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Monday, April 14, 2014

Marijuana Paraphernalia A Sticky Issue Under New Bill

Zooming down the highway late one night, a man is exhausted, not really paying attention to the speed limit. His friend accidentally left a small baggie of marijuana in his car, along with some paper to roll it into joints, which sits in a tiny pile on the passenger seat.

Police officers pull him over in the next mile for speeding, and as they shine a flashlight through the car window, they eye the loot stashed on the seat.

In Maryland, he could be charged criminally for one of these items, but it’s not the drugs.

The recent move to remove criminal penalties for 10 grams of marijuana or less has been heralded by its supporters as radical reform that would save state money, and alleviate a significant portion of drug-related arrests, which are racially imbalanced.
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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Haha Mike Lewis can't bust nobody no more.

Anonymous said...

It's racially imbalanced? You mean getting busted with Acapulco Gold carries a different penalty than Panama Red?

I had no idea...

Anonymous said...

Its how dumb stupud democrats roll..no thought.. math ...or reason figured into laws.just knee jerk reactions breed incompetence ...good law hut flawed

Anonymous said...

Racially imbalanced? Because more blacks use illegal drugs?

Anonymous said...

7:22

At least the dems passed the thing. I just don't understand the republicans in this state opposing it!

Anonymous said...

If you are younger than 21 and in possession, then it is still criminal charge and if you possess the means to smoke it (papers/bowl/bong/soda can then you can still be charged criminally. Sounds like this is will lead to more people being charged criminally because they "think" it is legal….

Anonymous said...

The Hobbitt was in operation for years (in the parking lot that now belongs to Grants I believe).They sold everything BUT pot itself.

Anonymous said...

I thought I saw rolling papers for sale recently, so it is legal to buy them but not possess them??? Now that is some crazy making! Sounds like a loophole to continue the vehicle searches for police.