>>>>While some police will just toss a joint in the trash if they find it on someone, many (and by many, I mean most) will not.
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>>Fair enough- once somebody reaches the point of being searched, they risk arrest if a joint is found on them.
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>IMO Marijuana should be decriminalized but not legalized for recreational use.

That sort of defeatssome of the key benefits of it though - if it's still an illegal substance, then no money from the taxes, no regulations on the product, and worst of all the money still ends up in the hands of mass murdering drug cartels.

>A person caught with a joint should not go to jail.

A person caught with an ounce of pot should not go to jail.

>Confiscating the joint and throwing it in the trash should be enough "punishment."

..but there shouldn't be any punishment at all - if you are old enough to have it (like 21 or over - just like booze)

>But if you are caught with a joint in the car while driving and a strong smell of pot, you should be arrested for DUI, just as if you were driving drunk.

The laws are already like this. DUI is "driving under the influence" --- and that means any type of booze or drugs.