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April 20, 2018
California's first legal 4/20: Cannabis licensing and law attorney discusses tax revenue and more
September 29, 2021
A War Over Weed & Water Is Tearing Apart This California Community
September 15, 2022
Allison Margolin on JUST DOPE – A Leading Attorney's Personal Journey Inside the War on Drugs
PUBLISHED WORKS
DAILY JOURNAL COLUMNS
September 3, 2025
Trump's cashless bail orders target a pretrial release system that doesn't exist in California
Criminal, Constitutional Law
September 18, 2023
Beyond rescheduling: reimagining cannabis policy for a more just society
Cannabis
February 6, 2020
Boudin election as DA is consistent with larger trend
Government, Criminal
December 6, 2019
Cannabis and legal ethics: More guidance emerges
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
April 18, 2019
Why are cities trying to shut down cannabis delivery services?
Administrative/Regulatory
July 25, 2018
Feds approve cannabis as epilepsy medicine in landmark ruling
Health Care & Hospital Law, Administrative/Regulatory
June 22, 2013
Justices rule jury must decide facts that increase mandatory minimum sentences
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal
April 30, 2013
US high court: mandatory deportation not triggered by 'social sharing' of marijuana
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Criminal
March 29, 2013
Justices deal blow to warrantless dog sniffs
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
February 22, 2013
Dog sniff ruling doesn't smell so bad after all
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
June 27, 2012
Prosecutorial indiscretion: marijuana and immigration
Immigration, Government, Criminal
All Posts From Our Team
Interim Suspension Orders in California Cannabis Licensing: Understanding the Standards, Procedures, and Strategic Defenses
This article follows a recent successful defense in which our firm secured denial of a Petition for Interim Suspension Order by the Department of Cannabis Control.
Convictions With Gang Enhancements May Be Reversible Under Amended California Penal Code § 186.22
Effective January 1, 2022 (Assembly Bill No. 333), the Assembly Rules Committee voted to amend Gang Enhancement to require that the criminal activity “commonly benefited a criminal street gang, and [that] the common benefit from the offenses is more than reputational” (§ 186.22, subd. (e)(1).).
Drugs
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Trafficking and Distribution Manufacturing, Operating a Drug House, Drug Charges Involving Firearms
Cannabis
From seed to sale
Violence
Weapons
Ghost Weapons, Concealed Carry, Modified Weapons, Trafficking, Assault Weapons, and more
White Collar
Business related criminal activity.
Diversion
The process for avoiding criminal charges with a focus on measured support and resource management
Bail
Post Conviction
Writs, appeals, and other post-conviction relief under California's penal code 1170
Writs & Appeals
Author of over 35 writs and appeals