Part II. Not guilty verdicts make us smile: Here is another in the series of Not Guilty Verdicts Make Us Smile. Today we obtained our second Not Guilty Verdict in a week.
Medical Marijuana Victory
Several months ago, we were contacted by a cancer survivor with complications from his bout with cancer and other physical ailments, including a broken back from a separate incident, who was under investigation for Manufacture of Marijuana. A Michigan State Police plane flew over his yard and observed 4 plants on his porch. The plants …
Neil Rockind’s Client: “Thank You For Being There To Defend Me”
I love my clients. I do. You turn to me in your time of need and allow me into your lives to help you. Those words are empowering: help me. Sometimes, after a victory, a client sends me a note or makes a comment that fuels me to keep doing what I’m doing for others. …
Medical Marijuana Act Not Preempted By Federal Law; Local Ordinances Are Preempted By MMMA
In 2011, Neil Rockind, P.C., by Neil Rockind and Colin Daniels, filed a lawsuit against Bloomfield Township challenging Bloomfield Township’s ordinances prohibiting and limiting medical marijuana use within the township. The ordinance, under the guise of zoning ordinances, prohibited medical marijuana cultivation and required patients to register with the township police department. Rockind, Daniels and …
A Letter From The Wife Of A Client Whose Case We Won
Over the years, we have obtained many victories on behalf of clients, their loved ones and families. The feeling of winning, of beating the government and freeing someone from a criminal case is still addictive. I could never feel that enough. Just the other day, in a medical marijuana case, we prevailed on behalf of …
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