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The short, unhelpful answer is that hemp is legal and marijuana is not. The long, helpful answer is much more complex. In many Cobb County criminal cases, the difference between hemp and marijuana is the $64,000 question. These substances are both cannabises. They look alike. In fact, if you have hemp in one hand and …
Industrial hemp fell victim to the War on Drugs as this effort reached one of its early peaks. In December 1970, after a tiff with his wife and father over the $32,000 he spent on Christmas gifts, Elvis Presley flew to Washington and met President Richard Nixon at the White House. The King wanted Nixon …
Most of us have probably seen countless commercials from injury lawyers who say something like “we don’t get paid unless you win.” But just how much do these lawyers eventually get paid? And, perhaps more importantly, is the lawyer’s definition of winning the same as my definition of winning? To answer the first question, Marietta …
The first drunk driving crash probably happened in 1897. George Smith, a taxi driver, was allegedly intoxicated when he hit a building. He eventually pleaded guilty, and a judge fined him twenty-five shillings. There were no serious injuries in that crash, but that’s not normally true in alcohol-related collisions. In fact, alcohol is a factor …
Largely because it is legal and available, alcohol causes about a third of the fatal vehicle collisions in Cobb County. These qualities are present in other areas as well. Many prescription painkillers, like Fentanyl, are more powerful than heroin. They are available at most corner drug stores. Additionally, tranquilizers like NyQuil and Sominex are available …
In some cases, what seems like a legal loophole or an obscure rule might make all the difference in the world. Roughly one in six Georgia drivers are uninsured. Frequently, when these tortfeasors (negligent drivers) cause accidents, they flee the scene of the crash. They calculate that the risks of facing the music outweigh the …
