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the laws, but who do not like to drink. Thus, the figure who use some intoxicant would
increase were pot legalized, but it would be far lower than the additive effect of all those
who now use liquor added to all those who might use pot.
If we want to consider the effect of the marijuana laws on public safety, we are
therefore faced with the prospect of comparing the relative merits of alcohol and
marijuana. As stated earlier, marijuana users cite the comparison as a powerful argument
in the drug's favor, while physicians dismiss the argument. Where does that leave us?
In terms of tissue damage, the evidence is clear; no sane observer of the American drug
use scene would claim for marijuana the ravaging effect that alcohol has. Daily
moderately heavy usage of American or Mexican cannabis, say, six joints a day, produces
no known bodily harm. (But we must remember that we have no valid studies of
potsmokers which span any length of time.) Daily moderately heavy use of alcohol—the
quantity comparable to the amount of marijuana which would intoxicate the user for an
equal length of time, i.e., the whole day, would be about half a quart a day—will destroy,
threaten or damage most of the body's vital organs over a long period of time. In terms of
auto accidents, the evidence we have suggests a gain. The drunk driver behind the wheel
is far more of a threat and a danger than the high pothead. Empirical tests show that
alcohol discoordinates the driver far more than marijuana—if it occurs with marijuana at
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all.45] Decrease in aggression, violence, and crime, too, would be only a positive gain.
Alcohol moreover is often directly linked with the commission of crime; far from inciting
crime, marijuana, contrastingly, possibly inhibits it. Our speculations on insanity would
have to be even less firmly grounded in known fact than those for tissue damage,
automobile accidents, and violence, but marijuana would have to strive to catch up with
alcohol's record; one of four admissions to a mental hospital is an alcoholic. Here, too, I
think, the use of pot would be a clear gain.
The members of the antipot contingent who claim that alcohol is preferable to
marijuana, and that legalization would be nothing but a disaster for this or any nation, do
have a single telling point, as I see it. This is that marijuana is always used to become
intoxicated, or high, and alcohol is often, indeed, perhaps most of the time, used for
nonintoxicatory purposes. Alcoholic substances are frequently consumed on many
occasions where the drinker does not become drunk or intoxicated. For instance, at many
sporting events—football and baseball games—several bottles of beer may be drunk by a
spectator without effect. The same may be said for wine at a meal, cocktails (sometimes)
at a party, or sherry as a nightcap. Of course, many marijuana smokers do Spronck and C Plotnikoff, and P e the best perfumes and medicines.
She also has a very beautiful icaro.
3.
Gabat, the master of clairvoyance and telepathic sound.
4. Manchahuarmi, a great warrior, always successful in battle. She gives the
virote huan [magic dart].
5. Allimipaica’ a compassionate queen who teaches how to cure with perfume
and balsamic ointments
6. Callpaican-Kapak (the one that flies with her coat). She travels the world,
because she walks very fast, being therefore able to hunt her enemies.
All these queens possess esoteric knowledge and work here with the vegetalistas
who have turned themselves into wolves.
The queens are seated on splendid chairs
placed on embroidered mats. In the centre of the picture are some of the plants used
as defence against evil sorcerers. These are the pin6n colorado Jatropha
gossypifolia] or pin6n negro. In order to use this plant effectively, one must use
those leaves that have five tips, like a human hand. Another plant is the yuca verde
green manioc] which
vah is used in ritual baths.
Achiote [Bixa orellana] is used to cure
mal aire, an illness caused by a dead person or supay. Patiquina Dieffenbachia
sp.] is used to kill sorcerers. Sacha-ajos Mansoa alliacea] is used as a disinfectant
against plagues as well as evil spirits. The leaves of this plant are burned in the
evening.
Cam uri is a kind of small fruit of orange color which the vegetalistas
keep in their chests, in the way they keep the mann. This is used both for healing
and causing harm, depending on the intentions of the vegetalista.
VISION 46
SEPULTURA TONDURI
This vision is called sepultura tonduri [Spanish sepultura = grave, funeral], which
is a very sad and frightening icaro, sung by a sorcerer to kill a person or his enemy.
We see here three vegetalistas who gathered to take the purge.
The man on the
extreme left, dressed in clothing with steel scales, is a sorcerer who never heals,
only kills. That is why the fire coming out of his head is very hot and his aura is
red, as if it were dyed with blood.
Around his arm he carries a nacanaca snake
[Micrurus sp.], and all his knowledge can be seen in the yellow- and violetcoloured
figures on his head.
The other man, dressed in green, is a witch and a
sorcerer.
He is a witch because he casts his spells so as to imprison a person and do
with him as he pleases. He is a sorcerer because he casts a spell to kill the person he
chooses.The one dressed in light blue is a perfect master who only heals. His aura is
light blue and he shows his knowledge with the light blue and white colours.
He
carries the virote huani, which consists of glass arrows and a cumaceba [Swartzia
sp.] bow for use in difficult situations. But if he uses this weapon, he then becomes
a criminal.
Of the strange beings that appear on the extreme left, the one on the top belongs
to the green man, and the other two lower down belong to the witch and the red
sorcerer. Two soldiers take from his bed the soul of a muraya, e the best perfumes and medicines.
She also has a very beautiful icaro.
3. Gabat, the master of clairvoyance and telepathic sound.
4. Manchahuarmi, a great warrior, always successful in battle. She gives the
virote huan magic dart].
5. Allimipaica’ a compassionate queen who teaches how to cure
vah with perfume
and balsamic ointments
6. Callpaican-Kapak (the one that flies with her coat).
She travels the world,
because she walks very fast, being therefore able to hunt her enemies.
All these queens possess esoteric knowledge and work here with the vegetalistas
who have turned themselves into wolves. The queens are seated on splendid chairs
placed on embroidered mats. In the centre of the picture are some of the plants used
as defence against evil sorcerers. These are the pin6n colorado Jatropha
gossypifolia] or pin6n negro. In order to use this plant effectively, one must use
those leaves that have five tips, like a human hand. Another plant is the yuca verde
green manioc] which is used in ritual baths. Achiote Bixa orellana] is used to cure
mal aire, an illness caused by a dead person or supay. Patiquina Dieffenbachia
sp.] is used to kill sorcerers. Sacha-ajos Mansoa alliacea] is used as a disinfectant
against plagues as well as evil spirits. The leaves of this plant are burned in the
evening. Cam uri is a kind of small fruit of orange color which the vegetalistas
keep in their chests, in the way they keep the mann. This is used both for healing
and causing harm, depending on the intentions of the vegetalista.
