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The big issue is this:
It doesn't hurt 'good police work'. What it hurts is the bad sort of business that makes police into untrustworthy, lying tricksters in the eyes of the public. The same public whose cooperation is crucial to solving 'real' crimes. When you can watch an episode of 'Cops' and compare it point for point with stories about the devil tricking people out of their 'souls', it's hard not to imagine bad P.R. for the police.
If people understand their rights, a bad cop's bald-face lies to gain access to arbitrarily search their possessions and destroy their lives just plain won't work. Of course, the cop can still lie, but nothing short of excellent video evidence will protect you from a crooked cop perjuring himself.
Don't have joints or crack pipes or whatever other paraphernalia in the car with you, any more than you'd have open beer bottles in the car with you. Don't drive stoned any more than you'd drive drunk.
While I do feel bad for the poor, stupid kid who gets 'tricked' into a full vehicle search that yields up some contraband, I find it hard to dredge up sympathy for the sorts you see on 'Cops' with a joint tucked in their ear, with giant pupils, staring at the flashlight like it's a UFO.
The advice on this site in no way protects an idiot who is $#!%-faced and behind the wheel, for instance. This sort of moron will get busted no matter what advice there is, and they richly deserve it.