possession of marijuana

[Default]

well, i arrested 2 night ago and just got bailed out of jail today for possession of marijuana, i currently live in texas. I know it is a class B misdemeanor just wondering what the judge will actually give me, i know that ill get probabtion but does anyone know what the actual fines and other stuff will be? Ive looked around and it sais i can face up to 180 days in jail and a 2000$ fine but since its my first offence ill doubt ill get anything that harsh. About 4 months ago i got an MIP and when i was younger i got a ticket for minor in possession of tobacco. will this affect me at all or will the judge not even look at that?

[spin]

ull prolly get put in a federal pound me in the ass prison. sucks :/

(i have no clue)

[Vr_]

how much dank did they catch u with

the judge will look at the tobacco possession, then MIP. then see u moved up to weed.
but all in all he might put faith into you and make you do some com service. no jail time.

now if u get caught again you'll go to jail, have to report to your officer, etc. =\

[Default]

not much was a little less then a dime, 7 grams or so

[tice]

get a lawyer.

the most expensive one you can afford with your current money situation.

good lawyers work wonders beyond your wildest dreams.

[Suicidal Anomaly]

I'd suggest an attorney as well. Given your track record the judge could punish you to the fullest extent of the law if he/she sees fit. Doesn't mean I think he/she will but having an attorney could definitely reduce the chance of this happening. I would think you end up with some community service, a fine and possibly 3 years of informal probation. If you don't get an attorney before you plead ask to talk to the DA. Plead your case to them and simply ask them what they can offer you. It's a simple misdemeanor and the DA should more than likely agree to some sort of non jail penalty such as the community service, fine etc.

[MightyCawdoR]

not much was a little less then a dime, 7 grams or so

7 grams is a dime?

[FireWall]

7 grams is a dime?

I was thinking the same thing. A dime is here is no more than two grams.

[Hellsy]

Do yourself a favor and look as attractive, Christian, upset, and white as you can.

[Killjoy]

traditionally, for me, a dime was whatever you could get for 10 dollars - thus a 'dime' bag would cost you 10 bucks. it used to be .7 grams here in the highschool days, but now it's assumed that a dime is 1 gram.

[WorldRunner]

You need a lawyer. If there's the possibility of you pleading guilty in exchange for some drug classes/treatment + probation that's the only way you're going to get it.

The judge will absolutely look negatively upon ANY previous problems. (So yes the tobacco possesion will matter)

I'd say you'd get probation which will come with random testing... So you're not going to be able to smoke it up until you're off. Get ready for some time off.

Certainly a possibility of 7-10 days in jail.

[Suicidal Anomaly]

You need a lawyer. If there's the possibility of you pleading guilty in exchange for some drug classes/treatment + probation that's the only way you're going to get it.

The judge will absolutely look negatively upon ANY previous problems. (So yes the tobacco possesion will matter)

I'd say you'd get probation which will come with random testing... So you're not going to be able to smoke it up until you're off. Get ready for some time off.

Certainly a possibility of 7-10 days in jail.

Definitely agree with you but I have a question regarding the probation. Don't most misdemeanors result in informal probation which I know from experience doesn't mean getting tested? Does it just depend on the type of misdemeanor such as drug related or is it the same across the board?

[Vr_]

i think either way hes going to be tested.

a representitive present will help a lot, but with his prior record i think the judge will still want him tested and checking in.

i was thinking of the amount of weed there was (less than a gram maybe?), maybe the judge wont do anything.
then i thought of the MIC recently...


honestly, i dont think you'll get jail. no way. but i do think you'll have to do com service, report back to the court and take tests for about a year.
but i dont know. i just know its a bad situation :(

[Default]

thanks for the help, lawyers are fucking expensive and i have about 300 bux, might apply for one of those appointed lawyers then. Yes a dime bag is however much you get for 10 dollars. I live in el paso about a mile away from the boarder that should explain everything.

[Vr_]

damn. that would suck if they gave you hell for bad weed.


if i were the judge id give u a year probation on chronic without the possibilty of schwag.

