I didn't know etizolam was illegal in my state as of a few months ago and I am scared because I was arrested with it

I was only ordering it every few months and it helped with my anxiety so much. I would just take key umps of the powder and never drink with it. Until last weekend I was walking home at 4 am and stumbled and hit my head possibly causing a concussion. A cop saw and investigated me. I didn't realize I had the etizolam in my pocket, but I still didn't wanna concent to a search, so I simply asked if I had to. That lead to an immediate hand-cuffing and arrest for public intoxication.

I begged and pleaded for a breathylizer or BAC test, but was only offered a drug test once I got to jail. I declined because I knew I had heroin in my system from earlier (although luckily I lost my half gram). Please don't hate I snort it and am addicted because of my anxiety.

Anyways, my buddy and I had been looking for the etizolam powder all nigh, and low and behold they pull it out of my pocket as my only possession!!, wtf! I wasn't upset because I knew it was an analogue of a schedule IV and thus not under the federal analogue act. That is until I went to order more and my supplier no longer ships to my state. Apparently it was added to SCHEDULE I instead of schedule IV! I am freaking the fuck out, I would never have carried the shit in my wallet had I known it became illegeal.

I have a promising career in the pharmaceutical industry and used etizolam as a cheaper, less addictive, and less sedative anxiolytic. Very very rarely for recreational purposes. I can't have my career ruined over this! They let me go on the public drunk but kept the etizolam to test to see if it is illegal. Hopefully they don't have GC/MS equipment (although the school I work at does...) My cocky ass kept telling them it's not illegal because it has a thiophene ring. This is true in all of America except my state now!!,

But maybe the dumbass sheriffs won't know, they told my girlfriends mom who happened to walk in with my mom, sister, and gf's brother, that first of all they found me running around naked at 4 am (the jail is at sheriffs dept, but I was arrested by city police) and he was also telling them I had a sack of "homemade marijuana" so maybe they are to oblivious to nail that one one me.

I most certainly did not run around naked, all I remember is falling and hitting by head on the walk home, I wasn't even that fucked up. So I called the police dept and actually spoke to a dept on duty that night and he told me that I absolutely was not butt naked and that he didn't believe an officer in uniform would joke around about something like that. Well the sheriff did and told my mom gf, her mom, her bro , and my sis that I was caught running around naked!!!

What assholes I hate cops! But anyways I remember ~80% of the night Here is the bill that was past just months ago that I had no idea about: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0007IN.htm

EDIT: Oh the officer I called today did say "you don't remember anything from the other night do you" and I replied YES I remember every fucking thing that happened except when I fell asleep in the cop car! In my state there has to be two witnesses for a public intoxication arrest. There was only one cop on the scene. So I am pretty sure I can get out of it due to wrongful arrest.... But my mom already paid the ticket because I didn't have a phone to call my friends. I just wanna be able to use the wrongful arrest / seizure to throw the evidence out of court! ANYBODY HAVE ANY EXP?

The marijunana thing was just a ticket and BOTH times these Bible Belt power hungry police officers violated my fourth amendment right. And in this case there was only one witness (the cop) which 2 witnesses are required for public drunk arrest. I only took a little etz and I know I fell over an uneven sidewalk and honestly think I had a concussion.... I couldn't explain anything to him so he thought i was fucked up. Too bad MRIs are $1000.... I just don't understand if I fall asleep at a buddy's house after a football game, wake up uncomfortable, and decide to walk to my house to let out my dog. Wtf is wrong with that. I tripped and fell and how does that give a cop the right to search me? I didn't even think I had anything on me! I just don't concent to searches, but that phrase lands you in handcuffs every time ime.


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[8 Points] flaphappy4twenty:

After reading all thats shown, and reading your responses... Sounds like your not willing to take responsibility for your own stupid mistakes. Listen to what people are telling you, and dont do it again.

How the fuck does someone fall on the ground and get a concussion walking home if not incredibly fucking trashed?


[5 Points] None:

Ok, first, don't worry about what people here will think. There are lots of people who are addicted because they were treating their own anxiety so nobody is going to hate on you for it.

The best thing you can possibly do is find yourself an attorney. If you can't afford one, when you have your first hearing, plead not guilty and ask for a public defender. Do not speak to anyone else about this -- not your friends, not anyone. Only speak the the attorney; you have nothing at all to gain by talking to the police at all from this point out.

I am afraid you're wrong about the idea there need to be two witnesses for public drunkenness; that seems to be a common misconception. Even if you got an MRI and showed a medical reason for you stumbling, it doesn't erase the probable cause the police officer had to search you.

What exactly are you charged with? Just public drunkenness or possession of the etiz? It sounds like if your mom has already paid the ticket - what was it for?

Try to stay calm. An arrest isn't going to destroy your career (I work in the pharmaceutical industry; I know a ton of people with records and no problem with their career.)

Pull yourself together a little and let's discuss this point by point to calm you down, okay?


[3 Points] f0rthelulz:

if you're freaking out about the etizolam, how on earth are you still

I declined because I knew I had heroin in my system from earlier

edit: seriously, go to a doctor for help with your anxiety, instead of self-medicating with HEROIN and random other drugs


[3 Points] hdheuud:

I'm addicted to heroin because of my anxiety


[1 Points] None:

It's been schedule 1 in MS since this year :( really sad to hear this though, just know you will get through it and find a good lawyer


[1 Points] sshootanthraxx:

you sure its definitely illegal in your state? wikipedia says : The state of Arkansas has proposed listing Etizolam as a Schedule I drug under their drug scheduling guidelines.[20] Along with the state of Mississippi [21].

dont know how up to date that is but their verbage gives me the impression its a bil that has not been passed yet