VISION 46
SEPULTURA TONDURI
This vision is called sepultura tonduri Spanish sepultura = grave, funeral], which
is a very sad and frightening icaro, sung by a sorcerer to kill a person or his enemy.
We see here three vegetalistas who gathered to take the purge. The man on the
extreme left, dressed in clothing with steel scales, is a sorcerer who never heals,
only kills.
That is why the fire coming out of his head is very hot and his aura is
red, as if it were dyed with blood.
Around his arm he carries a nacanaca snake
Micrurus sp.], and all his knowledge can be seen in the yellow- and violetcoloured
figures on his head.The other man, dressed in green, is a witch and a
sorcerer. He is a witch because he casts his spells so as to imprison a person and do
with him as he pleases.
He is a sorcerer because he casts a spell to kill the person he
chooses.The one dressed in light blue is a perfect master who only heals.
His aura is
light blue and he shows his knowledge with the light blue and white colours. He
carries the virote huani, which consists of glass arrows and a cumaceba Swartzia
sp.] bow for use in difficult situations. But if he uses this weapon, he then becomes
a criminal.
Of the strange beings that appear on the extreme left, the one on the top belongs
to the green man, and the other two lower down belong to the witch and the red
sorcerer. Two soldiers take from his bed the soul of a muraya, e the best perfumes and medicines.
She also has a very beautiful icaro.
3. Gabat, the master of clairvoyance and telepathic sound.
4. Manchahuarmi, a great warrior, always successful in battle. She gives the
virote huan magic dart.
5. Allimipaica’ a compassionate queen who teaches how to cure with perfume
and balsamic ointments
6. Callpaican-Kapak (the one that flies with her coat).
She travels the world,
because she walks very fast, being therefore able to hunt her enemies.
All these queens possess esoteric knowledge and work here with the vegetalistas
who have turned themselves into wolves. The queens are seated on splendid chairs
placed on embroidered mats. In the centre of the picture are some of the plants used
as defence against evil sorcerers. These are the pin6n colorado Jatropha
gossypifolia or pin6n negro. In order to use this plant effectively, one must use
those leaves that have five tips, like a human hand. Another plant is the yuca verde
green manioc which is used in ritual baths. Achiote [Bixa orellana is used to cure
mal aire, an illness caused by a dead person or supay. Patiquina [Dieffenbachia
sp. is used to kill sorcerers. Sacha-ajos [Mansoa alliacea is used as a disinfectant
against plagues as well as evil spirits. The leaves of this plant are burned in the
evening. Cam uri is a kind of small fruit of orange color which the vegetalistas
keep in their chests, in the way they keep the mann. This is used both for healing
and causing harm, depending on the intentions of the vegetalista.
VISION 46
SEPULTURA TONDURI
This vision is called sepultura tonduri Spanish sepultura = grave, funeral, which
is a very sad and frightening icaro, sung by a sorcerer to kill a person or his enemy.
We see here three vegetalistas who gathered to take the purge.
The man on the
extreme left, dressed in clothing with steel scales, is a sorcerer who never heals,
only kills.
That is why the fire coming out of his head is very hot and his aura is
red, as if it were dyed with blood. Around his arm he carries a nacanaca snake
Micrurus sp., and all his knowledge can be seen in the yellow- and violetcoloured
figures on his head.The other man, dressed in green, is a witch and a
sorcerer. He is a witch because he casts his spells so as to imprison a person and do
with him as he pleases. He is a sorcerer because he casts a spell to kill the person he
chooses.The one dressed in light blue is a perfect master who only heals. His aura is
light blue and he shows his knowledge with the light blue and white colours.
He
carries the virote huani, which consists of glass arrows and a cumaceba Swartzia
sp. bow for use in difficult situations. But if he uses this weapon, he then becomes
a criminal.
Of the strange beings that appear on the extreme left, the one on the top belongs
to the green man, and the other two lower down belong to the witch and the red
sorcerer. Two soldiers take from his bed the soul of a muraya, e the best perfumes and medicines.
She also has a very beautiful icaro.
3. Gabat, the master of clairvoyance and telepathic sound.
4. Manchahuarmi, a great warrior, always successful in battle.
She gives the
virote huan magic dart.
5. Allimipaica’ a compassionate queen who teaches how to cure with perfume
and balsamic ointments
6. Callpaican-Kapak (the one that flies with her coat).
She travels the world,
because she walks very fast, being therefore able to hunt her enemies.
All these queens possess esoteric knowledge and work here with the vegetalistas
who have turned themselves into wolves.
The queens are
Chrystal 100 seated on splendid chairs
placed on embroidered mats. In the centre of the picture are some of the plants used
as defence against evil sorcerers. These are the pin6n colorado Jatropha
gossypifolia or pin6n negro. In order to use this plant effectively, one must use
those leaves that have five tips, like a human hand. Another plant is the yuca verde
green manioc which is used in ritual baths. Achiote Bixa orellana is used to cure
mal aire, an illness caused by a dead person or supay. Patiquina Dieffenbachia
sp. is used to kill sorcerers. Sacha-ajos Mansoa alliacea is used as a disinfectant
against plagues as well as evil spirits.
The leaves of this plant are burned in the
evening. Cam uri is a kind of small fruit of orange color which the vegetalistas
keep in their chests, in the way they keep the mann. This is used both for healing
and causing harm, depending on the intentions of the vegetalista.
VISION 46
SEPULTURA TONDURI
This vision is called sepultura tonduri Spanish sepultura = grave, funeral, which
is a very sad and frightening icaro, sung by a sorcerer to kill a person or his enemy.
We see here three vegetalistas who gathered to take the purge. The man on the
extreme left, dressed in clothing with steel scales, is a sorcerer who never heals,
only kills. That is why the fire coming out of his head is very hot and his aura is
red, as if it were dyed with blood. Around his arm he carries a nacanaca snake
Micrurus sp., and all his knowledge can be seen in the yellow- and violetcoloured
figures on his head.The other man, dressed in green, is a witch and a
sorcerer.
He is a witch because he casts his spells so as to imprison a person and do
with him as he pleases. He is a sorcerer because he casts a spell to kill the person he
chooses.The one dressed in light blue is a perfect master who only heals. His aura is
light blue and he shows his knowledge with the light blue and white colours. He
carries the virote huani, which consists of glass arrows and a cumaceba Swartzia
sp.
bow for use in difficult situations. But if he uses this weapon, he then becomes
a criminal.
