Q: Hi I live in Connecticut I was denied my pistol permit today due to a misdeameanor drug charge
It was for less than 1 gram of weed I was never arrested just detained and ticketed it was also over 3 years ago just wondering if it is worth the appeal or what I should do im kind of stuck
A: Rather than appeal, you may want to hire a lawyer to try to reopen that old ticket and withdraw guilty / nolo plea. Once it's gone, you can reapply. The problem happened because, when possession of weed was a Misdemeanor, it was a disqualifier for a permit. When they decriminalized marijuana possession, the new infraction was under the same statute number; and that statute number is still a disqualifier for the permit. I'd recommend Attorney Christian Young, of Cohen & Wolf in Bridgeport.
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