[OldMan&theWeed]

In some states, like California, possession of small amounts of marijuana is treated as a civil offence on the same level as a traffic ticket. Yet these drug misdemeanors are STILL drug offences.

The Feds limit peoples’ access to higher education, government jobs, advancement in the military, government contracts etc. because of past drug convictions.

Do states report minor drug related civil offenses to the FBI?

No.You might not get a job with the DEA but thats about it.

[StealthFarmer]

I'm not sure if they report it to the FBI but I know that when your trying to get grants and aid for school, ANY drug offense will make that impossible.

[mcbean]

oh that is about stupid, you have a young person or any get busted for smoken pot or braken a law and the govt wants to screw them for the rest of their life. now that really makes sense, nothing like keeping them repressed.

but then again thats the govt for ya..

peace

[Pops]

In some states,like the fascist theocratic dictatorship where The American lives, a felony conviction means that you lose the right to vote and own weapons for the rest of your life.

Some tourist states under-report all crimes to feds. This makes their state look more like a family vacation spot.

[Haps]

The FBI has lowered it's standards for pot smokers who work there. It used to be that if you had smoked weed more than 15 times in your life, you could not be an agent. Now, there is no limit to how much weed you can have smoked, if it has been three years since you toked they say you can be in the club. Guess it was hard to find quality people who had never toked weed.
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[Verite]

I think it all goes on your adult record and if they want to dig deep enough to find it they can. CJIS, NCIC, or NIBRS databases and they all cross reference. Its the kind of stuff they dig up while your trying to cross the border.

[Berry_Coughin']

uhm.... NCIC or any state database is just a few clicks away... no digging deep.. If they want to know they'll know....

[DickAnubis]

In states that treat minor possession, like walking down the street smoking a J, as a local infraction with a fine, most cops don't put down the full info. Recently I was walking along and a man in blue noticed I was puffing a J. He stopped and asked if I was carrying. I yielded the other joint I had. He wrote me a $75 citation with disturbing the peace as violation code. He probably smoked the J with his partner later that day. Happens everyday, lot's of places, thousands of times.

Sure any minor ticket can be found, but keep in mind that the bureaucracy can work for or against you. Many people in the system's offices don't always care about how BS fines and such are filed if at all. Much falls through the cracks through mistakes and laziness. The bigger the front the bigger the back.

As far as being denied school aid, well that does suck. Let's petition for free University tuition if you keep the grade average. We are the government, don't we want our young people educated.
I'm in.

PEACE DA