Government,
Criminal
Jul. 18, 2015
Bill revises law against 'transporting' pot
This week, California revised a law that had allowed citizens to be convicted of felonies for transporting personal-use amounts of marijuana and other drugs like PCP and psilocybin mushrooms.
Allison B. Margolin
Allison B. Margolin PLCEmail: allison@allisonmargolin.com
Allison is a founding partner of Allison B. Margolin PLC. The firm represents and advises cannabis businesses and individuals on compliance, licensing, zoning, criminal defense, and other matters at the local, state, and federal levels.
James Raza Lawrence
Partner
Margolin & Lawrence
Email: raza@margolinlawrence.com
Raza is a founding partner of Margolin & Lawrence. The firm represents and advises cannabis businesses and individuals on compliance, licensing, zoning, criminal defense, and other matters at the local, state, and federal levels.
This week, in Assembly Bill 730, California revised a law that had allowed people to be convicted of felonies for transporting personal-use amounts of marijuana and other drugs like PCP (aka Angel Dust) and psilocybin (i.e., psychedelic) mushrooms. Previously, the law imposed up to four years in state prison for people who merely walked, biked, skateboarded or drove their own bag of marijuana down the street, with no intent to sell it to anyone. ...
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