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Can you get in trouble if you are at a party or someones house and they are doing like heroine or something, can you get in trouble for just being there?
Just purely curious :)
well actually what if people are just doin pot and I'm there can I get in trouble if the cops come? (link)
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Ultimately, yes, you can. While there are possession laws which are intended to punish specifically those who have and use the illicit substances, the wrong cops in the wrong mood have discretion to claim you were also in possession and to haul you in too.
It varies state to state and I can only speak for US laws, but as an example situation most places have an amount that crosses over from misdemeanor into felony.
In Texas it's 2 ounces of pot. So lets say a friend has a pound of weed you don't know about in his car, the cops can and probably will charge everyone in the car with a felony. They can do the same thing in a house under alot of circumstances.
If it's a smaller amount they can still hit everyone with misdemeanors. MIPs work alot the same way, if you could have been drinking you probably were and are "in possession" even if you don't have a cup in your hand. If there's pot in the room next door the cops can claim a number of people knew about it and were partaking.
The one thing you have on your side here is that I assume you do not actually smoke weed or hang around directly when people are smoking where you might take in a good bit of second hand smoke. If this is the case and you were ever arrested they'd have a hard time proving possession if you volunteer for a blood test. Even if you'd been drinking, an MIP for alcohol is a lesser issue in every state in the US compared to possession of marijuana (excepting states like California where it's pretty much the exact same thing) so you could get the blood test and then just get a ticket had you been drinking.
If you're sober of course there's nothing at all to worry about there.
Something to keep in mind. If you spend time around people who break the law, be aware that cops will pretty much see you as the enemy. Their careers and accolades are based around successful convictions, if they can get ten teenagers for pot instead of just the three or four who are smoking they will most likely do that, even if you had nothing to do with the goings on. Common cop logic is "they were doing x wrong but I can't do anything about that, but I can charge them with Y, so it all works out in the end" and you end up charged with possession and dealing with court dates.
Final note, do not volunteer for a blood test or say anything to a cop, ever, until you and your parents have spoken to a lawyer. Volunteering for a blood test comes after you get bailed out after you get arrested, since alcohol is the only drug that can be out of your blood in 24 hours or less.
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