(11-07-2012, 10:42 PM)Babbs234 Wrote: I think people who smoke pot will continue to smoke pot. I thought the law meant that if you are caught with pot on your person by the cops, if it's a small amount, you will get a "ticket" rather than be charged with an offense that could put you in jail.
What you are describing is the 'decriminalization' of MJ. Putting it into a lowered importance for prosecution, so a fine or community service. Which was where Washington State is atm.
I think people don't realise, that that would have been better than what these laws start the ball rolling on. The law forces a showdown between state and federal opinions, which means if you partake, you are certainly at risk of arrest, until it's determined.
It also forces developement of a test that, because of varying degrees of MJ potency, cannot reliably determine each individual's level of influence. As I posted upstream, the THC in MJ remains in your body a whole lot longer than alcohol and you can still be subject to penalties if it's detected while you were driving, whether you're still high on it or not.
