The amount of marijuana in your possession, your location, and the circumstances of your arrest determine whether it is a state or federal offense. These factors also impact the severity of a federal marijuana sentence.
Getting Paid. If you were approved only for SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance), your file will then be sent to a payment processing center and you should start to receive payments within a month. If you were approved for SSI, your file stays at the district office.
You will probably not receive the administrative law judge's decision at the hearing. It can take anywhere from one week to 90 days for you to receive the decision. The judge can choose to: Approve your entire disability in a fully-favorable decision.