Of the strange beings that appear on the extreme left, the one on the top belongs
to the green man, and the other two lower down belong to the witch and the red
sorcerer. Two soldiers take from his bed the soul of a muraya, n common patterning of functioning in all of these people, a common
pattern superimposed on their individual uniqueness, we may hypothesize something to explain this
common pattern. This hypothesized something might be a common personality trait, belief system,
physical attribute, or, in terms of our interest a common state of consciousness. Particularly, if we know
that all the observed individuals ingested marijuana just before we began observing them, we will be
tempted to say that the common pattern of functioning we observe is the result of their all being in a
state of marijuana intoxication.
Note, however, that it is the empirically observed common pattern of functioning1] that is the crucial
defining operation of the state of consciousness; the fact that they had all ingested marijuana serves
secondarily to specify something we think to be a cause of the hypothesized state of consciousness.
What, then, are the properties of this hypothesized state of consciousness, marijuana intoxication?
How do we discover these properties?
Clearly the way to answer this is to give marijuana to a number of people and observe what is
common in their experience and behavior. Unfortunately, the observation process is much more complex
and full of pitfalls than we would expect.
Much of our usual experience with the effects of drugs on consciousness misleads us into expecting
fairly simple relationships. If, for example, you give a strong dose of barbiturates or other sedatives to a
person, he almost always goes to sleep. Hence we describe the state of consciousness (or lack of it)
induced by barbiturates as a barbiturate-induced sleep. There is little variability across subjects, and our
observational process is simple.
With a psychoactive drug like marijuana, on the other hand, the variability across subjects is very
high, and the observation process itself may systematically bias what we observe, as will be detailed in
the next section. It may even turn out that different people might experience different states of
consciousness from using marijuana, that is, the observed patterns of experience and behavior fall into
several distinct patterns rather than a single pattern common to all individuals. We generally consider
alcohol intoxication, for example, as a single state, yet on a second thought there are clearly some
individuals who have very different experiences with alcohol from those the majority of us have. A drug
may thus stimulate a reorganization of functioning, but the nature of the new pattern may be determined
by factors other than the nature of the drug per se.
Let us consider in detail the question of why a given individual, taking marijuana (or any other
psychoactive drug, for that matter) at a particular time and place, might experience the particular things
that he does.
VARIABILITY OF DRUG-INDUCED STATES
Our common experience with many drugs inclines us to think along the line that "Drug A has effects
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ved in their own subculture's conception of it as harmless and beneficial. Moreover,
the relatively few (but absolutely, many) users who are arrested gives them cause for the
accusation of distributive injustice. Rehabilitation is predicated on the notion that the
transgressor thinks of his transgression as wrong. Users often give up use of the weed
after arrest but for practical reasons, not out of a desire to rid themselves of a nasty habit.
To demonstrate these assertions, a study of arrestees would have to be made. In the
absence of such a study, two users who were arrested or who are serving prison sentences
for violation of the marijuana statutes voice reactions to their legal experiences:
It's rather discouraging to spend time in jail for the "crime" of possessing a
weed. I haven't hurt anybody, I haven't stolen from anybody, I haven't raped
anybody's daughter. Why am I in jail? I don't feel like a criminal.
I committed a charitable act.
.
.
.
I agreed to turn this poor cat onto some
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grass at his request. He promptly turned
marijuana me Bowls And Bowls in.
This silly grass law is only one small reflection of the mentality that rules
America and dictates what we can read, what we can think and what
position we must use when we make love.
My love to all the gentle people. Our day is coming.[38]
Having been convicted of selling five dollars' worth of seeds and stems to
an informer, I am currently serving a twenty-to-thirty year sentence.
.
.
.
.
.
.
my bail was set at $4s,ooo—an impossible sum for me to raise.
So I sat
in jail for four months before being tried. There were twenty-five other
marijuana arrests in the]... County in the past two years, but I am the only
one who has been sent to the penitentiary. Why this special treatment for
me?39]
Law enforcement officers, however, often feel rehabilitation to be a worthy goal. Often
a judge's sentence will hinge on his feeling that a jail sentence actually serves a
rehabilitation function. We are reminded of Lindesmith's description of one such case:
... an occasional judge, ignorant of the nature of marihuana, sends a
marihuana user to prison to cure him of his nonexistent addiction. The
writer was once in court when a middle-aged Negro defendant appeared
before the judge charged with having used and had in his possession one
marihuana cigarette during the noon hour at the place where he had worked
for a number of years. This man had no previous record and this fact was
stated before the court. Nevertheless, a two-year sentence was imposed to
"dry up his habit."[40]
What, in fact, are the effects of arrests, convictions, and jail sentences on users? Are
they as likely to use again as they would if they were never arrested? This is, obviously,
impossible to answer. Nor can we compare their later arrest figures with the arrest figures
of a comparable group which was not arrested when they were. (We don't know the base
fved in their own subculture's conception of it as harmless and beneficial. Moreover,
the relatively few (but absolutely, many) users who are arrested gives them cause for the
accusation of distributive injustice. Rehabilitation is predicated on the notion that the
transgressor thinks of his transgression as wrong. Users often give up use of the weed
after arrest but for practical reasons, not out of a desire to rid themselves of a nasty habit.
To demonstrate these assertions, a study of arrestees would have to be made. In the
absence of such a study, two users who were arrested or who are serving prison sentences
for violation of the marijuana statutes voice reactions to their legal experiences:
It's rather discouraging to spend time in jail for the "crime" of possessing a
weed. I haven't hurt anybody, I haven't stolen from anybody, I haven't raped
anybody's daughter. Why am I in jail? I don't feel like a criminal.
I committed a charitable act.... I agreed to turn this poor cat onto some
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The Marijuana Smokers - Chapter 11
grass at his request. He promptly turned me in.
This silly grass law is only one small reflection of the mentality that rules
America and dictates what we can read, what we can think and what
position we must use when we make love.
My love to all the gentle people. Our day is coming.38]
Having been convicted of selling five dollars' worth of seeds and stems to
an informer, I am currently serving a twenty-to-thirty year sentence....
... my bail was set at $4s,ooo—an impossible sum for me to raise. So I sat
in jail for four months before being tried.
