If I Get Probation for Possession of Marijuana Will They Test for Alcohol?
Question by Danny Kypson: if i get probation for possession of marijuana will they test for alcohol?
im 17, my mom called the cops on me when she found my weed. i have a 2 seperate court dates, one for possession of marijuana and one for possession of paraphernalia. this is my first offense.
if they put me on probation, how long am i most likely to get if i live in texas? and if i drink on probation will they see it on the drug test? i know it can show up but last time i got a drug test (not court mandated, my mom made me) was a day after i drank alot. it said i was clean but they were only testing for marijuana. will it be that way while im on probation, or does it depend?
dawg- yeah, im totally bawling right now. and i never would have guessed that i’d have to DEAL WITH IT! how did you come up with such an amazing idea? why didnt i think of that myself?
garrytoo- you dont seem too smart yourself.
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Answer by Brian
Fuuuuuucking up bro haha anyways I don’t think so, but since its a illegal substance (which is really stupid) their might be a possibility of that. But if its a first offense chances are you won’t get into that much trouble, but just take one of those pills (I forgot the name) you get from the smoke shop to clean out your system
Answer by Alec
Don’t listen to these other guys, I’m actually on probation for the same charge as you. Yes, they test for alchohol. But don’t worry about it, alchohol leaves your system in a day.
why are teens so stupid and think there so smart.
First of all, I just have to offer my condolences as you clearly have the worst mother on the face of the earth if she called the police on you. Apart from just being a bitch, she just cost herself some money in court fees, a fine and drug/alcohol courses.
As long as you are a first offender and you had less than 2 ounces in your possession, the court is going to offer you a diversionary program that will allow you to avoid a conviction. This is a big deal for you not just because it allows you to avoid having a conviction on your record, but also because in Texas, a conviction results in a 6 month suspension of your driver’s license.
They may just order you to do community service, but it is much more likely that they will order you to take some drug classes and do some community service hours in addition. I don’t actually believe it’s very likely that the court will order you to go on “probation” per se or take any drug tests. Being accepted into the diversionary program is sort of like a probation in itself, meaning that you have to stay out of trouble and complete the conditions of the program in order to then be able to go back to court to get the charge dismissed. Some Texas counties have special “drug courts” that will intervene and handle the case, making you do classes and possibly “treatment.” Anyway, even if they do force you to take mandatory drug tests which isn’t a sure thing, I HIGHLY doubt that they would also test you for alcohol. Even if they did, it would only come up if you’d been drinking within the past few hours. Alcohol doesn’t linger in your system for days or months like marijuana and other drugs do. It’s only there for as long as your body takes to metabolize it…anywhere from an hour to several hours depending on how much you drink.
Before you start drug classes, they may require you to do some sort of “intake” interview where they will ask you questions about your alcohol consumption, drug use and risk taking abilities. Obviously you have to make sure that you answer these questions smart and conservatively. Don’t *ever* say that you think you have a problem…unless you genuinely do and want to be stuck in a full-on rehab program, because that’s exactly what they’re going to do to you if you answer anything remotely similar to “yes.” Don’t lie through your teeth – obviously they’re not going to believe you if you say you’ve never smoked weed – just say that you made a mistake and you recognize the error of your ways, you’re sorry, and you don’t have a drug or alcohol problem. That’s it.
Typically, the deal with these diversionary programs is that your case is continued for roughly a year (it is sealed during that time so nobody can get information about it and it’s not on your record), at which time you come back and the case is dismissed assuming you completed the community service and the classes. It is not going to take you anywhere near a year to do the community service and classes, that’s just the standard amount of time they continue the case for. You can usually apply for early dismissal as soon as you complete whatever terms you are ordered to, but it’s up to the judge if they want to grant it and I’ve heard they are usually hesitant to do so. They want to make sure you can at least go a year without getting into trouble again.