busted in AZ

[sdsurfer]

So, I am a MMJ patient and have been for past 3 years. I currently live in Socal and I was driving into Souther AZ to visit family, but stopped by border checkpoint dogs on I-8. The border patrol dusches called the state troopers on me because they found a small amount of Hash. The officer whom escorted me to YUMA county Jail, in the back of a squad car handcuffed said he was going to be nice since I was being cooperative and charge me with only misdeneanor charges for the weed (.7 gram sour diesal), Misdeameanor charge for the pipes, but was taking me to jail for the SMALL amoint of hash! (.3 gram) narcotic? Felony? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? that was barely enough to have for two dosages. Wait a minute this gets worse!!!

So not only did I get a night in jail, i received a phone call from Yuma County appointed attorneys office and said the charges were dropped. I was relieved! The next day I called the county in which the offense took place just outside of Yuma and the new hire employee read the same thing to me off a computer screen. Charges dismissed.

Than, after the weekend my attorneys office said whoops. We made a mistake. The charges were sent to superior court and there are three felonys! ARE YOU FLIPPIN KIDDING ME? Now I have pending charges of three felonies for simply making a huge mistake and bringing a little tiny bit of medication with me across into AZ...


yours truly, Pissed off Cali MMJ Patient

[mattz187]

wow that sucks,sounds shitty for a bit of hash but not surprising for AZ. Good luck with that

[deadflagblues]

i live in az and i am not surprised. this state is a hellhole full of racist nazis posing as law enforcement. arizona is not a fun place to be...

[Immolation]

Lets Just vote for MM in '10.:thumbsup: That will lighten things up a Bit.

[SocialDem]

There's weed in arizona? Shit. Someone let me know whats up

[Immolation]

I've had Nothing but Chronic in Q.C. Can't Complain.:jointsmile:

[stonerzki]

hashish is a felony in some states .... any amount why that is i dont know but i also found out the hard way in Florida a few years ago for .2g.. your not alone my friend good luck ....Get a good lawyer.....

[SocialDem]

Hey immolation. I assume you are referring to queen creek. Hit me up.. my email is my [email protected]

[Immolation]

Yeah, I'm High.:jointsmile: :wtf: Nothing else to say. :)

[sdsurfer]

So, after six or seven round trips to Yuma. Trying to fight a three felony indictment, a yuma provided first year attorney that didn't know shit. I finnally got the idiot DA to give a misdemeanor pipe charge. 400 dollar fine plus 250 for crappy lawer fees. Now just a few weeks ago I filed the papers to dismiss the possesion of pipe mis.

Bottom line is lesson learned and AZ mmj laws SUCK

Peace

[KALIGROWN]

uummmm.. there are NO mmj laws in Arizona :wtf: ........ just yet ;)

[FreeDaHerb]

Cars & pot don't mix.

If you HAVE to travel with a small amount of pot make sure it's OUTSIDE the passenger compartment OR just a small bud you can eat quickly and have fast access to if pulled over. Don't wait, just eat it IMMEDIATELY if you do get pulled over. The worst that can happen is you get really high 30 mins later and it's mostly a body buzz anyways.

Inside the gas tank flip lid works great too but I guess it depends on the car type as you don't want it sticking out while you are driving down the road.
"I have no clue who put that under my gas tank cap" "What the hell is that anyways?"

The chances of them flipping up your gas tank lid are pretty low, I have never had them search there before. A little small black pouch works great like a little cloth jewelry bag with a drawstring, just put a small bud in a little plastic bag inside the little black pouch and stick it inside the gas cap compartment and if you can't see it from outside then you are good. I would also make sure there are no fingerprints on the plastic baggie just to be extra safe. Does this sound like a lot of work to you? Well, going to jail and trial is alot more work and most times easily avoided if you are'nt driving around with a bag of weed in your pocket, lol.

Also, no pipes, papers, roaches, etc. It only works if you don't have a glass bowl in your center console otherwise there is no deniability. :hippy:

[sdsurfer]

Cars & pot don't mix.

If you HAVE to travel with a small amount of pot STOP!!! :hippy:

i left that out. I was going to clean my SUV free of stems on the floor, leaves that have fallin and of course meds and pipes. I was late making cookies for my niece( in AZ) so I forgot to clean MY TRUCK! i know i know stooopid



oh one more thing potna! who in the f would smoke weed that has been in a gas tank cap. plastic bag or not that gas will seep! maybe tripple bag, turky bag and vacum sealed?

no just take a differnt rout with no dog sniffing all cars stop checkpoints
still smoking foo:rastasmoke:

[redtails]

That sucks man, I've lived here all my life and have 2 possessions and a paraphenalia(stupid young adulthood) all misdemeanors with a $750 fine. Never known anyone to get a felony here for anything less than a lb, then again it's Yuma so they've got all them good ole boys.

[Clockwerk]

I too got busted by the crappy I-8 checkpoint near Yuma. I had to do 18 months of "counseling" to get the charges dismissed. My public attorney was also terrible. I was pretty much my own lawyer through the whole ordeal. Anyone know if there are checkpoints on I-10?

[whyazwhy]

And then we lose the mmj vote by what a thousand votes. How many thousands of pot smokers were getting high while not voting? I bet enough to have easily passed it.


I recently went through the checkpoint north of Sierra Vista. Had maybe a gram each of c99 and SD. In my pocket in a round plastic gum thing/case? whatever. Slipped it out of my pocket but no chance to throw it without the cars behind me seeing, and you know they would snitch. Had a pipe too. put it in one of those cuplike ashtrays with a lid that was full of cig butts. They only bring the dog from the driver side back tire, around the back and they try to make the dog hit on the trunk, then to the passenger back tire and again point it out to the dog. The dog got nothing at the back of the car, then they walked right by me(passenger seat). The dog was 2 to 3 feet away and the punk didn't smell shit.:smokin:
The don't have the dog smell the front or passenger compartment for legal 4th amendment reasons.

The Border Patrol has these checkpoints on all the highways that come from anywhere near mexico.

[sdsurfer]

I too got busted by the crappy I-8 checkpoint near Yuma. I had to do 18 months of "counseling" to get the charges dismissed. My public attorney was also terrible. I was pretty much my own lawyer through the whole ordeal. Anyone know if there are checkpoints on I-10?

was her name Michelle?

LoL i only looked forward to the yuma drive because she was cuuuute!

no idea about I10.

but they are mobile so they can pop up anywhere...

[AZCSceo]

saddens me that this is still happening to people.

First off, visit our forum for info on how to NOT get busted and how to properly assert your rights at a boarder patrol check point.

second, learn the term Corpus Delicti, remember it:stoned:

third of all, AZ is now a MMJ state so stop playing around and get a card if thats an option for you. Also dont travel across state lines with it, our forum has facilitated the AMMA as written allowing patients from outside AZ to get their meds from caregivers and patients in AZ. This can be arranged ahead of time so people aren't crossing state lines with their meds. We are hoping to get the other MMJ states on board and establish a real caregiver network nation wide for mmj patients. :rastasmoke:

[cdouglas869]

Same dog, same Border patrol. Same ripoff. Welton Arizona pay's all their bills ripping off us. This is a scam, Yuma county is making BIG money! Just like the old time speed traps. This is the new speed trap that feeds the cops, judges, attorney's all the way down to the slim that runs county jail. What can be done to stop this type of state and county rippoffs. Bully goverment.