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		DanBC on Oct 17, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: After California decriminalized pot, teen arrest, ... Does the US criminal justice system make any allowance for the high functioning hipster? If that person gets stopped for a traffic offence and happens to have a small amount of cannabis on them what happens?

rayiner on Oct 17, 2014 [–]

Yes, almost nobody gets thrown in jail for marijuana possession.

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