by Barton Morris | Aug 31, 2022 | Barton Morris, Drug Crimes, DUI, In the News, Marijuana, Uncategorized
The Michigan State Police Forensic Science Department is responsible for testing to determine whether alcohol or marijuana is present in the blood of an individual suspected of driving under the influence. On Thursday, August 26, 2022 the Michigan State Police...
by Barton Morris | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog, Expungement, In the News, Marijuana, Michael Norman
Recently, there has been a lot of news about the significant and important changes to Michigan’s criminal record expungement law. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed several bills into law in October 2020 known as the “Clean Slate” initiative. Among the...
by Barton Morris | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog, Drug Crimes, In the News, Michael Norman, Probation
Medical Marijuana Use While on Probation In early 2021, the Michigan Court of Appeals in People v. Thue, COA 353978 (2021), definitively ruled that the legal use of medical marijuana cannot be banned as part of probation and cannot be used to violate probation or...
by Barton Morris | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog, In the News, Juvenile, Michael Norman, Probation, Search and Seizure, Substance Abuse
Criminal justice reform is a set of ideas to make the application of the law more equitable. The idea of criminal justice reform has mostly bipartisan support, and is a series of changes to existing laws to make the criminal justice system more just. The underlying...
by Barton Morris | Nov 6, 2020 | Barton Morris, Blog, Drug Crimes, In the News, Marijuana, Search and Seizure
In 2018, the state of Michigan legalized adult-use marijuana, which was supposed to significantly reduce the black market. When every adult who chooses to grow their own plants and licensed commercial marijuana retail stores are readily available, the demand for...
by Barton Morris | Oct 30, 2020 | Alcohol, Blog, Drug Crimes, Expungement, In the News, Marijuana, Probation, Substance Abuse, Theft
On October 12, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed seven bills into law known as the “Clean Slate” initiative, which set out new rules for Michigan marijuana expungement. Now in effect, this new law can benefit thousands of Michiganders, making even more marijuana...
