Month: October 2020

Consider this scenario. You would never traffic in illegal drugs, but your brother does not have health insurance, and he is in serious pain from a recent back injury. You have almost a full bottle of Vicodin leftover from your last trip to the dentist, so you are...

Ann Arbor made national headlines recently for its decision to decriminalize certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including "magic mushrooms." The move places Ann Arbor alongside just a handful of other U.S. cities – including Denver, Oakland and Santa Cruz – that...

The effects of a criminal conviction can linger far beyond the end of the sentence. Take the case of Xavier Owens. As he explained to the Detroit Free Press, he was 21 years old when he was convicted of fleeing and eluding. He later picked up a handful of misdemeanor...