I don't wanna get arrested for smoking weed.

[Nebraskan]

The only place you should smoke is in your house. Don't smoke and drive thats how you get busted. Also keep your habit on the DL. Luckily, you live in New York where you can get caught twice for possesion and it is only a civil volation which means it is like a traffic ticket. Don't deal either.

[Oleg]

Well, the United States is a great country and we can consider weed legal if it's only a civil violation when we get caught smoking weed once or twice. Is it like that in all states and all cities of the U.S.?

[Storm Crow]

Go check out NORML's site. They list the pot laws for each state. There is WIDE variation on what happens to you if you get caught! Do some research! Here, let me get you started!

cannabisnews.com: Getting Busted for Pot Can Cost Your Right to Vote

Be careful!- Granny:hippy:

[Nebraskan]

Nah, just the state of New York. Only 12 states have decriminalized MJ. Some of the states with decriminalization have barely decriminalized it too. Possesion of under an ounce in Colorado, and Maine is always a civil violation. Do you live in New York? My bad if you don't If you live somewhere else check out this link. Just click the state you live in and it will tell you what the punishments are for MJ

State By State Laws - NORML

[The Dude Of Life]

OH is 100 dollar fine for 100g or less. Over that youre probably dealing right lol.

[twitch]

wow u really put some though into that man.... any one else here put that much though in to smoking

[420_s.w.e.d.]

When i first started smoking i thought about getting arrested, but now i dont think about it. as long as i dont deal and dont have more than an ounce on me, im not worried.:smokin:

[Oleg]

Nah, just the state of New York. Only 12 states have decriminalized MJ. Some of the states with decriminalization have barely decriminalized it too. Possesion of under an ounce in Colorado, and Maine is always a civil violation. Do you live in New York? My bad if you don't If you live somewhere else check out this link. Just click the state you live in and it will tell you what the punishments are for MJ

State By State Laws - NORML

Yes, I live in New York City which is in New York State. So, I am lucky to live here as far as it is related to pot? That's good.

[Oleg]

But wow, I read that the federal law is totally different. How can state laws violate the federal law? What kind of a mess is that? I thought that it was unconstitutional for states to pass laws that violate federal laws.

[Oh My High]

But wow, I read that the federal law is totally different. How can state laws violate the federal law? What kind of a mess is that? I thought that it was unconstitutional for states to pass laws that violate federal laws.

If I remember correctly from an introductory political science class, in some aspects of law state law trumps federal law but in other regards federal law trumps state law. Regarding marijuana, federal law trumps state law and city ordinances which is why those laws are currently worthless.