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MeadowLedger t1_j2arkk2 wrote

Recreational use of marijuana is illegal in PA. The chance of you getting caught smoking it in your own home is probably slim unless the police have another reason to visit your abode.

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snuffy_tentpeg t1_j2aujoz wrote

OP to Cop @ front door:
“Got a warrant?”

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Ronnie-Nesbitt OP t1_j2az3qd wrote

Fr

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JetSetDynasty t1_j2bkapr wrote

Possession of a controlled substance is the charge for most marijuana arrests. It being in your system or your residence smelling of marijuana could be cause for a search, but neither of which is a crime. They can’t prove what you smoked, how you smoked it, or how it got into your system in these cases. Unless you start doing stupid shit like driving, it’s not illegal to be high. It’s illegal to possess and distribute.

Medical users in the state are technically supposed to vape even their dry leaf cannabis, but few do. Nobody really cares what you do in your home. That does keep them from just smoking a joint wherever they want though.

You could easily take the steps to get your medical card if you wanted. While patients aren’t as protected as they should be, it does make possession legal for them.

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LockedOutOfElfland t1_j2ccd7r wrote

"Oh, I do love a man/woman in uniform! I would love if you would paddle me with that billy club of yours, what do you say?"

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BigRedSpoon2 t1_j2btwa0 wrote

If police ask, say, 'I want to talk to my lawyer', and just keep repeating that. Its not an admission of guilt, innocent people get put away all the time because they don't talk with a lawyer. The police aren't your friend, like they say, anything you say to an officer can and will be used against you, nothing you say can and will be used for you.

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Kabloosh75 t1_j2emox6 wrote

Answer basic questions though like your name. Not sure if you need to give your address but it would have limited harm towards you.

When they begin to ask questions about what were you doing, or where you were going, you can kindly decline by saying I'm not going to answer any other questions.

If things do get worse for you showing that you were cooperating with the police by showing ID and giving your name only benefits you and answering nothing else is completely in your favor. Even if you're being questioned as a witness you don't need to answer questions with ones that could be incriminating to yourself. Don't self incriminate.

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ask_the_fisherman t1_j2f0ngb wrote

The police have a habit of lying. I have not said anything yet they claim I said a bunch of shit. That is why you need a lawyer. Never trust a policeman when he is working the job.

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alternatingflan t1_j2cp2ly wrote

Republicans are missing an easy House win next term by decriminalizing cannabis. Even the former gop leader, john boehner is in the cannabis business.

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Alfa505 t1_j2dvvaf wrote

There needs to be some sort of regulation before opening the flood gates, my wife works in a hospital and they see cases daily of thc toxicity. I think many people think it’s all the same when there are varying levels of potency.

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lovemeanstwothings t1_j2ehg7p wrote

How many cases of alcohol poisoning do they see?

That's not a good argument against thc legalization.

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Alfa505 t1_j2fwfy8 wrote

So you support going back to prohibition?

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t00fargone t1_j2erxsb wrote

I used to work in a hospital too, and there were tons of people admitted for alcohol-related reasons. Drunk driving accidents/injuries, detoxing from alcohol which can be fatal, organ damage due to long-term alcohol use, alcohol poisoning, etc. I could go on. Alcohol related deaths kill more people than any drug, way more than weed, but alcohol is allowed to be legal. So with your reasoning, alcohol should be illegal, right?

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Alfa505 t1_j2fwsgp wrote

Alcohol can definitely be a problem and kills a bunch of innocent people everyday. I just dont think making the same mistake twice makes sense, government regulation is a daily part of our lives why can’t consumer knowledge of what your actually ingesting hurt.

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BuilderMaleficent554 t1_j2bl2eb wrote

Recreational use in PA is completely illegal but many cops will let you go with a warning or something similar to a parking ticket with how its treated lately. Some cities/ municipalities have decriminalized it which makes the fines less and not a criminal offense. If you have your medical card in PA it is still illegal to combust i.e. anything using an open flame e.g. bongs, joints, blunts. but legal to vaporize Any form of edible is still illegal in PA

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ClemDooresHair t1_j2bv9bk wrote

“I’m confiscating this weed to put into… uh… evidence.”

