This free presentation will explain State and federal marijuana laws, including Connecticut’s medical marijuana law, juvenile versus adult prosecution, what marijuana “tickets” really mean, and the penalties associated with carrying and distributing marijuana. There will be discussion about the reported health benefits of marijuana and its history, as well as the pros and cons related to the rapidly growing retail marijuana industry as our country moves into the “marijuana age”.
New Canaan police, in one case using Apollo, the police dog, found marijuana in four vehicle stops in the past week (in addition to another vehicle stop Wednesday night at Waveny Park). Police gave these accounts (accusations not proven in court):
Lakeview Avenue, 8:41 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4
When a police officer driving west on Lakeview Avenue near its intersection with Millport Avenue saw a vehicle turn onto Lakeview from the other street without stopping, he had the car pull over. When he talked to the driver, a 17-year-old New Canaan girl, the officer could smell marijuana. The girl was found to be in possession of a multicolored glass pipe, a metal marijuana grinder and rolling papers, along with at least trace amounts of marijuana.
A 21-year-old man in Waveny Park was charged with intent to sell more than an ounce of marijuana after a police dog sniffed it out, New Canaan police said. Police gave this account (an accusation not proven in court):
A police officer saw a vehicle without a front license plate traveling west through the park at 8:58 p.m., Wednesday. When the officer stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, a Norwalk resident, the officer could smell burnt marijuana. Asked if he had marijuana in the car, the driver said he did and pointed to an open compartment in the center console. A rolled marijuana cigarette was in the compartment.
