October 19 2015 in Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges
This year, there has been an explosion of hospital visits related to the use of synthetic marijuana. Usually, a few hundred patients per month come to emergency rooms across the US after becoming ill from consuming synthetic marijuana. But since April of this year, there have been thousands of visit...
September 15 2015 in Drug Crimes, Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
After nearly 20 years since voters approved Proposition 215, the California State Assembly on Sept. 11 finally has adopted a comprehensive statewide regulatory framework for medical marijuana — and made it clear to law enforcement that medical marijuana is legal and here to stay. Up until the pas...
August 6 2015 in Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Legal Blog
In California penitentiaries, the drug problem continues to grow. Over the past decade, drug use has grown dramatically, with one out of four inmates testing positive for illegal substances last year. Deaths due to drug overdoses in California prisons are triple the average in the U.S. When you add ...
July 7 2015 in Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
California has long been one of the most forward-thinking states in regards to marijuana. California became the first state to legalize its use for patients who needed the drug to treat conditions like seizures and cancer in 1996. Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act, decriminal...
June 29 2015 in Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana has been legal in California for almost 20 years now thanks to the California Compassionate Use Act and Proposition 215. Despite this, many people still have a number of misconceptions about how this act applies and when, including patients and law enforcement alike. This has been ...
May 18 2015 in Case Results, Drug Crimes, Misdemeanor
San Diego criminal defense attorney Jessica McElfresh was recently contacted by a woman in her 40s arrested and charged with misdemeanor for driving under the influence of prescription drugs. Our client had been moving out of California on her way to Arizona when she was pulled over under suspicion ...
May 15 2015 in Case Results, Drug Crimes, Marijuana Charges
San Diego criminal defense attorney Jessica McElfresh was recently contacted by a client in his 60s arrested and charged with felony possession of marijuana for sale and felony transportation of marijuana. While driving in San Onofre our client was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol for a ...
May 14 2015 in Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes
In what many have lauded as a move towards a more just public policy, California has joined with the majority of states in the U.S. to lift the lifetime ban on allowing people with prior drug-related convictions to receive public assistance. For over 18 years, citizens in California were not able to...
May 10 2015 in Case Results, Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Felony, Misdemeanor
San Diego criminal defense attorney Jessica McElfresh was recently contacted by a client in his 40s with no prior criminal record, arrested and charged with a felony possession of marijuana for sale and a felony possession of transportation of marijuana. Driving on I-5 our client was stopped at a po...
May 9 2015 in Case Results, Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Felony
San Diego criminal defense was recently contacted by a man in his 60s arrested and charged with a felony possession of a controlled substance. The client had previously served time for a felony strike drug conviction in his 30s and faced mandatory prison sentencing if convicted on this charge. After...
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