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As Missouri started opening up medical marijuana dispensaries at the end of 2020, folks have been asking how that will impact the Illinois market just across the river. The past year while Illinois has enjoyed legal recreational and medicinal marijuana, its neighboring Missouri residents haven’t been able to partake… well... Read More

The People’s Counsel has gained a stellar reputation for St. Louis criminal defense over the years, and founder Charles “Chas” Barberio’s dedication to protecting the rights of his clients is a great example of how to grow a practice through sustained success.    Graduating from law school in 2008 at the peak of the Great Recession,... Read More

Police Under No Obligation to Tell You the Truth During Arrest or Interrogation For most people, being arrested and interviewed by police is an unusual occurrence. So, making decisions in what is likely an unusual and highly stressful situation isn’t easy, and making erroneous assumptions under this stress is all... Read More

With the new school year fast approaching many aging teachers will have a tough choice to make. Whether to go into work for in-person education or risk losing their jobs. With COVID-19 numbers on the rise across the nation, policy makers pushing a return-to-normalcy objective, and many parents exhausted after... Read More

A case challenging the legality of possibly hundreds of marijuana-related felony convictions will likely be brought before a St. Charles County judge this summer. The challenge is based on policies in many jurisdictions – including St. Charles County – that make a distinction between leafy marijuana and marijuana derivatives (such... Read More

An untold number of people convicted of felony drug possession by courts throughout Missouri may soon see those convictions challenged and reduced to misdemeanor marijuana possession. At the root of the problem, many jurisdictions make a distinction between leafy marijuana and marijuana derivatives (such as oils and gummy type snacks),... Read More