PKN Law in the News
- Whyy
- August 11, 2020
Can you support Black Lives Matter and still prosecute marijuana cases? This prosecutor says yes.
When Black Lives Matter protesters marched through Chambersburg in early June of this year, the district attorney for Franklin County said he opened the windows to his office to better hear their chants and cries.
- WPXI
- July 20, 2020
‘We’re literally, I think, on the verge of a real crisis’: Allegheny Co. Courthouse employees worried about COVID-19 safety
Earlier this week, Channel 11 reported an assistant district attorney was in the ICU. Now, other attorneys and courthouse employees are saying they fear for their safety.
- Trib Live
- July 6, 2020
Positive coronavirus case reported at Westmoreland County courthouse
A worker at the Westmoreland County courthouse has tested positive for the new coronavirus, said Amanda Bernard, director of human resources.
- ABC27
- May 19, 2020
Pa. Supreme Court hearing on Lebanon Co. probation policy for medical marijuana
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about Lebanon County’s probation policy for medical marijuana Tuesday morning.
- WPXI
- February 25, 2020
Target 11 Investigates driving on medical marijuana in Pennsylvania
A Pittsburgh woman is facing driving under the influence charges after investigators suspected she was part of that deadly overdose on the Southside last fall.
- Trib Live
- December 19, 2019
Police: Mt. Lebanon man took $153K from former Shadyside employer
A Mt. Lebanon man is accused by Allegheny County detectives of taking $153,800 over seven years from a Shadyside financial planning and advising firm where he used to work, according to court papers.
- York Dispatch
- December 19, 2019
‘End … this ridiculous and racist war on cannabis’: Closer Look
Black Pennsylvanians were arrested for marijuana possession at more than three times the rate of whites in a five-year period from 2014 through 2018, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
- CBS News
- September 25, 2019
Pa. Governor Tom Wolf Supports Legalizing Marijuana
Gov. Tom Wolf says he is now in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Pennsylvania, and is asking lawmakers to consider it.
- Press Release
- May 13, 2019
Turahn Jenkins vows to not prosecute cannabis possession as Allegheny County District Attorney
The criminalization of the possession and use of cannabis has had an unequivocally negative effect on our communities. As Allegheny County’s next District Attorney, Turahn Jenkins for District Attorney is committed to ending prosecution of such offenses
- Law360
- April 3, 2019
Legalization Advocate Pushes Pa. Court To Reclassify Pot
Pennsylvania's classification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug with no accepted medical use runs counter to the state's own medical marijuana program and should be eliminated, a defense attorney and legalization advocate told a Superior Court of Pennsylvania panel Wednesday.
- Trib Live
- January 24, 2019
Fetterman to launch statewide listening tour on merits of recreational pot
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman will wade into the weeds to gauge public interest in legalizing recreational marijuana during a 67-county tour of the state beginning Saturday in Pittsburgh.
- CBS News
- July 27, 2018
Man Accused Of Killing, Dismembering Roommate Allegedly Confessed To Police
The case against the Carrick man accused of killing a man and dismembering his body is moving forward.
- CBS News
- January 31, 2018
Medical marijuana and guns: the choice between medicine and firearms
Nearly 12,000 people have signed up for Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program. A law, created in 2016, gives people under a physician's care access to medical marijuana if they suffer from 17 qualifying conditions. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), cancer and epilepsy are on the list, among others. But a new hurdle could make the choices of patients even more difficult. Due to federal law, any illegal drug use disqualifies a person from owning or puchasing a firearm.
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- January 18, 2018
Marijuana patients who want to pack heat in Pa. should buy guns before registering for the drug
Are you a gun enthusiast who plans to participate in the state's medical marijuana program? If you're planning on buying a new firearm, attorneys suggest you make that purchase before you take the first dose of your legally-obtained medicine.
- Times Leader
- January 3, 2018
Federal firearms law takes aim at PA medical marijuana users
The choice between having access to medical marijuana or keeping his firearms isn’t one Patrick Nightingale will make. The Pittsburgh-area criminal defense attorney and executive director of the Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Society is sticking to his guns and state-issued medical marijuana card and wants others to do the same.
