Before marijuana was legalized in the state of NM, I got two tickets for driving with marijuana in my vehicle, then one time I was on my way apartment from hanging out with my friends, but the traffic stop was absolutely my fault.
I ran a red light.
The traffic light was yellow plus I undoubtedly should have slowed down plus stopped instead of speeding up to get through the four-way traffic stop. The police officer was a mile down the road plus pulled me over. I do not know how the officer knew that I ran the red light unless he had access to a camera. I was going to attempt to argument the red light ticket, but my mom plus Mom got sad plus told me to spend money the fines. The second time I got a ticket, I had marijuana in my vehicle. I was smoking a joint plus an officer pulled me over because I was going 65 in a 50 mph zone. The stink of marijuana was strong in my vehicle. That Albuquerque cop asked me to get out of my vehicle. The Albuquerque officer called for backup. The two officers searched my car plus found all of my stash. I got arrested plus put in handcuffs because I had an ounce of marijuana in my vehicle. I spent the night in an Albuquerque jail just for having an ounce of marijuana! Now it’s perfectly legal to go to a local dispensary plus buy an ounce at a time separate from getting into any trouble.