Sentences with phrase «marijuana possession offenses»

For subsequent marijuana possession offenses in Illinois, possession of between 10 - 30 grams is heightened to a Class 4 Felony and possession of 30 - 500 grams is heightened to a Class 3 felony.

He ended prosecutions of minor marijuana possession offenses, and he exonerated several people who had been wrongfully imprisoned.

Not exact matches

There's the report that «Whites and blacks use marijuana at roughly the same rates; on average, however, blacks are 3.7 times more likely than whites to be arrested for possession,» and that «blacks are more than 10 times as likely as whites to go to prison for drug offenses.»

Still, he maintained «90 percent» of the young people in Rikers aren't there for minor offenses like marijuana possession.

The report outlines a series of first steps, including holding fewer people on bail; expanding diversion programs for drug offenders and those with mental illness; and changing state law to treat some low - level offenses — like fare - beating, marijuana possession in public view, prostitution and possession of so - called gravity knives — as civil rather than criminal matters.

Despite his own move to reduce arrests for marijuana possession, Mayor Bill de Blasio said tonight he does not support Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito's call to decriminalize other offenses, like fare - beating.

New Yorkers will no longer necessarily be arrested for low - level marijuana offenses, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner Bill Bratton said today, announcing that in many cases of possession of the drug, police can write a summons instead.

For example, as criminal lawyers in San Jose we have represented clients in Santa Clara County who have faced life in prison for three - strike cases; two - strike cases; serious or violent felonies, i.e., attempted murder, car - jacking, robbery, first degree burglary, gang - related stabbings; child pornography sex offenses requiring mandatory lifetime sex offender registration; child molestation, felony possession of methamphetamine for sale; felony possession of marijuana for sale, weapons offenses and many more.

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