The Commission's legal staff publishes this document to assist in understanding and applying the sentencing guidelines. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree.The only drug possession charge that is a violation is unlawful possession of marijuana. Fill out forms to ask the court to vacate your drug possession conviction and refund LFO payments. A person can be charged with the intent to sell or distribute based on many factors, including the amount of the alleged illegal substance found. Gallo represents clients on felony drug possession charges throughout Clark County. Marijuana use has become increasingly common in the United States, with many states legalizing its use for medical or recreational purposes. Laws, cases, and web sources on adverse possession law (sometimes called "squatters' rights"). While there have been some recent changes, Nevada has some of the toughest drug possession, distribution, and trafficking laws in the country. In the coin pocket of the jeans was a small amount of methamphetamine.