A First-Hand Look at Recreational Marijuana in the Mile High City
In recent times, a move towards the legalisation of marijuana for recreational purposes in NSW has been gaining momentum. Earlier this year, the NSW State Government began clinical trials on the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Even our usually...
Police Blitz Targets over 100 Alleged Shoplifters in Sydney
When December rolls around each year, the stores are filled with people frantically trying to cross everything off their shopping lists before Christmas hits. But it’s also the time that, for whatever reason, shoplifters hit the shops in record numbers,...
Client Avoids Licence Disqualification and Conviction after Drug Driving
Our client was pulled over by police after he was seen veering from lane to lane without indicating. After lowering his window, police smelt an ‘overpowering scent of cannabis coming from the vehicle’. They asked whether he had smoked anything...
Drug Detection Dogs Reportedly Providing False Leads
It has been revealed that the majority of strip searches by police based on indications from drug detection dogs do not result in any drugs being found. Government data obtained by the NSW Greens and reported in the media reveals...
Through the efforts and expert tactics of Sydney Criminal Lawyers® I was able to walk out of that courthouse with my drivers licence still intact. Almost a miracle!
For Those in need of Legal Representation . I was recently charged with driving under the influence of cannabis; a second level driving offence that carries a minimum six month cancellation of drivers licence. Through the efforts and expert tactics...
Traffic Lawyers for Drug Driving / Drive With Presence of Illicit Substance
Drug driving involves driving with an illicit substance in your system, such as THC (which is the active ingredient in cannabis), MDMA (which is contained in ‘ecstacy’ pills), amphetamines or cocaine. It is different to a DUI (driving under the...
Drug Supply on an Ongoing Basis in NSW
Supplying a prohibited drug on an ongoing basis is also known as ‘ongoing supply’ and is an offence under Section 25A of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years if referred to...
Deemed Supply NSW – Experienced Drug Lawyers
Deemed drug supply is where a person is charged with supplying a prohibited drug on the basis that the amount of drugs found in their possession is at least the traffickable quantity, which is 0.75 grams of MDMA (‘ecstacy’), 3...
When can I be strip-searched?
Strip-searching is one of the most invasive intrusions of privacy. It should therefore only be undertaken in rare circumstances, when there are no other alternatives. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. In Broken Hill in 2011, several NSW police officers...
Drug Addiction and Crime Affects People From All Backgrounds
The stereotypical drug addict is usually depicted as being from a low income or disadvantaged background, but drug addiction is far more widespread than that and affects people from all walks of life. Drug addiction also unfortunately often leads to...
