Sentences with phrase «possessing small amounts of the drug»
Thousands of young black and Hispanic men stopped and searched by police have been arrested and received permanent records for possessing small amounts of the drug.
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• A 19 - year - old Homer Glen man was charged with violating Orland Park ordinances against possessing cannabis and drug paraphernalia after a small amount of marijuana and a marijuana pipe were discovered in the vehicle he was in in an Orland Square Mall parking lot on March 13.
But he supports decriminalizing marijuana — ending criminal penalties for possessing and using small amounts of the drug.
The Consequences of a Possession Charge A drug possession charge is quite simple to define: the knowing exercise of control and ownership over a controlled substance in sufficient quantities to trigger a relevant local, state or federal law (some drugs in some jurisdictions can be legally possessed in small amounts).