Cannabus canna-busted: 'A lot of wasted resources'
EUGENE, Ore. - The Cannabus got canna-busted by Coburg Police on Monday afternoon on I-105 in Eugene near Interestate 5.
Police said the officer stopped the 1988 GMC bus for an unlawful lane change.
The officer reported "smell from vehicle overwhelmingly that of green marijuana," the police department said in a press release. "During a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers found over an ounce of marijuana and hashish."
Police cited passenger Kristin Flor for Unlawful Possession of Less than an Ounce of Marijuana.
The driver,Cash Williams, was cited for Unlawful Lane Change and Opearting a Vehicle without a Valid Operator's License.
Stacy Theis, one of the riders on the bus, said the group of activists are affiliated with "CannaSense" and advocate for medical marijuana in states where the drug is not legal for medicinal purposes.
"I help educate patients," Theis said. "It's frustrating that a plant, a natural plant that does so much good for people wastes so much money. Federal law versus state law is really causing a lot of horrible suffering for people and wasted tax dollars. And as you see, we are pulled over right now: a lot of wasted resources."
Theis said someone on the bus was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. KVAL News has not been able to independently verify that information.
Enjoy that 62% on time graduation rate at PPS yet? Who says that pot doesn't hurt test scores?
If only they had made it across the border into the free (er) state of Washington. Even here, not sure about the hash....that should be legal too.
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When you are driving something called "The Cannibus" the police are going to wait for you to do anything wrong so they can stop you. They may have wanted to give that some thought first.
Was it normal marijuana? Or "assault-marijuana"?
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OMG! less than an ounce! hang him!
this is not news,leave them alone.
In other news. The Alco-Haul is still a bad idea.
" And as you see, we are pulled over right now: a lot of wasted resources." Well, if you don't want to waste any resources, then follow the laws. At first, driver needs to carries at least a class B CDL, because that bus is 26K pounds; a medical examiner's certificate, because you have passengers;  and doesn't violate traffic laws. Secondly, don't carry any thing that is still illegal. After that, you can educate your patients.Â
 @tptpttp  oregon law states: "A Class C CDL authorizes the operation of: Any vehicle that is designed to transport 16 or more persons (except a school bus), including the driver, if the GVW and GVWR is less than 26,001 pounds and the person has a passenger endorsement".
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This is not an official school bus so if they have more than 16 seating spots they better get rid of them to drive it without a CDL or get it registered as an RV.
@ breden, 32jim2, thanks for the information, I was wrong (sight).
 @tptpttp Only Class B if it's 'for hire' (ICC); any idiot with a Class C/D license can drive a semi -- just not for hire.
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 @32jim2  @tptpttp Ah, that's it, RV/Motor Home; I couldn't remember the exceptions; I had a CDL so it was pretty moot to me.  I always remembered my dad saying we could drink in the back of the van because it was a registered RV (Minnesota).
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I also did some of my own checking, and I found out it varies from state-to-state as well; some merely putting up a sign "Not for hire" is good enough.
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I do know old Greyhounds (The classic ones) and such (48 passenger or thereabouts) can be driven privately with no additional license; but that may be Iowa only and as int eh other cases, varies by state as well.
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I'd *prefer* that people were required to get the license for the vehicle, not the use of the vehicle, i.e., you want to drive a semi, for any reason, you get a Class A.  Doesn't have to be a CDL per se, but the same tests concerning operation, pre-trip etc should be.
You might be right about semi, but not passenger bus. When you drive a passenger bus that can carry 16 seats or more, and you have passengers, then you need CDL. This bus 40 Ft and 71 seats, you will need.
 @brendan Are you sure about that?
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A bus that has MJ plants painted all over it, and is labeled the 'cannabus' is being driven down the interstate by someone without a license who changes lanes illegally, presumably knowing that there is both MJ and hash on the bus?
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And you guys are supposedly FOR legalization of the drug?
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As is so often the case, with allies like this who needs opponents?
 @MarkKpic oooooohhhhh, illegal lane change.
 @diddy_bop  @MarkKpic Some places take lane changes seriously, like SoCal cops towards the end of the month when they are short of the "recommended level of enforcement".
Why on earth would one be stupid enough to drive that bus around with ANY weed in it....
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I'd be willing to bet my lunch money that thing gets pulled over the majority of the time its driven.
Same song different verse in the which hunt.
When you advertise you are for something that is illegal...you may get more attention than you really wanted. When a vehicle with signs or lights or faces on it goes by, most people look at it more than once. So if it burps or hiccups...more people will notice it. If you do not want to get a ticket...follow the law, and keep low key. If you want a ticket, advertise and drive illegally. Simple to figure out.
"It's frustrating that a plant, a natural plant...." todays marijuana is anything but natural. The poppy is a natural plant too. So is the coca plant. Whether it's alcohol, tobacco, gambling, or whatever your poison, too many lives being messed up, whether it is a legal substance or not. Â
 @cheezer383 Why is it not natural? Just because the good stuff is readily available to the general masses? If your talking hybridized, then you better not eat any fruits or vegetables.. those have all been crossbred for bigger better stronger
@cheezer383 i bet that kool-aid was delicious.