[RogueCheddar]

How did you get caught?

[miyagi]

traditionally, for me, a dime was whatever you could get for 10 dollars - thus a 'dime' bag would cost you 10 bucks. it used to be .7 grams here in the highschool days, but now it's assumed that a dime is 1 gram.
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[MV8]

well, i arrested 2 night ago and just got bailed out of jail today for possession of marijuana, i currently live in texas. I know it is a class B misdemeanor just wondering what the judge will actually give me, i know that ill get probabtion but does anyone know what the actual fines and other stuff will be? Ive looked around and it sais i can face up to 180 days in jail and a 2000$ fine but since its my first offence ill doubt ill get anything that harsh. About 4 months ago i got an MIP and when i was younger i got a ticket for minor in possession of tobacco. will this affect me at all or will the judge not even look at that?


"For a first time offense of less than 2 ounces of pot, individuals charged with this crime could be eligible for a deferred adjudication probation or DAP. This is a form of probation, and if successfully completed will not result in a final conviction."


Linky for the above http://www.thibodeauxlaw.com/DrugViolations.shtml


another link...(from the San Angelo times)

http://www.sanangelostandardtimes.com/sast/news_local/article/0,1897,SAST_4956_4715964,00.html

(some samples)

Aldo Espinosa Maldonado, 12/85, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail

Daniel Antony Cantu, 12/88, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined $300.

Lee Michael White, 2/84, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, fined $300 and his driver's license suspended 6 months.

Curtis Wayne Matranga, 8/87, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail (probated 1 year), fined $400 and his driver's license suspended 6 months.


You just might want to find a really good lawyer, or maybe start researching gay sex... :D

Seriously though, you just might want to find someone willing to write character statements or anything else that demonstrates that you are generally a fine upstanding citizen. (who just happens to smoke weed)

Good luck.

[WorldRunner]

It's not that he'll necessarily HAVE to test...It's just that on probation your PO can show up at 2AM and test you if he wants to. So really you can't smoke because if you do drugs on probation for drugs you're probably going to be sitting in the county jail for 6 months.

[Suicidal Anomaly]

It's not that he'll necessarily HAVE to test...It's just that on probation your PO can show up at 2AM and test you if he wants to. So really you can't smoke because if you do drugs on probation for drugs you're probably going to be sitting in the county jail for 6 months.

I understand that but for some misdemeanors you get informal probation. That means no parole officer just that if you get pulled over or stopped by a cop they have the right to search you or administer a chemical test. It also obviously means if you get into trouble for anything it's a violation of probation and you sit in jail until you see a judge who extends your probation, gives you your sentence etc. I was more or less curious if anyone knew whether or not misdemeanors resulted in informal probation only or if it was dependent on the violation. I'm guessing the latter but I'm not sure.

[Gr8Shot]

i've had a number of friends convicted of possesion charges.

you'll get a $100 fine and a first strike, probation for 3 years which will be removed off your record, maybe community service. a letter is sent to your home as well (supposedly, i say that because twice they said it'll be sent to my friends but they never recieved nothing), which could be a problem if you're young and are trying to keep this away from parents. but letters can always be intercepted.

as long as you got under 25grams you're fine, unless they convict you with intent to sell then you're screwed, but no way thats happening in your case.

[edit: this is all under new york state law, dunno how it is in your neck of the woods, you would have to look that up. /edit]

a lawyer isnt really needed unless they give you bs charges which i would then contact a lawyer and try to fight them. the punishment shouldnt be all that bad so i would just accept it, unless you want to work at diminishing it.

i've been charged with possesion a few months ago, im still fighting the charges.

theres no way you're gonna have to deal with a po or testing or anything like that, as long as you stay out of trouble while on probation you're fine. all though i do realize that you might be getting a punishment thats closer towards the maximum you could recieve considering your previous sanctions (happened to me).

