Legal Matters
"It is truly satisfying to think that it is now possible for a drug dealer to serve time in a forfeiture-financed prison, after being arrested by agents driving a forfeiture-provided automobile, while working in a forfeiture-funded sting operation."
-- Former U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh
"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself."
-- President Jimmy Carter, August 2, 1977
Alternative Sentencing
Asset Forfeiture
Asset forfeiture can result from law enforcement agency seizure of property at time of arrest
Drug Court
An increasingly widely used alternative to jail time
Resources for Medical Marijuana Litigators
Search & Seizure
What are your rights?
News
UA-F Student Body Votes YES on SAFER Initiative
Sunday, May 17, 2009
After two previous attempts to gather sufficient signatures to place a SAFER (Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation) initiative before UA students, campus organizers were successful in March to quality their...
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Why not start at home?
Monday, Oct 20, 2008
I know he was serious when he said he wanted to help. There was passion behind his expression, the result of years of frustration and even anger about policies that...
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