As shocking as it may seem, marijuana is legal in North Korea, widely considered to be the most oppressive society on Earth. Given the fact that North Koreans are sentenced by Orwellian courts to death or lengthy terms in Stalin-style gulags for the most trivial...
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Marijuana Smoking on Penn State’s Campus No Longer Safe
It might be hard for current Penn State students to believe this, but there was once a time when you could smoke marijuana in the dorms and around campus and no one really cared. Those days are over. Of course, the irony is that marijuana is far more mainstream and...
Dr. Sanjay Gupta is Medical Marijuana Convert
A few years ago, Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN angered quite a few people when he openly criticized medical marijuana, agreeing with the United States' government thoroughly discredited position that cannabis has no medicinal value. As a highly respected physician, many...
“Aggravated Assault on Unborn Child” Charge Against Pregnant Woman is Inappropriate and Unconstitutional
In what could prove to be a case of first impression in Pennsylvania, Mifflin County Regional Police have charged a pregnant heroin addict with "aggravated assault of unborn child." On August 2, 2013, police and Fame EMS discovered 29 year old Shavon Fisher...
Burglaries are Common in Penn State Dorms
Many things have changed since I lived in the Penn State dorms in the early 1990s, but unfortunately, one thing that has not changed is the high number of dorm room burglaries on the Penn State campus. Dorm burglaries are common, because so many students carelessly...
Can Marijuana Possession for Personal Use Lead to Jail Time in Pennsylvania?
As a criminal defense attorney in State College, Pennsylvania, where marijuana use is ubiquitous among Penn State students, I am frequently asked whether people actually get jail time for merely possessing marijuana for personal use. The simple answer is yes, it...
Self-Defense: What is Pennsylvania’s “Stand -Your-Ground” Law
In August 2011, Pennsylvania amended the "Use of Force in Self Protection" statute located at section 505 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code to include a watered down version of the "stand your ground" law. The major difference between the new stand-your-ground...
Former Penn State LB Charged with “Prohibited Offensive Weapon”
Former Penn State All-American linebacker Dan Connor of the New York Giants was arrested on July 6, 2013, at Philadelphia International Airport and charged with the offense of "Prohibited Offensive Weapon," pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 908. Connor, the all time...
Temptation Awaits Penn State “Freshman Summer” Students
Each year at the end of June, scores of students just a few weeks removed from high school graduation arrive at Penn State for "Freshman Summer." A high percentage of those enrolled in the second summer session at Penn State are freshman, because some students are...
Drunken Assaults Abound at Heinz Field Kenny Chesney Show
Apparently, Penn State fans and students are not the only people in Pennsylvania who get drunk and rowdy in large crowds. At last Saturday's Kenny Chesney concert at Heinz Field, police arrested or cited 73 people in and around Heinz Field, while an additional 43...