Blog

New CA Sentencing Laws? California Panel Submits Recommendations
A panel from California’s Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code has submitted 10 recommendations for revising the state’s criminal laws. What might this mean for those involved in traffic, drug, and other nonviolent offenses?

New California Laws Taking Effect in 2021
Residents in California had several distractions in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires, and the United States presidential election only name
Teen Accused of Stealing 1.5 Million Gallons of Water
A California man is facing over $15,000 in fines after siphoning water from his subdivision’s reserve tank for an illegal marijuana garden. The 19-year-old was growing around 100 plants outdoors near Yosemite Lakes Park, a golf course community in Madera County. He ran more than 1,000 feet of hose from the community’s water
The Road to Legalization in 2016
Politicians and voters in California already have their eyes on 2016—not for the Presidential race, but for the bid to get marijuana legalized for recreational use in California. Although California does not specifically have any marijuana reform legislation coming up—Assembly Bill 2312 that would have taxed and regulated marijuana statewide died at the end of
Legalization Doesn’t Mean Higher Traffic Fatalities
A new study indicates that the number of fatal accidents on the road is not affected by whether or not marijuana is legal. The study evaluated fatal accidents from 1992 through 2009. During that time period, 12 states legalized marijuana use. During the time period studied, researches say that accidents increased more rapidly in just
Medi-Cone Creator Teaches Growers How to Conserve Water
A former movie-rental mogul is teaching the next generation of marijuana manicurists how to grow more with less. George Bianchini is the founder and CEO of the Medi-Cone marijuana collective, purveyor of a distinctive marijuana cigarette that holds about a gram of marijuana. But Bianchini is shifting focus from the sales end of things to
Recent Posts

Archives

- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- February 2015
- January 2015
- November 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
LEGAL AWARDS






The National Trial Lawyers top 100
Free Consultation

From the blog


California Proposition 47 Relief
On November 4, 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, which permits individuals convicted of certain non-violent offenses to reduce their felony conviction to a misdemeanor.

Punishments for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th DUI
DUIs in California are based on complex laws, such as Vehicle Code 23152. If an officer has recently charged you with a DUI in Orange