i see you there henn...
but man its true.... folks, pay careful attention. if you ever get arrested, and the LEO is taking stuff from you, watch how he handles it. if, for example, you have all your medicine and toys in a backpack, and he is looking through it seeing what all you happen to have, and then puts in
back into the pack, then puts it on the hood of his patrol car, chances are, it never made it to the evidence check in. if, on the other hand, he does take it all out and show it to the camera in his squad car, theres a better chance its actually getting confiscated. this happens more if you have mixed possession, eg. alcohol and other stuff, he'll put the alcohol on for the camera, and then the rest somewhere else. this can happen EVEN IF you still get a ticket for MJ.... since he needs is to later say in his report is "there was a roach in the ashtray" or "the vehicle smelled like pot and there was cannabis residue in the center console" or "they confessed to smoking" or whatever.
on the other hand, some cops dont give a shit. i've been stopped at sobriety check points under very unfavorable circumstances (high w. red eyes, smelled, license suspended for possession, no registration for the vehicle, all of this known to the officer) and had the officer just say, "go on and get outta here." be polite, but know how to talk to police. dont be an asshole about it.
and i've heard stories from friends who work in dispatch about what really happens to the paraphernalia campus police here take from students in the dorms. a loose way to describe it would be "recycling."
some are chill, some are not chill, but my viewpoint regarding law enforcement officers would remain a brief "FUCK THE POLICE." the criminalization of some distinctly non-crime-like activities (possession, use, even things like gay marriage) have turned what should be an institution of public service into one that frequently tries to find wrong in what anyone is doing.
dont get caught. if you do, get a lawyer.
do
not go into a courtroom without a lawyer.