Category Archives: Drug Crime
Two Search Warrants In New Castle Lead To Charges Of Possession With Intent To Deliver
Many drug crimes cases begin with a traffic stop. Police can pull you over if you break a traffic law, even if it is for something minor like having a broken taillight or changing lanes without using a turn signal. Then they can decide that a perfectly ordinary item in your car, such as… Read More »
Is Medical Ketamine The New Medical Cannabis?
Thirty years ago, Dr. Dre’s The Chronic blasted from the stereo system of every car where the air inside the vehicle was noticeably thicker than the air outside the vehicle. During boring classes, high school students would doodle pot leaves in their notebooks and write “legalize it” in stylized letters. Elsewhere, old friends in… Read More »
Western Pennsylvania Father And Son Get Prison Sentences And Federal Supervised Release For Cocaine Trafficking Operation
Ask anyone who has served a prison sentence what helped them get through it, and many of them will say that it was frequent visits from their family or looking forward to going home and sitting at the family dinner table after their release. Your family can be a huge source of emotional support… Read More »
Two Harrisburg Women Get Prison Sentences For Running Drug Trafficking Operation Out Of Independently Owned Restaurants
No two grandmothers are alike, so don’t believe the stereotypes. Not everyone’s grandmother is old enough to qualify for Medicare, for example. Some matriarchs go by Grandma, while others prefer to be called Granny, Nana, Mimi, Mammaw, or any of a host of other titles. Definitely don’t believe the hype about grandmothers being helpless… Read More »
Pharmacist Gets Prison Sentence For Fraudulent Dealings At Pharmacy
Whether or not brand names matter is a common source of dispute between fashion-conscious teens and their frugal parents. Perhaps you were the laughing stock of your high school when you showed up in store brand combat boots or generic basketball sneakers from Walmart when all your classmates were wearing Dr. Martens or Converse. … Read More »
Pennsylvania’s Good Samaritan Laws Are A Good Start, But They Still Have Too Many Loopholes
Few things are scarier than seeing someone suffer a drug overdose in your presence. These days, Narcan nasal spray has become widely available enough that, if you happen to have it, you can reverse the effects of opioid overdose simply by administering it to the victim. First responders always carry Narcan, and fear of… Read More »
Lancaster Man Arrested For Drug Possession After Alleged Domestic Dispute
Charges of simple possession are far from being the worst-case scenario when it comes to facing criminal charges for drug offenses, but you should still take your drug possession case seriously. If you do not have a criminal record, and if drug possession is the only charge you are facing, you could be eligible… Read More »
Pittsburgh Woman Charged With Trespassing And Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia
After the initial panic that you feel when riding in the back of a police car after being arrested, you might start to remind yourself of all the ways that your situation would be worse. Maybe the crime, such as drug possession, can be charged as a misdemeanor. You might be able to avoid… Read More »
About President Biden’s Executive Order To Pardon Defendants Convicted Of Simple Possession Of Cannabis
The War on Drugs raged through the 1990s, even though it had started decades earlier. In 1994, the federal government enacted the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Its provisions included new restrictions on the sale of firearms, expansion of sex offender registry requirements, and funding to expand law enforcement by hiring many… Read More »
Philadelphia Doctor Who Operated Pill Mill Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
When kids go to the dentist, they come home with a bag of party favors, including toothpaste, toys, and stickers, as well as a balloon. Even adults sometimes come home from dentist visits with freebies, although they are usually just toothpaste and dental floss, which are not much fun to use, but getting them… Read More »
