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MAGAManofATX wrote: You would be hard pressed to find an apartment in my area that does not have marijuana users in it. The police in Austin do not care. I have lived in this complex for three years and I have never even seen a police officer anywhere in our building, or any other apartment building that I've visited. I am confident that I am not risking a drug conviction. I have never used drugs!

I do not want to invite potential problems with my firearm into my situation. Guns + Weed = big boy felony. And they're going to pull me and my entire apartment in before I get to say a word.

You asked for advice and it was given, but you want to only believe what you want to hear. Not uncommon for millennials. Trust me, I know. I am the father of a 24 year old and have seen it when she was in college and younger.

Here is the situation; you seem to think that you won't get arrested if there is just marijuana in the apartment, and that is possible. But how do you know one of them really doesn't have harder drugs or maybe even a firearm in their room? You don't. And you state that they will pull the entire apartment in if they find a gun and weed. Well, even if it's only marijuana, and not you, they will pull in the entire apartment. I have done it myself years ago when we found it in a house (former LEO myself). Everyone takes the ride. And you say you can't afford to move, well, I don't see how you can't afford not to. If you get pulled in, then the disruption it will cause, as well as the amount of money for a lawyer will be way worse than hiring an apartment moving company and changing locations.

When my daughter was in college, she came back to the dorm room and found her roommate had wine in there. The dorm was a no tolerance area and if there was alcohol in the room, she and her roommate were both out, no matter who owned it. She called us and we told her to get out of the room and find the roommate, and if she didn't get the wine out, then to go to the RA and report it. We also began immediately working to get her moved out of the dorm and into a place where we trusted the roommates. Same with your apartment, everyone will be brought in. You may get off due to a chemical screening showing no evidence in your system, but it will take time, legal fees, and be a big disruption of your studies.

So, I suggest you listen to what EVERYONE on here is telling you. You can do what you want, but don't come back in arguing that we are all wrong and you are right.

Keith B
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The issue with roommates using illegal drugs is you may get caught up in a possession charge yourself, using or not, since they are in the same residence. And it may not be just marijuana, they may step up to higher level drugs or narcotics, which could result in major criminal charges and long jail terms.

In Texas, possession of 2oz or less of Marijuana is a Class B Misdemeanor offense, with penalties of up to 180 days in jail, and fines of $2000. Possession of more than 2oz, up to 5lbs of marijuana, it is a Class A Misdemeanor. Such an offense can result in penalties of up 1 year in jail, and fines of $4000.

So, with the Class B you would lose your LTC for 5 years, plus possibly 2 years if revoked. On the felony, you would lose your license as well as right to own firearms.

Bottom line, as ELB stated, I would get out of the situation where you have any illegal contraband in the house, even though it's not yours.