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Illinois’ Terrible Eavesdropping laws threatening to ruin 13 year olds life
Per Austin Berg of The Times, a 13 year old boy named Paul Boron is being charged with Felony Eavesdropping of his school principal at Manteno Middle School. According to Berg, “On Feb. 16, 2018, Boron was called to the … Continue reading
Medical Cannabis approved as Opioid Substitute
Medical Cannabis ruled as ok substitute for opioids by Illinois legislature, Governor approval awaits. Per the Chicago Tribune’s Robert McCoppin, the Illinois legislature has approved a measure that will allow patients who have opioid prescriptions to use medical cannabis as … Continue reading
Illinois Senate Approves Access to Medical Marijuana for Kids at School
By: Jake Morask State legislators have taken a step toward giving access to medical marijuana for kids at school. Per Robert McCoppin of the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois Senate has overwhelmingly voted to approve Ashley’s Law, which will allow students who … Continue reading
Can the State Seize your Property if you didn’t Commit the Crime?
A word of advice to anyone planning on going out for a few drinks: don’t let someone else drive your car drunk. A Robinson, Illinois woman learned this lesson the hard way when her drunken husband decided to drive her … Continue reading
San Francisco to Throw Out Marijuana Convictions
As we previously reported, recreational marijuana became legal in the state of California on January 1st. And now in an unprecedented move, the city of San Francisco will throw out all marijuana related misdemeanors dating back to 1975. There are 8 … Continue reading
Jeff Sessions’ Marijuana Crackdown
To the dismay of many marijuana supporters, this past Thursday Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he will allow federal prosecutors to decide how they would like to handle marijuana cases. The move sparked panic amongst marijuana growers, sellers, and buyers … Continue reading
What You Need to Know about Recreational Marijuana in California
On January 1, 2018, recreational marijuana became legal in the state of California. California’s market is expected to be the largest legal marijuana market ever with more buyers and sellers than any state has ever seen. This means there are … Continue reading
New Laws for 2018
As 2017 comes to a close, we usher in 2018 with a new set of laws that go into effect January 1st. This year there are more than 200 new laws that Illinois has put in place. We’ve compiled a … Continue reading
Red Light Ticket Refunds
We all know the dreadful feeling- you’re driving through a yellow light, hoping that it doesn’t turn red and set the red light photo enforced camera off. With the possibility of a ticket looming over our heads we vigorously check … Continue reading
