Blog Category: Drug Charges

• How Faulty Drug Tests Can Affect DCF and Criminal Cases

   Posted on June 04, 2025

• Can Overdose Deaths Lead to Criminal Charges in Connecticut?

   Posted on March 31, 2025

• Could Federal Cannabis Laws Change in 2024?

   Posted on December 19, 2024

• Will Laws and Policies Change to Become More Drug-Friendly?

   Posted on May 30, 2024

• What Resources Are Available to Prisoners With Opioid Addictions?

   Posted on October 30, 2023

• Why Are Crack and Powder Cocaine Treated Differently in Criminal Cases?

   Posted on October 12, 2022

• Will the Federal Government Legalize Marijuana?

   Posted on August 23, 2022

• Can a Person Facing Drug Charges Be Required to Receive Treatment?

   Posted on May 27, 2022

• Connecticut Supreme Court Addresses Search Warrants Related to Drug-Sniffing Dogs

   Posted on January 31, 2022

• Can Police Officers Perform Searches Because They Smell Marijuana?

   Posted on November 17, 2021

• Law Enforcement May Pursue Drug Charges Related to Fentanyl Overdoses

   Posted on July 19, 2021

• Connecticut Becomes the 19th State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

   Posted on June 28, 2021

• What Are the Laws Surrounding Marijuana Use in Connecticut?

   Posted on November 11, 2020

• How the Federal FIRST STEP Act Will Affect Those Convicted of Drug Crimes

   Posted on April 10, 2019

• Connecticut State Drug Charges vs. Federal Drug Charges

   Posted on February 05, 2019

• Connecticut State Police Remind Residents That Marijuana is Still Illegal in the State

   Posted on November 24, 2018

• Federal Court Ruling Highlights Complexity of Medical Marijuana Issue

   Posted on November 05, 2018

• Changing Views on Marijuana Draws Comparisons to Prohibition

   Posted on September 05, 2018

• Drug Overdose Prosecution: Sharing Drugs Could Land You in Serious Trouble

   Posted on August 17, 2018

• Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Opioid Courts

   Posted on April 19, 2018

• Fentanyl Causing Unprecedented Number of Overdose Deaths

   Posted on December 13, 2017

• Governor Malloy Continues Battle Against Opioid Epidemic

   Posted on September 20, 2017

• Bill Seeks to Make Homicide by Sale of Opioid a Crime

   Posted on February 06, 2017

• State Supreme Court Rules on Dog Sniff Searches in Apartment Buildings

   Posted on January 11, 2017

• U.S. Attorney’s Office Working With Families of Drug Overdose Victims

   Posted on December 29, 2016

• Prominent Lawyer Group Looks to Challenge Field Drug Tests

   Posted on November 30, 2016

• Connecticut Supreme Court to Decide If Fourth Amendment Applies Differently to Apartment Dwellers

   Posted on April 19, 2016

• Massachusetts Rules Against Police Stops for Marijuana Possession

   Posted on November 04, 2015

• Connecticut Courts Grant High Rate of Erasure for Marijuana Convictions

   Posted on August 07, 2015

• Possession and Distribution of Illegal Drugs

   Posted on January 16, 2015