it sucks you had jail time, that never happened to any of my friends except for my cousin who was locked up for smoking a dooby while rollerblading through manhattan (what a dumbo) he got out after 24hours but it would have been longer if his dad wasnt friends with the da.
and god damn a dime bag is 7g where you're at???? i might have to make a trip there sometime, unless all you're getting is some shitty regs. no seeds, no stems please :)

also do share how you got caught, maybe theres some faults in how it happened which you could bring up in court (this is where a lawyer would help) and help drop the sentence or make it less severe in the least.

ps. be careful next time, hope you learned your lesson. 7g is alot to be carrying around. whenever i have less then a small bagful (which can be dropped easily if needbe) i use a lockbox to transport shit. if its locked => cant search me without a warrant. same things with cars always put stuff in your glove compartment/trunk and never give consent to be searched.

there was a video here on the cats someone posted a while back that helped explain your rights in certain situations so that you get in as little trouble as possible. forget what it was exactly called but i thought it was very very helpful, im a little lazy to make the search for it right now but i would look it up for future situations (i remember it had 3 scenarios in it; kids that had weed on them while driving, a party situation, and a kid that had spray paint in his backpack.)

anyway good luck, i'd like to know how things turn out with you.
sorry for the long winded post, hope i helped you some.

[enek]

holy fucjk man the US sucks i cant count the number of times i have been caught high as fuck or blazing with a whole bunch of people and beentold to have a nice night after hahahahahaha sweet jesus

my buddy just got caught with 40 pills of E and 3 pounds and they dropped the charges the next day, god bless..CANADA

[LIDeadHead]

You can't have it both ways. You either live in Texas or you smoke weed. Come on, your living in W's state. The fact you got a misdemeanor for about 7 grams of weed, is fucked up. That has alot to do with living in TX. Here in NYC, you get caught with 7 grams, the cops just either make you dump it, or take it from you. Its not worth putting you through the court system unless your a jackass, or a wigger who needs to be taught a lesson. NYC cops don't make enough to sit in a courtroom all day to deal with that little amount of weed.

[WorldRunner]

^^^ It's not just a texas thing. There are places in the US where they would let you go or you'd simply get a maximum $100 fine or so for anything less than an oz (I don't know the specifics) but for the most part you get caught with pot and you're at the very least going to jail.

[Vanquish]

holy fucjk man the US sucks i cant count the number of times i have been caught high as fuck or blazing with a whole bunch of people and beentold to have a nice night after hahahahahaha sweet jesus

my buddy just got caught with 40 pills of E and 3 pounds and they dropped the charges the next day, god bless..CANADA

Yeah really tho. There's a dealer up the street from me whose been busted 3 times, but he doesn't keep his large stash at his house so he just starts up again the next day. :D

[ass*assassin]

there are asshole judges.. there are judges that will give you a break.. the fact that you got other things on your record, well, that ain't good.. remember, you are in TEXAS, and the laws are very harsh in regards to drugs, IF THE JUDGE wants to enforce to the maximum letter of the law..

1. you need to clean up your act.. even if it means going preppy.. don't show up in court with a NORML t-shirt on for god-sakes..

2. you need to get personal references from people that know you.. ex teachers, preachers, city mayor, etc..

3. you need a lawyer.. bad.. Get someone in the family to loan you money if need be, othewise, without a lawyer and you draw a mean judge, you could be going to the slammer for a few months.

4. if you can't afford a lawyer, you need to get your ass prestretched for prison if the judge doesnt like you.. you are truly fucked.

5. if you gave the arresting officer(s) trouble, then the judge may ask them about it.. if you were a good guy, even when caught, then a good judge, being human will take that into account. the worse the circumstances of the arrest, the more likely you may have to do time.

i don't know what the statistics are right today, but years ago, texas had more first-time offenders in prison than any other state. consider that when you say you don't have money for a lawyer.. it's all your choice at this point.

[Gr8Shot]

i dunno that sounds a little excessive ass. texas must suck balls if all that shit happens for a little herb.

[WorldRunner]

Also I would have something ready to say. You obviously aren't obligated to speak a single word while at trial but the judge *WILL* ask you if you have anything to say before he sentences you. Now sure... he'll probably have his mind made up by that time but it would probably be to your benefit if you worked up something that at least sounds mature.

