Good day friends!

Well it seems more and more people are pushing for reform and legalization of marijuana in California. The current state of financial affairs has certainly precipitated this climate for change. However, it remains to be seen how the legislature will act in light of the July budgetary nightmare upcoming. It is a absolute fact that taxing medical marijuana would raise substantial revenue for the state.

Good day friends!

Well I am headed to Riverside court tomorrow to handle a collective case. The wonderful thing about Riverside is..........THE DA (Head DA) HAS DECIDED TO FIGHT ALL MEDICAL CASES!! I guess they prefer to send medical cases to trial. It does seem to be a complete waste of resources.

Good day friends!

Off to court today to make sense of a case where a 45 year old man is being charged with sales for having less than one ounce of marijuana on him. The District Attorney wants to incarcerate him for 6 months!!! 6 Months!!! Did I mention he has no previous record! This at a time when we have no money in our budget and teachers are being laid off all over the state. Is it a proper allocation of resources to lock up this nonviolent pot head??????

Good day friends!

Tip of the day- "Exercise your Right to Remain Silent!!"

So many of your rights have been eroded by the evolution of jurisprudence- DO NOT GIVE UP YOUR RIGHTS SO EASILY- REMAIN SILENT. Cooperate with officers but do not answer any questions related to your potential case. What you say will be used against you and will be presented in a context least desirable to you.

June 2- 2009

Welcome to drug defense lawyer blogspot! This forum will be used to discuss current issues related to citizens charged with narcotics related offenses. The primary focus of this blog will be to address citizens in the Great State of California. Specifically, we will discuss macro issues related to narcotics offenses, (Mainly Marijuana) in California with a micro focus on Southern California. However, we will post entries related to National and even Global issues as they are deemed relevant. The primary purpose is to inform defendant's, their families, medical marijuana collectives, medical marijuana patients and others with an interest in the current drug prosecution climate. I hope that I can provide at least one person with some useful information in their struggle. Best wishes to all!

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