I live in New Jersey.
I was driving home from my friends house when a cop pulls me over for not having a renewed registration and inspection.
After I open my window he asked me to step out of the car and said that he will call the canine unit unless I let him search my car. He specifically said he does not care about stems or leaves and was "looking for something else."
I let him search my car. He finds .5 grams of pot and arrests me.
What can I do? Plea bargain?
Has anyone tried to argue that being arrested for possession of pot is unconstitutional? This is insane, I'm being treated like a criminal for having a harmless plant, there has to be a way out of this mess...
I was driving home from my friends house when a cop pulls me over for not having a renewed registration and inspection.
After I open my window he asked me to step out of the car and said that he will call the canine unit unless I let him search my car. He specifically said he does not care about stems or leaves and was "looking for something else."
I let him search my car. He finds .5 grams of pot and arrests me.
What can I do? Plea bargain?
Has anyone tried to argue that being arrested for possession of pot is unconstitutional? This is insane, I'm being treated like a criminal for having a harmless plant, there has to be a way out of this mess...