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Rainey_outside t1_j2e64wu wrote

Edibles that are food based (require you to chew) are illegal to sell but you can freely make them yourself.

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aught4naught t1_j2d9z7h wrote

>Any form of edible is still illegal in PA

Technically untrue. RSO syringes, tinctures and THC capsules are sold in mm dispensaries. It's only provisionally true given that in popular usage, marijuana "edible" refers to something like a laced brownie or cookie. Those are banned in PA in an effort to protect the unsuspecting from accidentally ingesting the drug.

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BuilderMaleficent554 t1_j2dluo8 wrote

what youre talking about is considered ‘ingestible’s’. stupid silver lining thing PA does. edibles are illegal

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msd1211 t1_j2ekhjt wrote

Edibles are not illegal. There's nothing stopping you from buying materials from the dispensary and making your own. They just can't sell them

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aught4naught t1_j2ehfrc wrote

Are ingestibles not eaten? Ingestible/Edible... a rose is still a rose if you eat it regardless of any govt newspeak.

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atlashoth t1_j2b2igq wrote

As long as you aren't obnoxious to your neighbors you'll be fine. Maybe burn some candles after. The best thing you can do while getting high is be friendly.

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LockedOutOfElfland t1_j2cc98l wrote

It's decriminalized in Pittsburgh. Not fully legal, but the blue meanies are pretty hands off about it.

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Mijbr090490 t1_j2aqc69 wrote

You should be ok if you tell them it isn't yours.

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momlin t1_j2aqkyr wrote

I guess not if you both have your weed medical cards.

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James0nJuiceb0x t1_j2aza85 wrote

It’s still illegal to smoke/combust medicinal weed in PA.

And they’d technically both have to have their cards and be able to show they’re both using their own.

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momlin t1_j2b2jqb wrote

So the medicinal weed stores sell medicinal weed but it's illegal to combust it?

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James0nJuiceb0x t1_j2b3cdh wrote

Yes.

You’re supposed to vaporize it.

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momlin t1_j2b7f4e wrote

A mere technicality lol. When I hear weed I kind of just think of all types of delivery. Yeah, would imagine they both would need their cards as well. I guess the weed that they sell is for vaping it's kind of dry and harsh (told to me by a friend) lol.

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Old_Moment7914 t1_j2cd0ae wrote

A word of caution if you live in subsidized housing they don’t recognize medical use or legal state dispensary cards ,they go by federal law where it is illegal , so it’s a hit of clusterfuck , if you have a cannabis card you are supposed to smoke it at home , however since it’s federally illegal your housing manager can and will evict you for smoking or possessing if your caught ( and unfortunately 9 out of 10 times the court agrees and evicts you , I have seen this happen to many times to people and families who are now homeless for following the rules ) .

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Dredly t1_j2b4aca wrote

This question does really explain a few of the posts on here lately...

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3andDguy t1_j2e0ji0 wrote

Its legal to be used medically. Pretty easy to apply for and receive a card if you want to be able to use weed and not worry about cops

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Dunn_or_what t1_j2at7b6 wrote

Explain to me how you can smoke weed and not possess it. If you touch it to use it, you possess it. If it enters into your system, you have illegally used a narcotic. Ownership happens when you touch it. Even if it is only your lips on a bong. The moment you inhale, you have taken possession. That is the way the law would look at it. ...at this time.

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ksquad80 t1_j2b1gcf wrote

If you buy weed then smoke all of it and then are stopped by the police you are NOT in possession of an illegal substance.

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Dunn_or_what t1_j2bfl96 wrote

If you are stopped by the police after smoking, you have probably done something really stupid. Once charged, they can test you for narcotics. If the test comes back for substance use, you could be charged. Federal law lists marijuana as a narcotic. As I stated for now.

It is possible. However, it is most likely not probable that anything would happen to you if you smoke in your own home. My question had to do with how you can smoke it and not possess it. It was an existential esoteric statement.

