constitutional rights.

That's bullshit. Just for three? Maybe if you had a shitload of joints stacked up to form the shape of people in the passenger seats to drive in carpool lane, OK. That's why I like my little area. Not all the cops are nice about it, but there are some who will let you go if you let them smoke a bowl.

uh....from the way you explained it, he had absolutely no right to search your car...unless you were dumb enough to allow the search. Probable cause my man...and a brake light being out ain't it....

wtf? I constantly read posts of how poor little pot smoker gets busted for possession in a vehicle. Is MJ such a miracle drug that you think you can drive ok high? Good. Ask a drunk how he/she drives drunk. They will ALWAYS say they drive ok. If they found the MJ somewhere obscure where you couldn't get it than I take it back as far as raggin on you, but you didn't say where they found it nor if you were high or not. Too many people die from shitheads driving f'ed up.

midnightoker said:

uh....from the way you explained it, he had absolutely no right to search your car...unless you were dumb enough to allow the search. Probable cause my man...and a brake light being out ain't it....

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No way did I allow the search!! lol, but they dont really care for the 4th amendment around here. plus its all in how the cops write the report when u go to court! and they're gonna tryin suspend my license for a year b/c I was driving w/ pot!!!

Im def gonna write my politicians and join the public fight to right the wrongs these laws cause.

WERE NOT CRIMINALS!!!

I know how you feel man. I got pulled over while I was smoking in the passenger seat ( I have a medical card which is the fucked up part) but my brother who doesn't have a card is driving and he was dumb enough to admit to smoking also which got me locked up in jail for 3 days for distribution ( AND IT WAS MONDAY). He got to get picked up by my mom and go home. I had just turned 18 and barely looked looked old enough to go to jail, assholes. I hadn't ever been in trouble before though so I got the felony dropped to 2 misdemeanors (possession, had to wave right of having a medical card) and 6 months deferred. I still think they shoulda took my fines down since I had to go sit in jail for 3 days for that bullshit.

cops in RI are really rough when it comes to pot not that theve gone medical.

there are 3 things that come to mind

move up here to mass where its decriminalized and you wont have to worry about this happening again

become a patent with a mmj card and all the rights that come with it

contact any RI political figure and let them know about all this. probably wont do any good, because they get 100s of letters and emails like this. and i also think they have other people read their mail and only bring "important" messages to the politician

wasnt smoking when they pulled me, and I wasn't high!! I def agree w/ not operating a motor vehicle under the influence. I just like to keep an extra joint or two with me (which I know now is a dumb idea!!)

Pot is way different then alcohol, especially for those who do it on a regular basis....other than a warm feeling behind my eyes and a state of wellbeing and peace my reaction time is just as good. I have never been in an accident as a result of being stoned and the only difference with my driving is I go slower at night if I am baked but since I usually speed that is probably a good thing. Point is that everyone needs to be responsible for themselves, the Govt doesn't need to have a say in it if it isn't affecting others and it isn't. Obviously if you are one of the few that pot hits extra hard, all I can say is I wish I was you and I wouldn't drive in that case but I smoke 24-7 otherwise my social anxiety would destroy my business and obviously I need to drive to do estimates and get jobs...but only ignorant people try to compare alcohol and pot cuz they are two entirely different chemicals.

i got locked up for seeds and stems in my ashtray if they wanna there gunna get ya

Juggalomidgetfahker said:

Pot is way different then alcohol, especially for those who do it on a regular basis....

Well no shit, but it still impairs you, just as sinus meds, pain relievers, tiredness and cell phones do.....

other than a warm feeling behind my eyes and a state of wellbeing and peace my reaction time is just as good.

How do you know? It is proven that Mary Jane slows your responses and distracts you, plain ass truth.

I have never been in an accident as a result of being stoned

Thats what all people say when they DUI just before they get in an accident.

Point is that everyone needs to be responsible for themselves, the Govt doesn't need to have a say in it if it isn't affecting others and it isn't.