There were twenty-five other
marijuana arrests in the]... County in the past two years, but I am the only
one who has been sent to the penitentiary. Why this special treatment for
me?39]
Law enforcement officers, however, often feel rehabilitation to be a worthy goal. Often
a judge's sentence will hinge on his feeling that a jail sentence actually serves a
rehabilitation function. We are reminded of Lindesmith's description of one such case:
... an occasional judge, ignorant of the nature of marihuana, sends a
marihuana user to prison to cure him of his nonexistent addiction. The
writer was once in court when a middle-aged Negro defendant appeared
before the judge charged with having used and had in his possession one
marihuana cigarette during the noon hour at the place where he had worked
for a number of years. This man had no previous record and this fact was
stated before the court. Nevertheless, a two-year sentence was imposed to
"dry up his habit."40]
What, in fact, are the effects of arrests, convictions, and jail sentences on users? Are
they as likely to use again as they would if they were never arrested? This is, obviously,
impossible to answer. Nor can we compare their later arrest figures with the arrest figures
of a comparable group which was not arrested when they were. (We don't know the base
fved in their own subculture's conception of it as harmless and beneficial. Moreover,
the relatively few (but absolutely, many) users who are arrested gives them cause for the
accusation of distributive injustice. Rehabilitation is predicated on the notion that the
transgressor thinks of his transgression as wrong. Users often give up use of the weed
after arrest but for practical reasons, not out of a desire to rid themselves of a nasty habit.
To demonstrate these assertions, a study of arrestees would have to be made. In the
absence of such a study, two users who were arrested or who are serving prison sentences
for violation of the marijuana statutes voice reactions to their legal experiences:
It's rather discouraging to spend time in jail for the "crime" of possessing a
weed. I haven't hurt anybody, I haven't stolen from anybody, I haven't raped
anybody's daughter. Why am I in jail? I don't feel like a criminal.
I committed a charitable act.... I agreed to turn this poor cat onto some
(20 of 31)4/15/2004 1:08:37 AM
The Marijuana Smokers - Chapter 11
grass at his request. He promptly turned me in.
This silly grass law is only one small reflection of the mentality that rules
America and dictates what we can read, what we can think and what
position we must use when we make love.
My love to all the gentle people. Our day is coming.[38
Having been convicted of selling five dollars' worth of seeds and stems to
an informer, I am currently serving a twenty-to-thirty year sentence....
... my bail was set at $4s,ooo—an
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impossible sum for me to raise. So I sat
in jail for four months before being tried. There were twenty-five other
marijuana arrests in [the... County in the past two years, but I am the only
one who has been sent to the penitentiary. Why this special treatment for
me?39
Law enforcement officers, however, often feel rehabilitation to be a worthy goal. Often
a judge's sentence will hinge on his feeling that a jail sentence actually serves a
rehabilitation function. We are reminded of Lindesmith's description of one such case:
.
.
.
an occasional judge, ignorant of the nature of marihuana, sends a
marihuana user to prison to cure him of his nonexistent addiction. The
writer was once in court when a middle-aged Negro defendant appeared
before the judge charged with having used and had in his possession one
marihuana cigarette during the noon hour at the place where he had worked
for a number of years. This man had no previous record and this fact was
stated before the court.
Nevertheless, a two-year sentence was imposed to
"dry up his habit."[40
What, in fact, are the effects of arrests, convictions, and jail sentences on users? Are
they as likely to use again as they would if they were never arrested? This is, obviously,
impossible to answer. Nor can we compare their later arrest figures with the arrest figures
of a comparable group which was not arrested when they were. (We don't know the base
fved in their own subculture's conception of it as harmless and beneficial. Moreover,
the relatively few (but absolutely, many) users who are arrested gives them cause for the
accusation of distributive injustice.
Rehabilitation is predicated on the notion that the
transgressor thinks of his transgression as wrong. Users often give up use of the weed
after arrest but for practical reasons, not out of a desire to rid themselves of a nasty habit.
To demonstrate these assertions, a study of arrestees would have to be made. In the
absence of such a study, two users who were arrested or who are serving prison sentences
for violation of the marijuana statutes voice reactions to their legal experiences:
It's rather discouraging to spend time in jail for the "crime" of possessing a
weed. I haven't hurt anybody, I haven't stolen from anybody, I haven't raped
anybody's daughter.
Why am I in jail? I don't feel like a criminal.
I committed a charitable act.
.
.
.
I agreed to turn this poor cat onto some
(20 of 31)4/15/2004 1:08:37 AM
The Marijuana Smokers - Chapter 11
grass at his request. He promptly turned me in.
This silly grass law is only one small reflection of the mentality that rules
America and dictates what we can read, what we can think and what
position we must use when we make love.
My love to all the gentle people. Our day is coming.38
Having been convicted of selling five dollars' worth of seeds and stems to
an informer, I am currently serving a twenty-to-thirty year sentence....
... my bail was set at $4s,ooo—an impossible sum for me to raise. So I sat
in jail for four months before being tried.
There were twenty-five other
marijuana arrests in
marijuana bongs the... County in the past two years, but I am the only
one who has been sent to the penitentiary.
Why this special treatment for
me?39
Law enforcement officers, however, often feel rehabilitation to be a worthy goal. Often
a judge's sentence will hinge on his feeling that a jail sentence actually serves a
rehabilitation function. We are reminded of Lindesmith's description of one such case:
... an occasional judge, ignorant of the nature of marihuana, sends a
marihuana user to prison to cure him of his nonexistent addiction.
The
writer was once in court when a middle-aged Negro defendant appeared
before the judge charged with having used and had in his possession one
marihuana cigarette during the noon hour at the place where he had worked
for a number of years. This man had no previous record and this fact was
stated before the court. Nevertheless, a two-year sentence was imposed to
"dry up his habit."40
What, in fact, are the effects of arrests, convictions, and jail sentences on users? Are
they as likely to use again as they would if they were never arrested? This is, obviously,
impossible to answer. Nor can we compare their later arrest figures with the arrest figures
of a comparable group which was not arrested when they were. (We don't know the base
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Plotnikoff, and P
The smoke is good- smooth, sweet, menthol/lemony. It has a lot of central and south American Sativa in its
ancestry. The high is long lasting and 'happy'- a day-time smoke. The buds are long and thin.
Seeds Hemp I noticed two
phenotypes (ratio 14:2)- 14 plants had broad, long leaves, high vigor, high yield; 2 were much shorter
(finishing at 4-5'), more compact, started flowering earlier, but didn’t mature as well, more susceptible to mold,
thinner leaves. Some of the large phenotype flowered with pistils the color of
Kali Mist pink-grapefruit.
