GreenGaint
Active Member
In state of california and if your a medical marijuana member and let say you drove 5 hour to your co-op and purched let say 2lb of dry weed and some clones and this is within your medicial certificate allowed. On the way home you get pulled over (maybe for speeding) you are straight up with the officer and even present your certificate (should always have a copy stashed somewhere in your car) but the officer confiscate your clones and all your smoke,(driver is not arrested, your let go however without your medication) there is really nothing you can do. This has been enough of a problem that the cannisbis clubs like cal normal, other affiliated groups made an appeal to the state to allow certified medical user to be allowed keep all there marijuana and not have it taken. The state agreed to try to have the officer try to show little more leniency, which says that the officer can use thier discretion as to take all of it or they can leave with approx 1/4 oz at the most, or not sweat you at all. Thats alot of money lost and your time and most important your medical medicine is gone. Important to remember just because you have your current certificate doesnt mean they can not conscificated your stuff.and if they do the worst thing you can do is cause a scene, be professional you may get arrested but not from posseion but for your conduct. If you were to get pulled over Its up to you if you want to tell the officer that you are transporting cannibis for medical purpose and maybe with your calm conduct the officer my just let you go, now if you or your car smell of cannibis you just need to be straight up with them, there not stupid. If your tranporting, should always follow the road rule do not bring attention to your self. Probale cause could be anything like if you have anything hanging from your rear view mirrior no matter how small that gives them proble cause (called obstrution of view) transport your stuff in the trunk or at least not under your seat or within your arm reach radius, meaning that while being in your driver seat in extend your arm out and do a complete circle, and officer can search your car within your arm reach without probale cause. When your transporting you should always have your driver license and registration & insurance card in a central locatin in your car so your not haveing to open unnessary compartments, I keep mind on top of the center council, dont have any illegal paraphernalia in plan view, that is an automatic vechicle search. The marijuania reform is still farley new just be patient things will iron out. The point of all this is use your head, you may have your stuff taken dont get upset and do something stupid to get arrested, be professional and fight it in court. Driving under the influience or having a joint while driving is an automatic arrest even if your a passenger you cannot smoke while the vehicle is in operating, just dont do it period. I rather have the thought of getting home in couple of hours then thinking of going to jail in cuffs. Give them respect no matter, if you happen to get an officer thats having a bad day you dont want to upset them anymore, remember we are now on there turf there highways. Radar detetors are good investments, they keep me looking at my speed odometer with all the faults alarms.