Life after a MJ misdemeanor...

[QueenB]

I got caught with weed in October (less than a gram) and got a misdemeanor for possession. The fine ended up being $659. Since I had been laid off, I could not afford it. And I had cancer at the time (thankfully in remission now...whew!), but hadn't gotten my med card yet, though it was in the works at the time. The sherriff didn't believe me. But, I have papers to prove it...whatever.

He searched my car and even went on my laptop. I was a high level consultant at the time.

Anyway, legal aid (the ones for the poor folks like I am now that I've been laid off) advised me that this is a low priority offense and to plead nolo contendere (no contest) and just pay the fine, which shouldn't be more than $250. Yeah right...$659 after all the "court costs"...so the total probation was way higher than they thought.

My point is, now that I am finally paying it off (hard to do when your'e broke and unemployed), I have had to deal with the misdemeanor on my record. I haven't been able to gain employment ever since. After the 4th turndown in two weeks due to it being on my background check, I did some research regarding how to get it removed. I can get it expunged. But that will take 10-16 weeks in most cases. And legal aid considers this low priority, so they won't rush it for little ol' me.

So, basically, I can't get a job now that I'm a lowly pothead drug addict. I mean, less than one bowl's worth has now dropped me into hell. I know I should have hidden it better. But, what's the point? I mean, the laws are one thing...but the stigma is the bigger thing. I mean, half the people I've worked with go out at lunch time and on breaks to toke up and party their asses off on weekends. Many of them have oz with them to sell to eachother. Yet, I have only one bowl with me on some random day, get caught sleeping and now I'm a loser? I'm still just as intelligent as BEFORE I got the ticket.

So now, I'm broke, have an ailing mother to feed and take care of, no job, just had my car repossessed last night and I can't even get a job to take care of things. I can't be a productive member of society, even if I tried. And, ironically, I havent' had weed in a month and a half!

So, when I was partying as a consultant, I wasn't seen as a pothead, because I still had a nice car and money and a job. But, now that I've got no money, I'm seen as a loser pothead.

All this over a nug of weed in my purse, at the wrong time, and my being too sleepy to think to put it in another place instead. Boy...life sux right now. Just thought I'd share.

And ask a question....who will hire you with this on your record? Am I supposed to starve for 10-16 weeks and let my Mom die because of this?

I know it's a dire situation. But, of all the folks I've helped out in the past, none of them are here for me now. I have no support system. But I'm keeping my head up as best I can. I guess I just needed to vent and let you know that good people sometimes get caught up...even if they ask for help. This isn't fair at all. It really isn't.

I don't like being unemployed...or a pothead stereotype. This isn't me. I wish I had help...anyone?

QueenB Reviewed by QueenB on 05-19-2005. Life after a MJ misdemeanor... I got caught with weed in October (less than a gram) and got a misdemeanor for possession. The fine ended up being $659. Since I had been laid off, I could not afford it. And I had cancer at the time (thankfully in remission now...whew!), but hadn't gotten my med card yet, though it was in the works at the time. The sherriff didn't believe me. But, I have papers to prove it...whatever. He searched my car and even went on my laptop. I was a high level consultant at the time. Rating: 5

[spankegti]

That sucks man.... got some bad luck on your shoulders

I got caught with a gram in a bus station in boston mass. They called the head security guy over and he told me not to bring it on the bus again..put the baggy back in my cig pack and off to new york I went with my gram

I got lucky could have been different though

[nicholasstanko]

i think you're story is full of shit, queenb. it sounds like some kind of poorly written english first-person narrative. just because we smoke pot doesn't mean we're idiots.

[Halcy0n]

i think you're story is full of shit, queenb. it sounds like some kind of poorly written english first-person narrative. just because we smoke pot doesn't mean we're idiots.

rofl why do you think everybody is making things up

[bhallg2k]

I don't know.

That story sounds like a bad after-school special.

[nicholasstanko]

I don't think anyone is making anything up i KNOW this person is making it up. He/she posted another message using the name 3ofclubs or whatever. It seemed suspicious and the person confessed in another thread. Pot makes you a genius. I can deduce better than batman on the haze

[QueenB]

I most certainly did NOT post anything under any other name...especially not something as cheesy as 3ofClubs or whatever.

Look, I'm sitting here today, with no groceries, no food, no help...all I wanted was to know how to get past the background checks when looking for work. I'm
not a friggin deadbeat or loser trying to get money from you. I'm not trying to sell shit...I'm really down and out and REALLY need some help. But it's nice to know that stoners are really NOT your friends. They are only interested in smoking up your shit and leaving you when you have nothing. I cant' even leave the house and go anywhere because I don't even have bus fare anymore.

