The ultimate indignity
You go to jail for possession of bong water.
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Comments (7)
Wow, that's harsh.
If "37 grams of bong water constituted about 2-1/2 tablespoons", how many grams would larger amounts of bong water constitute? Many bongs hold a cup or two of water.
I think the rule on whether this is a drug should depend on whether anyone would actually use it.
In other jurisdictions, the biggest risk of possessing dirty bong water is spilling it on the carpet.
Posted by none | October 25, 2009 8:06 AM
The law of perhaps unintended consequenses is in effect.
Convict this woman, send her kids into foster care for 8 years, both at vast expense to the tax payer, when a rehab program would perhaps be much more effective with possible positive outcomes for her and her children.
Oh dear...there I go again with 'socialist ideas'.
Posted by portland native | October 25, 2009 9:41 AM
The two dissenting judges called the majority ruling absurd, and I agree.
She is a presumed meth user, I suppose, and the treatment should be as "portland native" suggests.
Posted by Lawrence | October 25, 2009 10:01 AM
I say legalize and tax meth. Then all the problems go away.
Posted by Jon | October 25, 2009 10:55 AM
I wonder how the court would look at the practice of some meth users of saving urine (for reprocessing)? Up to 55 gallon drums of the stuff!
http://www.morningsun.net/weird_news/x1931061337/Urine-based-meth-operation-busted-in-Tennessee
Posted by dman | October 25, 2009 11:24 AM
Just make her drink the bong water!
Posted by Doris | October 25, 2009 4:44 PM
I wonder how OHSU is doing on that meth cooking and testing on humans thing they were starting up ? It was in the Oregonian a while back.
Posted by conspiracyzach | October 26, 2009 11:08 AM