Before marijuana was legalized in the state of NM, I got two tickets for driving with marijuana in my vehicle… One time I was on my way apartment from hanging out with my friends; The traffic stop was honestly my fault; I ran a red light.
The traffic light was red as well as I actually should have slowed down as well as stopped instead of speeding up to get through the four-way traffic stop.
The police officer was a mile down the road as well as 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 conflict the red light ticket, but my mom as well as dad got aggravated as well as 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 as well as an officer pulled me over because I was going 65 in a 50 mph zone. The odor 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 as well as found all of my stash. I got arrested as well as 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, and now it’s perfectly legal to go to a local dispensary as well as buy an ounce at a time without getting into any trouble.