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“Operation 420” Targets Hemp Businesses in North Georgia

May 3, 2026

Last week, law enforcement raided hemp businesses in Towns County and Hiawassee as part of “Operation 420,” seizing products marketed as legal hemp that allegedly exceeded Georgia’s THC limits. The raids are the latest in a wave of enforcement actions targeting hemp businesses, and they raise serious questions about testing reliability and criminal intent that will shape any charges t…

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Challenging the State’s Marijuana Charges in APD’s “Operation No Smoke”

April 24, 2026

APD’s ‘Operation No Smoke’ raid resulted in 40 arrests and seizures of suspected marijuana, THC edibles, and mushrooms. But Georgia’s evolving hemp laws have made marijuana prosecutions far harder to win — and give defendants real defenses against felony charges.

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Our Firm Obtains Dismissal of Felony Marijuana and Gambling Charges in Lee County Smoke Shop Case

October 23, 2025

Last week, our firm obtained a dismissal of felony marijuana and gambling charges that were brought against the owner of a smoke shop, his wife, and his employees in Lee County, Georgia. This case is just the latest in a long line of cases in which law enforcement officials have falsely charged a hemp business […]

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Church Law Firm Helps Client Avoid Deportation and Decades in Prison in Human Trafficking and Money Laundering Case

September 1, 2025

Our client’s restaurant, Sabor a Mexico, which remains open to this day Our client, a restaurant owner and longtime permanent resident in Atlanta, was facing serious federal charges in two different districts–he was charged with federal money laundering in the Southern District of Texas in Houston, and he and his wife were charged with alien […]

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Our Firm Gets Charges Dismissed for Autistic Client Accused of Public Indecency

August 15, 2025

An autistic man in Georgia faced life-altering public indecency charges after a private moment in a park was misunderstood. Our autism spectrum disorder defense team proved his actions were the result of autism and unresolved trauma, not criminal intent — leading to full dismissal of charges and a sealed record.

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