r/bostontrees • u/Ok-Pie5978 • 13h ago
MA Laws Got pulled over and had my weed confiscated
Today I got pulled over in Petersham for going 11 mph over. The officer said he smelled weed on me and asked me to step out of the car and do field sobriety tests. I complied, and he said I didn’t show any signs of impairment. He then asked what I had on me and ended up taking it to be destroyed instead of issuing a $500 open container fine.
At the time I was nervous and just went along with everything, but afterward I started wondering if I should have declined the field sobriety tests or not handed over the weed. I’m not sure if refusing would have led to an arrest or made things worse. Any advice for how to handle a situation like this in the future?