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Pennsylvania Can Charge a Friend Who Shared Drugs Like a Dealer After an Overdose
Drug Offenses19h ago

Pennsylvania Can Charge a Friend Who Shared Drugs Like a Dealer After an Overdose

On Oct. 13, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 7-0 that people who buy and use drugs together have no special defense to drug delivery resulting in death. Here's what the ruling means, what the charge carries, and which arguments are still open.

Drug OffensesOct 17

What Colorado's Fentanyl Ballot Measure Would Change for a Possession Charge

Colorado voters decide on November 3, 2026 whether any amount of fentanyl possession becomes a felony and distribution of any amount carries a mandatory 8 to 32 years. Here's how the proposal compares to the law that applies to charges filed today.

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Drug OffensesSep 18

Prop 36 Drug Treatment Rarely Ends in a Dismissed Charge

A CalMatters investigation published Sept. 17, 2026 found that 57 of 18,666 treatment-mandated felony drug cases were dismissed after graduation. Here is how Prop 36 drug treatment works, what the required guilty plea risks, and what to ask your lawyer before you choose it.

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Drug OffensesSep 15

Which Hemp THC Products Become Federal Drug Crimes, and When?

A September 2 law pushed most of the federal hemp redefinition to December 11. Delta-8 and THCA flower change on the same day. Only compounds the cannabis plant cannot make, like THC-O, lose hemp status on November 12.

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Drug OffensesSep 9

Did a License Plate Camera Put You in This Case?

A camera "hit" buried in a police report can be the reason a stop happened at all. Here is what license plate reader evidence actually proves, how often the systems are wrong, and the exact records to demand before the data ages out.

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