I was pulled over for speeding and the state trooper claimed he smelled marijuana and was going to call out the K9 unit. Ultimately nothing happened, but I have questions about the situation and procedures. [more inside]
posted by Slinga on Oct 28, 2011 - 19 answers

Want to be a police officer. Question about past weed use, polygraph and honesty. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 23, 2011 - 10 answers

If anything, what do the police do to prepare for what (I imagine) is a whole lot more criminal activity in one day. [more inside]
posted by ejfox on Apr 19, 2010 - 15 answers

Shouldn't admitting/publicly announcing that you smoke pot or do other drugs at least be enough for a search warrant in the US? [more inside]
posted by theichibun on Aug 14, 2008 - 21 answers

My female friend's car was pulled over yesterday, and marijuana was found. They released her with some conditions. She is getting a lawyer, but we are wondering if what occurred is common, and where she should go from here. [more inside]
posted by zoey08 on Jun 30, 2007 - 41 answers

If police found a container that to them obviously contained drugs (but there were no drugs in it, except for maybe a small coating of dust in the case of cocaine, or a few flakes of marijuana), could they charge you with anything? (The container in this instance would be a baggie or a box, nothing that is explicity "drug paraphanalia.")
posted by agregoli on Feb 9, 2005 - 26 answers