Your lawyer could advise you on this obviously... But I would have something ready that doesn't sound scripted. If you want to tell him that you've had problems with marijuana in the past but have not experimented with any other illegal activities and are committed to getting treatment, etc... It might mean the difference between going to some classes or going to jail for a month.

Prison isn't going to happen... You need to be sentenced to a 1yr+ to go to prison AFAIK (maybe texas differs) but Jail REALLY fucking sucks... I can imagine a county Jail in texas is absolute hell.

[Default]

thanks for all the replys, now ive been kicked out of my house and theres no way im going to be able to get a lawyer, the cop told me that he left a good note about me being very cooperative. County jail down here in texas wasnt as bad as i thought it would be. I actually made a lot of friends in there.

[maizy]

but are they really friends or future bitches?

[WorldRunner]

Sex is a prison thing... It doesn't happen in jail.

You're in a 25x25 or so room with 20 or so other people with no privacy.

In Jail you mostly play dominos, cards, and watch shitty TV....oh and sleep....alot.

[SithDrummer]

Also I would have something ready to say. You obviously aren't obligated to speak a single word while at trial but the judge *WILL* ask you if you have anything to say before he sentences you. Now sure... he'll probably have his mind made up by that time but it would probably be to your benefit if you worked up something that at least sounds mature.
Just make sure it's not the lines Johnny Depp says in Blow.

[post-mortem]

I was thinking the same thing. A dime is here is no more than two grams.

wtf a dime here is half of a gram. gay shit.

[ass*assassin]

whatever happened to 'four finger bags'? :D

[MV8]

whatever happened to 'four finger bags'? :D


four finger bang? who the hell is she!!!!! :D

[beedub]

a dime where i live is 1 gram, but i am also in highschool

[bergenhell]

a dime where i live is 1 gram, but i am also in highschool

yeah he must be smoking mexican grass if he's getting 7g. fck.

[Vanquish]

yeah he must be smoking mexican grass if he's getting 7g. fck.

Here a dime is a dime-sized baggy (the ones you store lip rings and such in) stuffed with weed. Usually weighs out to a half a gram or so. These aren't sold though. Everything here is in gram baggies and up. It's 10 bucks a gram Canadian here for the best weed around, but the more you buy the more you save. 3 grams goes for 25 in some circles (although you usually won't get a deal till you buy a quarter or more), a quarter ounce (7 grams) goes for about 60, a half and ounce goes for about 100, and an ounce goes for about 180 to 220 depending on where you look and the quality of the weed.

[Gr8Shot]

220 an oz for normal dro, prices increase as size goes down. you get 10$ g's basically.
thats up at my college.

in the city its totally different. a dime bag here is 20$ for .7/.8 dunno why its like that really. dimebags are different ettiquette wherever you go. the weeds alot better in the city though, you're usually getting haze. an eighth goes about 55$ for some good stuff. never tried buying higher.

[FireWall]

wtf a dime here is half of a gram. gay shit.

Typically, that's what it is here too, but it's just a question of who you know and what the quality is like.

[ReCoN]

220 an oz for normal dro, prices increase as size goes down. you get 10$ g's basically.

same in boston but im in hs

[MightyCawdoR]

Wow, y'all pay quite a bit. :)

[-Serialchilla-]

man, we just measure by blunts

2 fat blunts worth of swag = dime = $10

"dime" bag of hot shit= $15 = gram bag. Prices dont go down until you hit a quarter ounce for some shit that will blow your brains out, but it's always worth it.

that's just how it works around here...

[Default]

yeah he must be smoking mexican grass if he's getting 7g. fck.

no that was the good schwag actaully, u can buy a pound of schwag in mexico for 50 bux

chronic is expensive down here 20bux a gram, was cheaper wehn i lived in indiana

[WorldRunner]

no that was the good schwag actaully, u can buy a pound of schwag in mexico for 50 bux

chronic is expensive down here 20bux a gram, was cheaper wehn i lived in indiana

Yeah... you'd be surprised what good deals you can get in places where the government is "hands off."

