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Lauren A. Vazquez is the Fired Up Lawyer. She has been working to expand safe access and end cannabis prohibition for nearly a decade. Lauren offers legal services to members of the California medical cannabis industry and pro bono phone consultations for patients. The information available at this web site are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice.
(8 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 2, 2014 How To Assert Your Rights When You Encounter The Police
If you use pot you are a criminal.
This is true even in Colorado and Washington, where the feds continue to outlaw cannabis. This is also true in California and other states that provide medical protection. This means the police not only have the right, but the obligation to try and stop you (though state police cannot enforce federal law). Fortunately, you do not have to help them.