Ok, back now.
To begin with, if you're minding your own business and not looking conspicuously chopped you wouldn't be busted in the first place. You wouldn't be acting in a suspicious manner and therefore wouldn't be giving the police any real reason to search you let alone be aware of your drug-induced state. But on the off chnace that you were you would might be charged with an offence in relation to dis-orderly conduct and would probably be fined and have shitty parents.
Police can't just go around searching people out of caprice and interfering with their civil liberties, they need a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed or that you have in your possession articles connected with a crime(I don't think phat pants meets the criteria of a reasonable suspicion).
In WA drugs offences fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act, which is shared withQueensland. If you were charged with possession per se under this legislation you would receive a fine not exceding $3,000 and/or a sentence not exceeding three years. Bare in mind these are the maximum penalities and only apply to the most severe of situation and not to yours which regards possession of a single pill.
Generally speaking, in situations concerning first offenders, handing out punishment for minor drug offences is to a large degree at the courts discretion. Meaning that, if you can show that you're a valued member of society(eg. holding down a job, good family life, contributing to the community, going to church, teaching blind people to read, etc) the court is very unlikely to hand down a severe sentence.
Apologies for the delay mnapora.
[This message has been edited by Prometheus (edited 10 November 2001).]
