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If you have been arrested and charged with a New York marijuana offense, you may have several defenses available. A good New York criminal defense attorney will be able to exploit the weaknesses of the government’s case against you, and offer any applicable defenses.
→ Read MoreAn experienced New York criminal attorney can help you defend against a marijuana possession charge. A good attorney can help you get the New York marijuana possession charges against you dismissed, reduced, or help you receive a lesser penalty than you might otherwise have.
→ Read MoreMany states have implemented statutes authorizing the use of medical marijuana. Despite several attempts to pass medical marijuana statutes, New York is not one of these states.
→ Read MoreUse of medical marijuana is legal in the state of New York if you are a patient with a serious condition with certification from your physician to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.
→ Read MoreYou can be charged with possession of marijuana in New York if it is found in a car in which you are a passenger, but you have a good defense if it was not found on your person and did not belong to you. Alternatively, a driver of a car with marijuana found inside can be charged with possession in New York, even if the marijuana was not theirs.
→ Read MoreThe substance popularly known as K2 (JWH-018), along with other cannabinoids, is legal in the state of New York.
→ Read MoreNew YorMarijuana and New York Drug Courtsk is currently expanding its drug treatment court system with the goal of making a drug treatment court available in every jurisdiction in the state. Drug courts are a relatively new part of our judicial system, with the first ones being introduced in the 1990s.
→ Read MoreIn New York, because the severity of penalties increases when possession of marijuana exceeds 25 grams (a little less than an ounce), it is useful to know exactly how many marijuana cigarettes equal an ounce. An ounce (28.35 grams) on average makes about 60 marijuana cigarettes, also known as “joints.”
→ Read MoreNew Yorkers enroll every day in marijuana treatment programs for a variety of reasons, such as fulfilling their requirements for participating in drug treatment court, or simply out of a desire to beat their marijuana substance abuse habits.
→ Read MoreLike most states, New York does not allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes. However, two bills for legalizing medicinal marijuana, A. 9016 and S. 4041-B, were proposed in 2009. The bills enjoy bipartisan support and are currently still progressing through the legislative process. If passed into law, they will allow medical marijuana to be dispensed from designated facilities in New York. Patients still will not be allowed to grow their own marijuana. Even if the bills do become law, marijuana would still be illegal under federal law.
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