Marijuana is a controlled substance, and possession of it is a criminal offense. If a person has any amount of marijuana, this person has committed a crime. It is a crime to use or distribute any amount of marijuana. Marijuana possession can lead to many kinds of drug related offences that can lead to a jail sentence, or even worse. Stealing to get the money to buy more marijuana and violence among rival drug users and dealers are just two of these offences. Marijuana possession can also lead a person to start up a drug distribution business on the side. Marijuana possession causes people to participate in various situations that could encourage them to lead a life of crime. Those who have been booked for marijuana possession have usually been involved in such activities as larceny, driving under the influence, public drunkenness, breaking and entering, burglary, and assault.