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chadwilsonx

Hey,

Prob a stupid question but can you be arrested for just being high as long as you are not operating a motor vehicle or are not causing any trouble? I mean could you theoretically walk into a police station and tell them that you are high and were smoking weed? What could they possibly arrest you for?

Also, do you guys know of any good sites that point out all of our rights in detail as far as search and seizure and probable cause, etc. Don't send me a link to the Constitution, I know what it says. I am looking for a guide that says what happens most of the time and gives pragmatic advice.

 

t-1000

It is my understanding that you could be charged for being high, but only if you were in a public place, making it some form of public intoxication or something like that.

Basically, it is "possible" but very unlikely. I do not think I have ever heard of anyone getting charged for it.

This is one of the primary reasons I always say that you should smoke in a safe place, then do what you want while high (except drive... I am against that, as I believe it to be playing with other people's lives)

G-Force

It is illegal to use illegal substances or black listed drugs for recreational use though here anyway it isn't enforced.

As for driving while stoned a recent BBC tv bit tested a guy sober then after he smoked a nice spliff. As it turned out he actually drove better high infact i don't know anyone out of all the people i know who drive high all the time is that they or anyone else i've heard of has ever got into a fatal accident while stoned.

Yaznaki

Public Intoxication is very much against the law. You _CAN_ be arrested for it, tho it'd be a waste of time for all but the most penile officers of the law, unless you're causing mayhem of course, or have your kid out with you...



is penile a word? I like it....

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voltion

Yep, the definition of penile is: of or relating to the penis; "penile erection"

You could technically be arrested but I don't know how they could prove it. Don't worry about it tho cos you ain't gonna get arrested for it.

 

homemadebubbler

I always wondered that. Thanks guys

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Haddock

As far as I know, some states have "public intoxication" laws. Which means if you're out in public and you're high, then it's illegal. I believe it's only two or three states that have them though.

Dank Nugz

It's my understanding that you can get a DWI(driving while intoxicated) if you are driving while high. I don't know if that's correct, though.

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Green-Lantern

If you're driving high, they can't prove it, because unlike for alcohol (breathalizer test) they don't have anything to test for THC levels. Anyways, here.. in Edmonton, I don't think you can be arrested for being high.

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homemadebubbler

Not here in Philly. If they think you're driving high they'll bring you to the nearest hospital and piss test you.... Its called the zero tollerance law