Its not the easiest plant I've grown, and this may account for why its not more common, but its well worth it. It
definitely is mold resistant beyond any doubt. These plants get the yield from the size of the plant, not the
density of the buds, so try to ensure a good size by July, and DONT pinch it out. I'm hoping for 3 or 4 ounces
per plant this year- I've put them into my best patch.
” – retro13
On Bongs Uk condensation Hemp Seeds with olivetol Lander et al
Home Made Bongs Bockstahler,J
Bubble is available for 150 NLG and has 22 seeds. This has to do with low
germination
vah rates at the last tests and making up for that.
Engrais Cannabis I don't know
the one Adam sells personally, but do know that they derive from the same
genetic
vah background. It took a while before I was pleased with
vah the product
and there was also a personal thing involved, with the person who brought
the genetics over to
vah Holland.
I waited till that was resolved to
satisfaction." - Simon, owner of Serious Seeds, Amsterdam
because of the illegal
nature of the apprehension. One individual (arrested twice) involved in smuggling was not
arrested in the United States. One of the arrestees was judged at his trial not to be in
technical possession of the marijuana (one roach!), and the charges were dismissed.[17]
Of the five remaining cases, one was arrested twice.
None of the five was incarcerated for
his crime; four received suspended sentences, and one was still awaiting trial at the time
of the interview.
With all of our cases, the detection of the crime was fortuitous; in no case did an
undercover agent seek out use and selling. We cite three typical examples of the police
accidentally stumbling upon marijuana crimes:
A friend of mine whom I turned on felt guilty and told his father about it.
His father told the police, and the police followed him to my house.
At four
a.
m.
, the police rang my doorbell, and, when I answered, beat me up, and
then called my parents. I was adjudged a youthful offender, and placed on
probation for 14 months.
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twenty-year-old college student
I was playing pool with another guy, and two cops walked in, took us
outside, and searched us, me and my friend, and then they searched our car.
One joint was in the car. We were searched illegally; we were handcuffed
before they even found anything. The charge is going to be dropped because
I'm getting a recommendation from a youth counselor.
twenty-one-year-old clerk in a gift shop
I was sent one joint from Mexico through the mail. The customs officials
delivered the letter to my apartment in person—they had a search
warrant—and said that they were going to search my apartment. But I went
and got my supply, and gave it to them. They said that they were going to
arrest me, but they were willing to cooperate if I did. I supplied them with a
name of a dealer—knowing that he was leaving for Canada that day. I
wasn't arrested.
nineteen-year-old female clerk in a bookstore
Post-Arrest Disposition
Arrest is only the first step in a long legal process.
The questions involved in the postarrest
disposition are often extremely complex and technical.
The policeman, who
operates on the basis of simple guilt or innocence, is frustrated and angered to see one of
his cases dismissed on a minor technicality, feeling that the lawyers and judges are trying
to abort law and order. However, these formalities were designed to protect the possibly
innocent suspect, and they usually err on the side of being overly generous in letting many
probably guilty suspects go free, rather than making the mistake of jailing a few possibly
innocent suspects. That this happens to such a degree with marijuana charges points to the
fact that many judges, district attorneys, and lawyers have lost faith in the justice of the
marijuana statutes. A certain degree of leeway is allowed the public officials after arrest;
where many decisbecause of
marijuana bongs the illegal
nature of the apprehension.
One individual (arrested twice) involved in smuggling was not
arrested in the United States. One of the arrestees was judged at his trial not to be in
technical possession of the marijuana (one roach!), and the charges were dismissed.17]
Of the five remaining cases, one was arrested twice. None of the five was incarcerated for
his crime; four received suspended sentences, and one was still awaiting trial at the time
of the interview.
With all of our cases, the detection of the crime was fortuitous; in no case did an
undercover agent seek out use and selling. We cite three typical examples of the police
accidentally stumbling upon marijuana crimes:
A friend of mine whom I turned on felt guilty and told his father about it.
His father told the police, and the police followed him to my house. At four
a.m., the police rang my doorbell, and, when I answered, beat me up, and
then called my parents. I was adjudged a youthful offender, and placed on
probation for 14 months.
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twenty-year-old college student
I was playing pool with another guy, and two cops walked in, took us
outside, and searched us, me and my friend, and then they searched our car.
One joint was in the car. We were searched illegally; we were handcuffed
before they even found anything. The charge is going to be dropped because
I'm getting a recommendation from a youth counselor.
twenty-one-year-old clerk in a gift shop
I was sent one joint from Mexico through the mail. The customs officials
delivered the letter to my apartment in person—they had a search
warrant—and said that they were going to search my apartment. But I went
and got my supply, and gave it to them. They said that they were going to
arrest me, but they were willing to cooperate if I did. I supplied them with a
name of a dealer—knowing that he was leaving for Canada that day. I
wasn't arrested.
nineteen-year-old female clerk in a bookstore
Post-Arrest Disposition
Arrest is only the first step in a long legal process. The questions involved in the postarrest
disposition are often extremely complex and technical. The policeman, who
operates on the basis of simple guilt or innocence, is frustrated and angered to see one of
his cases dismissed on a minor technicality, feeling that the lawyers and judges are trying
to abort law and order. However, these formalities were designed to protect the possibly
innocent suspect, and they usually err on the side of being overly generous in letting many
probably guilty suspects go free, rather than making the mistake of jailing a few possibly
innocent suspects. That this happens to such a degree with marijuana charges points to the
fact that many judges, district attorneys, and lawyers have lost faith in the justice of the
marijuana statutes. A certain degree of leeway is allowed the public officials after arrest;
where many decisbecause of the illegal
nature of the apprehension. One individual (arrested twice) involved in smuggling was not
arrested in the United States. One of the arrestees was judged at his trial not to be in
technical possession of the marijuana (one roach!), and the charges were dismissed.17
Of the five remaining cases, one was arrested twice. None of the five was incarcerated for
his crime; four received suspended sentences, and one was still awaiting trial at the time
of the interview.
With all of our cases, the detection of the crime was fortuitous; in no case did an
undercover agent seek out use and selling. We cite three typical examples of the police
accidentally stumbling upon marijuana crimes:
A friend of mine whom I turned on felt guilty and told his father about it.
His father told the police, and the police followed him to my house. At four
a.m., the police rang my doorbell, and, when I answered, beat me up, and
then called my parents. I was adjudged a youthful offender, and placed on
probation for 14 months.
