AvonBarksdale
Active Member
I was pulled over this evening by an undercover Mesa PD vehicle because I had not switched out my plates on my vehicle. I had just gotten them yesterday and they were sitting with the registration on the passenger seat.
When the officer pulled up to the window, I had both items ready, and he was like, "oh, you know why I pulled you over."
I said yes, explained I just got the new plates, he asked if I had insurance, and I said I hadn't transferred that. It was at that moment he said he smelled marijuana. I had picked up an ounce of bomb Whitefire earlier in the day and it reeked up my car so bad that it still stunk my vehicle up. At this point, I'm out of the car, two other officers in their vehicles pull up. The original officer asks if I have my MMJ card, I say yes, he asks me to produce it.
He says, "Do you mind if I search your vehicle?" I reply "Yes, I do mind." He asks why I mind. I tell him I believe in asserting and protecting my civil rights.
Granted, at this moment I am shaking and the adrenaline is pumping. One officer asks me why, is it because I'm under the influence. I state no, it's that I felt I was being harassed because I'm an MMJ user.
All 3 officers confront me now after the other 2 were discussing things for what felt like an eternity, but was probably 2 to 3 minutes in actuality.
They ask me again why they can't search my car because with my card, I'm entitled to have marijuana in my possession. I tell them that I believe in my civil rights again, that they can get a dog to go around it, but that I don't have anything, and that I was just picking up an evening snack.
They confer for another minute, then tell me they are gonna let me go with a warning. They were very courteous, but warned me that if it was a motorcycle cop that stopped me, I would most likely be going to jail for DUID. I had smoked 5-10 minutes prior to getting food, but my tolerance is high, and I am very aware when I am in my vehicle. I was surprised they didn't smell marijuana on my breath, but they said I definitely looked high in my eyes.
All in all, they left me with a stern warning, told me to not drive stoned and that my card doesn't protect me there. But they were pretty cool for the most part.
I honestly was preparing to go to jail for DUID the moment I got lit up.
When the officer pulled up to the window, I had both items ready, and he was like, "oh, you know why I pulled you over."
I said yes, explained I just got the new plates, he asked if I had insurance, and I said I hadn't transferred that. It was at that moment he said he smelled marijuana. I had picked up an ounce of bomb Whitefire earlier in the day and it reeked up my car so bad that it still stunk my vehicle up. At this point, I'm out of the car, two other officers in their vehicles pull up. The original officer asks if I have my MMJ card, I say yes, he asks me to produce it.
He says, "Do you mind if I search your vehicle?" I reply "Yes, I do mind." He asks why I mind. I tell him I believe in asserting and protecting my civil rights.
Granted, at this moment I am shaking and the adrenaline is pumping. One officer asks me why, is it because I'm under the influence. I state no, it's that I felt I was being harassed because I'm an MMJ user.
All 3 officers confront me now after the other 2 were discussing things for what felt like an eternity, but was probably 2 to 3 minutes in actuality.
They ask me again why they can't search my car because with my card, I'm entitled to have marijuana in my possession. I tell them that I believe in my civil rights again, that they can get a dog to go around it, but that I don't have anything, and that I was just picking up an evening snack.
They confer for another minute, then tell me they are gonna let me go with a warning. They were very courteous, but warned me that if it was a motorcycle cop that stopped me, I would most likely be going to jail for DUID. I had smoked 5-10 minutes prior to getting food, but my tolerance is high, and I am very aware when I am in my vehicle. I was surprised they didn't smell marijuana on my breath, but they said I definitely looked high in my eyes.
All in all, they left me with a stern warning, told me to not drive stoned and that my card doesn't protect me there. But they were pretty cool for the most part.
I honestly was preparing to go to jail for DUID the moment I got lit up.
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