The above headline query in today’s Shazam Kianpour & Associates blog post begs both a “yes” and “no” answer.Here’s why: State-licensed marijuana dispensaries are currently authorized to make deliveries to the homes of select Colorado residents, but only if those...
Recent CO drug sting underscores state’s resolve, resources
One of our website practice pages at the established Denver criminal defense law firm of Shazam Kianpour & Associates references a number of drugs that become problematic for arrested Colorado residents.Unsurprisingly, marijuana is one cited entry. So too is...
Why does asset forfeiture continue to cast a glaring spotlight?
It’s a money grab and little more.That is the oft-stated complaint levied by legions of Americans from across a broad spectrum against a common police practice they roundly condemn.What citizens, advocacy groups, constitutional scholars and high numbers of personally...
Denver legal marijuana business targeted for drug crimes
The Denver marijuana enterprise Sweet Leaf has been both large and profitable for some time. The legal pot dispensary has multiple outlets that employ several hundred workers. Sweet Leaf’s owners have reported scorers of millions of dollars in company revenue.Much of...
Federal sentencing spotlight: reform on horizon in some drug cases?
We duly note on a page of our website at the tenured Denver criminal defense law firm of Shazam Kianpour & Associates that the federal legal system involves an “ever-present risk.”Actually, readers delving into our site will readily see that the American justice...
Opponents of civil asset forfeiture many, sharply critical
It is not hard to see why there is a broad and bipartisan critique nationally of the practice called civil asset forfeiture. A quick and simple example readily explains why.To wit: Many people across the country have had their assets seized by criminal law authorities...
Colorado governor’s office growingly activist on pot crimes
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's final year in office promises to be busy across a number of fronts.Marijuana-related sentencing reform would reasonably seem to be at the top of the to-do list for the state's leading executive as he deals with 2018 and eyes the...
Algorithms: detrimental when used by courts to assess risk
People working within the criminal justice system readily perceive that judges are busy people, with built-in job leisure not being something that routinely features in their typical work day.Given their hectic schedules and sobering work responsibilities, many judges...
Government power in drug-crime cases also notably includes this
We note on a relevant page of our website that Colorado's drug laws are in flux and constantly evolving. Given that reality, we duly point out that any state resident facing a criminal charge related to a crime like drug sale and distribution or drug trafficking might...
Enough is enough: Facebook fires back at online surveillance
Colorado residents and Americans across the country are increasingly learning -- as proven criminal defense attorneys already know intimately well -- that online surveillance of an Internet user's behavior (such as specific site visits, downloads, uploaded photos,...
