Sentence examples for made possession from inspiring English sources

This year, Florida made possession or sale a felony punishable by 15 years in prison.

Mr. Schwarzenegger signed legislation last month that made possession of an ounce of marijuana an infraction — it had previously been a misdemeanor — punishable by a $100 fine.

It made possession of 25 grams or less of marijuana a violation and punishable by a $100 fine for the first offense.

About a dozen states have softened their stance on marijuana over the years, including Massachusetts, where voters passed a ballot initiative in 2008 that made possession of less than one ounce a civil offense punishable by a $100 fine.

In 1977, hoping to relieve court congestion and allow prosecutors to focus on more serious crime, the State Legislature made possession of 25 grams or less of marijuana a violation — something akin to a traffic ticket — punishable by a $100 fine for the first offense.

In the mid-1980's, when Pakistan became the first Islamic state to go nuclear, it was still possible to avoid asking the awkward question of whether there was something distinctive about Islamic belief or practice that made possession of nuclear technology especially worrisome.

Spain, in stark contrast, make possession look easy.

That would make possession of pot no longer an arrestable offense.

Third, by destroying its stocks, the United States could make possession of it a crime.

Make possession of the Cinime app punishable by violent public death.

Meanwhile, a new law makes possession of less than an ounce merely an infraction, rather like a traffic ticket.