That's a good point... In highschool, in 1976, a buddy and I were busted by a football coach with a 1/2 ounce of pot. He confiscated it (to this day, I'm sure he smoked it himself), and we each got 10 swats. Today, we would have been held for the police, arrested, and probably been charged with "intent to sell." And wound up in prison for many years.
Mark
Were you actually at the school when you got nailed? Because if you were, with a half an ounce, not only would you have gotten nailed for "intent to distribute" based on the amount alone, you would've gotten crucified for possession within a thousand yards of a school. You'd still be in the clink today, unable to post on FR.