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DUI or Drug Arrest While You Were Asleep

DUI or Drug Arrest While You Were Asleep

Police find a man asleep in a car on the side of the road and arrest him on suspicion of DUI. They find another man sleeping on the sidewalk next to a used syringe and several bottles of pills and arrest him for drug possession. Both men remain unconscious throughout their arrest, transport, and booking, waking up the next morning in jail cells. You may wonder if this is legal and how the prosecutor can prove crimes were committed if the men were asleep. DUI Arrest While Asleep Even sitting in a car while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or...

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Are Head Shops Illegal in Oklahoma?

Are Head Shops Illegal in Oklahoma?

Head shops are stores that sell rolling papers, smoking accessories, and what police might call “drug paraphernalia”, along with tobacco and other legal products. Law enforcement in Oklahoma have cracked down on head shops over the past few years, claiming that they sell items used to take drugs. For instance, a market that sold glass pipes has been repeatedly targeted for arrests and civil asset forfeiture. Oklahoma law defines drug paraphernalia as “all equipment, products and materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or fashioned specifically for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing,...

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