Ditto what marye said! I had a dui about 9 years ago now. It sucked, no prison time, but probation and no drinking for 2 years. I like my beer, but not quite as much as I did before the dui. Good luck!
Peace

sadly, its not a lucrative business to defend deadheads. Thats why lawyers dont already have em all solicited, like they jump at you if you're accused of a crime and have money. I mean, they have signs all over if you need legal help for your DUI. If you were driving your car, they know you have some dough. Who wants to volunteer for a plea bargain when there's no money? Lets face it, the system is designed to completely discriminate against poor folks.
And if you just got popped with quantity, you probably don't have money if you even did before.
and one day, the world will recognize (if it hasnt already) that how our country has locked up Deadheads, for nonviolent pursuit of our dionysian religion, is an injustice. One day it will be viewed the same way as laws that persecute against homosexuality and other personal forms of behavior that don't hurt other people.
because what this is, is religious persecution.
in a way.
well, at least you need something to believe in right?
Here in our community, weve got it al, so THANK you everyone, from the band and the crew to the Whart Rats to those who pursue rapturous abandon in the total experience of losing yourself through psychedelic drugs and music.
The great thing about this community is that the sole bonding glue has always been MUSIC. That's the one thing that holds it all together.
That, and our prevailing philosophy: a combination of the golden rule and the concept of total freedom. This is America. Your mind, your soul, your spirit, these are yours and yours alone to give to the vision of destiny that you please. We will not tell you how to live your life. You may get help when you need it. You may need to help yourself. Here, in our circle, everything happens. There's too much divergence for seeemingly anything to hold it together....
but the MUSIC....

We NEED to hold together, people, to survive.
Maybe we could define ourselves, protect ourselves, legally.
Just a thought.
Certainly no philosophy could protect our freedom in the current system.... what would be the classification?
It has to be more serious than bob dobbs
but what, what could we be? Are we just a freak of nature? Is our "experiment" in group consciousness and music just a little blip on the map of a history of persecution? Is this our one shot at getting it together? If so we gotta get it together, people, join together in our love for this music, get together whenever it's happening.
I hope folks have written to the people who are incarcerated. I remember this from the back of Relix and I wrote a letter once many years ago and I wish I could remember who it was even to :)
Reading about more folks today, two decades later it is really continuing to bum me out but I send my prayers and thoughts to the families and friends of those incarcerated, because they are doing time too. And I'm going to get to writing another letter.
Love and Blessings, keep that Fire burning in your heart, because We are It, We are on our own...