Should a grandmother’s home be taken over a positive test for marijuana? (Updated) Examiner.com

Correct.
The bond is insurance to assure the convicted's appearance in court, not to refrain from any behavior except flight. Or at least, that is the answer for a just and prudent society. If in fact the purpose of a bond is to fund a statist amoral regeime with unearned gains, then yeah, take her home.

I have to agree with that.

His original charges are steep. However, while awaiting trial, he tested positive for marijuana. The Commonwealth Attorney wants his $50000 property bond revoked for the positive test. The Judge has refused to do this. I agree. I believe that's harsh for a positive marijuana test.

If I read the article correctly the grandson has not run, if he does then sadly the grandmother should forfeit her home as per her agreement with the court when she posted a property bond. Just because he smoked pot shouldn't be that big of a deal if he still shows up for trial.

I agree. If he violated the pre-trail terms, he should await trial behind bars. The grandmother should not have her house taken. On another topic, I think marijuana laws and their implementation are a waste of time, money, resources, and humanity. But this guy broke the current law, so I understand him facing the consequences, but don't mess with grandma's house.

Drug use?
That's not the issue.
I think it's the charges of attempted murder, first-degree assault, fleeing and evading police, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and tampering with physical evidence that are the real issue here.
The fact that they're threatening to revoke the bond for smoking weed is ridiculous, especially because they want to penalize the grandmother.

And even if she tests positive for weed (not drugs) then there shouldn't be a problem either.
But I suppose there would be...

"charges of attempted murder, first-degree assault, fleeing and evading police, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and tampering with physical evidence" are all the kinds of trumped up charges that crooked police departments file when things don't go their way.

I had a friend in high school who was charged with attempted murder for driving his car down the street, not stopping because some imbecile cop was standing in the middle of the street, an imbecile cop who did not tell him to stop or even wave him over, but then fired his gun in the air after we drove past. I told my friend as I looked out over the back of the convertible, "I think he wants us to stop," and so we did. We all got hauled in to jail and my friend got charged with attempted murder because the cop tried to claim my friend tried to run him over. Dumb ass cop. The friend who was driving the car was the son of the Chief of Police. The other friend in the car with us was the Alderman's son. Both of their dad's were in a meeting with the governor at the time of this incident. Needless to say, their dads had to be called out of the meeting to come get them out of jail, my dad had to drive to the police station to pick me up. The cop got fired...those were the days when cops got fired for behaving like morons, now they give cops a commendation for pulling that kind of shit, and who knows what would have happened if these guys weren't the sons of the Chief of Police and an Alderman? My dad told me I needed to choose my friends better. I decided not to argue with my dad.

I've never heard of such blatant misuse of authority. I can't believe he fired his gun in the air to stop you. Probably one of the first times he shot it on the field. Thank God your friends had officers for fathers (especially the Chief of police) otherwise this cop might be making up charges to this day. Or maybe police were more quick to hold each other accountable for their mistakes back then. Either way, let's just hope he's a security guard at a strip mall somewhere.
I don't see how the could have decorated that he took a shot at the officer, but this story is so full of holes I'm unsure what really happened. The remainder of the charges are essentially guarantee charges to pin on drug dealers who try to run.
If you are right and this is just a trumped up charge to get their boy off and put another one in the system, my faith in humanity is officially cut in half.

I have been falsely charged and then had the court dates shuffled just so they could revoke my bond in Lexington, Kentucky. They took my collateral. I've had bond revoked, stayed out of jail, and they kept the money in this town, too. This was for a case later dismissed due to an admission by the police that evidence had been altered. Rules and laws change with the Judge and the mood down here.