I'm not a liar as some of you are...trying to hook up bud online without the cops trying to find you. Hell...all I did was take a nap and my DAMN LIFE IS RUINED!!!!!

If you think my story is full of shit, then it's because YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT!

I thought this was a place for people to come and share their stories. You have no actual advice for me and you then call me a liar!!!! I'm looking in my cupboards right now...NOTHING!!! I'm looking in my stash jar....NOTHING!!!! I'm looking at my bank account....NOTHING! I'm looking at my voicemail message light...NOTHING!!! I'm looking at my resume which is impressive....but NOTHING!!!! I can't get a job because I had a damn bowl of weed on me and took a damn nap and I'm unemployed with NO MONEY TO PAY IT OFF!!!

AND YOU FAGGOTS SAY I'M FULL OF SHIT!!!! I WISH I COULD KILL YOU NOW!!!!


I REALLY WANT TO KILL SOMEONE!!!! I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE TELLING ME I'M FULL OF SHIT!!! THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF BULLSHIT I HAD TO DEAL WITH WHEN I WAS TRYING TO HELP YOU SORRY BASTARDS AND FIGHT FOR THE LAWS TO BE CHANGED!!! NOW, I DON'T REALLY GIVE A FLYING FUCK IF YOU ALL GET INCARCERATED NOW!!! GO AHEAD, BLAZE UP YOU SORRY FAGGOTS!!!

WEED IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE FOLKS COMPASSIONATE!!! YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF LIARS AND DRUGGIES WHO MAKE IT LOOK BAD FOR THOSE OF US WHO ONLY DO IT BECAUSE WE HAD CANCER!!! FAGGOTS!!! I'M NOT A TEENAGER...I'M FUCKIN' 30 YEARS OLD. I HAVE PAID MY DUES...WORKED MY ASS OFF IN JOBS MOST OF YOU COULDN'T FATHOM DOING!!! BUT NOW...I CAN'T EVEN BE SEEN AND FEED MY DAMN SELF NOW BECAUSE I'M OVERQUALIFIED FOR THE STANDARD SHIT JOB IN A COFFEE SHOP OR CRAPPY OFFICE...BUT NOW I'M A GODDAMN CRIMINAL FOR A MISDEMEANOR FOR HAVING A DAMN BOWL OF WEED!!!!

I SHOULD JUST RAPE SOME MEN WITH A BROOM HANDLE....AT LEAST I'LL GET SOME SEX AND GET AWAY WITH IT!!! BUT NO...BEING POOR AND UNEMPLOYED AND SICK IS GROUNDS FOR YOU ASSHOLES NOT OFFERING ANY REAL HELP OR ADVICE AND BLAMING PEOPLE FOR SHIT THAT DOES NOT EVEN APPLY!!! WHO THE FUCK IS THIS 3OFCLUBS PERSON? I HAVENT' BEEN ON THIS BOARD SINCE I POSTED MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE!!!!

YOU'RE A BUNCH OF LIARS AND LOSERS. I'M SORRY I EVEN ASKED...GO FUCK YOURSELVES. I DONT' NEED YOUR STINKIN HELP. I'LL GO STARVE ON MY OWN NOW...GOD BLESS YOUR FUCKED UP SOULS...YOU NEED WEED JUST TO KEEP YOUR DAMN SMALL SHRIVELED COCKS UP...SUCKS FOR YOU...FAGGOTS!!!!

GO DIE....I WISH I COULD KILL YOU!!!!!

[EverydayJunglist]

wowww

[KronicKing]

I'm sorry i cannot help as for your record i don't know any other way to get it off.You people are such assholes!!!!! she wasnt asking for money or any form of help from you other than some leagal advice and you call it bullshit? wtf is wrong with you people.if i were the type of person who wished bad things on others i would most certainly hope you go straight to fucking hell in a hand basket.nicholasstanko all you cause is fucking problems you are a horrible person who has no compassion or morals you need to take a long hard look at your life and realize what a fucking asshole you are or go jump off a bridge and do the whole world a favor.

fucking ass.....

[Delta9]

It is just so hard to believe how misdemeanor can greatly affect your ability to get a job. I have B.S. in science and cannot get a job because I was charged with a misdemeanor. That means that someone with less education and experience than me can get a job over me because they have a clean record even though I am more qualified. Or like people who major in shit like poetry. What kind of problem solving skills to learn by studying poety? Just keep your head up and keep trying to find work, You'll probably get rejected from lots of jobs before you find one, I know how hard it is.