Cannabis & Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer
Hughes Law’s focus in legal matters relating to cannabis has been a main draw point for many of our clients; however, our firm also believes that the field of cannabis law will grow into something much bigger. It is because of this that our attorney is an expert in the field of cannabis law and works tirelessly to inform the growing curiosity regarding cannabis on a national level. If you have any questions regarding cannabis law, please contact us today so we can review your legal options.
Our attorney has been featured in the following news stories:
- October 2022 – Biden’s Pardon Announcement is a Good Start
- April 2022 – When Will Social Equity Matter To The OLCC?
- February 2021 – 2 Deschutes County pot producers to move forward after court battle
- January 2021 – Appeals court sides with LUBA to reverse ban on marijuana operations near youth activity centers
- September 2020 – Deschutes County appeals ruling reversing ban on marijuana operations near youth activity centers
- September 2020 – Deschutes County Files Appeals in Two Pot Farm Cases
- August 2020 – Deschutes County appeals LUBA ruling reversing a ban on marijuana operations near youth activity centers
- August 2020 – LUBA reverses county’s marijuana ban near youth centers
- August 2020 – LUBA reverses Deschutes County’s marijuana ban near youth centers
- August 2020 – State Land Use Board Rules in Favor of Two New Marijuana Operations
- August 2020 – Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Updates
- December 2019 – YAC Buffers and Sex Offenders: Attorneys Spar at County Hearing
- December 2019 – Bend RV Park Opposes Proposed Pot Production Facility
- October 2018 – Candidate interview with Michael Hughes and Cascade Business News
- October 2018 – League of Women Voters of Deschutes County Debate
- October 2018 – Live feed of the Bend Mayoral Debate by the Bend Neighborhood Coalition
- October 2018 – League of Women Voters Debate
- October 2018 – Election will see the Bend community chose its first elected mayor since the 1920s
- September 2018 – Five Mayoral Candidates Debate in Bend
- September 2018 – Bend Hemp Farmer, Lawyer Runs For Mayor
- September 2018 – Bend mayoral candidates talk housing, growth, sewers
- May 2018 – Attorney Michael Hughes represents La Pine resident facing two felony counts.
- March 2017 – Attorney Michael Hughes, comments on Cannabis being a growing field in law
- February 2017 – Attorney Michael Hughes comments on the process of hemp for cannabidiol and oil
- March 2016 – Attorney Michael Hughes authors article on how the ODA has changed the regulation of hemp farming
- February 2016 – Attorney Michael Hughes Comments On Why Cannabis Banking is Still an Issue
- January 2016 – Attorney Michael Hughes Quoted in January 2016 Oregon State Bar Bulletin Regarding Cannabis Law and Why He Got Into This Field of Law
- January 2016 – Some of Attorney Michael Hughes’ Bend Area Hemp Plants Fail THC Test — He Explains These Plants Are of No Value Anyways
- November 2015 – Oregon’s Democrats in Congress Say Oregon Department of Agriculture and Democrats Is Failing to Take Steps Towards Making Oregon a Leader in Hemp Industries
- November 2015 – Attorney Michael Hughes Comments on Bend Marijuana Advisory Committee Planning Proposal Meeting and Future of Marijuana Laws in Bend, OR
- November 2015 – Bend Parks & Rec Department Asks for Additional 250-Feet Buffer Between Cannabis Businesses and Parks – Attorney Michael Hughes Calls This Hypocritical
- October 2015 – Michael Hughes Interviewed Regarding Whether or Not Oregon Will Place Major Restrictions on the Hemp Industry or If They Will Let the Residents of Oregon Grow and Process Hemp
- October 2015 – Attorney Michael Hughes Quoted in an Article Regarding the Complicated Relationship Between Pot, Banking, and Credit Cards
- June 2015 – Attorney Michael Hughes Joins Six-Member Panel in Discussing the Upcoming Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in Oregon
- April 2015 – Attorney Michael Hughes Gets Case Dismissed: State of Minnesota v. Angela Brown
- April 2015 – Days Before a Minnesota mom & Attorney Michael Hughes’ Client Was Set to Stand Trial for Giving Her Son Medical Marijuana, Her Case is Dismissed
- March 2015 – Attorney Michael Hughes Reequests That the Remaining Charge for Case The State of Minnesota vs. Angela Brown be Continued for Dismissal for a Period of 90 Days
- March 2015 – Original Article Authored by Michael Hughes Titled “Living the Dream” About His Story and Why He Became a Lawyer Focusing on Cannabis Law
- January 2015 – Attorney Michael Hughes Submitted Final Arguments to the Court Regarding Angela Brown Case, Judge to Decide if Brown Goes to Trial
- January 2015 – Court Dismisses One Count in Angela Brown Case, One Count Remains for Trial According to Attorney Michael Hughes
- January 2015 – Attorney Michael Hughes, Angela Brown’s attorney, Has Filed a Response to the Government’s Brief in Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss Her Charges for Giving Her Son Medical Marijuana
- January 2015 – One Charge Dropped Against Mom, Angela Brown, Who Gave Son Cannabis Oil, Attorney Michael Hughes is Representing Brown
- January 2015 – Hughes Law Files Response to the Government’s Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Case for Angela Brown
- December 2014 – Attorney Michael Hughes’s Client, Angela Brown, and a Pediatrician Debate the Pros and Cons of Whether to Give Your Child Medical Marijuana if They are Sick in This Television Interview
- December 2014 – Attorney Michael Hughes, Attorney for Angela Brown, Describes the Mom’s Fight Against Child Endangerment Charges
- December 2014 – Attorney Michael Hughes Urges Court to Dismiss Minnesota Mother, Angela Brown’s Medical Marijuana Charges
- December 2014 – Attorney Michael Hughes Tells Court That Child Endangerment Charges Are Intended for Serious Drug Cases at News Conference Regarding Angela Brown Case in Madison
- December 2014 – Minnesota Mom Asks Judge to Toss Medical Marijuana Case, Attorney Michael Hughes Backs Her On This Motion to Dismiss
- October 2014 – Attorney Michael Hughes’s Client, Angela Brown, Comments on Medical Marijuana Case on Dr. Drew Show
- October 2014 – Attorney Michael Hughes Continues to Fight for Brown Family in Minnesota as He Challenges the Basis for the Charges
- October 2014 – The Women of ‘The View’ Talk About Attorney Michael Hughes’ Client, Ms. Brown, Treating Her Son with Medical Cannabis.
- September 2014 – Attorney Michael Hughes Takes on Case, Representing Ms. Angela Brown with a Not-Guilty Plea for Child Endangerment After Treating Her Son with Medical Cannabis
- September 2014 – Attorney Michael Hughes is Interviewed on Twin Cities News Talk Regarding the Angela Brown Case (The interview begins at the 22 min mark)
- September 2014 – Attorney Michael Hughes Has Been Retained to Help Fight for the Brown Family in Minnesota Regarding the Case of Angela Brown Giving Her Son Medical Cannabis
- September 2014 – Minnesota Mother, Angela Brown, Accused of Giving Child Cannabis, Attorney Michael Hughes is Retained and He Challenges These Charges