Arraignment for College Student Charged With Distribution of Marijuana and Possession With Intent to Distribute Marijuana Continued for Possible Pretrial Diversion

The defendant is a student at a prominent local university. In May of 2018 a student at that school was hospitalized after having a bad reaction from smoking marijuana. The marijuana was purchased from the defendant. Police officers at that university began an investigation into the activities of the defendant. Through surveillance, informants and visitor logs to his dorm the police quickly learned that the defendant had been selling marijuana to other students at the school. The officers decided to approach the defendant and question him about these activities. He immediately admitted to selling marijuana and produced scales and packages of marijuana in his possession. The matter was referred for prosecution under G.L. c. 94C Section 32C and G.L. c. 94C Section 32D, possession with intent and distribution. Today, the day of arraignment Attorney Neyman was able to continue the arraignment to pursue pretrial diversion under G.L. c. 276A.

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