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Denver and Legalized Marijuana
I went to Denver, Colorado, on vacation this past weekend. As a criminal defense lawyer and advocate for the reform of drug laws, I was curious to see how legalized marijuana was going in Denver. Texas, as I have written about previously, is still in my view a long...
Drug Charges: PCS PG 1
“PCS PG 1 <1G DFZ” If this means anything to you and you are reading my blog, odds are that you are either a defense lawyer or have been accused of a criminal offense. “PCS” is an acronym for “possession of a controlled substance.” “PG1” refers to the penalty group...
Drug Convictions and Federal Student Aid
Drug cases can lead to issues with federal student aid when the accused person is a college student. This question comes up more often than you might think, as most students have some knowledge or awareness that catching a drug charge might negatively impact their...
Kentucky’s New Drug Laws
A new law in Kentucky made headlines on March 25th, with some newspapers calling it “a cultural shift.” Comments on message boards suggested the new law was misguided, and that it actually created crime, rather than effectively addressing it. What was this new law?...
Violence, via Althusser and the State
I have written previously on violence, both in its symbolic form (e.g. graffiti) and in its literal form (i.e. the death penalty.) Part of what interests me about violence is that I encounter extreme forms of it on a regular basis through my work as a criminal defense...
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