Headline: People are irresponsible dip shits and will DUI so the Gov needs to step in. How can you possibly say it doesn't affect others? It doesn't affect me when I'm driving down the road with a car full of kids and you are coming at me feeling " wellbeing and peace" ? What part of responsible are you driving down the road stoned?

Obviously if you are one of the few that pot hits extra hard,

How did you conclude that?

otherwise my social anxiety would destroy my business and obviously I need to drive to do estimates and get jobs..

Does a truck driver get the ok to drive who takes meds that impair him/her? Same goes for you. If you can't deal not smoking pot during your work hours than you need to get another job.

.but only ignorant people try to compare alcohol and pot cuz they are two entirely different chemicals.

But only ignorant people can't comprehend what impairment and driving mean..... death. Obviously

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The reason cops clamp down, especially when the state has MMJ laws, is because the users get all cocky and thinks they have this magical pass to tok and drive.

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I go to court if I get caught again. Got an £80.00 fine for less than a gram of my medicine. Worst thing was they could have give me it on the stop, however, the belter arrested me and kept me in a cell for 3 hours. Good job I was stoned or I reckon I would have ran for it, I have anxiety and ADHD. They have no right to take away my meds just because I refuse ritalin and other mood enhancing toxins that UK doctors prescribe.

Juggalomidgetfahker said:

This is exactly why you need to call your local politicians and let them know how pathetic it is that this is happening. It is an assault on our Constitutional rights.

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I hate to pick a fight, but you need to shut the fuck up.

Your avatar should be changed because you do not subscribe to it.
If you trusted in god then there would be no need to call anyone, you would assume god will do what is best, regardless how it affects you. Just like the rest of the sheep lining up for the slaughter.

You dont have to spend thousands on a lawyer.The only reason they wrote up the felony was to be a dick and keep you locked up,it will never stick in court just use a pd

Move to California, give it a year or 2 the most and it will be legalized

in my state theres a thing called plea bargain, lol and im pretty sure its where your at too, anyways when i turned 18 i got pinched and got charged with 11 felonys and a misdemeanor, i bailed out fought that case for a year and plea bargained out to 90 days in jail and a 38 month suspended sentance without pointing fingers like child, i did hire a lawyer, but i dont think your 1 felony is gonna kill u in life.. anyways good luck tho

csmoney123 said:

(two semesters till i graduate with a CIS degree)

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You're screwed dude, try law school or real estate, they don't care If you have a record.
Run for Congress... Sorry, I couldn't help myself... I wish you the best of luck... truly I do...

jlazalde97501 said:

in my state theres a thing called plea bargain, lol and im pretty sure its where your at too, anyways when i turned 18 i got pinched and got charged with 11 felonys and a misdemeanor, i bailed out fought that case for a year and plea bargained out to 90 days in jail and a 38 month suspended sentance without pointing fingers like child, i did hire a lawyer, but i dont think your 1 felony is gonna kill u in life.. anyways good luck tho

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sorry man but I call bullshit on this whole post.Nobody with 11 felonys is getting bailed out.And even getting bailed out your plea bargain wouldn't be close to 90 days even with time served.

He should be lucky the police also didn't try & charge him with a dwi for having that half smoked joint with him. Never take more than 1 joint with you & if you are about to get pulled over then you eat it. I don't care if it were your last joint & you wouldn't be able to hook up for another 2 weeks. You fucking eat your weed.


You do have the right to tell the police that he can't search your car but when you do that, you give him probable cause & then they call for backup & that usually will be about 5 more squad cars & they will also bring the dogs. If the dogs pick up the scent then the cops now have beyond a reasonable doubt & have the right to search your car. Probably the only benefit about this would be buying yourself another 15minutes to be able to smoke another cigarette if you are a cig smoker before you goto jail. I've never heard of a cop say, ok, you wont let me search so I'll write you up a ticket & let you on your way.


Remember cops are adrenaline junkies. When they hear over the radio that an officer has someone who wont let them search their car, they will all come running to his aid with the adrenaline pumping. Fucking cops