Anyone with legal questions in Michigan

[FAllout]

Just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. I am a criminal attorney in Michigan. I've had my own practice for the past 6 years and worked as a public defender for about 2 years before that in Detroit. I don't smoke marijuana anymore. I used to be an avid smoker but I quit just before my daughter was born.

I am offering advice to anyone with legal troubles or simple questions. Understand that my area of expertise is in Michigan law so I may not be able to offer any answers for other states' laws. Just let me know if I can help.

If you are cought with a small amount of weed and you have not commitied any other crime in the past other than a few traffic violations, what would be an expected punishment?

this is in michigan BTW

[killaD88]

Jcrim please help me.
This June, I was recently arrested for possession of marijuana. I was given probation. I had a probation drug test the day before I saw my probation officer which I passed. The next day I saw my probation officer, he suspected I had been using the whizzinator. He required me to go straight to the drug testing facility, where I tested positive for marijuana. (I fucked up terribly.), I am 18 years old and currently taking college class's. What can I expect to happen as a result of the violation of probation? I know jail is a possibility, is there any way I can avoid jail? Please any feedback you can give me will help. I have been unable to sleep, I cannot stop thinking about whats going to happen.

[Fabolous]

Jcrim please help me.
This June, I was recently arrested for possession of marijuana. I was given probation. I had a probation drug test the day before I saw my probation officer which I passed. The next day I saw my probation officer, he suspected I had been using the whizzinator. He required me to go straight to the drug testing facility, where I tested positive for marijuana. (I fucked up terribly.), I am 18 years old and currently taking college class's. What can I expect to happen as a result of the violation of probation? I know jail is a possibility, is there any way I can avoid jail? Please any feedback you can give me will help. I have been unable to sleep, I cannot stop thinking about whats going to happen.

i am not someone that works with the law or anything but i have got friends that have tested positive as well before
so far it's like between 1-4 months in jail then your out and back on probation for a longer term

[DonnieDarko]

Welcome jcrim ....

I'm not from you're area and I hope never to have criminal legal issues. I gotta believe that your time is valuable .... and I appreciate that you're reaching out.

My only question is: How does one identify a pot-friendly lawyer, like yourself, in their own state. Just in case.

Anyway ... thanks and welcome.

[birdgirl73]

Hey, Donnie. I dont know if you noticed or not, but Jcrim doesn't seem to come to the boards anymore. If he does, he has barely signed in since last spring.

Here in Texas and most other states, it's a fairly good assumption that if you find a criminal defense attorney, one who's used to dealing with and defending drug cases in the lower courts, he or she is going to be reasonably pot-friendly, as long as he's not having to try and defend someone who's been caught with huge quantities and obvious intent to distribute--or with other complicating factors, like weapons, other crimes, or more hamful drugs like meth. Attorneys know weed alone is a fairly minimal matter as legal things go, and they know there are lots better ways for courts and prosecutors to be spending their time. Usually look for someone who doesn't have a big practice yet, which means he or she will tend to take on small and medium-sized defenses, and just ask them what their attitudes are. You can usually find out a lot with an initial phone call. Legal Aid attorneys and counselors from law clinics at area law schools tend to be reasonably open-minded, too, because they help lots of young people.

[Electricspaceodyssey]

Hey, im from plymouth, michigan which is in metro detroit, i got afew questions... first off, if i wash my hands does that make the drug contact swipes not turn orange? also does drug offenses really result in automatic suspensions of urmichigan operators license? any reply would be awesome! thanks! later man!

~ Luis