An Oklahoma man who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for cocaine possession was cleared of all charges after a lab analysis determined that the white substance originally thought to be cocaine was actually powdered milk. Cody Gregg was arrested on August 12, 2019, in Oklahoma City. Gregg was riding a bicycle without rear […]
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Medical Marijuana will soon be available closer to home
Eligible for medical marijuana? Soon you can find it even closer to home. A medical marijuana dispensary was approved to open in Horsham at 255 Horsham Rd. through CB Health Services, LLC. The location will have six months to meet the state’s standards and get up and running before they may begin dispensing medical marijuana. Governor Wolf […]
Pennsylvania Bill Would Decriminalize Possession of Small Amount of Marijuana
On October 9, 2018, the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee voted to move forward on a bill that would decriminalize possession of a small amount of marijuana (that is, 30 grams or less) statewide. To become law, the bill – House Bill 928 – must be approved by both the Pennsylvania House and Senate and be […]
Campus Public Safety Officers Are Not State Actors Under Fourth Amendment
Can public safety officers search a dorm room without permission or a warrant? In a recent case, Commonwealth v. Yim, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held the trial court committed no error of law or abuse of discretion in making its determination that Villanova University Public Safety Officers were not state actors for purposes of the Fourth Amendment. […]
Consent to Search: Roadside Canine Sniff Exceeded Scope of Consent PA Supreme Court Says
On October 17, 2018 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held in Commonwealth v. Valdivia that a canine sniff of Defendant Randy Valdivia’s vehicle exceeded the scope of consent he had give police to search his car following a traffic stop. The Court held that for that reason the approximately 20 pounds of marijuana found in Valdivia’s […]
