Every time I travel through Germany by car and mention Netherlands as the origin or destination to the German road or Zoll police, they're turning hysterical with their "illegal substances?" questions.
I responded by saying 'why would I bring any here if I can consume legally at home?'. That is apparently not the right answer...
Well what are they expecting, a guy so high he says yes?
Life has taught me, so far, if something seems so belligerently useless or ineffective and obviously so, the answer usually isn't that I am the only one aware and everyone else just happens to be blindly oblivious. The answer usually is there's another reason or angle I am not seeing.
Could be similar to those "are you or have you ever been in a terrorist organization" forms you sign when traveling to the US. Create a law that makes it illegal to lie on that question and then it's often easier to arrest/deport people for lying on a form (or to an officer) than to convict them of a bigger offense.
I remember a job I had back in the 90's that had a
"written drug test." It was basically an intelligence test - the questions were literally "Have you smoked crack in last 30 days?"
The only proper responses would be: "Not yet" or "Not anymore".
"Only in my bloodstream officer"
Bad answer when you are the one driving, even if consumption was 2 or 3 days ago.
Can they force a blood test on you? I know in my country (Poland) they can arrest you and take you to lab for blood test if they have justified suspiction.
If you just say "no" and don't show signs, they can't. If you say "only in my bloodstream", they can and will.
> don't show signs
Like for example being Polish.
If I'm not a citizen of the land I'm in, I expect the worst. Because the worst can happen should diplomacy break down, and it often does.