Kim Ogg proposes something bold for Harris County, issue a ticket and enforce community service, instead of arresting and filling the jails with people charged with possession of small amounts of marijuana. Ogg is the Democratic candidate for Harris County District Attorney, and this proposal is a new direction for any candidate to go in regarding […]
DA Candidate Kim Ogg: No Arrest for Marijuana
Smoke ’em if you got ’em – Legal Weed for sale in Washington
Today Washington became the second state in the US to begin sales of marijuana for recreational use. Granted, it began with a sputtering start – only a few licensed places around the state began sales today, with limited supplies. In addition, licensed growers have not had time to bring in a full crop of product […]
Cannabix Breathalyzer may soon be used by patrol officers
The rumors about marijuana breathalyzers remind me of the stories we heard as a kid about special additives in swimming pools that would change color if you relieved yourself in the water. Sure, we had friends whose other friends parents used it in their pool , but for many, it was just the chance that […]
Why marijuana legalization won’t happen in Texas anytime soon
Hate to break it to everyone getting their hopes up with the recent movement on marijuana regulation nationwide, but despite Colorado and Washington making marijuana use legal for recreational use and public opinion polls showing public support for legalization in Texas, it will be a long time before we see recreational use made legal in […]
NY Times: Legal Pot in Colorado “causes problems”
I put “causes problems” in quotes because, as an attorney, causality is an important thing for me. The recent story that ran in the New York Times about a man that supposedly consumed too much marijuana laced edibles, began hallucinating and ended up killing his wife with a gun. Tracing the end result – a […]
Life in Jail for Pot Brownies!?! That’s how we do it in Texas!
When I first read this story I was a little taken aback. Some poor kid was looking at a possible 5 – 99 years sentence in jail for some chocolaty marijuana edibles?…then I read a little deeper into it and I understood why. Jacob Lavoro, a Roundrock Teenager does not just stand accused of baking […]