U.S. Supreme Court Says Marijuana Possession Not A Deportable Offense
The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a legal immigrant is not subject to deportation for being convicted of possessing a small amount of marijuana. The court voted 7-2 that Adrian Moncrieffe, a citizen of Jamaica, could not face mandatory deportation, because the basic possession of marijuana is not a federal felony, reports Lawrence Hurley of . The federal government can deport legal immigrants when they are convicted of an aggravated felony. Immigration officials tried to deport Moncrieffe after [...]