# Statu\[t\]e of limitations on smoking weed?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statu-t-e-of-limitations-on-smoking-weed/464057
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [September 17, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statu-t-e-of-limitations-on-smoking-weed/464057 "2008-09-17T22:10:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statu-t-e-of-limitations-on-smoking-weed/464057/21 "2008-09-18T16:36:08Z")
> [@Thalion](#):
>
> More important than the statute of limitations is the _corpus delecti_ (body of the crime) rule. This says that you can’t be convicted of any crime based solely on a confession. The prosecution has to prove that the crime really occurred.
Here’s a thread where we talked about this: [Could a burglar be arrested for stealing drugs? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=409491)
---
### Author:  [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statu-t-e-of-limitations-on-smoking-weed/464057/22 "2008-09-18T16:44:20Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#):
>
> Should we send one to France to show our gratitude for the Statue of Liberty?
We should send one to France to let them know when our gratitude ran out, I suppose.
If you’re looking for factual answers for states which aren’t California also, a good friend arrested someone for doing exactly what you suggested a few weeks ago.
He wasn’t charged with anything, though.
---
### Author:  [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statu-t-e-of-limitations-on-smoking-weed/464057/23 "2008-09-18T17:16:26Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#):
>
> What would a Statue of Limitations look like?
Apparently, it [looks like a hand](http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2003-06-11). 😛
---
### Author:  [@IAmNotSpartacus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IAmNotSpartacus)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statu-t-e-of-limitations-on-smoking-weed/464057/24 "2008-09-18T18:59:14Z")
> [@IAmNotSpartacus](#):
>
> Judging from PC 647F it would appear it is indeed possible to be charged with public intoxication, since marijuana is a controlled substance.
>
> I guess it depends on how good the buddha is.
Correction: the applicable charge appears to be disturbing the peace.
---
### Author:  [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statu-t-e-of-limitations-on-smoking-weed/464057/25 "2008-09-18T21:13:45Z")
Isn’t there a crime of internal possession, that being that since the drug wouldn’t have metabolized out of your system yet you’re still technically in possession of said drug?
---
### Author:  [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statu-t-e-of-limitations-on-smoking-weed/464057/26 "2008-09-18T21:19:14Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#):
>
> To aid future searches, it’s “statu **t** e of limitations”
[Kramer voice]
Well, **I really think you’re wrong!**"
[/voice]
😉
- “Jack”
---
### Author:  [@Thalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thalion)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statu-t-e-of-limitations-on-smoking-weed/464057/27 "2008-09-18T21:50:45Z")
> [@BrandonR](#):
>
> I thought only the \*possession \*of drugs was illegal, not the “being high” part (unless you’re driving). There was a lengthy post here on the Dope recently that went into this in good detail.
As always, this depends on the jurisdiction. California does have a law prohibiting being under the influence of drugs. When we hire former California cops, that’s one of the first things I have to make sure that they know they can’t do here (the others are: no drunk in public law and we can’t do “probable cause” searches without a warrant).
[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statu-t-e-of-limitations-on-smoking-weed/464057.md?page=1)