Reply to post: Re: The best and the brightest fighting the war on drugs again!

What a meth: Woman held for 3 months after cops mistake candy floss for hard drugs

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Re: The best and the brightest fighting the war on drugs again!

Police have also argued that you stopping when they say "excuse me" is you consenting to be stopped and searched.

Here they can't search you on the street but they can ask you to turn out your pockets - in case you have a concealed weapon - and then arrest you for anything they find.

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