It’s almost hard to believe it took so many years to “decriminalize” marijuana in California. Yet, California’s Proposition 64, The Adult Use of Marijuana Act does exactly that, under certain circumstances. Under Health & Safety Code § 11361.8, a person currently serving a sentence, or who has completed a sentence for a conviction of a …
September 3, 2018. Oroville, California For people at risk of driving under the influence aka driving while intoxicated, or DUI aka DWI, because of drinking alcohol or using drugs on Labor Day, triple a or California State Automobile Association CSAA AAA is offering statewide free tows home up to 10 miles, according to Oroville Mercury …
August 28, 2012 Oroville, CA – The Butte County Board of Supervisors have all but jettisoned a second attempt at a Medical Marijuana Ordinance after a public hearing this afternoon. Board chambers were full, mostly with people opposed to what I refer to as Ordinance 2.0 because it would become the second medical marijuana measure …
Butte County Medical Marijuana Ordinance 2.0 Dead – For Now Read More »
As a criminal defense attorney in Butte County serving clients in Chico, Paradise, Oroville and surrounding communities, people ask me how to comply with Medical Marijuana laws so they can lawfully possess or cultivate marijuana. It’s a perfectly legitimate question without a simple answer. Let’s start with the easier part – Federal law. There is …
It’s time again. Holidays typically bring about increased focus on driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement. And checkpoints. And saturation patrols. Chico Enterpise Record (or Chico ER) and Oroville Mercury News had stories earlier today. According to Staff Reports, California AAA will again be offering its “tipsy tow” service for drinking drivers on the Fourth …
Fourth of July Saturation and DUI Checkpoints AAA Offers Tipsy Tow Service Read More »
The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Prop 215) is the authoritative law on Medical Marijuana in California — and Butte County (including unincorporated areas and cities like Chico and Oroville). Prop 215 provides a legal defense to criminal prosecution under California law for possessing or cultivating marijuana. Measure A is a referendum on Butte County …
Medical Marijuana and Butte County Measure A on June 5 Ballot Read More »
