[Sir_Syzurp]

I have had my card for a few years now, and I am really considering giving it up. I do not see any pros to having it. I have not personally had these happen to me, but I will tell you a few stories.

A friend of mine while driving one morning, gets pulled over. Officer asks for license & registration, notices my friend has his medical card and asks him to follow him for a urine screen as he believes he is high at the time. My friend under the same assumption I am, if you hold you card and an officer asks you to take a test under assumption of dui you have to take it. So he takes it comes back dirty of course, but he hadn't smoked that day yet at all, and was not carrying anything either. The officer arrests him for DUI and in turn it cost him 4k for representation to properly handle his case as well as bail.

Another story another card holding friend of mine with his recommendation to hold over the 1 oz initial limit, gets caught with just under a half pound of product straight from a dispensary still labeled and separately wrapped gets caught and sent to jail on intent to sell and distribute. Cost him almost 10k for bail and representation

Now I have always grown for myself no more than 6-7 mature at a time at my personal residence, I have been asked to caregive for a few friends but to my knowledge caregiving here is just a myth so I always turn them down. I am also operating under the assumption that even our local law enforcement have access to the mmj list so I am weary of having a check-up at any time.

I have a few friends that suggest to me to just give up my card that under the current laws if you were to get busted the same amount of money will be spent to prove your innocence or abiding of the laws vs just gettin the lawyer to reduce the punishment/fine.

Any input will be greatly appreciated

[supermanlives]

what state? in cali having a card really dont have any benefit that i can see.got a good rec and a medical need. when the fucked up temp roomate called the cops . once they saw the posted rec ,they were done. didnt even want to count plants or look for more. which there was alot more. was about 50 small plants in the tent. i dont wanna be on a list . edit just figured out nevada. sorry good luck man

[Sir_Syzurp]

Oh in Nevada, thought this posted in the Nevada sub forum

[Hydro-Soil]

You pretty much nailed it.

Don't quote me on it... but as far as I was aware, having the proper medical documentation is all you really need. The process required for a nevada card is too creepy for me... that's for sure.

Stay Safe!

[Maj.PotHead]

im in nevada 49 yr old long hair and beard also have MMJ rec and current with state, i've had countless popos get behind me run my plates and drive away. maybe drove away because i have army veteran plates and extreamly clean driving record, been pulled over once and never asked if i was carrying or under influance. sounds to me your friend should have used visene before driving gets the red out. and never drive directly after smoken a joint unless you wash and use colonge. and never never never smoke mj wilst driving in nevada thats just asking for it.

nevadas DUID laws are fckn crazy test above 5 nano grams and your under influance now piss for a job and 25 ng or less bench test the lab dosent even bother calling you the jobs yours

ya know ive thought about not renewing my rec either this will be my 3rd yr if i do

now if i dont renew and get poped medicial nessesity isnt my defense with my numbers 1 yr probation most likely.

now if i renew my rec get poped keep my numbers where they be, cops shall rob me of my plants and dried materail. if they decide to charge me medicial nessesity is my defense and they know it. as a registered mmj patient medicial nessesity isnt allowed as my defense if they feds take the case. i have yet to hear of a case where the feds prosocuted a 40 plant garden lately

[demasoni]

Originally Posted by Hydro-Soil

You pretty much nailed it.

Don't quote me on it... but as far as I was aware, having the proper medical documentation is all you really need.

Stay Safe!

Is that your personal position for every MMJ state?

[dddaver]

Originally Posted by demasoni

Is that your personal position for every MMJ state?

It is mine. Until the feds okay it or at least remove it from Sched. 1, it just don't matter that much. You're just adding your name to a list of potential criminals to them.

[Friend]

In my state's MMJ program, the law was set up so that a doctor's rec and a state issued card are functionally the same. So as far as i'm aware, it's possible to utilize the program without actually being in the government database. But if you get pulled over, the cops will still fuck with you whether you show them a card or a recommendation.

You think the 5 nanogram per liter DUI limit in Nevada is bad? In my state anything above zero nanograms will get you a DUID charge, meaning that if you use MMJ it is essentially illegal to drive a car at any time.

[rives]

There is no central registry in California, so that isn't an issue for me. I wouldn't have a card except for the testing done on chronic pain patients who are prescribed opiates. The DEA has pressured doctors into testing patients to make sure that they aren't "re-directing" their drugs, and if you come up with MJ metabolites in your system and you don't have a card, it is considered evidence of using illegal drugs. If this happens, then you will be dropped out of the program, your insurance company can refuse to pay for the opiates, etc. Supposedly if you have a card, it isn't an issue because the mj can be acquired legally. Hypocrites much?

[Sir_Syzurp]

Originally Posted by Friend

You think the 5 nanogram per liter DUI limit in Nevada is bad? In my state anything above zero nanograms will get you a DUID charge, meaning that if you use MMJ it is essentially illegal to drive a car at any time.

So basically if I were to let my card expire but keep my recommendation current, they technically couldn't charge me criminally?