I posted this to r/ legaladvice and they told me to post here...
My roommate mailed a package from CO to CT that had cannabis in it. It was flagged by the postal service. She was told that they would attempt to deliver it in CT and 10 min after she signed for it, the police would come. She was told all of this by a friend who is a postal worker that checked on the status of the package when it didn't arrive as expected.
She said that they would then send the package back to the return address (where I am) if no one signed for it in CT. My name is nowhere on the package. I will not sign for it.
What do I do next? I have cannabis in the house, legal in the state. Should I remove this from my house anyway?
What are the chances of cops coming to search my house in CO with a warrant? The roommate is in CT for a month.
Any insight is appreciated!!!
Thank you!
Edit: r/ legaladvice warned me you guys on this subreddit might make fun of me for my questions, but you've all been nice and helpful. So...thanks!
did your "room mate" ship it via express? if not, then no signature would be required. LE is random to where they do not always deliver and ask for signature. They sometimes just deliver it and watch mailbox to see if someone takes possesion of it. If it's an apartment complex, where usps might leave it at the door step/leasing office, then they might put a alarm in it.
Typcially, though, we've seen scenarios where mailing from legal to other states got love letters, aka letters from LEO stating that the package was interdicted and would be destoryed if not apealed. I don't know what the rule is when it comes from one legal state to another, but cannabis is not legal under the federal rule. And since USPS is a federal branch, this could and most likely will be a federall offense if they persue it.
Cleaning house, getting rid of all drugs and paraphenelia is recommended for states where it's not legal. In your case, it might not make a difference because it's legal to posses understate law.
Who's name was on the package both from and to? If it's not under either one of your names, you and roomie, then clean house and just wait it out.
also, anyhing you read here is not legal advice; just people expressing their experience and opinions.
If anything comes of this, LEO knocks or detains you, keep your mouth shut. Don't even say Hi, just that you want legal counsel. They are LEO, not Officers of the court, so they cannot do anything for you. They just want to close their case and tell you whatever you need to hear to do that. Remember, they can lie to you and get away, where as you cannot lie to them. That's why keep your mouth close.