What is the punishment when you get caught with a pound of marijuana?

Answer 1

It will depend on local laws and the police officer involved.

The considerations to take into account are

1- legal jurisdiction

2- quantity

3- market value

Best advice for small amounts is to get a halfway decent attorney. Ambulance chasers work for cheap and get the job done.

if your situation is for a larger amount, pounds, tons, etc, the scale of your business will indicate to you that you need to have an attorney on retainer. Be careful, lawyers are some of the slickest thieves you will ever come across, especially when they know you're in a predicament.

Well depending on where you live, how much you have, and if you have any sort of paraphernalia. Let's say for example that you were cruising down the street in your car, your completely sober but you have an 1/8 ounce of that ooh-wee. Now if that is all you have then most likely they will take your weed, give you a ticket and it will probably just be counted as a misdemeanor. But it you have a pop can bowl, bong, glass piece, pipe, hookah, or vaporizer and weed then that's where you get into the deep trouble.

Answer 2

If it's the police that catch you, typically you will go to jail. If it's your mom, she'll probably just yell at you.

The quantity of marijuana and your cooperation with the police would make a difference in the charges filed against you.

Answer 3

I have looked on the internet and found it usually varies from state to state but you can go to jail for 2 months to 7 years and a fin from $100-120,000.

Answer 4

Intent to manufacture and distribute it depends on the sentence.