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5 worst states to get busted for pot
Posted on 7/10/14 at 7:49 am
Posted on 7/10/14 at 7:49 am
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1. Oklahoma
2. Texas
3. Lousiana
4. Florida
5. Arizona
They are handing out life sentences to people for possessing less than an ounce.
In Arizona it's the only state where a first time offense of less than an ounce is a felony.
What is this? Turkey? Singapore?
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas
3. Lousiana
4. Florida
5. Arizona
They are handing out life sentences to people for possessing less than an ounce.
In Arizona it's the only state where a first time offense of less than an ounce is a felony.
What is this? Turkey? Singapore?
Posted on 7/10/14 at 7:54 am to samson'sseed
So dumb. Can't defend us on this one
Posted on 7/10/14 at 7:56 am to samson'sseed
BUT MISSISSIPPI SUXXXXX!!!!¡¡¡¡111
Posted on 7/10/14 at 7:58 am to TupeloReb
quote:I bet we aren't far behind.
BUT MISSISSIPPI SUXXXXX!!!!¡¡¡¡111
Posted on 7/10/14 at 8:10 am to samson'sseed
war on drugs, the dumbest war in history from the citizens perspective but the most profitable thing ever for the prison industrial complex.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 8:13 am to sorantable
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I bet we aren't far behind.
Actually outside of the states that legalized we are the most lax when it comes to the ganga.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 8:13 am to sorantable
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I bet we aren't far behind
You'd be surprised.. Less than an ounce (which is plenty) here is better than getting a DUI.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 8:15 am to sorantable
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:06 am to samson'sseed
fricking pitiful. I really think the lawmakers that put those laws on the books and are keeping them there and judges that hand down harsh sentences that are not mandated sentences should be put in jail for a year or two.
And I'm serious. Those assholes have ruined a lot of lives and should be held accountable for it.
And I'm serious. Those assholes have ruined a lot of lives and should be held accountable for it.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:36 am to samson'sseed
The drug czar actually came out recently and said that we can't continue to jail our way out of the drug war; that we'd have to start treating addiction as a disease with proper healthcare. Of course, he said law enforcement would still be key.
But for the sitting drug czar to come out and actually admit that our current system sucks? That says a lot. The tides are turning.
If the FDA applies STRICTLY science to the marijuana re-scheduling request, they'll remove from Class I.
But for the sitting drug czar to come out and actually admit that our current system sucks? That says a lot. The tides are turning.
If the FDA applies STRICTLY science to the marijuana re-scheduling request, they'll remove from Class I.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:37 am to sorantable
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I bet we aren't far behind.
MS isn't bad. Hell they barely enforce the drug laws honestly....well any law for that matter.
Of course there was one time where at a roadblock in a dry county the cop claimed he smelled weed and searched my truck. After laying out 2 cases of beer, 2 fifths of whiskey, a loaded .357, loaded shotgun and pair of brass knuckles on my tailgate and found no weed, he informed me that I was good to go.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:47 am to samson'sseed
Good on these states for being TOUGH on CRIME! I once knew a guy who injected FOUR marijuanas and then went on a rampage that left six toddlers crippled.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:51 am to sorantable
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I bet we aren't far behind.
MS doesn't have enough room in the state prisons to hand out these kind if sentences
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Good on these states for being TOUGH on CRIME! I once knew a guy who injected FOUR marijuanas and then went on a rampage that left six toddlers crippled.
I believe the correct plural form is marijuani... The second I is a long one.
This post was edited on 7/10/14 at 11:54 am
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:51 am to samson'sseed
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2. Texas. On an annual basis, no state arrests and criminally prosecutes more of its citizens for pot than does Texas. Marijuana arrests comprise over half of allannual arrests in the Lone Star State. It is easy to see why. In 2009, more than 97 percent of all Texas marijuana arrests — over 77,000 people — were for possession only. Those convicted face up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine, even upon a first conviction.
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Patricia Marilyn Spottedcow, 25, learned the truth about Oklahoma’s excessive pot penalties the hard way in February when a judge sentenced the mother of four to 12 years in prison for her role in the sale of $39 worth of herb to an undercover informant. Spottedcow’s sentence sparked national media attention – and public outrage – but neither result has led the judge in the case to reconsider the terms of her confinement.
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Under Florida law, marijuana possession of 20 grams or less (about two-thirds of an ounce) is a criminal misdemeanor punishable by up to one-year imprisonment and a $1,000 fine. Marijuana possession over 20 grams, as well as the cultivation of even a single pot plant, are defined by law as felony offenses – punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. In recent years, state lawmakers have revisitedthe state’s marijuana penalties – in each case electing to enhance Florida’s already toughest-in-the-nation criminal punishments.
I want to know how we can get the lawmakers and judges put in jail for what I view as criminal behavior for their role in the above laws. I believe it is 1,000 times worse than the acts of the people they are putting in jail for years. Additionally, considering they are doing it to lots of people (77,000 a year in Texas alone), their really is no way to make the lawmakers and judges pay for their acts in an equal manner. Lifetime sentences for all of them starting today would not be equal retribution for the laws and sentences they have imposed over the years. Maybe jailing them, their families, and future generations for a couple of hundred years?
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:54 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
Follow the money. Without these arrests states like LA, OK, TX lose millions in court fees, probation fees, DA fees, seizures, forfeitures, fines, etc. Sprinkle in some Baptist/religious bullshite, an ignorant population, and you have these types of scenarios.
This post was edited on 7/10/14 at 11:55 am
Posted on 7/10/14 at 12:06 pm to NIH
I know. It is sorta a combination of intrusion into people's lives, taking away of individual freedoms (all freedom in some cases) and organized crime through theft.
I really think the lawmakers that still support these type of laws and the judges who impose harsh sentences should be held accountable and jailed. Their actions cause exponentially more harm than the people they are arresting, fining, and jailing.
Not kidding, if I was in charge, I would start throwing them in jail. Actions have consequences.
I really think the lawmakers that still support these type of laws and the judges who impose harsh sentences should be held accountable and jailed. Their actions cause exponentially more harm than the people they are arresting, fining, and jailing.
Not kidding, if I was in charge, I would start throwing them in jail. Actions have consequences.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 12:12 pm to samson'sseed
Pedophiles can end up with less time and lower bonds than pot dealers. WTF.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 12:18 pm to sorantable
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I bet we aren't far behind.
We're pretty damn relaxed about it actually. The only states it's more relaxed in is one where it is legalized.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 12:20 pm to samson'sseed
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4. Florida
Meh, not really. 2 manufacturing charges here I still tote guns, vote, even did federal jury duty suing the cops since my last charge. I have a few possessions <20 charges to boot as well.
My marijuana arrest and subsequent actions in Texas were rather unremarkable as well... but Oklahoma frick that place. You can get life for making any concentrate, even simple ice extractions.
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In Arizona it's the only state where a first time offense of less than an ounce is a felony.
Not even close to true, come to Florida with 3/4 of a zip (21 grams) and get your F bomb for felony possession.
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