Since the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) took effect in March 2021, many New Yorkers assume that cannabis is now completely legal and that arrests for marijuana-related offenses are a thing of the past. That assumption is wrong. While adult-use marijuana is legal in New York under certain conditions, there are still dozens of…
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Most people who get arrested for DWI in Nassau County assume they’re facing a misdemeanor — a serious charge, but one that won’t land them in state prison. And for a first-offense DWI, that’s usually correct. But New York’s DWI laws are “priorable,” meaning the penalties escalate dramatically with each subsequent conviction. A second or…
Continue reading ›Why You Should Take Drug Possession Charges Seriously You’re not manufacturing, selling, or trafficking drugs but are caught in possession of drugs in New York – what penalties are you facing? Depending on the type and amount of illicit substance involved, drug possession charges are usually among the lowest grade of drug crime, but that…
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