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Michigan Supreme Court to Consider Dispensary Case

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120328/NEWS04/303280048/Medical-marijuana-case-goes-Michigan-Supreme-Court?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp LANSING — The Michigan Supreme Court says it will decide whether people permitted to use medical marijuana can sell it to others who also have cards. The court said Wednesday it will review a major appeals court decision from last year that declared such sales illegal, especially through dispensaries. Authorities in many counties have …

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Charges Dismissed in “Hutaree” Case

http://www.scribd.com/doc/86928897/Key-charges-dismissed-against-Hutaree-members

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Supreme Court Grants Cert in Dog Sniff Case — Bad One Coming Here

The Supreme Court has granted cert. in this canine sniff case, Florida v. Harris.  Here is a synopsis of the case — this one is going to be bad: Date Filed: 03/26/12 Case #: 11-817 Court Below: 71 So. 3d 756 (Fla. 2011) Full Text Opinion: http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2011/sc08-1871.pdf CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: (Whether a State Supreme Court’s decision that …

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Angel Raich

Many of us in the medical marijuana wars are familiar with the name “Raich”.   Raich v Gonzalez was the case in which the Supreme Court permitted the Commerce Clause to be applied to marijuana cultivation grown pursuant to a medical marijuana program on the state level.   What many don’t realize is that the U.S. Supreme …

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White Paper Questions Whether Certified Labs Generate Accurate And Reliable Drug Tests — This Is Alarming Stuff

More times than I care to mention, my staff and I listen to individuals discuss probation violation and/or bond violation issues.  Often times, these individuals are discussing these issue with us during initial consultations where they are attempting to solicit Neil Rockind, P.C. to represent them in their criminal case or violation hearing.  Some of …

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Neil Rockind Complimented By The Oakland Blogger

Oakland County Blogger Timothy Flynn Neil is passionate about this subject and a master of his craft. An effective advocate and criminal defense lawyer, Neil does not care about the issue that this blog has seized upon in our critique of the MMMA: that many card holders -patients- are inflating their condition and simply using …

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Sen Jones At It Again

http://control.mpp.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=58461.0&dlv_id=50741 Michigan Senate Committee led by Sen. Rick Jones, passes a terrible bill out of committee.

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Another Michigan Court of Appeals Opinion on Medical Marijuana — Yep, Denying It

The Michigan Court of Appeals has issued another opinion addressing the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act.  Those familiar with Court of Appeals opinions in medical marijuana cases find two things familiar about its latest opinion:  Judge Peter O’Connell was (again and again and again …) one of the judge who decided the case and the Court …

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Neil Rockind in the News: Defending Drug Cases

Neil Rockind and Neil Rockind, P.C. are combatting police overreaching and police lawlessness in many parts of the state.  One of our latest ventures was/is in Livingston County where the police came to “arrest” our client’s son even though the son did not live there, had moved away, hadn’t lived there for years and had …

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Profile of Attorney Neil Rockind on SADO.org Website

http://www.sado.org/Articles/Article/87 SADO Michigan State Appellate Defender Office and Criminal Defense Resource Center Spotlight on Neil S. Rockind Please tell us about your background, where you practice, and how long you have been a criminal defense lawyer. I started my career as an assistant prosecu-tor in the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office. (As Gerry Spence says, “everyone …

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