I can't remember the country... but somewhere in Europe (it's either belgium or germany) there's a market where the government allows the sale of marijuana and you throw the guys $20 and they throw you a full ziplock of incredible shit.

fuck our government :cool:

[ass*assassin]

Yeah... you'd be surprised what good deals you can get in places where the government is "hands off."

I can't remember the country... but somewhere in Europe (it's either belgium or germany) there's a market where the government allows the sale of marijuana and you throw the guys $20 and they throw you a full ziplock of incredible shit.

fuck our government :cool:


amsterdam bud. amsterdam..

[WorldRunner]

amsterdam bud. amsterdam..

It's not amsterdamn. Like I don't know that it's legal in amsterdam ;)

This is a country where it's not legal... It's just that the government doesn't care and it's actually legal to sell it within one part of the city.

[WorldRunner]

There's also this site if you want to know your states laws

http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4516

Less than 42.5g in Minnesota = $200 fine - no incarceration.

Except if you have any amount in your vehicle that's not in your trunk. As long as it's in your trunk you can still have up to 42.5g and get the $200 slap on the wrist. It doesn't go by offenses either so your 2nd offense wouldn't be more. I knew there was a reason I moved here.

[Rothschild]

my buddy just got caught with 40 pills of E and 3 pounds and they dropped the charges the next day, god bless..CANADA

holy shit

[Gr8Shot]

my buddy just got caught with 40 pills of E and 3 pounds and they dropped the charges the next day, god bless..CANADA

aw come on now, i hope you're exaggerating at least a tiny bit. the charges im fighting was that cops saw empty glassine baggies in my room (those little ones) and they tested positive for bud.
im in trouble for having an empty bag the size of a clitoris while your buddys trouncing around with 3 pounds and aint getting shit.

[FluxCapacitor]

Don't smile.

[Killjoy]

aw come on now, i hope you're exaggerating at least a tiny bit. the charges im fighting was that cops saw empty glassine baggies in my room (those little ones) and they tested positive for bud.
im in trouble for having an empty bag the size of a clitoris while your buddys trouncing around with 3 pounds and aint getting shit.

unless his friend was incredibly lucky and had some outrageous circumstances around the bust, there is absolutely no way that it happened. 3 pounds of pot will land anyone in jail here in Canada. It isn't that relaxed.

[FluxCapacitor]

unless his friend was incredibly lucky and had some outrageous circumstances around the bust, there is absolutely no way that it happened. 3 pounds of pot will land anyone in jail here in Canada. It isn't that relaxed.

My friend in CANADA once lined his body with heroin cut X and ran to a policeman and kicked him in the nuts. The policeman just said have a good day and waddled off. Canada is so relaxed about stuff like that, because X isnt an incredibly illegal drug there or anything. True story.

[Killjoy]

My friend in CANADA once lined his body with heroin cut X and ran to a policeman and kicked him in the nuts. The policeman just said have a good day and waddled off. Canada is so relaxed about stuff like that, because X isnt an incredibly illegal drug there or anything. True story.

terrific

[Gr8Shot]

My friend in CANADA once lined his body with heroin cut X and ran to a policeman and kicked him in the nuts. The policeman just said have a good day and waddled off. Canada is so relaxed about stuff like that, because X isnt an incredibly illegal drug there or anything. True story.

oh come on no fucking way. dont lie to me flux, you're the only tfc'er that i've met in real life :p

[Default]

hows the X in canada? the best shit we have down here is all imported from europe

[mag]

That sucks man. When I got caught I got off with a $500 Paraphernalia ticket, even though I had several grams on me.

