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A roadside breath test checks for alcohol, but it cannot detect cannabis. If an officer suspects cannabis impairment, a result showing no alcohol may lead to a request for a different test. If you are facing a DWI (driving while intoxicated) or drug-impaired driving...
Few events can change a person's life as drastically as a drug possession conviction. Not only do people convicted of drug crimes face the immediate consequences of significant fines and potential prison time, they also may lose privileges and opportunities that many...
On May 22, news sources in New York reported that a man was taken into custody on multiple charges following a traffic stop in Ulster County. According to state police, the 19-year-old resident of West Hempstead was in possession of more than a pound of marijuana when...
A New York man with a history of arrests for criminal possession of marijuana is facing new charges following a traffic stop on April 13. According to news sources, the 32-year-old man has now been taken into police custody nearly 20 times. He was to be arraigned in...
On March 22, two New York men were taken into police custody and charged with multiple offenses after authorities observed marijuana in their vehicle. They were ultimately charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs in addition to...
On March 16, three New York men were sentenced on felony charges after they were accused of being in possession of more than 13 pounds of marijuana. The three individuals were identified as a 27-year-old Lafayette resident, a 33-year-old Syracuse resident and a...
Police in New York took a 28-year-old man into custody on the afternoon of Feb. 14 after they allegedly recovered more than two pounds of marijuana during a routine traffic stop. The Putnam County resident faces a raft of charges including a felony drug possession...
New York residents may have noticed a trend toward the decriminalization of marijuana in their state. However, the NYPD took 17,762 people into custody for possession small amounts of the substance in New York City in 2016. This was a 10 percent increase from 2015,...
Over the last decade, many states including New York have going through the process of decriminalizing cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes. At the end of the most recent election cycle, over half of the nation has legal marijuana use in some form. It...
The potential penalties for possessing or selling marijuana in New York depends on several factors, including how much was possessed or sold, whether or not the defendant has prior convictions, whether the offense is charged as a misdemeanor or felony and whether or...