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‘Tis the Medical Marijuana Season – Compliance Checks, Raids, Pot Busts, Arrests and Prosecutions meet California’s Prop 215 and District Attorney Guidelines

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 …

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Butte County DUI Checkpoint – Paradise Police Arrest 15 Fourth of July Weekend

According to Chico Enterprise Record Staff Reports dated July 8, 2012, Paradise Police arrested 15 people at a DUI checkpoint through the course of Friday night in Butte County, California.  Only two motorists were arrested under suspicion of drunk driving, said Lt. Steve Rowe. Two were arrested on drug related felony charges and another 10 …

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Fourth of July Saturation and DUI Checkpoints AAA Offers Tipsy Tow Service

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 …

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Boating Under the Influence – Saturation Patrols Begin Today on Lake Oroville

According to Chico Enterprise Record Staff Reports dated June 21, 2012, a four-day campaign to educate people on the risks of boating under the influence of alcohol and drugs (BUI or the DUI of Boating) begins today at Lake Oroville.  The BUI campaign is called 2012 Operation Dry Water and is going on nationwide through …

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Medical Marijuana and Butte County Measure A on June 5 Ballot

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 …

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DUI Checkpoints in Chico, Oroville and Orland for Memorial Day Weekend

According to Chico Enterprise Record Staff Reports, dated May 24, 2012, Law enforcement agencies plan to have drunken driving checkpoints Friday in Chico, Oroville and Orland for the Memorial Day weekend. Extra patrols will also be looking for drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs from Friday through Monday in Butte and Glenn counties …

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Highway 99 between Chico and Red Bluff – Safety Crackdown Begins Today

According to Chico Enterprise Record Staff Reports dated May 23, 2012, today the California Highway Patrol will be intensifying enforcement of speed limit, mandatory seat belt, cellphone and texting laws along the 40 miles of Highway 99 between Chico and Red Bluff. At the same time, Caltrans will promote new highway safety features as well …

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