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Living in Colorado, you’re in a position where charges for the use of marijuana aren’t really possible any longer, unless you break the law while you’re intoxicated. Colorado is a leader in drug reform policy, allowing you to receive lesser penalties for drug use and to benefit from an established and comprehensive medical marijuana...

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs isn’t a wise decision, but there are times when you may not be entirely at fault. Maybe you felt fine but were slightly over the limit or you took medications that left you drowsier than you expected. These are common issues that people face, and one...

As someone who may be an immigrant or related to an immigrating family member, you may already be aware of how police with the ability to check immigration statuses could be a risk to your family or community. In Aurora, police officers do not have this power, because the community wants to protect and...

If you’re being accused of being involved in a domestic assault, then you need to start defending yourself from the moment you find out you’re being suspected. There are defenses for domestic violence that you can use to help you get through this allegation. One of the defenses you can claim is if you...

Have you been accused of committing a crime that you didn’t commit or weren’t aware of? Were you in the wrong place at the wrong time? Did you participate in a criminal act but feel you should receive a lesser sentence or charge? It’s important that you defend yourself in court no matter what...

Have you been accused of domestic violence? If you have, then you probably already know that Colorado is a mandatory arrest state. When the police arrived to your home for a dispute and see that you and your partner are romantically involved and have had an altercation of some kind, then it’s an obligation...

Drunk driving may be illegal, but that does not mean that all arrests made for driving under the influence actually fall within the law. There have been some fairly high-profile cases in which illegal arrests have been made. For instance, one man claimed that the police used entrapment to arrest him. He knew that...

Most people serving time for felonies will do so in a federal prison, though those with short sentences — one year or less — may end up in jail, serving their time beside those who have been convicted of misdemeanors. It’s interesting to look back over the decades to see how the types of...

A man from Texas came to Colorado and purchased marijuana. Police are now saying that his intent was to take it back to Texas, where it is not legal, after making the legal purchase out of state. He’s been arrested on these charges while still in Colorado. The whole thing came about in a...

The police cannot entrap you or coerce you into committing a crime that you wouldn’t otherwise have committed, and then arrest you for it. However, they can do some things that people mistakenly think of as entrapment, such as waiting outside of a bar for people to come out, get in their cars and...

Colorado has some of the most ground-breaking marijuana laws in the United States. It is legal to buy, sell, possess and grow marijuana. However, there are still a few things you need to know about this process, or you could run into drug charges. Don’t just assume that the laws now mean you are...

Victims of domestic violence often refuse to leave, even though they have a chance to do so. Why do they tend to stick around when people on the outside would often assume they’d be looking for a way to get out? The answer, according to one woman, is that they are in love. Naturally,...