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Recreational marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts.
If you're an adult ct resident and you buy some edibles in Springfield ma and you bring them into enfield CT to enjoy at your house will you be arrested? This is utterly confusing. Are they going to have checkpoints at the border with drug sniffing dogs? At a certain point, it's hypocritical to arrest someone and put them in jail if someone is buying a legal product to consume. Might as well just legalize it federally if you're going to have individual states legalizing it or least stop arresting people for possession.
Although not legalized, marijuana is decriminalized in CT for personal use, so the worst that would happen if caught would be an infraction issued, similar to a traffic ticket.
Although not legalized, marijuana is decriminalized in CT for personal use, so the worst that would happen if caught would be an infraction issued, similar to a traffic ticket.
Oh I didn't realize that. I was thinking of trying it out. I've never used weed and don't smoke or drink. I would never put something in my body that wasn't legal since it could be laced with anything. Also, I would never smoke anything(terrible for your lungs...oxidized hydrocarbons are horrible), but I am going to try an edible once they open up the shops in mass. Just don't feel like getting arrested crossing the border. So I'm ok haha
There were segments on yesterdays news about this and police warned that it is still illegal to have pot in Connecticut whether it was decriminalized or not. Several of the local police chiefs along the Massachusetts border said they will be monitoring this very closely when Massachusetts gets the legalized system going. Jay
There were segments on yesterdays news about this and police warned that it is still illegal to have pot in Connecticut whether it was decriminalized or not. Several of the local police chiefs along the Massachusetts border said they will be monitoring this very closely when Massachusetts gets the legalized system going. Jay
So what's the penalty? How do they enforce it? Setting up road blocks on 91 blocking all lanes of traffic(causing massive grid lock) with drug sniffing dogs at random? All to hand out a ticket for a NON CRIMINAL offense? It's an impossible thing to enforce. There's no enforced border. It's totally open. We have a hard enough time keeping drugs out from mexico and you have an enforced border crossing with x-ray machines/officers ect.
There were segments on yesterdays news about this and police warned that it is still illegal to have pot in Connecticut whether it was decriminalized or not. Several of the local police chiefs along the Massachusetts border said they will be monitoring this very closely when Massachusetts gets the legalized system going. Jay
I guarantee that the CT State Police is going to park in the median right on the border targeting CT drivers coming out of MA. This is going to turn into the illegal fireworks trafficking on July 4th situation by trying to search every car they stop to confiscate contraband, issue tickets, or even arrest drivers if the amount of pot exceeds the limit you're allowed to carry.
I guarantee that the CT State Police is going to park in the median right on the border targeting CT drivers coming out of MA. This is going to turn into the illegal fireworks trafficking on July 4th situation by trying to search every car they stop to confiscate contraband, issue tickets, or even arrest drivers if the amount of pot exceeds the limit you're allowed to carry.
What a waste of tax payer dollars/police resources and obviously will catch less than 1 percent of people because so many people cross that border everyday including commuters. And july 4th is only a few days, this is everyday all year.
I haven't looked into it, but I wonder if Massachusetts will have any sort of regulation to buying, something along the lines of needing a Massachusetts state ID to purchase.
As for people bringing it in to CT it'd be like playing whack-a-mole, it's not like there is one entrance between Mass and CT where you can search everyone. A waste of time and state resources.
If Mass can implement a tax system or some program where the state is able to make money, I'd support Ct looking to do the same.
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