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Santa Clara County DA, Narcs Clash over Medical Marijuana Laws
“Attacking collectives using funds to clamp down on illegal drugs such as methamphetamines is unconscionable,” said Paul Stewart, a representative of several local dispensaries. City Council Member Pierluigi Oliverio acknowledged the issue himself in
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:08P
Medical marijuana and zero tolerance drug testing policies
Bureau of Labor & Industries, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that because federal criminal law takes precedence over Oregon's medical marijuana law, employers in Oregon do not have to accommodate employees' use of medical marijuana.
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:45P
Artists in court for criminal nuisance
The cast, which spent two nights in cells at Cashel Valley Police Station after the arrest, is being charged under the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. According to filed papers, the group allegedly intentionally and unlawfully made noise
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:46P
COURT URGED TO CONVICT LANG TOMBONG TAMBA AND SARJO FOFANA
Continuing the submission, Daniel Kulo cited section 36 subsection A of the Criminal Code and further referred the court to the Gambia Law of Evidence. He said on page 10 line four to five of exhibits A, the first accused purportedly alleged the Police
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:18A
Troopers Deig and Dyer begin field training
Their curriculum included 80 hours of criminal law instruction, 50 hours of vehicle operations training, 30 hours of psychology and 40 hours of "Survival Spanish." They also developed skills in criminal investigation, vehicle crash investigation and
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:15A
Criminalisation of seafarers? Sinking of the Queen of the North
The charges against Lilgert were laid under Section 219 of the Criminal Code, which makes it an offence to do anything or omit to do anything that one has a duty to do in a way that shows "wanton or reckless disregard" for the lives or safety of other
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:09A
Want to be a lawyer? Better behave yourself
In 2009, he completed his articles with Pinkofskys in Toronto, where he intended to practise criminal law. But in September, Manilla's career came to a crashing halt. The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC), which regulates Ontario's lawyers and
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:02A
Criminal Law: Warrantless Search – Automobile Exception – Sufficiency Of Evidence
Where a police officer smelled burning marijuana as he approached a disabled car and the defendant, a passenger, admitted smoking the drug, there was a reasonable probability that marijuana was located in the car, so the search
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:55A
New Judge Appointed To The Ontario Court Of Justice
Since February 2010, she has been acting director to the assistant deputy attorney general in the Criminal Law Division, providing advice on various ministry initiatives, including Justice on Target, a strategy to achieve faster, focused justice.
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:27A
New organized crime law applied to drug dealer
The sentencings mark the first time the criminal organization law, enacted in 2006, has been successfully prosecuted in this province, say RCMP. While the law is aimed at the larger organized crime groups, by definition it includes groups of three or
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:04A
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