How are you treated by law enforcement officials?
I have had my run ins with law enforcement over the years. In 1983 I was arrested in Orlando Florida. Saying that Florida laws here preceded Federal law and that I was breaking Florida law therefore I was arrested. Fingerprinted, pictured, it was quite interesting unique experience. Knowing that I wasn't breaking any law, I enjoyed it as much as I could. Since then, one time I was paying toll, and I had rolled down my window right near my house, so I had just lit up a joint, I roll down the window, throw the toll into the basket, and of course as I roll down the window, the smoke just whooshes out. Well against the building was a motorcycle officer trying to get people who weren't throwing the money in. So I threw the money in, light turned green, I go I look up I see this cop jumping on his bike lights going like this, I knew right away what it was. Cause that light had turned green. So I go to get out of my car and he goes "stay with your car and put your arms and legs out where I can see them". OK, so I turned I've got my legs out, guy comes around, he's got a gun on me. It's like, I've never had a gun put on me before. He goes, "Get out of the car slowly, you're under arrest". OK as I get out of the car slowly, he says "now go lean to the back of the car and keep your legs and arms spread". So now I'm spread out I'm back of my car, and he's got the gun on me like I'm the biggest terrorist there is. And he's going, he looks in the ashtray like this, and he pulls the joint out and says "Boy I'm good, I smelled this when you paid the toll, you're under arrest”. I said "Officer, you are good, but no sir, I'm not under arrest”. He said "What do you mean?" I said "Can I stand up?" He said "Yeah but with arms in the air." Still has the gun on me. "Officer I one of the federal patients I get my cannabis from the United States federal government, I'm not breaking any state law". "Do you have any proof of that?" "In my pocket, is a baggie with a prescription label and more marijuana in there. Can I get them out?" "Slowly" I mean I went slow. Hand went in, pulled up my baggie, and went "Here officer". The guy takes it, he's got a gun on me now but he doesn't... "This looks official" "It is officer" "May I put my arms down now?" He said "Yes" That's when I started explaining it to him what it is, in the car, I have a tin can, the government ships it in and I have protocol and everything else. So he said "But you can't drive with this." "Yes sir I can, I showed him my protocol where it says I can drive, where it you know, I can operate some machinery as long as I'm not intoxicated. And I said "Am I intoxicated to you?" He said "No" I go "Exactly" So he took a copy of my driver's license, I gave him a business card, so he knew where I worked. I said "look officer, if you find out that I am breaking the law somewhere"...because he kept saying "I still don't think you can drive with this." I said" If you find out that I'm breaking the law, you know where I work, you know where I live. Have a good day".
