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• Mercury News Features Case of Two Nurses Successfully Defended by Riccardo Ippolito

  Robert Salonga 1/30/2013 From San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE — Charges against one of two former Santa Clara County jail nurses arrested in November on suspicion of stealing inmate medications have been dismissed while the other pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and agreed to a court-approved drug-diversion program. To their lawyer, the resolutions…

• Are Medical Marijuana Cards a Defense to Criminal Charges in California

  A recent Rolling Stone article continues to point out the current administrations’ “War on Pot” is very real and active. After clearly stating in running for office that he would leave medical marijuana to local authorities to police, President Obama has backtracked and waged a huge war on marijuana. This includes cracking down on medical marijuana regulated…