
Court Bans DEA from Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Cases
In a biting decision, a California Federal Court recently ruled that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s interpretation of a medical marijuana law has been completely incorrect. The recent law, known as the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, bans the Justice Department from using federal funds to prevent States from passing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution and possession of medical marijuana. Basically, the law prevents the DEA from using federal funds to go aft
The Supreme Court just changed DUI laws across the country: Birchfield v. North Dakota.
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a trio of cases collectively referred to as Birchfield v. North Dakota (136 S. Ct. 2160). I actually wrote about Birchfield a few months ago when the oral argument occurred and I remarked that the decision could have a remarkable impact on DUI laws across the country. (Blog) Now that the decision has been passed down, Birchfield has forever changed the legal landscape. In Birchfield v. North Dakota, the Supreme Court considered wheth