The first rule of talking to police is.... DON'T!
-I haven't commited any crime and I do not intend on commiting any crime, am I under arrest officer?
-Am I free to go about my travel unmolested or are you stopping me from continuing my travel freely?
-I'm sorry but I was always taught by police family members that I should never answer police questions, therfore I choose to exercise my right to remain silent.
-I understand you are just doing your job sir/ma'am but I do not consent to a search. I feel my privacy is being violated and disrespected and I refuse to consent to a search.
-Am I free to go officer?
if not......
-I have nothing to say without my attorney present.
NEVER say anything more than that^
The trick is to act as a law abiding citizen who takes the constitution very seriously. It's usually a bad idea to just say "I do not give permission to search my car". That tends to give an officer a burning firey desire to get into your vehicle or residence because they think you are hiding something illegal and they think they can be the awesome cop who managed to fool you into letting him make way past your constitutional rights. The whole trick is to remain calm and assertive, yet stay respectful just like anybody who takes their rights very seriously, yet has nothing to worry about, would behave. Thats why I just say "Sorry officer, I understand you're just doing your job, and I respect you immensely for keeping me and my family safe, but I was always taught by my law enforcement family members to never answer police questions unless I am the victim, and I take my constitutional rights very seriously and I do not answer questions from police". You have to stroke their ego a bit without submitting to their demands.
It's probably best to just stay silent and stick with the words "Am I free to go, or am I under arrest?" and "I do not consent to a search" without all the extra stuff I added in, but it's easy for a cop to say he had probably cause because you were acting very suspicious. If you come across as a concerned law abiding citizen who will not allow his rights to be infringed, you will be told to have a nice day, go ahead and leave. Not everyone can say those things without coming off as being paranoid and worried, but I think I have very good social skills after studying so much psychology and body language, enough so that I feel safe and comfortable with this approach. If you have never had to deal with police grilling tactics, or you are unsure how you would behave in a potentially bad police interaction, just stay silent! Do not try the things I have said above! Just stick with:
-Am I under arrest?
-Am I free to go?
-I do not answer questions
-I do not consent to any searches
JUST DO NOT TRY TO TALK YOUR WAY OUT! It may seem like a good idea at the time, but more often than not, you will just incriminate yourself and arouse suspicion/probable cause for a search!
Also, NEVER open the door for police unless they have a warrant, and even then, if the cops are about to bust down your door to get in, just lie down face down and put your hands on the back of your head! Doing so may just save you from being shot and killed by a cop.
Also, once a cop hands you a ticket or citation YOU ARE FREE TO GO! Cops like to hand over the ticket without telling you that you are free to leave at that point, then they will try to get you to admit guilt to something else or give them probable cause. If a cop hands you a ticket and starts asking you more questions in an attempt to build a false friendly rapport, just ask "Am I free to go officer?" and leave when he says yes. Do not say anything more.
If a cop disregards your rights and carries out an unconstitutional search and arrest, DO NOT INTERFERE OR RESIST! It will probably make you extremely angry to be the victim of a corrupt cop but if you have made it very clear that you wish to exercise your rights and the cop decides to violate your rights, the case will be thrown out of court and dismissed, but if you resist or interfere with a police officer, even if you are in the right, you will surely serve a prison sentence!
Running from police on foot is a misdemeanor but running from police in a motor vehicle is a felony! Never run from police in a vehicle! You probably shouldn't run on foot either but only you know what you want to do.
The excuse of "That isn't mine, it belongs to my friend" or "Some dude left that in my car but I dont know his name" NEVER works! Just exercise your right to remain silent! If you manage to avoid giving police enough information to prove your guilt, there is a good chance that your attorney can figure out a way to get you out of it in court. You may go to jail anyway, but if you played your cards right, you can probably have your case dismissed in court.
EDUCATING YOURSELF = PROTECT YOURSELF FROM UNDESERVED IMPRISONMENT
It should be a requirement for any potential patients under your care to study the following videos very thoroughly. I give every patient who registers with me, a copy of these videos and I emphasize that it is EXTREMELY important that they watch and study them. I even give them a bit of a pop quiz after they have told me they watched them, just to make sure they internalized the concepts that are discussed. These are two of the most important and valuable videos somebody could ever watch and study in this industry. I promise you, you will not be disappointed by watching them all the way to the end. Do yourself the favor of taking the time to watch, you will probably save yourself your freedom and stop your life from being ruined some day over a harmless plant.
And finally, never forget.....YOU ARE LITERALLY DOING NOTHING WRONG! Just because society says it is bad, does not mean it is bad. You are not a bad person for growing or consuming cannabis, never let anybody convince you otherwise! You should do what you know in your heart to be right and stay away from the things you know in your heart to be wrong!