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twenty-year-old college student
I was playing pool with another guy, and two cops walked in, took us
outside, and searched us, me and my friend, and then they searched our car.
One joint was in the car. We were searched illegally; we were handcuffed
before they even found anything. The charge is going to be dropped because
I'm getting a recommendation from a youth counselor.
twenty-one-year-old clerk in a gift shop
I was sent one joint from Mexico through the mail. The customs officials
delivered the letter to my apartment in person—they had a search
warrant—and said that they were going to search my apartment. But I went
and got my supply, and gave it to them. They said that they were going to
arrest me, but they were willing to cooperate if I did. I supplied them with a
name of a dealer—knowing that he was leaving for Canada that day. I
wasn't arrested.
nineteen-year-old female clerk in a bookstore
Post-Arrest Disposition
Arrest is only the first step in a long legal process. The questions involved in the postarrest
disposition are often extremely complex and technical. The policeman, who
operates on the basis of simple guilt or innocence, is frustrated and angered to see one of
his cases dismissed on a minor technicality, feeling that the lawyers and judges are trying
to abort law and order. However, these formalities were designed to protect the possibly
innocent suspect, and they usually err on the side of being overly generous in letting many
probably guilty suspects go free, rather than making the mistake of jailing a few possibly
innocent suspects. That this happens to such a degree with marijuana charges points to the
fact that many judges, district attorneys, and lawyers have lost faith in the justice of the
marijuana statutes. A certain degree of leeway is allowed the public officials after arrest;
where many decisbecause of the illegal
nature of the apprehension. One individual (arrested twice) involved in smuggling was not
arrested in the United States. One of the arrestees was judged at his trial not to be in
technical possession of the marijuana (one roach!), and the charges were dismissed.17
Of the five remaining cases, one was arrested twice.
None of the five was incarcerated for
his crime; four received suspended sentences, and one was still awaiting trial at the time
of the interview.
With all of our cases, the detection of the crime was fortuitous; in no case did an
undercover agent seek out use and selling. We cite three typical examples of the police
accidentally stumbling upon marijuana crimes:
A friend of mine whom I turned on felt guilty and told his father about it.
His father told the police, and the police followed him to my house. At four
a.
m.
, the police rang my doorbell, and, when I answered, beat me up, and
then called my parents. I was adjudged a youthful offender, and placed on
probation for 14 months.
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twenty-year-old college student
I was playing pool with another guy, and two cops walked in, took us
outside, and searched us, me and my friend, and then they searched our car.
One joint was in the car. We were searched illegally; we were handcuffed
before they even found anything. The charge is going to be dropped because
I'm getting a recommendation from a youth counselor.
twenty-one-year-old clerk in a gift shop
I was sent one joint from Mexico through the mail. The customs officials
delivered the letter to my apartment in person—they had a search
warrant—and said that they were going to search my apartment. But I went
and got my supply, and gave it to them. They said that they were going to
arrest me, but they were willing to cooperate if I did. I supplied them with a
name of a dealer—knowing that he was leaving for Canada that day. I
wasn't arrested.
nineteen-year-old female clerk in a bookstore
Post-Arrest Disposition
Arrest is only the first step in a long legal process. The questions involved in the postarrest
disposition are often extremely complex and technical. The policeman, who
operates on the basis of simple guilt or innocence, Shiva Shanti is frustrated and angered to see one of
his cases dismissed on a minor technicality, feeling that the lawyers and judges are trying
to abort law and order. However, these formalities were designed to protect the possibly
innocent suspect, and they usually err on the side of being overly generous in letting many
probably guilty suspects go free, rather than making the mistake of jailing a few possibly
innocent suspects. That this happens to such a degree with marijuana charges points to the
fact that many judges, district attorneys, and lawyers have lost faith in the justice of the
marijuana statutes. A certain degree of leeway is allowed the public officials after arrest;
where many decis
Bockstahler,J
Van Hoeven, J
Piece of crap - hard to clone. I grew a few seeds from a seedbank selling Sensi BB, and I’m glad I didn’t
waste time and space with any more than 2 females.
Maybe I was unlucky and didn’t score that hard to find
large producer. Dunno. the plants were grown indoors under Cannabis Placard De Placard Cultivation plenty of light. They were big in circumference, with
spread out bud yield. I was expecting fatty kolas, but nope. It looked more like Holland/Canada Big
bongs uk Treat than
BB is supposed to be. Anyway, that’s my two cents.
- dak
Sensiseeds
Todd, and S
Using a whole room at this point you turn off the fan blowing air in but you leave the door open a little. You never cut off ventilation completely because mold is a threat right up until the end. The leaves should start to get a little crisp after a week or two. If it happens sooner you may be using too much ventilation and should cut back. Along about this time you should notice a very nice smell. drink liquor,
beer, and wine, on those very occasions in which the drinker also drinks them; drinking
alcohol and smoking pot are not disjunctive and mutually exclusive activities. The very
people who use one often use the other as well on those occasions when it may seem more
appropriate. In fact, marijuana smokers are more likely to drink alcoholic beverages than
nonsmokers are.* It is entirely possible that the legalization and widespread availability of
marijuana will not necessarily result in a greater number of total events in which people
wish to become intoxicated simply because users will continue to use pot selectively as
they presently do. They become high when they feel that the occasion calls for it and use
the same (potentially intoxicating) substances that the rest of society does, in moderation,
when they feel that the occasion calls for that as well. However, it is an empirical question
which can not be answered beforehand as to whether those specific occasions where
alcohol is now consumed without intoxication will eventually call for marijuana use. I
suspect that potsmokers will continue to follow the same sorts of patterns in liquor
consumption that their nonsmoking peers do, drinking their beer, wine, and sherry as a
pleasant companion to other pleasant activities. The appropriateness of one's agent of
choice is defined by the social group that uses it, and many occasions do not call for
getting high.
