EATING AN ARTICHOKE: OR OREGON DELIVERY OF CANNABIS IS CATEGORICALLY NOT AN AGGRAVATED FELONY DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENSE

I live near Castroville, California the self-proclaimed artichoke capital of the world. I love artichokes. You get to nibble on the leaves of the artichoke and peel them away until you get to the thistles and cut them away until Continue reading EATING AN ARTICHOKE: OR OREGON DELIVERY OF CANNABIS IS CATEGORICALLY NOT AN AGGRAVATED FELONY DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENSE

Oral Argument in Sineneng-Smith: Can Attorneys and Others be Prosecuted for Encouraging Undocumented Immigrants to Stay in the United States?

Can the U.S. Government Prosecute a Person for Encouraging an Undocumented Immigrant to Reside in the United States: i.e. Can Immigration Attorneys be Sentenced to Ten-Years in Federal Prison for Doing Our Jobs? This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard Continue reading Oral Argument in Sineneng-Smith: Can Attorneys and Others be Prosecuted for Encouraging Undocumented Immigrants to Stay in the United States?

The Ninth Circuit Takes a Stab at California’s Prop 64 – Legalizing Cannabis – And Further Defines Crimes of Violence

Weekly Blog for 5.10.19 Part II by Merle Kahn, Esq. The Ninth Circuit issued (what I believe is its first decision) on the effect of California Proposition 64 (the legalization of cannabis in the State of California).  It was not Continue reading The Ninth Circuit Takes a Stab at California’s Prop 64 – Legalizing Cannabis – And Further Defines Crimes of Violence