Our Grove City drug abuse / paraphernalia attorneys regularly represent clients in the Grove City Mayor’s Court facing misdemeanor marijuana drug abuse and paraphernalia charges.
In most cases, if the Grove City police find marijuana and/or drug paraphernalia, you will be charged under a combination of the following charges under the Grove City Code in the Grove City Mayor’s Court.
The penalties for marijuana possession in Grove City are tougher than in the Ohio state code.
Under the Ohio code, marijuana possession is a minor misdemeanor. But in Grove City, possession of anything less than 200 grams of marijuana is a fourth degree misdemeanor.
The following penalties could apply to a Grove City marijuana possession conviction:
Penalties are even tougher if you are found with anything less than 200 grams of marijuana on property owned by the City of Grove City, such as a city park.
In that case, it is a first degree misdemeanor with the following potential penalties:
If the drug is hashish, and the offender:
Further, if the offender has a professional license (law, medical, nurse, etc), the court must report any conviction to the appropriate licensing board.
Grove City’s marijuana drug paraphernalia statute states that: “no person shall knowingly use, or possess with purpose to use, drug paraphernalia.”
Possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia is generally is a minor misdemeanor in Grove City. This means a maximum $150 fine and a mandatory six month license suspension.
DEFENSES TO MARIJUANA CHARGES IN GROVE CITY MAYOR’S COURT
Our Grove City marijuana attorneys examine the facts, police report and any other evidence in every Grove City marijuana possession case to develop a defense strategy. This may include, for example, determining whether the initial stop and search by the police was proper or whether any of our client’s constitutional rights were violated during the police encounter.
Our goal is to minimize or eliminate the possibility of jail time, and to do everything we can to avoid a driver’s license suspension and a drug charge on our client’s record.
Reach out to our Grove City marijuana attorney – Douglas Riddell – today for a FREE Grove City marijuana drug possession / paraphernalia case consultation. Simply call (614) 361-2804.
