Attorney: Do New Marijuana Laws Affect Big Cases?
California's marijuana legalization gave defendants a genuine personal-use defense even in larger-quantity cases, explains Oakland drug-charges attorney Andrew Dósa. Charges that were once serious felonies dropped to lesser felonies, misdemeanors, or even infractions for small amounts. An infraction can serve as a prosecutor's middle-ground fallback—but it's only available once, not for a repeat case.
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Answered by Andrew Dósa · Oakland, CA
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Do marijuana laws help larger-quantity cases?
Yes—legalization made a personal-use defense credible even in larger-quantity cases, giving defendants a genuine argument they lacked before.
How far did charges drop?
Charges that were once serious felonies dropped to lesser felonies, misdemeanors, or even infractions for small amounts, with an infraction sometimes serving as a prosecutor's one-time fallback.
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