[smurph]

2 fat blunts worth of swag = dime = $10


Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Schwag! :o

[FluxCapacitor]

hows the X in canada? the best shit we have down here is all imported from europe

That's probably becuase the safest and best X is made in Europe. I'm sure it's the same thing in Canada. X is what Eastern Europe is famous for. (Besides beautiful girls who will do anything for the tiniest piece of shit money)

[kulite]

holy fucjk man the US sucks i cant count the number of times i have been caught high as fuck or blazing with a whole bunch of people and beentold to have a nice night after hahahahahaha sweet jesus

my buddy just got caught with 40 pills of E and 3 pounds and they dropped the charges the next day, god bless..CANADA
yeah it's fucking awesome. they're only looking for dealers. thats amazing about your buddy though, a pound is quite a bit let alone 3 pounds.

also it sucks that alot of you pay so much for pot lol. it grows on trees ffs. if youre paying 10 a g than you don't know any cool people.

the ecstasy here is the tits! although, recently, it's been getting alot worse. the caps back in the day used to be alot better i'm told. most of the pills that come into my city are from BC or pressed locally. there's quite a few chemists that make a good living out here.

we can get pills cut with just about anything. recently some.. uh.. people i know. . ...... have been crushing up a whole variety of diff pills and pressing their own rainbows. they're fucking awesome. we've been seeing ALOT of 2cb 2ci and 2ct7 cut pills. i highly highly recommend these. but then again i like bitchy pills so maybe im just crazy haha

[Default]

pure mdma = god

[-Serialchilla-]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Schwag! :o


For some reason a few ppl in knoxville thought my schwag was the bomb shit compared to theirs. However, when it came to high grade, they had some of the craziest blueberry bud i had ever had the honor of smoking.

[kulite]

pure mdma is okay. i like the dirty pills. i took a picture tonight of what i have laying around! (http://members.shaw.ca/kulite0/capnpetes.jpg) :D there's like i don't know 20 or so different kinds in this picture. alot of them i saved like the blue dolphins cause they're really bitchy. yum.

[Gr8Shot]

how much do you pay kulite. 10$/g is a dream price here in the states. you only get that if you got a friend that deals, it was easy to find this in college. but right now in the city we've been paying as much as 20$ for a dime bag (.7/.8) but we can get it for $15 usually. good bud though.

[ZeusofIowa]

well, i arrested 2 night ago and just got bailed out of jail today for possession of marijuana, i currently live in texas. I know it is a class B misdemeanor just wondering what the judge will actually give me, i know that ill get probabtion but does anyone know what the actual fines and other stuff will be? Ive looked around and it sais i can face up to 180 days in jail and a 2000$ fine but since its my first offence ill doubt ill get anything that harsh. About 4 months ago i got an MIP and when i was younger i got a ticket for minor in possession of tobacco. will this affect me at all or will the judge not even look at that?

They wont look at your minor record... those are sealed, and generally ignored by the courts... For a misdemanor and your first time, you'll just get some probation and pay a fine... but check the texas listings for first offense. And if you had more than a zone, wich in Iowa is considered "intent to distribute" you may be looking at a harsher penalty.

[|HOP|Dre^BtU`pHd]

Gotta love canada, I've been caught prolly about 15-20 times in my life with weed and all they made me do was throw it out. I get a half-quarter for about 25$ of the best weed in the world, great living here.

[kulite]

yeah 1/8s for 25 is about what it goes for. i typically don't pick up anything smaller than an o or half o and a half is 80 and n o is typically 150. if i have to shop around for it though i usually end up paying a cpl bucks more :(

[cryptopsy]

ok so I plan to move to canada after I get out of college.

When purple haze comes around it's expensive as shit. ($65/quarter, but it's fucking amazing)

My regular dank shit, called "beasters", comes from British Columbia, and costs $9/g aka 250/oz. And I sell it for about $10/g or as close as i get it as possible to my friends, just to pay myself back for what I smoke. Which is a fucking lot.

[Gr8Shot]

eh beasters suck

[cryptopsy]

Not around here. Trust me I've smoked some good shit, and it's pretty good for that price. Shit's hairy as fuck around here.

[bergenhell]

I have an extremely good connection in upstate ny and i pay $240 for 2 ounces of some really kickass haze or fire. I'm pretty sure my guy sells it for $240 per oz most of the time, but we go way back so he hooks me up pretty good.

I don't feel like doing the math but $10 per g sounds pretty bad if it's not really good shit.