In the meantime, it is ILLEGAL! Keep sending them to jail where they belong.

You are completely right. Lala is just ignorant and sheltered. The black market for marijuana is the main reason for alot of crimes. Legalize it and tax it! Drug dealers don,t want to legalize pot, I wonder why?

John - just because I stated a fact I am ignorant and sheltered? Name calling?

Lala, it's a plant. A harmless plant. I guarantee you have never tried it.
For everyone else who wants to do something about legalization, sign my petition.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/legalize-marijuana-recreational-usage/PBSwY4b0

We need 100,000 in 30 days. The government will have but no choice to acknowledge our rights

He was clearly faded, police protect and serve, they protected the communtity by preventing a grown man from feeling a sertain way, which has a record of killing alot of people! (sarcasm) its only safe when you have medical issue's like head ach's and pains and you get it from hospitls... (in other words, the government or "the white man" get that drug money), if you dont you are going to jail, and the "man" will still get his money out of the deal..through that fat ticket you will recieve. its all about that mon

Yes Tobias, situations like these are crazy- http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=14&articleid=20111004_11_A1_CUTLIN526292

Okay, I agree the example FlossmoorMom gave us is crazy! Thank God we don't live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. But here in Illinois--especially the Chicago area--going to jail, or especially prison, is something that doesn't happen that often for simple pot possession. You'll definitely go to a holding cell at the local police department (Homewood, Chicago Heights, whoever arrests you), but you won't even make it over to Markham if you post bond. And once it goes to court, what do you get? A fine, probation, supervision, a little slap on the wrist, nothing crazy. You won't even see the inside of a prison if you have less that 30 grams, and even if you do, the odds are in your favor. But it is annoying to see officers' time and taxpayer dollars going to something like pot possession that is just going to be thrown out or lessened later. It'd be great if Homewood and other area departments moved to citations rather than arrests for small amounts. Obviously they should still be arrested for the larger amounts. But as for the claim that arresting someone for weed is racist, it's not. It all goes back to location, location, location. Around H-F, Harvey, Chicago Heights, etc you do get a lot of blacks arrested for it. But in other areas like Frankfort, New Lenox, Mokena, Homer Glen it's nothing but whites getting arrested for it.

Well gee, if you break the law where do you belong??? Nothing was done to me as I was not sitting in the car smoking pot. What if the stoned driver killed someone while driving high? He broke not only one law but three. I see all that were arrested are model citizens! One was drinking and smoking weed in the park. The other one driving on a suspended and one headlight. I don't care if people smoke pot but if you are stupid enough to do it outdoors, carry it in your car and get caught, the only place to go is jail. Oh puleese stop trying to play the race card. Chester Rook answered that perfectly. If you what to change the law, put your name on the ballot next time.

Lala, if you think the only way to change the law is to put your name on the ballot, then you do not understand our government at all. This is supposed to be a government for the people, by the people... not by and for whomever gets elected.

Lala, you DO realize that there are different degrees of lawbreaking, right? Speeding is breaking the law, ever do that? Maybe we should throw you in jail. People die from Tylenol every year, but no one dies of cannabis. But hey, the FDA says Tylenol is safe and cannabis isn't. Did you know that it's illegal to fish in Illinois if you are sitting on a giraffe's neck? There are dumb laws out there that don't matter, but a dumb one that has a tremendous impact on our society is our responsibility to change as citizens.

Chester, I agree with a great deal of what you said, however, in Illinois, a first offense for under 30g is punishable by up to a year. A second offense brings it to a felony with minimum of 1 year and a max of 3 for anything under 30g.
A felony. Convicted felons have an incredibly difficult time getting a job and often end up turning to crime to supplement. It's a destroyed life and devastated family. It's a terrible circle that we are perpetuating rather than correcting through other means such as counselling.

Speeding - no. I do not do that and have never received a ticket in my life. No need to throw me in jail.
Tylenol is a "legal" over the counter medication. You are comparing apples to oranges. You also said, "There are dumb laws out there that don't matter, but a dumb one that has a tremendous impact on our society is our responsibility to change as citizens." This is why I suggest YOU get on the balott. If you are so passionaite about changing this law in Homewood, run for trustee or mayor.
Go reread "Marijuana and Traffic Charges". Someone was driving.

Regardless of what http://www.4autoinsurancequote.com/uncategorized/reasons-why-marijuana-users-are-safe-drivers/ claims, I prefer to share the road with sober drivers. Pot smoking causes slow driving as well as slow reacation times. Both cause accidents.

Lots of laws are indeed silly but they are still laws. As long as it is illegal and people break the law, they will continue to go to jail.

Not at all what I was saying. Please read my comments below.

cops arent stupid they know who be havin the weed, ive ran into a couple that searched my car for no reason they claim they smelled weed but thats only because they really did, but the thing is, sometimes after i tell the police my name and show i.d i wouldent speak with them until i had a lawyer, i want to change the world since cops exersize their rights to search lets ask them alot of questions, just because you can

I was not suggesting that a cop who arrests someone for cannabis possession is taking racist action. The police officers are required to follow the letter of the law, or they can lose their jobs. They are not the lawmakers.