 @cheezer383 have you known anyone to smoke a dried poppy or coca plant?
@cheezer383 So... ban everything? We can all live in an insulated world and be cared for, none of that messy freedom of choice sort of nonsense.
Bust the guy for the lane change. Ticket him for not having a license. Drop the nonsense with the pot. "Less than an ounce" doesn't sound like they have a big shipping operation, now does it? I do have to add in that the very phrase "medical marijuana" makes me ill. I do believe that there are legitimate medical uses for marijuana. I also, quite frankly, believe that there should be legal recreational uses for marijuana. But it is undeniable that, for the most part, "medical marijuana" is nothing more than a cover for the recreational marijuana.
 @Mechanic I would be willing to bet that your Eyes are Brown for obvious reasons. I have my card and it saved my life. I am not b s ing you on this, it is a mirical medicine that gave me my life back, there is no such thing as recreational for me, it is just to get me through the day and help me rest at night. I do not have to be high to reap the benefits and it is not killing me like the Rx meds were. Get a clue!
@swede760 @Mechanic If you have a legitimate medical need then fine, nobody cares. However, how many MMJ card holders were dope smokers before they "had a medical need"? Â
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Like Free States were just a cover for Abolition.
Don't want to get a ticket? Obey the law. Don't like the law? Work to get it changed. Until then the law is still the law and expect to suffer the consequences if one chooses to disobey the law.
 @RalphCramden That's what Ginny Burdick and Diane Feinstein types are going to say when they ban pistol grips, Ralph.
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Banning any current gun is just the start. Liberals want to ban all guns which is their ultimate goal. Once guns are banned they can take over the government totally.
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That is the goal of politicians, to have total control over people.
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"To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending." - Rafael Correa
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Having citizens with modern firearms keeps government from gaining too much power.
@EnoughAlready 9mm isn't of that much use in stopping power.
@gunnutz I don't need a pistol grip. In fact, I have both. But, it's personal property so before somebody presumes to ban it, they need a better justification for doing so. Otherwise, I would say a pistol grip is just a matter of preference. Banning guns that have them will solve nothing.
@gunnutz If you call it for home protection, a short stock on a carbine makes sense. I wouldn't choose one for that, just as I wouldn't use a 9mm handgun due to overpenetration issues putting holes through walls rather than just in what you're shooting at.
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Some people find the pistol grip more comfortable.
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I've never owned an assault rifle but I've fired quite a few and didn't care for any of them. Give me a good old fashioned Remington 700 bolt action and I am happy. That's just a personal preference, I still think banning assault "style" rifles is a ridiculous idea.
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I seriously doubt it will go anywhere since guns are a right versus a law.
DUUUUUHHH!!!
Good example of the mentality of a pothead. Â I guess if you get high enough, your empty head tells you it's OK to break the law. Â Must be nice to live in "la la land" most of the time.
@Shadow tell foxnews we said 'hi'
 @Shadow as if you've never jay walked or forgot to use your turn signals. Â
 @Shadow Paul McCartney and Michael Phelps are also good examples of the mentality of potheads. They could probably buy your wife, marry her, have her divorce them and take half their fortune and send her home with many times more than you'll make in your entire lifetime.Meanwhile, Matt McConneg McConni...M...  John Stewart and Willie Nelson BRAG about smoking weed and suffer no consequence.
EPIC FAIL!
Not too smart.
Almost free advertising... We will all laugh at this in 10 years when it is completely decriminalized.
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40+ years of failure and wasted resources... Nixon had the smarts to retain the Shafer Commission, then like the bonehead he is, disregarded their advice.
"[T]he criminal law is too harsh a tool to apply to personal possession even in the effort to discourage use. It implies an overwhelming indictment of the behavior which we believe is not appropriate. The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough to justify intrusion by the criminal law into private behavior, a step which our society takes only 'with the greatest reluctance."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_on_Marihuana_and_Drug_Abuse
What if it isn't in 10 years, will you cry instead? If you don't like the law, work with the legislature to getting it changed.
@jpk It'll still be just as ineffective, just 10 more years of wasted resources and criminal justice industry expansion. The free market works, no matter how much social conservatives want to deny it. It's what set off the American Revolution.
I bet 40 pounds of meth passed by on the freeway while that cop made the bust of his lifetime.
Sheesh..! Â Â Paint up your bus with advertising a product that just happens to be illegal in the state you're driving in... then drive like an idiot so the cops'll have a good reason to pull you over..! Â WTG, folks..! Â Â :-)
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You believe that the cop noticed an illegal lane change rather than the big brightly colored MJ bus?Â
I'll bet he noticed the MJ bus, but I also strongly believe he had probable cause to effect a traffic stop on the bus for the traffic violation, and the rest happened as a result of a lawful traffic stop.
 @jpk Makes me think of the POS cars I constantly see being driven by meth-heads with the 'DARE' bumper stickers on them.Â
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 @jpk ~  Thank you, jpk... you posted the response I would've given to Icarus...!  :-)