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ksquad80 t1_j2c1hin wrote

It doesn't matter what you test positive for.

You still aren't charged for possession of illegal substances unless you physically possess them...and that doesn't mean in your fucking bloodstream.

You can be charged with DUI or something similar if you are operating a car or machinery or whatever. There are probably a slew of other charges for being drugged up and in certain situations....but you don't get a possession charge without having drugs on you.

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NateHiggers42 t1_j2d6b84 wrote

If you grab a bag of weed and then put it all into your bloodstream (smoking, eating, etc) and then somehow the cops come to your house, they can't charge you with possession since you dont actually have the physical item that the law forbids possessing.

Being under the influence of Marijuana on your own property doesn't seem to violate any law/statute that I'm aware of as long as you aren't operating any type of vehicle (car, lawn mower, scooter, skateboard, etc).

The closest thing that I can fathom you possibly being charged with is Public Intoxication or Disturbing the Peace, but even then, it would require an extraordinary type of circumstance. Pretty sure you will have no issues being high in a recliner inside your house. Dlbeing drunk in your house isnt illegal right?

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Ok-Specialist-1587 t1_j2b1r82 wrote

wut? This is absurd logic. Weed isn't a narcotic to begin with. Secondly, 'possession' indicates having the physical drug on your person, which means you could possibly intend to sell it. You don't automatically get charged with possession of open alcohol in your car if you get a dui.

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Sukkit74 t1_j2bclc1 wrote

Depending on where you are, it may be decriminalized locally. Meaning if you’re not doing anything else illegal, they won’t charge you with anything.

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BigBubsBoss t1_j2dlef9 wrote

Honestly, in most States, the mere possession for personal use is not something police want to concern their selves with unless they really want you or they’re trying to get something else and that’s the gateway.

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jirenlagen t1_j2dqv26 wrote

Who cares? If you’re in your house or someone else’s house and not being idiots you will all be fine.

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angelinafuckingmarie t1_j2dsnnz wrote

If it’s in your home ultimately you’re responsible for whatever is going on. Including letting someone in the house with weed

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Invasion_of_the_Cat t1_j2dzaox wrote

Once you have smoked all of it, as long as you're at home and not driving they can't get you.

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halofan_101 t1_j2eaujd wrote

you should move to Alaska from what i hear both are legal for some weird reason 😆😆🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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Cheesehacker t1_j2ebpxy wrote

So it’s illegal, but I’ve noticed many cops have stopped caring. Like 2 years ago I had an insane roommmate who called the cops at 6am on 4/20 because he said we had hidden cameras in the bathroom and his car. Police did bust down my bedroom door and ripped my extremely hungover ass out of bed just to ask me if I had cameras. I had bongs and weed out in the open and they legit said they didn’t care about it. Maybe that’s just because they violated my civil rights and this was their “you get a pass”, but that’s my experience.

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DigitalHemlock t1_j2es5j2 wrote

Depends. In Philadelphia, laws are just suggestions so you should be fine. Elsewhere I'm not sure.

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tigerlily_223 t1_j2fbyx2 wrote

Even if you have a medical card, actually smoking it in a bowl, joint, bing, etc. is illegal. You are supposed to use a vaporizer. However, if you’re smoking in a home, it’s very unlikely you’d get caught.

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juddasjanni t1_j2ddm6e wrote

Is it 2004? In your home? Is someone gonna answer this guy lmao I smoke weed at work

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_SundaeDriver t1_j2b8860 wrote

I think you answered your own question. You have to possess to smoke. Get a med card, then you can smoke all you want

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MissionRevolution306 t1_j2c9h7z wrote

You still can’t legally smoke it in PA. You can vaporize it and I believe you can make your own edibles.

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A_Generic_White_Guy t1_j2ccu5g wrote

Go smoke delta 8. You can get carts at any smoke shop.

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KardashianLifeCode t1_j2cjsju wrote

That’s a Schedule I psychoactive you’re dabbling in there, Chief. You trying to throw your life away at a young age?

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