• all tomorrow's regrets@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    20·
    7 hours ago

    Years ago a friend I had worked with on the road was visiting my country and stopped by to hang out for a day. We were siting in my back yard and he pulled out a blunt and asked if it was OK. I said sure.

    He lit up and took a drag and then some guy rounds the corner of my house running for the back fence and up and over.

    Then a cop runs past us and over the fence. Then a dog followed by two more cops. the cops help the dog over the fence and off they all go.

    After a bit I said ‘Don’t worry. Happens all the time.’

  • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
    41·
    6 hours ago

    Me, 30 years ago driving in Banff high as fuck in the middle of the night (long story):

    Cop pulls me over for rolling through a stop sign. “Have you been drinking?”

    Me: “Drinking? No.”

    Wife in passenger seat: “Ffffffff…!”

  • Monument@piefed.worldEnglish
    944·
    14 hours ago

    A few winters ago, my wife and I took edibles and then like a half hour noticed some weird movement on our porch.
    It was a 13 year old who had run away from home and snuck onto our porch. She was attempting to stay warm by huddling under the dog blankets we keep out there.

    After a short delay (figuring out what the hell was going on), we called the police. They arrived as the edibles were hitting and we had to keep our shit together while trying to talk to the cops about this kid that randomly appeared.

    • toynbee@piefed.socialEnglish
      40·
      13 hours ago

      At least here, there’s what I think are called “good Samaritan” laws that state no one may be charged if one is in an altered state of mind while calling about an overdose. Every example I’ve ever encountered has been specifically about an overdose, but I would think doing a good deed despite the risk would grant some leeway, from the court if not the cop.

      • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
        14·
        10 hours ago

        Unless you’re in like Utah, where the church still has a fairly firm grasp on the local government, most cops really don’t give a fuck about pot any more unless you’re driving.

      • Instigate@aussie.zone
        8·
        9 hours ago

        In a lot of jurisdictions it’s also not illegal to be under the influence of a narcotic unless there are other factors involved - driving a car, being a public nuisance, or otherwise engaging in criminal behaviour. If you’re high in your own home not bothering anyone (and you’ve already taken all the drugs you have so you’re not otherwise in possession of any) you’re not committing a crime. That would apply in this case.

        • abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world
          4·
          8 hours ago

          Yep. In a lot of places (check your local, I ain’t a lawyer) being under the influence isn’t illegal. It’s the supplemental stuff where you are either in possession or putting others at risk. But being stoned in your own home hanging out is (in most places) legal.

      • chocrates@piefed.worldEnglish
        9·
        11 hours ago

        Some of them apply to rendering aid too, so if you try to save someone’s life and fail you won’t be charged with anything.

      • Redfox8@mander.xyz
        252·
        11 hours ago

        For trying to find a runaway girl a safe place to sleep & not get sucked in to homelessness or worse? The police may not be the best option, depending on who comes out & where they live, but arguably better than nothing. You can’t second guess why they ran away, but shitting on someone for trying to help with a single word response…good job keyboard warrior.

        • Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          5·
          7 hours ago

          Would the better option not be to directly help the child?

          The police are just likely to force her back to a physically abusive household as they are to hurt her in the back of their car.

  • wjrii@lemmy.world
    67·
    15 hours ago

    Doesn’t want the brave public servants of his majesty’s constabulary to contract her communicable conjunctivitis. Very thoughtful, really.

        • outlawcarl@fedinsfw.appEnglish
          22·
          15 hours ago

          Its not really decriminalized more just lack of enforcement beacue they have better things to do, its still a type B substance i think…

          To be honest i thought it was that his arse was in her face now that is somthing i have had happen alot.

        • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldEnglish
          51·
          14 hours ago

          It’s effectively decriminalized everywhere but when marijuana junkies get all hopped up on the devil’s lettuce they get paranoid and murdery.

          • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
            5·
            10 hours ago

            I remember the last time I got all hopped up on some sinner’s spinach. Man did I do some violence… I went out a straight murked some (pani) popos and a bunch of innocent crackers. I really gotta start limiting my starch intake.

          • Apytele@sh.itjust.works
            5·
            12 hours ago

            It’s waaay safer than alcohol especially in smoked straight off the plant non GMO strength weed but yeah a processed 200-300mg strength edible can absolutely cause psychosis in the wrong person (it’s funny, one of my old psychiatrists actually said something to the effect of 'they’re breeding the weed waaay stronger than what my generation was smoking in college…). I’ve had a looot of schiz spectrum patients who just can’t admit that weed or especially edibles are a problem for them and causing their psychosis keep winding up in the hospital.

        • otacon239@lemmy.world
          6·
          16 hours ago

          And can a cop (legally) arrest you if you’re just high and aren’t actively doing the drug and not breaking any other laws?

          • blight@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            8·
            14 hours ago

            In Sweden they can (and do). The police here take about 55 000 blood and urine samples per year for drug use convictions. It’s awful.

          • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            9·
            15 hours ago

            In the US some states call that ‘internal possession’, it’s mostly used so that they have something to charge teenagers with when they catch them high. Dunno how the UK compares.

          • PortNull@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            2·
            14 hours ago

            Once the substance is in your body it is denatured. Therefore no possession charge. Only of you are driving etc is it a problem

            She’s probably more worried about probable cause for a search

            Edit :ianal but learned this at uni in some sub course

  • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
    7·
    14 hours ago

    There’s something “it’s always sunny in Philadelphia” do right and is the make up when they’re high or drunk on wine. A lot of series have scenes where the characters are high but never give them red eyes

      • _skj@lemmy.world
        11·
        12 hours ago

        Dry eyes are a common side effect of THC, especially larger doses. This is the main reason people have red eyes and squint when high. The smoke may also cause irritation making it worse.