Unfortunately in the US, yes cops can say they are not a cop and still bust you.

It's a complete waste of time for cops going on the Internet to try and bust people for weed. Oh yea they would have nabbed 1 ounce of weed! Great work guys!! In Amsterdam, an American cop would probably get their ass kicked for doing such a ridiculous stunt because Dutch police know that drug use is a health matter and not a criminal one, unlike the American philosophy. They see drug use the same way a person who wants trans fat in their food..its their choice and their responsibility. American leaders address drug use as a morality issue, while the Dutch and most of Europe and Canada are starting to address it as managers.

However, I have no respect for people who use hard drugs like coke and heroin and speed and meth, but I am certainly not going to spend police resources trying to enforce morality upon them and lock them up. The United States has over 2 million people in jail!!! And about half are in for drug charges. They have violent offenders leaving early because they need room for the drug offenders which is absurd!!! Good work guys!! When my kid gets killed from a violent offender, I can blame the American prison system for letting them out loose so they could make room for some evil and tyrannical pot dealer.

Cops do this shit because cops don't want to go after people who will actually fight back such as the Mafia and other gang members who control the drug distribution. However, you can thank prohibition for new and dangerous drugs coming out such as meth.

The cops know that if they legalize, they will crush these organizations financially, but in effect some will loose their jobs because the criminals they created (illegal drug users) will not exist anymore.

Police need to go after REAL criminals such as murderers and rapists and child molesters and thieves...not drug users. Hold people accountable for what they do, not for what they put into their body.