Ellar
New Member
Hi. A few weeks ago I was stopped by police for "looking stoned" while driving. Admittedly, I had taken a small amount of cannabis 2 hours before the incident and had been smoking the night before too, but I certainly didn't feel under the effect of cannabis, and as a regular user, it takes a lot for me to feel the effects.
I was stopped at 11 AM, giving my friend a lift home, while driving through a part of town with a bad reputation (which is where they live). The police saw me and my friend as they drove towards us. The police took the same turn as we were. I was able to drop my friend off at their required destination before the police came back on themselves and pulled me over. They mentioned a strong smell of cannabis from the car (there wasn't any substance in the vehicle, nor had I been smoking in the vehicle). I must mention that I saw wearing the same clothes as I had the night before. They then swab tested me, which was positive, and then arrested me and took me to the station were I undertook a blood test. I am still awaiting the results, as of writing this.
I have never been stopped before, but this was also the first time I had given my friend a lift home to this certain location.
I feel I was only stopped because it was 2 lads (me 33, my friend 25), driving a car which isn't the fanciest (a 2001 VW golf), in an area with a bad reputation, and wearing a hooded jumper. My driving wasn't erratic in anyway, and I honestly believe that had I looked stoned, which I honestly don't think I did, (I have sensitive eyes and wear glasses which has made my eyes lazy over the last 25 years of wearing them), the police wouldn't have been close enough to see such a detail.
Any help or advice you could give would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
Sorry about the length of this thread.
I was stopped at 11 AM, giving my friend a lift home, while driving through a part of town with a bad reputation (which is where they live). The police saw me and my friend as they drove towards us. The police took the same turn as we were. I was able to drop my friend off at their required destination before the police came back on themselves and pulled me over. They mentioned a strong smell of cannabis from the car (there wasn't any substance in the vehicle, nor had I been smoking in the vehicle). I must mention that I saw wearing the same clothes as I had the night before. They then swab tested me, which was positive, and then arrested me and took me to the station were I undertook a blood test. I am still awaiting the results, as of writing this.
I have never been stopped before, but this was also the first time I had given my friend a lift home to this certain location.
I feel I was only stopped because it was 2 lads (me 33, my friend 25), driving a car which isn't the fanciest (a 2001 VW golf), in an area with a bad reputation, and wearing a hooded jumper. My driving wasn't erratic in anyway, and I honestly believe that had I looked stoned, which I honestly don't think I did, (I have sensitive eyes and wear glasses which has made my eyes lazy over the last 25 years of wearing them), the police wouldn't have been close enough to see such a detail.
Any help or advice you could give would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
Sorry about the length of this thread.