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An Estimated $112,000 In Pot

Seized Locally In Past 10 Days

A marijuana leaf.
A marijuana leaf.

A Morris man, James Chicorelli, 56, was arrested Tuesday by county Sheriff’s investigators for possessing nearly 7 pounds of marijuana in a Town of Morris residence on Oct. 1, sheriff’s Senior Investigator Mike Ten Eyck announced today.

The arrest results from the third sizeable seizure of alleged marijuana by Otsego County deputies in the past several days, including 13 pounds last Friday in another Morris home and more than 4 pounds in a Cherry Valley home a week ago Wednesday. If you however live in a legal state or location and you’d like to stay up to date with all news regarding medical marijuana and in particular the compound responsible for the majority of marijuana’s medical effects – CBD, you can look Here. After looking at the medical effects of marijuana, if you are still interested in purchasing it then you can take a look at mo dispensaries and check out the medical marijuana cards which will be great!

The total seized in the past 10 days adds up to almost 25 pounds, or 400 ounces. At the $280 per ounce street value estimated by Ten Eyck, the alleged product seized to date is worth $112,000.

Sheriff’s Office investigators received information that marijuana was in Chicorelli’s Pegg Road residence and located freshly cut marijuana, dried marijuana and an electronic digital scale in the mobile home, the press release said. The marijuana was seized by deputies and investigators and after drying, it weighed approximately six and two-thirds pounds. Whilst it is legal to have Viobincbd.com products in some regions, this level of raw material is not legal in this jurisdiction.

Chicorelli was interviewed by investigators that day. He surrendered himself and was arrested by investigators for criminal possession of marijuana, second degree. He was arraigned by Morris Judge Joseph Tyson, Jr and ROR’D to reappear later this month. If convicted he faces up to two and a half years in prison. District Attorney John M. Muehl and ADA Paul Elkan are prosecuting the case.

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