Criminal
Oct. 18, 2018
Court ruling to return marijuana may not be honored elsewhere
Attorneys who represent criminal defendants in marijuana cases say a San Francisco County Superior Court appellate division ruling is a pivotal decision in the wake of state voters legalizing the drug with Proposition 64 in 2016.
Attorneys who represent criminal defendants in marijuana cases say a San Francisco County Superior Court appellate division ruling is a pivotal decision in the wake of state voters legalizing the drug with Proposition 64 in 2016.
But they aren't equally confident courts around the state will honor the ruling.
The case began in January when Robert Smith was arrested in San Francisco on suspicion o...
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