Studies have shown that drugs and alcohol tend to go hand-in-hand with crime. Around 60 percent of individuals who are arrested for a variety of crimes test positive for drug use at the time, and 80 percent of individuals who are arrested abuse alcohol or drugs. In some cases, alcohol and drug use leads to the crime; in other cases, ...
, which means that even if you have a little bit in your possession, it is still possible to face criminal charges. Marijuana is also illegal on a federal level, but there is a chance for change. A is considered an unlikely source for marijuana change, but he int...
Published June 23, 2017 by The summer concert season is here, and like it or not, with it comes marijuana use. The region is home to numerous concert venues, but laws vary from D.C. to Maryland to Virginia, and in several cases, they're probably not as liberal as you think. News radio WTOP talks to Rebecca Wade,...
Published on July 27, 2017 on behalf of Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner PLLC Driving in Virginia and other aspects of daily living are changing quickly these days. As more states consider legalizing marijuana...
Published September 15, 2017 by In this week’s FAQ Friday, Rebecca Wade, partner at Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner, explains how the laws in Virginia surrounding recently changed as of July 1, 2017. Before, all drug convictions in Virginia carried a mandatory lice...
Published September 22, 2017 In this week’s FAQ Friday, Rebecca Wade, partner at Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner, discusses how differ from state laws. She explains that if an individual is caught with possession of marijuana while on federal property, it is consider...
