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After the man responds that he will not confirm or deny his past use of cannabis, Officer King continues to badger him, questioning him on how much weed he has in the car, rather than asking if he has any at all another deceptive police tactic. Watching this video might make any weedist, or for that matter any who lives in the United States, a bit uncomfortable because it seems as if the officer is trying to trick the man into confessing to a crime the officer has no probable cause to suspect.

Police are required to have probable cause to search a vehicle in many states, however if you give them consent, the officers may search your car without probable cause.

Often times, officers rely on the lack of citizens knowledge of their rights to refuse unwarranted searches, in order to search vehicles without probable cause. The Free Thought Project has put out this helpful article , on what to do when an officer tries to search your car. It should be noted however that in some states, such as Pennsylvania , police are allowed to search your car without a warrant, so it is important to know your rights and understand the laws that apply in your particular state.

The man in the video is eventually allowed to leave without being searched. The results described above are likely indicative of the views of such members. The key takeaway from this small-scale study is that further research is needed to better understand the views of PDGA members, particularly those members living in states where some form of cannabis consumption is legal.

Ben Owens is a journalist and tournament organizer based in Colorado. He has published widely on the cannabis industry and culture. If you would like to see more articles like this one and no pop-up ads , please like Parked on Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter by entering your email address below. Parked is made possible in part by a grant from the Professional Disc Golf Association.

Parked is an educational blog that encourages authors throughout the world to share their views on disc golf. For this reason, the ideas expressed on this site are the views of particular individuals, not those of Parked or its sponsors. Thought provoking piece, thank you. I think there exists in the DG community an ethos that the sport is great because it is so social and ease of entry.

As long as this prevails, the sport will attract more adult white males who like to party and play. Look at any DG event and who do you see, and what do you see them doing?

Dudes hugging, laughing, throwing discs and partying. And deep down, while all players want more courses, they will really hate it when their card includes kids, women, and the tournies and events become more inclusive.

The survey I would like to launch is to a receptive audience of people considering the sport for themselves or their kids to see what they perceive DG to be. I would be happy to contribute to that research. Like Liked by 1 person. And then three guys become six guys, and some groups continue to grow, with several members becoming more serious about improving and winning, organizing events, building courses and so forth. In any case, please consider researching and writing on this topic for Parked.

Like Like. Great article. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Here is another interesting chart that looks at where the disc golfers who had smoked marijuana were from:. So is it safe to assume that Not necessarily. A handful of states have legalized marijuana for medical purposes, and our survey did not not ask where the pot smoking took place.

Maybe all Even with the benefit of the doubt, it is safe to assume that a good portion of the marijuana smoking that occurred on the disc golf course during was smoked illegally. Now to the debate that rages like wildfire in the disc golf world: Does marijuana on the course harm the sport, and therefore need to be burned elsewhere so that disc golf can thrive?

Of course, to give these questions the proper attention, we need to answer another question. Where do we want to see our beloved disc golf in the future? Or do we want to keep disc golf to ourselves—free to play and low key? And in case you were wondering how only those who smoked marijuana on the course answered this question:. So, it seems safe to say, all disc golfers regardless of drug use, want to see the sport grow into the mainstream.

This raises even more questions: Do we want to bring the pot with us? Should we? Some have fought to make this type of scenario a reality we all remember the Vibram Four20 release from early , and with at least two more states making marijuana legal in Oregon and Alaska , the possibility of a mainstream society embracing disc golf and marijuana together is looking more and more plausible.

Of course, this potential reality still faces a lot of friction we all remember the Vibram Four20 discontinuation also from early This brings us back to my friend and I on our way to the tee. He not only was upset about his boy witnessing a drug deal while playing a sport they both loved. He also shared with me an experience he had when attending a city council meeting where he was lobbying for the installation of a new disc golf course on public land.

He was all but completely shut down when the city council informed him of the alarming rates of drug related crimes reported in the area surrounding their existing disc golf course. Naturally, they were more than hesitant to approve another disc golf course. Will Disc Golf make it into the mainstream? We sure hope so at least Will Mary Jane make it too? Well, at least some of us hope so Therefore, smoking on the disc golf course is still illegal.

Great article. I appreciate the distinctions between the various points of debate. However, this topic feeds directly into a bigger issue. Most public parks and common areas have banned or strictly prohibited all forms of smoking and often alcohol consumption as well. It would be great if disc golfers and their friends and family that join them on the course could just leave their substances behind and just follow the rules of the courses and laws while they are there.

Seems simple and fair enough to me. Hopefully others may agree. Although I believe a little discretion is necessary where children are concerned, I have no issues with people smoking pot or drinking on the course. For heavens sake-they drink and smoke tobacco products on a ball golf course, so what the hell? What that results in is a general stereotype that disc golfers are pot smokers. Discretion around children?

This extends beyond discretion.