Does Marijuana Consumption Make a Mother Unfit? Cigarette and alcohol packaging give clear caution against consumption while pregnant or breastfeeding. The American Medical Association (AMA) now provides the same warnings on marijuana packaging- if a little less strongly worded. There have been numerous cases of children removed from their mother’s care almost immediately after birth … Read more

NADC Selects Christopher Glew as Member of Nation’s Top One Percent The Law Offices of Glew & Kim is proud to announce that partner Christopher Glew has been selected to the 2015 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. “I’m very honored to receive this … Read more

Drinking, Driving, and Thanksgiving: Don’t Get a DUI Thanksgiving. For some, it’s stressful because they’re worried about burning dinner or feeding undercooked turkey to their guests. For many, it’s stressful because we’re with our families, those people who know just how to push our buttons and get under our skin. So what is the normal … Read more

More Children Thrown Away by OC Parents It seems like the way to deal with children in Orange County at the moment is to throw them out a window or off a boat. Are parents suddenly forgetting any and all common sense when it comes to child rearing? FYI: throwing your child off a parking … Read more

A Year Later, Colorado Marijuana Legalization a Success It’s been over a year since Colorado legalized the retail sale of marijuana and, in case you missed it, the world didn’t end. In fact, here’s a list of other things that were predicted in the most dire way, and didn’t happen in Colorado over the past … Read more

Ohio Voters Just Say No to Marijuana Legalization It seems state voters are more frequently giving the green light for medical, if not recreational, marijuana use. As of now, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, while Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington have legalized the recreational use and growth of cannabis. … Read more

Don’t Drink and Drive: California DUI Laws Explained We all know that drinking alcohol and then getting behind the wheel of a car, or any vehicle for that matter, is very dangerous. But, just exactly how detrimental can it be? In California the laws regarding DUI convictions are very strict and should be taken seriously. … Read more

Study Suggests California Laws Target the Homeless The 2008 recession forced many into homelessness—many who never thought they’d find themselves in that situation. Between December 2007 and June 2009, the number of homeless people increased by 3 percent and homeless families by 4 percent nationwide. The nature of homelessness itself makes it difficult to get … Read more

Orange County Police Officers Wearing Cameras Freddie Gray. Tamir Rice. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. And a few very close to home: Kelly Thomas and Manuel Diaz. In fact, between the years of 1999 and 2014, there have been at least 76 men and women who were killed in police custody. What would have police cameras … Read more

Crittenton Arrested at John Wayne Airport for Alleged Murder In what seems like a crime of opportunity, two men approached the victim walking down E. Chestnut Avenue at about 1 a.m. on Saturday morning. One brandished a knife in a threatening manner while the other rifled through the victim’s pockets. Eimiller continued to say that … Read more