Imagine you're driving home and suddenly see those flashing lights in your rearview mirror. You pull over, and the officer approaches, suspecting you might be high. In Michigan, where marijuana is legal, your rights shouldn't hinge on one officer's opinion. Yet, in...
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Drug Offenses
What are the legal defense options for prescription drug charges?
Prescription drug crimes are happening more often because people can get drugs like painkillers, sedatives, and stimulants more easily. When authorities charge someone with a prescription drug crime, it can lead to serious consequences, like jail time, fines, and a...
Can drug addiction be a mitigating factor in your defense?
Drug charges can have very serious consequences, but it is important to understand that many factors can affect the legal process. The presence of a drug addiction is one such thing that can play a part in your defense. While the legal landscape varies, some...
Unfairly Targeted? Medical Marijuana Grower Says Charlevoix Deputies Went Too Far Destroying $100,000 Crop
By Anne Stanton In what an attorney called “vigilante justice,” a Charlevoix narcotics team destroyed an estimated $100,000 worth of medical marijuana plants before a jury could decide on whether they were growing in a legal enclosure. “I was treated like a common...
Legal Battles Create Ongoing Drama For Medical Marijuana Growers
By Anne Stanton Medical marijuana grower and Cecil Drost was able to drive off for a Florida vacation last week instead of going to jail, relieved that Charlevoix prosecutor John Jarema decided to drop all charges against him. But Drost anxiously wonders if he’ll be...