Drugs

Drug possession (HS 11377) is not the most serious crime in California, but it can lead to severe legal consequences far outside of criminal law. Understanding the ways in which you can navigate a drug possession charge is crucial if you want to stay on the right side of the law and minimize the damage [...]

Hash Oil Extraction License – What you need to know URGENT LEGAL NOTICE: For those with past marijuana-related offenses, California now allows certain specified crimes to be dismissed or reduced to less serious charges.  Therefore, those who wish to participate in the new regulated cannabis industry are strongly urged to take advantage of these new [...]

If you are a California resident, you no doubt have heard by now that California voters have legalized the recreational use and possession of small amounts of marijuana, effective immediately. And alcohol has of course been legal since the end of Prohibition. So why would a police officer ever have reason to search your car [...]

Photo By Charles Roberts from Plano, United States (Plano Police Motorcycle Officer) [CC BY 2.0 This post used to say "5 Things DUI Cops Won't Tell You", however, new trends and created new issue in the field of DUI law.  Despite law enforcement's efforts to curb impaired driving, trends related to drug-influenced driving [...]

Why Humans Drink & Get High Before undertaking this kind of topic, a few things need to be clarified.  The medical, treatment, and law enforcement communities can disagree about the different ranges between alcohol or drug "use," "abuse," and "addiction."  Not all people who have tried alcohol or drugs have "abused" them.  And not all [...]

Criminal Charges On Your Record The real consequences that come with having criminal charges on your record are very misunderstood. What most believe about their criminal record is motivated by their fear of the unknown. Like credit reports, we have no idea how much our lives will be effected by the decisions we have made [...]

Concentrates and Extraction Law As the cannabis industry continues to evolve, so do the definitions of "drug labs".  Recently, a highly-regarded testing lab was raided in Pasadena--resulting in two arrests for the illegal manufacturing of concentrates.  If the arrests had anything to do with illegal concentrates and extraction methods, does that mean everyone who makes dabs fall under California's [...]

Criminal Background Checks California's Central Criminal Records Repository All fifty states, including California, has a central repository where criminal records are stored. Upon arrest or conviction, local law enforcement agencies and courts are supposed to transmit the information to the repository. California's central records repository is located at the Department of Justice. The repository is [...]

Maybe. But fighting heroin charges definitely doesn’t make a criminal case any easier. Your first impression of the drug is only partly to blame. The rest is hidden underneath. The reasons some people begin abusing controlled substances can get lengthy. When it comes to using heroin it’s no different. For some reason, however, the courts [...]

One thing that is all-too-common in drug crimes is the possession case that is charged as a sales case.  Many clients are outraged and terrified to learn they are being accused of being a "Drug Dealer" when they have only engaged in personal uses of a controlled substance. There are a few reasons why these [...]