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Stop and Sniff? The Legality of Hemp Odor

You Smell Like Hemp. What's the Big Deal? Since the North Carolina Farm Bill of 2018 has been in effect, which created a large number of exclusions so that farmers could grow industrial hemp products in North Carolina, as opposed to the illegal "pot", which contains THC, we have continued to struggle with [...]

Stop and Sniff? The Legality of Hemp OdorSupport2024-02-09T10:43:54-05:00

Biden Aims High: Past Marijuana Use Pardoned

Pot. Weed. Marijuana. Mary-Jane. Wacky Backy. Cannabis. No matter what you call it, it's all the same plant. It's been widely used in the United States both medicinally, and recreationally, and for its versatile fibers since our founding. In fact, as early as the sixteenhundreds hemp was grown in colonies around the New World. As [...]

Biden Aims High: Past Marijuana Use PardonedSupport2023-12-29T12:06:35-05:00

Driving is Risky Business: Go with the Flow or Impede Others?

A Typical Commute Goes Awry Driving down our normal paths every day, from work to home, from home to school, from school to work becomes customary, expected, even ordinary. We try to stay alert, we try to stay safe, but these routes become so ingrained in our daily routines that we drive them [...]

Driving is Risky Business: Go with the Flow or Impede Others?Support2023-12-10T17:50:40-05:00

DWI for a Local Guy but the Numbers Just Don’t Add Up

A Bad Day Just Gets Worse With an Unjustified DWI Imagine you’ve had a hard day at work, and you stop for dinner, a little bite after a bad day. We’ve all done it. Perhaps you’ve decided to have a drink with your food. You’re an adult, it’s legal. You aren’t impaired in [...]

DWI for a Local Guy but the Numbers Just Don’t Add UpSupport2023-11-20T09:18:19-05:00

Hero Defense Attorney Rescues Father from False Assault on a Female Charges

Sometimes, a case walks in your door and you have almost no time to prepare in order to achieve the best outcome. That's exactly what happened to one hero attorney, Preston Edwards. With only four hours to prepare, he was able to secure a not-guilty verdict in a complicated Assault on a Female case in [...]

Hero Defense Attorney Rescues Father from False Assault on a Female ChargesSupport2023-10-09T12:32:17-04:00

Cyberstalking Dismissal as Custody Battle Rages on

Child custody cases often become difficult and messy, but rarely do they lead to cyberstalking charges. In one recent case, however, our Winston-Salem-based Criminal Defense Attorney Tyler Chriscoe had to step in and help out a client who experienced exactly that. Custody Dispute Gets Complicated Our Firm was assisting a client [...]

Cyberstalking Dismissal as Custody Battle Rages onSupport2023-10-09T12:30:08-04:00

Beating Concealed Carry Charges in North Carolina

Concealed Carrying Without a Permit? That's a Crime In North Carolina carrying a concealed weapon in public without a valid permit is a crime punishable as a Class 2 Misdemeanor for the first offense. If found guilty of such a charge, defendants face up to 60 days in [...]

Beating Concealed Carry Charges in North CarolinaSupport2023-10-09T15:27:58-04:00

High BAC: Understanding the Legal Impact

What Exactly is BAC? Blood alcohol concentration or BAC is a measure of how much alcohol is in a person's blood at a certain time. This measurement is usually shown as a percentage. When someone drinks alcohol, like beer, wine, or liquor, the alcohol will go into their bloodstream. The body will then process [...]

High BAC: Understanding the Legal ImpactSupport2023-10-09T15:35:38-04:00

Breathalyzer Tests and the Severe Penalties of Refusal

Can I Legally Refuse A Breathalyzer? If you get arrested for DWI, you do not have to take a breath test. But, should you refuse, there will be consequences. If you refuse to do a roadside breathalyzer test or the roadside sobriety tests, you won't get in trouble for that, but you need to [...]

Breathalyzer Tests and the Severe Penalties of RefusalSupport2023-10-10T11:34:04-04:00

How Devastating to my Insurance Will a Speeding Ticket be?

Will this ticket make my insurance rate increase? Yes, Your Rate is Likely Going to Increase When clients ask, "Will this ticket make my insurance rate increase?", the answer is that it probably will. There are two ways that a speeding ticket can impact your insurance rate. These are through points and the [...]

How Devastating to my Insurance Will a Speeding Ticket be?Support2023-10-10T09:42:44-04:00