"And, yes, Marijuana causes death. Every person who has ever smoked marijuana has died."
Huh? Did you mean every person WILL die? And lots of cops think marijuana should be legal and believe me, most cops let a lot of people go when they have pot on them. They often just dump it out (small amounts) and let them go. I would venture to say with an estimated 14 million pot smokers in the US, our "war on pot" isn't very effective.
I think you are correct about most cops' view on marijuana. I can't speak for every cop, but I know that a lot of them tend to ignore the pot laws because they truly are out there to protect and to serve, and upholding those laws would do nothing of the sort.
I don't personally smoke pot, but I was at a bachelor party one time, and a friend of mine arranged for a cop friend of his to show up and bust us. It was hilarious because some of us could tell it was a setup and others were really scared. In the end we all laughed, and the cop and his backup sat around with us while we were smoking. I didn't know them at the time, but I have become friends with both of the cops, and they are really decent, family men. They just understand that in order to really serve the best interests of the public, you sometimes have to ignore the law.
My brother is about to become a police officer, and I brought this up with him. He told me that he would probably just dump it out as well, assuming it was a small enough quantity. If it were a huge amount, he would have to arrest them, though, if for no other reason than his job could be at stake over letting something go like that.
I was joking around.