But what of the other side? What social costs do we have to consider when examining
the damages the present policy is causing? To begin with an issue most Americans assume
that they are hard-headed and pragmatic about—money and resources—we would have to
admit that the present policies are extremely costly. The deployment of huge numbers of
law enforcement officers in the effort to stop pot use and sales necessarily takes resources
away from heroin and amphetamine traffic. In this sense, the present laws encourage the
use of truly dangerous drugs. And the court costs of processing a single marijuana case
can be, and often are, staggering, and the number of cases handled every year in this
country are beginning to run over l00,000. How many millions of dollars do we feel is
worth spending? In addition, the laws contribute to a great deal of resentment on both
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sides. The police realize that they are enforcing a law without ideological support from
large segments of the public. The murderer never questions the right of the police to arrest
him; the marijuana user questions the legitimacy of the law, and thus, the police and the
entire legal process. By multiplying the areas in which the police are expected to enforce
the law, a variety of paranoia develops among the police—in Jerome Skolnick's terms,46]
they begin to see "symbolic assailants" in the populace. In the sense that they would be
able to concentrate on truly dangerous
Marijuana Bongs Bubble is available for 150 NLG and has 22 seeds. This has to do with low
germination rates at the last tests and making up for that. I don't know
the one Adam sells personally, but do know that they derive from the same
genetic background.
It took a while before I was pleased with the product
and there was also a personal thing involved, with the person who brought
the genetics over to Holland. I waited till that was resolved to
satisfaction." - Simon, owner of Serious Seeds, Amsterdam
Plotnikoff, and P
While I'm not going to say that Big Bud isn't a good strain, it's not as magical as many people seem to think.
The main problem is the name, Big Cannabis Photo Bud, everyone expects massive buds. They are big, but not significantly
larger than many other top strains. The potency is good but not knock you off your feet good. There is huge
variations from plant to plant, some are killer and deserving of some of the legends, but the majority are just
typical(of high quality strains). Overall, a good plant as long as you don't expect miracles.
I just finished a
bowl of it myself.
Todd, and S
"AFOAF grew some (Apollo) recently and got an indica phenotype that finished around 50 days, and a Durban
phenotype that took 60 days.
The indica phenotype is very resinous, clear high. Not racy nor paranoid. Dense buds, low odor.
The Durban phenotype has a stronger high than pure Durban, very clear, very racy, even paranoid. Buds very
fluffy, and they flop over from their own weight. Definitely a creeper phenotype in the gene pool (Durban).
The mom of A-11 is Genius, an F2 of Jack Herer crossed to an unknown male (likely a Durban imho). The dad
of A-11 is Cinderella.
Genius expresses the NL and Skunk side of the gene pool. Cindy expresses the Durban and haze side.
imho, for the A-11 to have 2 phenotypes in the F1, one of which is fluffy, sweet, and floppy like Durban, means
that the Durban gene is in both Apollo and Cindy." - Zorro Afoaf has a Posi Big Bud Mom that is 70% pistils ripe, with cloudy heads in about 43-45 days and it yields real
nice. Its a real tough strain, eats ferts big time, not the strongest most devastating buzz, however it has a
long duration 4 hours, but a repeat for sure, the strain has really "grown on me." Its just an all-around good
strain, now if it took 55-60 days it would be history, its speed to harvest is a big consideration.-Budm Piece of crap - hard to clone. I grew a few seeds from a seedbank selling Sensi BB, and I’m glad I didn’t
waste time and space with any more than 2 females. Maybe I was unlucky and didn’t score that hard to find
large producer. Dunno. the plants were grown indoors under plenty of light. They were big in circumference, with
spread out bud yield. I was expecting fatty kolas, but nope. It looked more like Holland/Canada Big Treat than
BB is supposed to be. Anyway, that’s my two cents.- dak The most important thing is that they must be dried. Mold is your biggest enemy once you harvest. If you have excessive moisture in the grow room you may have battled mold well before harvest and afterwards it's even more difficult. The trick is to dry them slowly so that certain biochemical processes can go on but not so slowly that mold can get a foot hold. The key is to control humidity.
because of the illegal
nature of the apprehension. One individual (arrested twice) involved in smuggling was not
arrested in the United States.
One of the arrestees was judged at his trial not to be in
technical possession of the marijuana (one roach!), and the charges were dismissed.17]
Of the five remaining cases, one was arrested twice. None of the five was incarcerated for
his crime; four received suspended sentences, and one was still awaiting trial at the time
of the interview.
With all of our cases, the detection of the crime was fortuitous; in no case did an
undercover agent seek out use and selling. We cite three typical examples of the police
accidentally Northern Bright stumbling upon marijuana crimes:
A friend of mine whom I turned on felt guilty and told his father about it.
His father told the police, and the police followed him to my house. At four
a.m., the police rang my doorbell, and, when I answered, beat me up, and
then called my parents. I was adjudged a youthful offender, and placed on
probation for 14 months.
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twenty-year-old college student
I was playing pool with another guy, and two cops walked in, took us
outside, and searched us, me and my friend, and then they searched our car.
One joint was in the car. We were searched illegally; we were handcuffed
before they even found anything. The charge is going to be dropped because
I'm getting a recommendation from a youth counselor.
twenty-one-year-old clerk in a gift shop
I was sent one joint from Mexico through the mail. The customs officials
delivered the letter to my apartment in person—they had a search
warrant—and said that they were going to search my apartment.
But I went
and got my supply, and gave it to them. They said that they were going to
arrest me, but they were willing to cooperate if I did. I supplied them with a
name of a dealer—knowing that he was leaving for Canada that day. I
wasn't arrested.
nineteen-year-old female clerk in a bookstore
Post-Arrest Disposition
Arrest is only the first step in a long legal process. The questions involved in the postarrest
disposition are often extremely complex and technical. The policeman, who
operates on the basis of simple guilt or innocence, is frustrated and angered to see one of
his cases dismissed on a minor technicality, feeling that the lawyers and judges are trying
to abort law and order.
However, these formalities were designed to protect the possibly
innocent suspect, and they usually err on the side of being overly generous in letting many
probably guilty suspects go free, rather than making the mistake of jailing a few possibly
innocent suspects. That this happens to such a degree with marijuana charges points to the
fact that many judges, district attorneys, and lawyers have lost faith in the justice of the
marijuana statutes. A certain degree of leeway is allowed the public officials after arrest;
where many decisbecause of the illegal
nature of the apprehension. One individual (arrested twice) involved in smuggling was not
arrested in the United States.
One of the arrestees was judged at his trial not to be in
technical possession of the marijuana (one roach!), and the charges were dismissed.17]
Of the five remaining cases, one was arrested twice. None of the five was incarcerated for
his crime; four received suspended sentences, and one was still awaiting trial at the time
of the interview.
With all of our cases, the detection of the crime was fortuitous; in no case did an
undercover agent seek out use and selling.
We cite three typical examples of the police
accidentally stumbling upon marijuana crimes:
A friend of mine whom I turned on felt guilty and told his father about it.
