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Sep 27, 2024Understanding Xylazine Possession Charges in Philadelphia: Street Use, Legal Consequences, and What to Do If Arrested

In recent years, Philadelphia has witnessed an increase in the presence of Xylazine, a powerful veterinary sedative, being mixed into stree...

Oct 27, 2023How to Fight Drug Possession Charges in PA: Strategies and Defenses

In the complex labyrinth of Understanding Pennsylvania's Drug Possession Laws Pennsylvania, like many other states, has stringent laws concerning th...

May 5, 2022What Does The Prosecution Have To Prove For Drug Distribution Resulting In Death?

The opioid epidemic continues to rage throughout Pennsylvania, and across the entire country. According to the CDC, fatal overdoses due t...

Apr 7, 2022Pennsylvania Doctor Charged with Deaths of Opioid Overdose of Five Patients

On December 21, 2017, federal prosecutors in Harrisburg, PA announced a Pennsylvania doctor has been charged with the deaths of fiv...

Mar 3, 2022Can You Sue If A Loved One Dies From A Fentanyl Overdose?

Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided a case in which the family members of a man who died from a fentany...

Sep 16, 2021A Look At Pennsylvania’s Drug Paraphernalia Laws

Recently, two Pennsylvanian men were charged with multiple offenses during a traffic stop. The driver was arrested for driving under th...

May 25, 2021Defenses To Drug Trafficking Charges In Pennsylvania

Recently, a Philadelphia man pled guilty to racketeering charges, as he was involved in a drug trafficking scheme that spanned Pennsylvania...

May 13, 2021What You Need To Know About Marijuana Laws In PA As Arrests Increase During The Pandemic

According to data published by the cannabis advocacy group NORML, over 20,000 adults were arrested for marijuana-related offenses in Pennsylvania durin...

Apr 28, 2021Is The Smell Of Marijuana Enough For Police To Search Your Car?

The issue surrounding when, and under what circumstances, a police officer can search a vehicle is always a complex one. La...

Dec 23, 2020Drug Crimes Increase During COVID-19

Public safety officials in small towns have warned that drug crimes have increased, and that they are now equivalent to th...

Nov 10, 2020Drug Dealer or Murderer? The Charge of Drug Delivery Resulting in Death

Many people think that if a person is caught selling drugs in Pennsylvania, the harshest charge they will face is possessio...

Oct 13, 2020What is Considered Drug Trafficking in Pennsylvania?

Recently, a man was sentenced to twelve years in prison on two separate drug trafficking charges. Both charges were made i...

Jan 14, 2020The Problem with Treating Opioid Overdoses as Homicides

There is a troubling trend in Pennsylvania. The opioid epidemic has spiraled out of control in the commonwealth, as it ha...

Dec 5, 2019When do Drug Charges Become Federal?

Recently a Pennsylvania woman was sentenced to 77 months to be served in a United States federal prison for selling heroin...

Apr 30, 2019Cocaine and Meth Crimes on the Rise in Pennsylvania

According to ABC News, certain areas of Pennsylvania have seen increased incidents of meth and cocaine abuse. These areas are Philadelphia...

Apr 30, 2018Opioid Homicide Charges

A Galeton, Pennsylvania criminal case involving an opioid overdose led to the arrest and prosecution of a Lewistown woman for murder...

Apr 12, 2018Possession vs. Possession with Intent to Sell

When facing a An Individual Would Not Have that Quantity of a Controlled Substance for Personal Use If you are foun...

Feb 13, 2018Philadelphia Homicide Rates Linked to Opioids

The numbers are in for 2017, and police and criminal experts are confused. Overall crime rates are low, just like the...

Dec 11, 2017Four Things You Need to Know About Pennsylvania Drug Laws

A number of states have taken a more relaxed approach to the enforcement of certain Fact No. 1 – A Convictio...

Jun 22, 2017Court’s Ruling Limits Application of Designer Drug Law in Pennsylvania

Under Pennsylvania law, it is illegal to manufacture, possess, or distribute designer drugs. Determining what qualifies as a designer drug ca...

May 25, 2017Marijuana Possession

Although Pennsylvania has begun to pass and implement medical marijuana laws across the state, it is still illegal to possess marijuan...

Mar 23, 2017Mandatory Minimum Sentencing for Federal Drug Offenses

While many criminal offenses are prosecuted by the state, certain crimes fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government. For instance...

Nov 15, 2016Reporting Drug Overdoses

In Pennsylvania, those who report a drug overdose to a law enforcement agency are protected from prosecution, if as a resul...

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