deathstardisco

i was busted last night for possession of tobacco and possession of marijuana. i was hanging out at the park with some friends, and i was going to smoke out 2 people who never smoked before. we smoked, had a fun time, and then about an hour later park security pulls up. i was smoking a cig at the time, and i'm 17, so i was cited for possesion of tobacco. then, he asks me to put my hands on the car, and he searches me. he finds my weed and pipe, and then cites me for possession of marijuana. the really lame thing is that i had about 1/2 a gram. one of my friends has cigs, so he is cited for that, but the 2 newbies i smoked out were clean, and they got off free. my parents were really angry/disappointed, and they kept saying how i should of known better, had better judgement, etc. they basically were treating me as a child. that really pisses me off, because they dont know anything about marijuana. when they think of marijuana, they think of meth, heroin, and all the other hard drugs. when i tried to talk to them about how weed is different, they became angrier and stopped listening to what i had to say.

anyways, enough ranting. my court date is in 2 weeks, and hopefully it goes uphill from there. im thinking when i turn 18, im going to try to get a medical marijuana card, since i live in california, so this kind of stuff never happens again. i was wondering what is the worst punishment that i can get. im expecting a fine and community service, but the cop said that i may not be able to get my license until i turn 21.

phuzz01

You are 17, so, you are a child. Why shouldn't you be treated like one?

Explicit

I'm sure you had the same view point when you were 17 that you do now huh? The term child is taken by most to mean a person of age younger than 17. Maybe technically you can say it applies but it is not the common usage. Young adult maybe. Underaged yes. Child not really unless you're a hard ass that's just trying to make someone feel like less of a person.

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phuzz01

I'm guessing you don't have any children. If you did, you would probably feel otherwise. Why shouldn't his parents be angry/disappointed, and why shouldn't they feel that he had poor judgement?

420godfather

Dont let the child remark bother you. My child is in his mid 20's and I still call him my child! On the legal issue, "askthelawyers.com"

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Explicit

Now you see you are mixing two different points here. I was refering to how he thought his parents were talking to him like he was a child, as in as if though he did not understand his decisions and needed to be told what to think as real children of the age range more around 0 to ~14 years old do. Being 17 he really is not a child in the sense that he felt he was being treated. Wether he perceived his treatment incorrectly is a whole different issue but anyway. As a result of him voicing this you snapped back at him that he is a child as he was being made to feel. Thus implying that although he is near adulthood until he is technically an adult by wherever you set your standard he is a child and should thus be treated as someone that needs to be told what to do and how to act.

If you would take the time to read, or possibly re-read if that's the case, my response to him I explained that his parents will react in this way wether he is a child or not because they are his parents and that is what they do. They want the best for him and expect the best from him. I think they should and will feel dissappointed and angry and what not. They are parents. I also recognize and recall there comes a time in life where you are at that cusp, waiting to be allowed in to the maturity level you've attained. A time where you realize your parents are over-protecting you because they think of you still as their child in the sense that they need to shelter you and keep you safe from outside influences. Not once did I say his parents shouldn't react how they did. What I did say in one way or another is that you retorted harshly that he is equal to the child that he felt he was being treated as, which is less than his age and maturity level, and until he reaches whatever threshhold you have determined in your world he should be treated as this age.

I'm sure you still don't agree and rigidly think he is a child until the law states otherwise and will make plenty of assumptions about myself such as you listed above. I hope you atleast enjoy yourself while doing so.

ke1n

man you guys should know not to blaze at a park. with a bunch of friends.

its almost as bad as people blazing in an empty parking lot.

phuzz01

I am not basing my comment solely on his age. I am also basing it on the fact that he is a kid in the park smoking up with other kids. Act like a kid, and be treated like one...

You are right, I still disagree with you. But your point is well-stated, and well-received.

Explicit

Now do you really mean park security? Were these not cops or were they? If it really was just security you should have walked away and left without giving them the time of day. What right does security have to search you? Maybe they can attempt to detain you verbally until cops get there but other than that they have little authority. I'm guessing these must have been actualy cops and not security.

I'm not suprised your parents treated you like a child. They are parents and they want the best from you and for you. Trying to explain your view point to them will be of no benefit until you are atleast in your 20's to mid 20's and on your own supporting yourself and prospering. At that point you may make them see that it's doing you no harm if it is not, but until then don't waste your breath. Just agree that you let them down and that you'll try to do better because you won't make them crack and admit it's not that bad even if they know so themselves.

Good luck getting a medicinal card unless you have some legitimate need. To figure out the worst punishment you can get you'll have to look up the marijuana laws in CA. Every state is different.

troublemaker_42

From what I understand, its NOT AT ALL difficult to procure such a recommendation in Cali. For about 200 bucks a doctor will "diagnose" you with an "ailment" and recommend marijuana as a "treatment". While it hurts the overall cause of marijuana legalization, a good many people take advantage of it to keep from being arrested. Most states, its considerably harder to obtain such a recommendation, but anyone with money can basically get a recommendation in California