• otacon239@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 days ago

    And can a cop (legally) arrest you if you’re just high and aren’t actively doing the drug and not breaking any other laws?

    • blight@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      In Sweden they can (and do). The police here take about 55 000 blood and urine samples per year for drug use convictions. It’s awful.

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      9·
      2 days ago

      In the US some states call that ‘internal possession’, it’s mostly used so that they have something to charge teenagers with when they catch them high. Dunno how the UK compares.

    • PortNull@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      2 days ago

      Once the substance is in your body it is denatured. Therefore no possession charge. Only of you are driving etc is it a problem

      She’s probably more worried about probable cause for a search

      Edit :ianal but learned this at uni in some sub course