Drug Crimes

Juvenile Drug Possession California – What Can Happen?

Posted on May 5, 2025 | Category: Drug Crimes, Juvenile, Useful information

Drug Possession by a Juvenile — "Will my child go to jail?"Watch this video on YouTube In California, juvenile drug possession is treated differently from drug possession by an adult. The juvenile court system places a greater emphasis on treatment than on punishment. As long as the juvenile is not tried as an adult, they will likely face …

Can you drive after taking hydrocodone? A legal perspective

Posted on June 24, 2024 | Category: Drug Crimes, DUI, Useful information

Vicodin pills laying next to a pill canister.

Driving while under the influence of hydrocodone can lead to criminal charges for driving under the influence of drugs. The DUID laws in most states apply to all drugs that impair your driving abilities. This includes prescription painkillers such as hydrocodone (or the pain medicine more commonly known as “Vicodin”). Most DUID cases involve misdemeanor …

How do I get a child endangerment charge dropped?

Posted on February 8, 2024 | Category: Criminal Defense, Drug Crimes

Exculpatory evidence regarding the health of a child

The best way to get a child endangerment charge dropped is to present exculpatory evidence. You can do this by: hiring a criminal defense lawyer, gathering evidence, and showing the prosecution that the case against you is weak. You can also engage in the plea bargaining process to get a deal that drops the endangerment …

Las Vegas cops expecting drug arrests at Electric Daisy Carnival

Posted on January 1, 2024 | Category: Drug Crimes

Electric Daisy Carnival (“EDC”) is a three-day dusk-to-dawn electronic music festival held each June at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Despite EDC’s “zero-tolerance” policy for drug use and possession and the presence at the festival of numerous Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers, there were a total of 73 felony narcotics arrests at EDC in 2016. …

Civil commitment of drug addicts in Colorado

Posted on February 20, 2021 | Category: Drug Crimes, Useful information

Close-up of a devastated young man holding his head in his hands and friends supporting him during group therapy

The involuntary civil commitment process in Colorado allows police or medical professionals to detain someone in certain situations. The goal of this emergency detention is to protect someone who is suffering from mental problems. The detention can last for up to 72 hours. It can turn into a longer treatment after a court hearing. People cannot be held in jail …

When is drug possession in Las Vegas a federal crime?

Posted on January 19, 2021 | Category: Drug Crimes

Man being handcuffed for possessing illegal pills

Simple possession of controlled substances without a valid doctor’s prescription is always a federal crime as well as a state crime in Nevada.1 But the feds largely limit their prosecutions to possession occurring on federal land, such as Lake Mead, Nellis Air Force Base, or the Lloyd D. George Federal Court. The feds also target …

Is it “Entrapment” in Las Vegas if I Sell Drugs to an Undercover Cop?

Posted on October 19, 2015 | Category: Drug Crimes

“I was set up!” is a cry that has been said by many of those who’ve been arrested in a sting or undercover operation conducted by police. If you find yourself saying that after selling drugs in Las Vegas to an undercover police officer, you may be wondering if you can claim “entrapment” as a …

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