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    Default First Offense Possession of an Ounce of Marijuana in Virginia

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Virginia
    An employee of mine recently told me that he was pulled over for a broken head light. The police officer searched his car to find an ounce of marijuana and wrote a ticket for possession. He is a 20 year old college student with a triple major in college. He has never been in trouble. He is an excellent employee and i would like to help him as much as possible. His court date is Feb 22nd. (This happened last night) I advised him to stop smoking in order to offer a clean urine to the job if needed as well as looking for some type of drug program to complete before the court date. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. thank you

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    Default Re: First Offense Possession of an Ounce of Marijuana in Virginia

    The best think you can do for him is to get him a lawyer. A lawyer will see if they can mount a defense that will avoid any sort of sanction. If not, a first offender is eligible under va code 18.2-251 for a year long probation (plus drug evaluation and 24 hours of community service) which if he completes it will result in the charges being dismissed. Of course there are costs involved and he will be drug tested periodically. You can't really do anything proactively before the court date, the drug treatment/evaluation is under strict control of the state (usually VASAP in most places).

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