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Possession in the First Degree, § 13A-12-213, is charged for non-"personal use" (i.e. intent to sell) and second and subsequent "personal use" offenses. This charge is a Class C felony punishable with imprisonment of 1-to-10 years (there is a mandatory minimum of 1-year-and-1-day to serve which cannot be suspended by the judge) and $15,000 fine.
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
However, before that could happen, in 1990, he was arrested yet again for possession of marijuana outside a Publix store parking lot. He pleaded no contest to the charges, and agreed to community service, additionally volunteering for "Mothers Against Crack Cocaine", an organization aimed at helping drug addicts recover.
Sims said police haven't yet witnessed an uptick in people driving while high on marijuana. "I think some people, though they are using, some people are waiting for that legislation (recreational ...
The first time was in August 2001 when Alabama police found small plastic bags of cocaine and marijuana in the car he was driving. [30] In April 2006, Alabama police charged him with driving under the influence and second-degree possession of marijuana. [31] In November 2010, he pleaded guilty in Houston County Circuit Court to a misdemeanor ...
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President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the ...
More than 30 years prior to being convicted of marijuana possession, Brooker had been convicted of armed robbery in Florida for holding up multiple liquor stores. [1] The 34 plants weighed a total of 2.85 pounds, although his lawyer argued that the usable amount was less than the 2.2 pound threshold. [1]