If you’re wondering about CBD laws in Indiana, you’re not alone. Yes, CBD is legal in Indiana, but it can’t contain more than 0.3% THC and is subject to strict labeling and testing regulations. Indiana has some of the strictest marijuana laws in the United States, and while CBD is allowed, marijuana remains illegal. At Banks & Brower, we help individuals and businesses understand Indiana’s marijuana laws. Understanding these regulations is important to ensure compliance…
If you or a loved one has been charged with a dealing in drugs case, it can be an extremely scary and intimidating process. From understanding the nuances of possession versus dealing to navigating the potential consequences of cultivating substances like marijuana, these situations require careful legal evaluation. This includes being charged with dealing in marijuana, dealing in a narcotic drug, dealing in cocaine, dealing in heroin, dealing in meth, or any of the multitude…
More and more states are legalizing the purchasing and selling of marijuana. All across the country retail stores have popped up creating a huge legal industry selling pot in all types of strains and forms. However, in Indiana dealing and possession of marijuana remain illegal. In today’s blog we look at the crime of Dealing in Marijuana in Indiana. Indiana Code that addresses with Dealing in Marijuana is I.C. 35-48-4-10. Indiana first defines what dealing…
The legalization of marijuana continues to spread across the United States. Although possession of marijuana is still illegal in Indiana, all of Indiana’s neighboring states have legalized marijuana either recreationally or medically. In fact, at the time of this writing, only 6 states currently have no legal avenue in which to consume THC, the mind altering ingredient in marijuana. With the widespread legalization of marijuana, there has developed a massive interest in growing and cultivating…
Many times, when we are representing defendants against criminal allegations, our clients often ask what a judge might consider when imposing a sentence after a guilty verdict at trial or as part of a guilty plea where the parties are free to argue the sanction to be received. While there are a myriad of considerations that go into a possible sanction, such as the defendant’s history/characteristics, the victim(s) wishes, testimony at the sentencing by witnesses,…
A sentence for a criminal offense can be either executed or suspended. When a sentence is suspended, some or part of the sentence is typically served on probation, but the defendant is otherwise free to travel within the state. Crimes that are eligible to be suspended at sentencing are often referred to as “suspendible” offenses. If a defendant is convicted of a crime that is not eligible to be suspended at sentencing, the crime is…
When the founders of our country wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, photos did not exist, audio and video recordings did not exist, GPS did not exist, and everything written was on a physical piece of paper. As technology has developed over the past 250 years, Courts have sometimes struggled to take the 4th Amendment language, written in the late 18th century, and apply it to modern society. One more recent application is…
Jury trials are often dramatized on television and in movies. The plot of several popular TV shows revolves around the courtroom drama between prosecutors, witnesses, defense attorneys, and judges. The accuracy of the portrayals of jury trials varies from show to show. In a general sense, here is how “real life” jury trials unfold in Indiana. The first day of all jury trials start with jury selection, commonly referred to as voir dire. Voir dire…
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