Jeff thought he was helping me out by mailing me some cannabis from California, where weed is very easy to get from dispensaries
Ten years ago the world was a very different place, at least in terms of smoking pot. As I write this, there are six different dispensaries within driving distance of my house. Ten years ago, there was not one in this part of the state, that’s how rare they were. Finding and buying pot used to be much more difficult, not to mention a lot more risky. These days most cops don’t seem to care, but back then the police were actively trying to apprehend people for possession of cannabis. That’s what happened to me, because a stupid friend of mine mailed me some cannabis, and I got busted for it. Jeff and I had been talking on the phone, and I was bemoaning my lack of marijuana after my dealer had been arrested. The crazy thing is he wasn’t arrested for cannabis, it was an unrelated charge about a car accident. Jeff thought he was helping me out by mailing me some cannabis from California, where weed is very easy to get from dispensaries. Once I signed for the package, the cops arrested me for possession of marijuana – and I hadn’t even gotten to smoke any of it! Now I have a cannabis charge on my legal record. They have since made cannabis legal around here, so I wonder why they won’t remove that charge from my record? It sounds ridiculous to me that I am considered a convicted felon because of possessing cannabis, something that is currently legal to possess. It makes no sense at all, does it?