Michigan’s “Green Rush”
September 09, 2022 Michigan Laws
Michigan has legalized medical and recreational marijuana use. This means that possession of marijuana is not considered illegal and may not result in imprisonment. Legalization also means the entrepreneurial and business avenues for selling marijuana have increased exponentially. The resulting...
MI Receives $36.9 Million For Opioid Crisis
September 09, 2022 Opioid Crisis
Michigan has been at the center of the opioid crisis for years. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has worked tirelessly to protect residents from the horror of the opioid epidemic, but doing so has cost the state...
One Couple Stole Billions In Bitcoin: How They Did It And What Happens Now
August 08, 2022 Criminal Defense
Cryptocurrency is all the rage among young investors. It allows investors to contribute to the blockchain's pivotal technological advancement while making money. However, the things that make crypto great are also the things that make it risky. One couple took...
Michigan Cracks Down on Organized Retail Crime
July 07, 2022 Criminal Defense
Sen. Jim Runestad’s legislation to penalize organized retail crime under the state’s racketeering statute was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “Criminals at the top of these organized mobs and rings will now be held accountable, not only...
Michigan Task Force Petitions for Juvenile Leniency
July 07, 2022 Criminal Defense
In June 2020, a 15-year-old Michigan girl was incarcerated for violating her probation. The crime: not doing her schoolwork during the COVID-19 pandemic. She had been placed on probation in April 2020 for fighting with her mother and petty theft....