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As stated by numerous news sources, the United States Deputy Attorney General has set forth and published new guidelines regarding marijuana enforcement that is applicable to people living in specific states that have laws allowing medical marijuana as well as states where marijuana has been legalized. While the updated policy is a significant step in the right direction, it is important to note that it is not a Get out of jail free card.

Other than the failure of the president's AFFORDABLE health care, Marijuana is one of the hottest topics in the news today. There are few newspapers or television news/talk shows that do not talk about it every day.

A recent article appeared on Facebook making a wild claim of a large number of Overdoses on marijuana on the day it became legal in Colorado. There are many problems facing the State of Colorado because of the legalization of marijuana, but the risk of overdose, however, is not one of them

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Family Law is an extremely broad category of laws that include, divorce actions, paternity actions, custody and visitation issues, child support issues, property division issues as well as conservatorship actions.

You hear about medical marijuana dispensaries being "Little cash cows" making hundreds of thousands of dollars a month. Don't believe everything you hear or read on the internet.

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Adherence to The Compassionate Use Act, the Medical Marijuana Program Act, State Attorney Guidelines and local zoning laws should prevent you from being accused and convicted of a felony. Local law enforcement continue to harbor ill will towards most medical marijuana collective dispensaries.

Recently, I conducted a Preliminary Hearing on a felony arrest by a local law enforcement agency (which shall go nameless). The person arrested was a member of a medical marijuana collective and was stopped for a traffic violation, after which his car was searched and the deputy found 817 grams (About 1 ½ pounds) of marijuana in the trunk.

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