Cannabis use2026.06.19
Cannabis smoked while studying abroad, positive hair test on return: contesting frequency won a suspended sentence
Habitual use was suspected from a hair test. Matching the test window against the time abroad pinned down the frequency; the court suspended the sentence.
- Charge
- Cannabis use
- Result
- Suspended sentence
- Date
- 2026.06.19
- Authority
- Seoul OO District Court
- Case no.
- 2026고단OOOO
- Stage
- Trial
- Attorney
- Lee Jae-Seung
쟁점
모발 감정은 투약 시기와 횟수를 추정하는 자료일 뿐 확정하는 자료가 아닙니다. 상습성 인정 여부가 양형을 갈랐습니다.
변호인의 대응
감정 구간(모발 길이별)과 출입국 기록을 대조해 국내 투약이 없었음을 소명하고, 귀국 후 치료·상담 기록을 양형자료로 제출했습니다.
결과
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