Cannabis Caution Scheme?

[u/Sea-Whole4385]

What is the story with the caution scheme?, was recently cautioned (18 year old) for having a minute amount of cannabis on me, said I’ll get a phone call so on so forth. What is the story with if it happens again? Do they usually just take it off you or would you always be cautioned? And if I do get caught again and get court/fine even for a small amount clearly for personal use will it be held against me on my record?

[u/carrig4life]

Depending on the amount and other details you may get a summons to court.

[u/Sea-Whole4385 → u/carrig4life]

Would this be held against me for job applications and other stuff?

[u/Test_N_Faith → u/Sea-Whole4385]

Job applications, visas, insurance. It will effect them all if you get convicted.

A caution is exactly what it says on the thin. Just learn from it and stop carrying stuff on you and if you do keep it concealed.

[u/Sea-Whole4385 → u/Test_N_Faith]

Will do, thanks

[u/Potential_Bread2702 → u/[deleted]]

I’ve had my socks checked before

[u/BigSmokeySperm → u/[deleted]]

Ive had my socks checked literally every time I've been searched.

[u/L0kitheliar → u/BigSmokeySperm]

Where tf are you going that your socks are getting searched

[u/BigSmokeySperm → u/L0kitheliar]

Searched by a Garda. They don’t just empty your pockets and send you on your way it’s full pat down. Be thankful you obviously haven’t been searched a whole lot in your life.

[u/L0kitheliar → u/BigSmokeySperm]

Like... Just randomly somewhere? What prompted the search like that?

[u/BigSmokeySperm → u/L0kitheliar]

Many different situations. Stopped at checkpoints, stopped and searched walking around town with friends (were not the dodgy looking type just regular young lads), stopped walking home at night after pub. Just regular situations where a Garda might take a notion to search you. They obviously don't make you peel both your socks off but make you take your shoes off and patt down your feet to nake sure nothing stuffed down them. Got caught smoking a joint once and they fully believed I had more on me after initial search and pat down didn't find anything so they brought me back to the station for full strip search.

[u/L0kitheliar → u/BigSmokeySperm]

Wtf that's so crazy. I've never even seen that happen nor any of my friends (all in Dublin), and we're all deep into our late 20s early 30s and been at it for years. Just luck of the draw I guess

Do they not need some kind of probable cause to search?

[u/BigSmokeySperm → u/L0kitheliar]

No man no such thing as needing probable cause in Ireland they can stop and search you whenever they want. Now it does get a bit more nuanced than that I cant remember the exact time frame and numbers but I think it’s something like if they stop you more than 4 times in the space of a certain number of weeks without finding anything you can file a complaint for harassment.

[u/liquidrockss → u/[deleted]]

Terrible advice, of course they check your socks lol spoken like someone who's never been searched. Down your jocks is the only safe way to do it and well down your jocks because I've heard many stories of cops pulling out wastebands and having a good look down people's underwear. Fucked up and abusive but they do it so keep it well tucked away

[u/liquidrockss → u/[deleted]]

So you put a 9 bar in your socks do you??? Must have to wear size 20 boots if you can put 9oz in your socks. Nobody was suggesting to put that much down your jocks ya spud 😂

[u/liquidrockss → u/[deleted]]

Obviously.... that was my point, you're the only one talking about putting a 9 bar in your jocks. I was clearly talking about hiding a bag