Under California law, it is a crime to possess illegal or controlled substances such as marijuana, LSD, heroin, methamphetamine “meth” or cocaine. State and federal possession laws also make it illegal to possess chemicals that can be used to manufacture these drugs. The severity of drug charges in California depends…
The Fourth Amendment was created to protect the personal rights and privacy of American citizens. It gives people the right “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.” This law dictates how specific warrants must be sought, made and executed. When dealing with…
The San Luis Obispo County Narcotics Task Force arrested eight people on drug charges at a 420 festival. Central Coast News reports that the festival took place at the Pozo Saloon in Santa Margarita. The eight individuals arrested are all in their 20s and face a litany of drug charges…
Natalie Nicole Mejia of the pop group Girlicious pleaded not guilty to procession of cocaine with intent to sell. She was arrested in Glendale, California in March. CBS 8 reports that police found more than a dozen bags of cocaine in her purse. She was stopped for a traffic infraction…
Did you know that you can legally have medical marijuana in California prescribed to you, legally purchase it from an authorized marijuana distributor and then get arrested for possession of a controlled substance under federal law? Marijuana laws in California can be complicated and confusing. The majority of people arrested…
Based on a recent OC Register story, the city of Seal Beach settled a lawsuit filed against the police department in which an Orange County resident alleged that the Seal Beach Police Department unlawfully confiscated 40 to 50 medical marijuana plants and coerced him into becoming a drug informant. The…
San Diego police discovered nearly 18 pounds of cocaine at a checkpoint along Interstate 5 recently, according to an OC Register article. The contraband drugs are estimated to have a street value of roughly $300,000. The checkpoint was conducted last Saturday and federally funded under a Department of Homeland Security…
In the first decision of its kind in California, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that the retail sale of marijuana is not permitted under California state law. According to an LA Weekly article, the case was brought against a medical marijuana dispensary that the Los Angeles City Attorney’s…
Local law enforcement officials seized 1,300 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $1 million. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, four men were arrested in the Ontario, California, home, which officials say was being used by a Mexican drug cartel. Agents apparently discovered about…
Los Angeles police arrested three people for operating an elaborate marijuana growing operation in a San Fernando Valley industrial building barely 25 feet away from a police station. According to an Associated Press news report, the marijuana was discovered after officers served a search warrant at the building in Canoga…