A thread for LEOs on the site.

Kalebaiden

Well-Known Member
Since I want you to answer, and I'm certain that some of you do happen to be LEOs please make throwaway accounts for this thread. So your anonymity is preserved.

I'd like to ask some questions about enforcement and specifically when it comes to enforcing drug laws.
 

curious2garden

Well-Known Mod
Staff member
Since I want you to answer, and I'm certain that some of you do happen to be LEOs please make throwaway accounts for this thread. So your anonymity is preserved.

I'd like to ask some questions about enforcement and specifically when it comes to enforcing drug laws.
What do you want to know? I would go see a criminal law attorney not an enforcer. It's not what they enforce it's what can be proven in front of a trier of fact that matters.
 

Kalebaiden

Well-Known Member
What do you want to know? I would go see a criminal law attorney not an enforcer. It's not what they enforce it's what can be proven in front of a trier of fact that matters.
Initially, LEOs have the discriminatory right on whether something or not goes into investigation. This being a growers forum, at what point do officers decide that an individual is worth investigating. At what point would they look at pressing charges against an individual vs passing one over.

Since initially a LEO would be the one seeing our posts, is the guy growing 3 for personal safe and the one growing 1 for sale isn't? I'm trying to figure out where their discretion stops being a choice before investigating and if at their discretion someone could be passed over.

(P.S. I just got home, I'm really high and this is the best my brain can form wordages)
 

Balzac89

Undercover Mod
Initially, LEOs have the discriminatory right on whether something or not goes into investigation. This being a growers forum, at what point do officers decide that an individual is worth investigating. At what point would they look at pressing charges against an individual vs passing one over.

Since initially a LEO would be the one seeing our posts, is the guy growing 3 for personal safe and the one growing 1 for sale isn't? I'm trying to figure out where their discretion stops being a choice before investigating and if at their discretion someone could be passed over.

(P.S. I just got home, I'm really high and this is the best my brain can form wordages)
Discretion is always a choice when it comes to pursuing anyone who has broken a law.

It all depends on the investigating officer and what they are trying to accomplish.

They may use someone who has broken a minor law (misdemeanor or low level felony) to become a Confidential Informant to get a "Bigger Fish"

But as a rat if you don't have much to offer they will toast you.
 

Kalebaiden

Well-Known Member
It's not always a choice.

I did three years of Canadian law and from everything I've learned and looked up it seems there's a line of discretion. Anything before an 'investigation' can be overlooked or outright dismissed by an officer but as soon as that officer decided it's an investigation, everything is in motion and can't be stopped.

So where's that fine line?
 

OddBall1st

Well-Known Member
It's not always a choice.

I did three years of Canadian law and from everything I've learned and looked up it seems there's a line of discretion. Anything before an 'investigation' can be overlooked or outright dismissed by an officer but as soon as that officer decided it's an investigation, everything is in motion and can't be stopped.

So where's that fine line?

That fine line is at the bottom right of the check.
 

Balzac89

Undercover Mod
It's not always a choice.

I did three years of Canadian law and from everything I've learned and looked up it seems there's a line of discretion. Anything before an 'investigation' can be overlooked or outright dismissed by an officer but as soon as that officer decided it's an investigation, everything is in motion and can't be stopped.

So where's that fine line?
It's hard to draw a line when there's so many variables
 

Kalebaiden

Well-Known Member
Every officer and situation is different.
That's what I've learned but it's not a solid answer.

So here's a scenario:

Guy 1 has a valid medical reason to have a pot licence but doesn't actually have one, he has one grow with 2 plants and documents everything online. He's not hiding his name and is easily easily traceable. Two threads down, is a person in a similar situation but instead of having a medical reason, their growing for profit. It's illegal to grow without a licence in both places. Do they both warrant an investigation or neither of them because the amount is so low? Does the for profit guy warrant one and the medical guy not? That's why I wanted to hear from actual LEOs, I wanted to get their thoughts on this and see what their comfortable with letting slide.
 
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