Advocates Want Warning Labels on Edibles
July 29, 2014
With marijuana officially legal and available to all Washington adults, there is now a growing call for the marijuana industry to do more to warn people…
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Procedures and Protocols; Protocols and Procedures
July 25, 2014
Currently in Washington State law enforcement agents processing a person for DUI use the BAC Datamaster and BAC Datamaster CDM machines to obtain breath…
Read moreMarijuana Retailer Files Law Suit Against WA Liquor Control Board
July 21, 2014
A would-be Washington marijuana seller is suing the state Liquor Control Board over his failure to obtain a retail license.Pete O'Neil, the owner of C…
Read moreA DUI Conviction - jail is not the only punishment
July 20, 2014
A DUI conviction does not just mean jail time, it also means hefty fines, costs, fees and assessments from the court. And these fees do not include…
Read moreAds Target Marijuana DUI
July 14, 2014
With marijuana retail stores now open, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) wants to make it clear that while marijuana use may be legal,…
Read moreA DUI Conviction WILL result in Confinement - it is the law
July 13, 2014
It appears that based on recent court experiences some folks seem to not understand that being convicted of a DUI will result in some type of confinement…
Read moreWA State Issues First Licenses for Marijuana Retail Stores
July 7, 2014
As Washington state prepares to issue the first licenses for marijuana retail stores, Washington state leaders on Tuesday announced a coordinated campaign…
Read moreHoliday Emphasis Patrols Continue
July 6, 2014
This wonderfully long 4th of July weekend is not quite over, and either are law enforcements' DUI emphasis patrols. The patrols shall continue through the…
Read moreKing County Sheriff's Deputy Arrested for DUI
June 30, 2014
A King County sheriff's deputy who crashed his patrol car while on duty in February has been charged with hit and run and driving under the…
Read morePA Lawyer Accepts Oral Sex as Fee
June 23, 2014
Applying a new Pennsylvania legal ethics rule for the first time, the state's supreme court has OK'd a one-year law license suspension for a suburban…
Read moreAZ Supreme Court Rules No THC No Conviction
June 16, 2014
Drivers whose blood carries trace amounts of a metabolite of marijuana can not be found guilty of driving while intoxicated unless there’s actual evidence…
Read moreDownward Trend in Number of DUI Arrests
June 16, 2014
The Washington State Patrol now has a full year of data covering driving arrests and crashes since private retailers took over liquor sales. Despite hard…
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