What are the Penalties for Drug Possession?
The law surrounding drug possession can be complicated, particularly in instances where the drugs are found in shared premises for example. You can be charged with drug possession even if the quantity of illegal substance found in your possession is...
Are There Any Ways to Avoid Penalties for Drug Possession?
This article is additional to our earlier blog about getting ‘section 10 dismissals or conditional release orders‘ for drug possession (guilty but no criminal conviction). There are certain circumstances that might allow your criminal lawyer to successfully defend your drug...
Are You in Trouble for Drug Possession? Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Can Help
Have you been recently charged with drug possession? If so, seeking legal representation from an experienced drug defence lawyer may assist you to get the best result. Expert legal representation can help you understand the charges, and the penalties you...
Prohibited Plants and the Law
Although many people are aware that the growing and cultivation of some plants is illegal, there is a certain amount of confusion as to what is acceptable in terms of the law. Although some plants can be used for the...
How to Avoid a Criminal Conviction for Drug Possession or Supply
Our video and Blog post below talks about How to Avoid a Criminal Conviction for Drug Possession or Supply. I am often asked how Sydney Criminal Lawyers® helps clients avoid criminal convictions for relatively serious drug offences such as supplying a dozen...
Is Drug Purity Relevant?
The seriousness of a drug charge will largely depend on the weight of the drug. But what constitutes the weight of the drug? Is it the total impure weight of the substance containing the drug? Or only the pure weight...
Sniffer Dogs and ‘Reasonable Suspicion’
Our video and Blog post below talks about Sniffer Dogs and ‘Reasonable Suspicion’. The media recently reported that 4 out of 5 people who are indicated by drug dogs to be in possession of illegal drugs, do not actually possess drugs...
