by georgeroland | Apr 7, 2017 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized
Commonly, I am asked how long marijuana stays in a person’s system. This is a bad question, because it is imprecise—by system, do you mean in a person’s urine, hair, or blood? If the concern is drug testing through probation in Denton and most counties, urine is the...
by georgeroland | Feb 3, 2017 | Drug Charges
UPDATE: On February 3, 2017, during a daily press briefing, Sean Spicer, press secretary, fielded a question from the press regarding “the problem with synthetic fentanyl being cooked up with labs in the Northeast.” Spicer recognized the “major problem” that is the...
by georgeroland | Dec 9, 2016 | Drug Charges
An article in the Washington post (read it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/08/heroin-deaths-surpass-gun-homicides-for-the-first-time-cdc-data-show/) from December 8, 2016, serves as a reminder of the growing human cost of the War on Drugs: In...
by georgeroland | Nov 28, 2016 | Drug Charges
It’s widely known that, in Texas, a person can obtain a license to carry a handgun. Less known, however, is that a history of substance abuse can render a person ineligible to carry a handgun in Texas. In fact, even a remote history of substance abuse can...
by georgeroland | Nov 23, 2016 | Drug Charges
For purposes of “driving while intoxicated” in Texas, you can be charged if you have lost the normal use of your mental or physical faculties because of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, drug, dangerous drug, combination of any of those two, or any...
by georgeroland | Nov 16, 2016 | Drug Charge News, Drug Charges
Drug Possession: Fingerprints? I have written previously on “affirmative-links,” in this blog. In order to charge a person with possession of a drug, the State must prove that (1) the person knew the substance in his possession was contraband, and (2) the person...
