How many cops really care about marijunana smokers?

Question

I have 4 cops in my immediate and extended family total, and three days ago on our family get-together day I asked them a simple question. Do you really have any care about potsmokers? One answered that it should always be illegal, but the other three agreed with my cousin Bob, that it really doesn't s***w you up like alcohol does. Is this a thought by most police? Apparently they thought that alcohol is illegal due to the ability to clearly determine when someone is drunk, and the difficulty in being able to do the same when someone has been smoking marijuana. Is this why it is illegal, because it is so easily hidden? Clear eyes, a mouth mint, and enough self control can keep even the keenest cop from thinking you've been smoking pot. I know this by too many traffic stops after smoking. Though I'd never, EVER try to hide alcohol consumption because self control doesn't work. What do the officers on here believe?

Answer 1

Its depends....I feel that there are responsible pot smokers. These are the folks that smoke at home, don't bother anyone and are (other than pot) are law abiding. I have zero issue with these folks, rarely come into contact with them, and have never arrested or even cited one.

Then there are "pot heads". These are the winners that smoke in public, toke and drive, can't function without weed and generally s***w up everything they come into contact with.

Most drugs, whether alcohol or marijuana will s***w you up if you abuse them. Thus the drunk is the same as the "pot head", while the guy who drinks the occasional beer equates to the folks who smoke occasionally, in terms of the affect in will have on your life.

Most, if not all of the marijuana tickets I write, are for minors, toking while driving, smoking in public, the result of a disturbance or other crime...so if marijuana was "legal" the tickets would still have been issued.

As for spotting tokers...its easy once you know what to look for.

Answer 2

It should stay illegal like Colt 45 said.

If it screws you up just as much as alcohol, we should make alcohol illegal as well!

Answer 3

"Clear eyes, a mouth mint, and enough self control can keep even the keenest cop from thinking you've been smoking pot."

Whatever.  When I was on the police department I was trained to use HGN to find those under the influence of MJ.  The really funny part about people who smoke pot is that they NEVER think anyone can tell, even though they REEK of pot smoke and are moving and thinking slower than a two legged dog.

You also might consider why you keep getting pulled over after smoking...geee, could it be that driving while impared on MJ is dangerous?

Answer 4

They have all sorts of opinions. You saw that. It's illegal largely because it was historically (and somewhat hysterically) lumped with harder drugs. But they're sworn to enforce the law. That also leaves a lot of room for decision making. Nothing say you must arrest, except in a few cases, like stalking, domestic violence, and a warrant. So you see a lot of really small-quantity dope handled as a paraphrenalia citation.

Answer 5

It does s***w you up as bad as alcohol.  Your family members are cops, not doctors.  They do not know what it does to your body.  It's a reason why its called "Driving under the Influence", it does not specify whether it's alcohol or narcotics.  Now, marijuana has been proven to induce sleep, hallucinations, as well as lowering your reaction time.  It has been proven that over long term use it does cause limited brain damage (much like alcohol).  It should stay illegal.