Comments On: If Pot Falls from Heaven... by Dominic Holden

Comments On: If Pot Falls from Heaven... by Dominic Holden http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/08/if-pot-falls-from-heaven Comments On: If Pot Falls from Heaven... by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by Skye Blu]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:46:28 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]>
"Hello, Officer Forfeiturepays, this is the State Crime Lab. What can we do for you? Oh, you want this tested for THC content? Okay, we'll just set this murder scene DNA aside for a bit."
Posted by Phil M]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:51:46 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by Kelly O]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:30:00 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]>

For serious, though - if you can receive it as an anonymous gift, can you receive it as a DIRECT gift, as long as no one has any evidence of you paying for it? Or giving it to someone else (like you're doing) as long as you aren't witnessed as accepting payment for it?

No. Transfer of weed as a "gift" still constitutes delivery under the statute, and remains a crime. The exchange of money has nothing to do with it.

But realistically, law enforcement (at least in KC) isn't going to look very hard for this sort of thing. So let's all just take a tip from The Roots and, "stay cool muthafuckers, y'all know the rules...stay cool...stay cool"
Posted by Mr. Happy Sunshine]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:27:30 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:40:02 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]>
Currently I enjoy a nice Panama Red after dinner for a head buzz, although some Blue dream came by recently and its a nice mix of head and body buzz.
Posted by Womyn2me]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:35:11 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by Ballard Pimp]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:32:26 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by sarah70]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:04:56 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]>
BE WARNED!
Posted by Baconcat]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:59:23 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]>
Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:45:38 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]>
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/author/ron…
Posted by Max Solomon]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:40:51 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> have a fun horror trip!
Posted by srnz]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:36:07 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by BallardBoy]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:01:14 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by KingofQueenAnne]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:56:55 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by Soupytwist]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:52:03 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]>
But about that non-zero risk... don't be paranoid.
Posted by ScandalMgr]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:31:49 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> State Crime Lab can tell for sure.

A friend of ours brought to my attention today this gem published by King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg: The new definition of cannabis under Washington law means that in order to successfully prosecute for cannabis-related crimes in our state, a new quantitative analysis that can only be performed by the State Crime Lab on machinery that costs more than $100,000 must be performed. Previously, the law required simply a showing that the material contained some amount of THC which could be measured by a trained police officer using an inexpensive chemical testing kit.

Satterberg cautioned, "Now that only the state crime lab can analyze marijuana, police and prosecutors must be very careful not to overwhelm the crime lab, which is also our primary source for DNA and other forensic testing necessary to prove serious violent crimes."
Posted by Phil M]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:29:46 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]>
For serious, though - if you can receive it as an anonymous gift, can you receive it as a DIRECT gift, as long as no one has any evidence of you paying for it? Or giving it to someone else (like you're doing) as long as you aren't witnessed as accepting payment for it?

It's the Burning Man gift economy at work!
Posted by stuckie]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:59:45 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by heywhatsit!?]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:58:57 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by Dominic Holden]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:52:32 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by thene]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:45:19 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> They are high up with the King!
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:22:36 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: If Pot Falls from Heaven...]]> Posted by freesandbags]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:10:01 -0800 The Stranger