The Leagle Beagle™ from The Sullivan Firm

February 2020

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SOME BRIEF LEGAL MARIJUANA ADVICE

Marijuana can only be used by people over the age of 21 and cannot be used in the presence of anyone under the age of 21, nor can you give it to them.
You are limited to 30 grams of raw marijuana and edibles (brownies, cookies) containing no more than 500 milligrams of THC. Nonresidents are allowed to purchase half of the allowed quantities.
Marijuana can only be purchased at a licensed dispensary.
Marijuana cannot be used in public view, such as parks, subways, or vehicles or even your front porch!
When transporting marijuana, it must be in a transparent, sealed, odor proof and child proof container reasonably not within reach of the driver.
Medical marijuana patients are allowed to grow up to 5 plants at a time in their homes.
AND remember driving while high is still illegal!

HOW PRIVATE ARE YOUR TRAVEL RECORDS?

WBEZ recently reported a situation where the Illinois Tollway, in response to a civil subpoena from a female’s ex-boyfriend (from whom she had a restraining order for stalking), released her travel information, car information, email, and cell number. This practice leaves many appalled. Now a state senator is trying to pass legislation that would prohibit such actions in civil cases (including divorce) and further require law enforcement to first get a warrant from a court before such release. TLB will keep a sharp eye on its progress!

HOW HAPPY ARE BEN & JERRY’S COWS—REALLY??

Back in 2018, the Organic Consumer’s Association (OCA) sued Ben & Jerry for deceptive marketing by claiming that it gets its ingredients from “happy cows”, claiming that those ingredients are “sourced from typical factory farms”. Just days ago, B&J agreed to cease such use, saying that “While we haven’t done an official survey of our cows happiness, we’re proud of the work we’ve done with Vermont’s family farmers”, adding that “happiness cannot be measured objectively”. Further they have taken any expression off of the faces of the cows on the containers, leaving us, I assume, to decide how happy they really are!

CAN WE DUEL?

A Kansas man, who claims that his ex-wife “destroyed him legally” when her lawyer asked an Iowa court to terminate his child visitations & order him to have a psychological exam, has asked that judge to allow a sword fight with the ex & her attorney. The man maintains that he is serious about the duel, that it’s never been banned in the US, and has been used as recently as1818 (in England). The judge? He says he won’t be issuing an order “anytime soon”!

BACK ON THE ROAD!

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has officially signed the License to Work Act. The act eliminates driver’s license suspensions for most nonmoving violations. This is a huge relief to many as the vigorous roller coaster of unpaid parking tickets often sends people into a cycle of poverty centered around the loss of transportation to and from work. Thousands of residents will be eligible for reinstatement of their driving privileges as soon as July 1, 2020.

Call us if you have questions regarding reinstatement of your driver’s liscence.

THEY SAID IT

“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might wind up someplace else.” Yankee catcher Yogi Berra

“The one good thing about national anthems is that we’re already on our feet, and therefore ready to run.” Author Ocean Vuong

“My ancestors wandered in the wilderness for 40 years because, even in biblical times, men would not stop to ask questions.” Elayne Boosler, comedian

Random Useless Facts

Don’t be fooled by any holiday decorations showing lady leprechauns. In traditional Irish folk tales, there are no female leprechauns, only nattily attired little guys.
What kind of bow can’t be tied? A rainbow!
St Patrick’s Day has been observed by the Irish as a religious holiday for more than 1,000 years.
How is a good friend like a four-leaf clover? They’re hard to find!
Children actually grow faster in the spring than during other times of the year.
On this day, people usually eat corned beef and cabbage, and they wear green. However, corned beef is an English dish and not Irish.
Why did the leprechaun walk out of the house? He wanted to sit on the Paddy O’!
According to legend leprechauns dance the Irish jig so much they wear out their shoes.
Tornadoes are the most common in spring.
Why do leprechauns recycle? They like to go green!

The longest recorded sneezing fit lasted 978 days.
The original name for the butterfly was the flutterby.
In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket.
Your thumb is the same length as your nose.
Antarctica has only one ATM.
Lobsters and grasshoppers cannot feel pain.
Pirates thought having an earring would improve their eyesight.
In Arizona, donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs.
Four thousand people are injured by teapots every year.
Termites eat through wood twice as fast when listening to rock music.

Ketchup was used as medicine in the 1830's.
For each minute of the day, 1 billion tons of rain falls on the earth.
There is a butterfly in Africa with enough poison in its body to kill 6 cats.
Justin Timberlake had a company figure out his concerts' carbon footprints and paid to have trees and bushes planted in those cities to offset carbon impact during his nationwide tour.
Apples come from the same family as roses.
Sharks were around long before dinosaurs.
Scientists have actually performed brain surgery on cockroaches.
You can grow a bonsai tree that will actually fruit miniature oranges.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
Boston has the worst drivers out of the nation's 200 largest cities. Kansas City has the best drivers.
A snail can sleep for three years.
There's an island full of wild monkeys off the coast of South Carolina called Morgan Island, and it's not open to humans.