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In reply to the discussion: Poll on DUer Pot Usage and the law - Do you use Pot and how would changes in law affect that usage [View all]Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Cops like to claim that they're not looking for pot people to bust, but then why do so many traffic stops turn into drug searches? (Having clouds of pot smoke roil out your car window when you roll it down for the officer is one thing, but I can personally attest to having been stopped repeatedly on major east-west highways heading east from California for bogus reaons and being detained against my will while the cops waited for a drug dog to arrive after I exercised my right not to consent to a search.)
Likewise, with the NYC stop-and-frisk, the ostensible reason is searching for guns, but they find those in a ridiculously small number of cases (and they know that). Instead, the rack up young people of color with baggies of pot in their pockets.
And just yesterday, I saw a prank video of guys publicly smoking a bong (with tobacco in it). The cops went after them every time.