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To: NobleFree

Now you are grasping at straws. Originally you said people were put in cages for using weed.

Now you are saying they go to prison for possession but don’t seem to know how much it takes to put you there.

This is why I stopped debating stoners years ago. They make stuff up to bolster their argument.

I had numerous employees over the years who did time for drug crimes. Being caught with five pounds might get you a short trip to the can. According to the stoner stories you would think they get the electric chair for a few joints.


35 posted on 08/23/2020 2:51:10 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: shelterguy
Are you one of those confused people who believe the stories about people spending years in prison for having a lid of weed?

Straw man - nobody said a word about length of sentence. The fact remains that plenty of people are in prison on possession charges.

Originally you said people were put in cages for using weed.

That wasn't me - lay off the booze.

Now you are saying they go to prison for possession but don’t seem to know how much it takes to put you there.

Ah, so your straw man about AMOUNT was your focus, not your straw man about length of sentence?

"It is a crime to knowingly or intentionally possess any amount marijuana or synthetic cannabis (including small amounts for personal use) in Mississippi. Penalties vary according to the amount possessed.

"Up to 30 grams of marijuana or up to ten grams of synthetic cannabis. Penalties include a fine of $100 to $250. Subsequent convictions of this type within a two-year period are punished with a $250 fine, and up to 60 days in jail, in addition to participation in a mandatory drug education program. A third or subsequent conviction is punished with a fine between $250 and $1,000, and up to six months in jail. (Miss. Code § 41-29-139(c)(2)(A) (2019).) [...]

"Between 30 and 250 grams of marijuana or 11 to 20 grams of synthetic cannabis. Penalties include a fine of up to $1,000, up to a year in jail, or both; or as many as three years in prison, a fine of up to $3,000, or both. (Miss. Code § 41-29-139(c)(2)(B) and (C) (2019).)" - https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/marijuana-laws-and-penalties/mississippi.htm

50 posted on 08/23/2020 3:00:19 PM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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