“so what we're doing we practice criminal law criminal defense we're preparing our clients just to know it's still going to be a crime to have possession of these illegal substances but the law has been placed into effect to motivate people towards rehabilitation rather than incarceration so what we're doing is we're still advising people if you have an issue if you have any type of substance abuse problem still seek help seek treatment but just know that this doesn't have to be the very end you won't be labeled a felon it's much more smoothly now that this new law is going into effect”
“misdemeanor convictions regularly result in having to complete probationary sentences. The terms of probation vary from case to case, but often include things like evaluations in classes, anger management, substance abuse treatment, or things like community service.”