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California is among 23 states where marijuana is legal for medical purposes. There are another 16 states in which cannabis-derived oils are legal for certain patients.
It's no secret that America has a drug problem. While street drugs like heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine often come to mind when discussing the war on drugs, there seem to be just as many problems with the abuse of prescription drugs.
We have previously written about the problem of wrongful conviction in America (which usually results in decades of wrongful incarceration). It would be comforting to believe that wrongful convictions are the product of simple human error made by police and prosecutors who had nothing but good intentions. Unfortunately, that is rarely ever the reality.
Most of us hate the idea of getting pulled over and questioned by police. Even if you didn't violate a traffic law or commit some other offense, you may be worried about receiving an erroneous citation.
If history is any guide, it probably won’t be long before a British man accused of helping cause the 2010 flash crash is delivered to U.S. prosecutors. The task then turns to proving the Americans’ case against him.
In recent years, many highly publicized criminal cases have involved defendants suffering from mental illness.
Ever since the internet came into widespread use, Americans have become increasingly aware that whatever goes online tends to stay online forever.
When it comes to proposing new laws, especially criminal laws, legislators have to be very careful about how statutes are worded.
Nina Marino is the author of "The Accidental Defendant," in Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine.
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