His father told the police, and the police followed him to my house. At four
a.m., the police rang my doorbell, and, when I answered, beat me up, and
then called my parents.
I was adjudged a youthful offender, and placed on
probation for 14 months.
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twenty-year-old college student
I was playing pool with another guy, and two cops walked in, took us
outside, and searched us, me and my friend, and then they searched our car.
One joint was in the car. We were searched illegally; we were handcuffed
before they even found anything. The charge is going to be dropped because
I'm getting a recommendation from a youth counselor.
twenty-one-year-old clerk in a gift shop
I was sent one joint from Mexico through the mail. The customs officials
delivered the letter to my apartment in person—they had a search
warrant—and said that they were going to search my apartment. But I went
and got my supply, and gave it to them. They said that they were going to
arrest me, but they were willing to cooperate if I did. I supplied them with a
name of a dealer—knowing that he was leaving for Canada that day. I
wasn't arrested.
nineteen-year-old female clerk in a bookstore
Post-Arrest Disposition
Arrest is only the first step in a long legal process. The questions involved in the postarrest
disposition are often extremely complex and technical. The policeman, who
operates on the basis of simple guilt or innocence, is frustrated and angered to see one of
his cases dismissed on a minor technicality, feeling that the lawyers and judges are trying
to abort law and order. However, these formalities were designed to protect the possibly
innocent suspect, and they usually err on the side of being overly generous in letting many
probably guilty suspects go free, rather than making the mistake of jailing a few possibly
innocent suspects. That this happens to such a degree with marijuana charges points to the
fact that many judges, district attorneys, and lawyers have lost faith in the justice of the
marijuana statutes. A certain degree of leeway is allowed the public officials after arrest;
where many decisbecause of the illegal
nature of the apprehension. Bongs uk uk
bongs Bongs One individual (arrested twice) involved in smuggling was not
arrested in the United States. One of the arrestees was judged at his trial not to be in
technical possession of the marijuana (one roach!), and the charges were dismissed.[17
Of the five remaining cases, one was arrested twice. None of the five was incarcerated for
his crime; four received suspended sentences, and one was still awaiting trial at the time
of the interview.
With all of our cases, the detection of the crime was fortuitous; in no case did an
undercover agent seek out use and selling. We cite three typical examples of the police
accidentally stumbling upon marijuana crimes:
A friend of mine whom I turned on felt guilty and told his father about it.
His father told the police, and the police followed him to my house. At four
a.m., the police rang my doorbell, and, when I answered, beat me up, and
then called my parents. I was adjudged a youthful offender, and placed on
probation for 14 months.
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twenty-year-old college student
I was playing pool with another guy, and two cops walked in, took us
outside, and searched us, me and my friend, and then they searched our car.
One joint was in the car. We were searched illegally; we were handcuffed
before they even found anything. The charge is going to be dropped because
I'm getting a recommendation from a youth counselor.
twenty-one-year-old clerk in a gift shop
I was sent one joint from Mexico through the mail. The customs officials
delivered the letter to my apartment in person—they had a search
warrant—and said that they were going to search my apartment. But I went
and got my supply, and gave it to them. They said that they were going to
arrest me, but they were willing to cooperate if I did. I supplied them with a
name of a dealer—knowing that he was leaving for Canada that day. I
wasn't arrested.
nineteen-year-old female clerk in a bookstore
Post-Arrest Disposition
Arrest is only the first step in a long legal process. The questions involved in the postarrest
disposition are often extremely complex and technical. The policeman, who
operates on the basis of simple guilt or innocence, is frustrated and angered to see one of
his cases dismissed on a minor technicality, feeling that the lawyers and judges are trying
to abort law and order. However, these formalities were designed to protect the possibly
innocent suspect, and they usually err on the side of being overly generous in letting many
probably guilty suspects go free, rather than making the mistake of jailing a few possibly
innocent suspects. That this happens to such a degree with marijuana charges points to the
fact that many judges, district attorneys, and lawyers have lost faith in the justice of the
marijuana statutes. A certain degree of leeway is allowed the public officials after arrest;
where many decisbecause of the illegal
nature of the apprehension. One individual (arrested twice) involved in smuggling was not
arrested in the United States. One of the arrestees was judged at his trial not to be in
technical possession of the marijuana (one roach!), and the charges were dismissed.17
Of the five remaining cases, one was arrested twice. None of the five was incarcerated for
his crime; four received suspended sentences, and one was still awaiting trial at the time
of
wholesale bongs the interview.
With all of our cases, the detection of the crime was fortuitous; in no case did an
undercover agent seek out use and selling. We cite three typical examples of the police
accidentally stumbling upon marijuana crimes:
A friend of mine whom I turned on felt guilty and told his father about it.
His father told the police, and the police followed him to my house. At four
a.m., the police rang my doorbell, and, when I answered, beat me up, and
then called my parents.
I was adjudged a youthful offender, and placed on
probation for 14 months.
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twenty-year-old college student
I was playing pool with another guy, and two cops walked in, took us
outside, and searched us, me and my friend, and then they searched our car.
One joint was in the car. We were searched illegally; we were handcuffed
before they even found anything.
The charge is going to be dropped because
I'm getting a recommendation from a youth counselor.
twenty-one-year-old clerk in a gift shop
I was sent one joint from Mexico through the mail. The customs officials
delivered the letter to my apartment in person—they had a search
warrant—and said that they were going to search my apartment. But I went
and got my supply, and gave it to them. They said that they were going to
arrest me, but they were willing to cooperate if I did. I supplied them with a
name of a dealer—knowing that he was leaving for Canada that day. I
wasn't arrested.
nineteen-year-old female clerk in a bookstore
Post-Arrest Disposition
Arrest is only the first step in a long legal process. The questions involved in the postarrest
disposition are often extremely complex and technical. The policeman, who
operates on the basis of simple guilt or innocence, is frustrated and angered to see one of
his cases dismissed on a minor technicality, feeling that the lawyers and judges are trying
to abort law and order. However, these formalities were designed to protect the possibly
innocent suspect, and they usually err on the side of being overly generous in letting many
probably guilty suspects go free, rather than making the mistake of jailing a few possibly
innocent suspects. That this happens to such a degree with marijuana charges points to the
fact that many judges, district attorneys, and lawyers have lost faith in the justice of the
marijuana statutes. A certain degree of leeway is allowed the public officials after arrest;
where many decis
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