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Can you get arrested for stealing hundreds of pounds worth of cannabis?
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Can you get arrested for stealing hundreds of pounds worth of cannabis?

Can you get arrested for it? And if so what is maximum sentence?


    




jasmine
Well maybe if you get caught with it you would get arrested. Most likely you could get hurt by the ones you stole it from. They couldnt turn you in though or they would be in trouble.


Lewis
Obviously and probably face hefty sentances like possesion and intent to supply


White-Knuckle Blackout!
Yes. A long time.
1) Theft,
2) Possession of an illegal substance,
3) (since you have so much of it) Intent to supply.

If you get caught... you're screwed.


rememberthecole
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I would worry more about the owner of the pot coming to get it back.

(Theme song of "The Godfather" playing in the back ground.)


Lulubelle
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DUH


Lttlehrse
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Ya think?


Lifes a *****...... be its pimp
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the question is can you (by law) steal a prohibited article..........you can be arrested for having the cannabis but im not sure about stealing it (and if you think of using "its not mine.....i stole it" as a defence ya that wont work lol)


mrsgoonerpowell
where did you steal it from, if you stole it from drug dealers no because they are not going to tell the police you stole cannabis from them, but be carefull if it was drug dealers as they will go to many lenghs to get it back or make you pay.


lawrenceba549
If you're caught with it, yes. Possession is illegal.
Whether the person it was stolen from calls the police or seeks other forms of justice is a gamble the thief has to take.


Gent
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Not if you are a police officer and you keep quiet about it, they do it every day.


Stu-Jag
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If you get caught then you would obviously be done for pesession and conspiracy to sell!

Jeesh - i doubt they would believe the stealing part!

But yes, you would get arrested! And for sentence wise, i dunno!

Stu
xxx


yog_sothoth_the_gate
no one would be stupid enough to charge you with nicking it due to them also being arested lol but you can still get arrested for possesion and the people who owned it might come back for it.


Lauren...
Noo they would totally let you off cos stealing isnt a crime - Pmsl


caraphor
Definitely. Possession is the issue. The sentence depends on the jurisdiction. What country are you in, what state, is the prosecution state or federal? Check out the NORML website for a link to the legal charts to answer with numbers.


DesB3rd
From the forces of order your big worry is being discovered with a large quantity of cannabis and this constituting an intent to supply. Sentencing guidelines are Life - 5 years min; but more than min. 10 years is rare."A few hundred pounds worth" may not qualify you for full blown intent to supply; simple possession will likely attract a fine, if you have any drug related past then you may be considered a persistent flouter of the law - prison (not long.) Supply does not require you to be found in possession of a "supply quantity" - if you have any supply convictions it may be considered supply regardless.

But your real worry is that you may have stolen from someone upleasant. Sentences range from sack beatings, gun-shot wounds, cuts, falls from high places...


Jimi
where im at yes,texas,usa.if u get caught with that many elbows,first felony 5 years


Papagenu II
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Hundred of pounds of pot is nearing a million dollars in cash,

The people you stole it from would ******* kill you brutally for that one.

Last time someone stole near that amount where I come from, the guy took an icepick and smashed the theif's toes in, then threw him into a ditch two hours away from his house, and told him to crawl home.

Don't **** with shady people, thats the moral of the story.


mary jane
from who? if its from a dealer then i cant imagine them going to the police!!
hundreds of pounds of cannabis would be seen as it was intended to supply so you would have a jail term, if its your first offence you could serve anything up to 14 years, in the uk.


Bo P
someone would have to press charges. be real, they would have to say they had hundreds of pounds in the first place. which is illegal. think about it. seriously. wtf?


alpha kenny body
you will go to prison! simple. cannabis is illegal and so is stealing. which is 2 charges of theft and posession. ok. the sky is blue,
a duck quacks and nuts grow on trees.





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