The laws here in California are like a noose tightening harder and harder. That's what frustrated me more than anything else about this state. While I really miss driving baked, my driving record precludes me from taking ANY chances that could give the fucking cops even the slighest reason to mess with me. Most of my infractions happened on my bikes, but nowadays, you don't even need to blow a .08 to get a DUI. If you even look tired, have bloodshot eyes, or are even a little slow answering questions back to the officer, you could find yourself in the slammer and being booked with a DUI. Remember, the only measure by which officers can be objectively judged is by the amount of arrests. More arrests= more funding, more funding= them keeping their jobs, and them and their buddies keeping their jobs> anything else. Lately, in my city they've institued "Safety Checkpoints" in random locations much more. These masquerade as making sure everyone's blinkers, turn signals, license plate lights, etc are all in working order, but in reality, they're looking for ANY reason to fuck with you, impound your car and make you pay fees to the city, the court system, and the state. According to a report in the local newspaper, my city made over $6MILLION last year alone from vehicle impoundments. And the city is only made up of roughly over 100,000! That doesn't even take into account the court fees, DMV fees, sales of NEW vehicles, taxes raked in as result of those new/used car sales, nor the cost of jailing certain offenders for their violations. EVERY from of police state starts out as a beacon of "public safety". Unfortunately, everyday we're heading more and more towards a police state resembling something more reminiscent of the Gestapo. I admire those of you that can continue to throw caution to the wind, and enjoy your FREEDOM, I am truly jealous! Just don't get caught, and if/and when you do, try to set an example of pot smoker's they can't easily exemplify as typical of their narrow-minded stereotype.