With the growing legalization of marijuana, baby boomers are getting into pot tourism, and with it the paranoia that every car on the road holds a state cop ready to arrest them for crossing into an anti-drug state.
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Washington journalist David Coia has developed “Potlines,” a sort of Waze for marijuana users that sends an alert to a cellular phone when the user crosses into an anti-pot state.
But not because he’s a regular user. Coia, who said he last smoked a joint in 1988, was growing concerned about the overpopulation in the legal system of people charged with drug possession when the idea came to him.
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“When you cross state lines, Potlines tells you what the rules are,” Coia said. “This helps you be more conscious of your surroundings and speed and warns you to slow down,” he said of his 99-cent iPhone app developed by his firm 21st Century AMP.
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— Cannabis Resins Mag (@cannabisresins) May 7, 2015
How it works: Potlines notifies users when they cross state lines and provides immediate information about the laws and the penalties, if any, for possessing marijuana. Users can set phones for automatic notification at border crossings or manually select for a particular state.
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Coia said that more than 90 million adults have tried marijuana, and many might try it again now that it is legal in some states.
Plume of pot smoke from “freshly smoked marijuana cigarette” tips off cop at RIDE checkpoint: http://t.co/a4cEXniTMY #HamOnt
— Adam Carter (@AdamCarterCBC) April 28, 2015
“As many people who’ve purchased marijuana in Colorado know, unintentionally speeding into a neighboring state like Nebraska and Wyoming can lead to a traffic stop and a possession arrest. Potlines is a must have app for marijuana users who travel,” he said.
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Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
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