by operations | Sep 24, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Elizabeth Simpson, Strategic Director for Emancipate NC, recently authored an op-ed published in the News & Observer making the case against allowing police to use the odor of marijuana as justification for searches. She writes: “The N.C. Supreme Court should hold...
by operations | Sep 10, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News
A recent article in The Assembly shines a spotlight on the injustice that Emancipate NC clients—and countless others across North Carolina—continue to face. Ten years after the state legalized hemp, North Carolina still hasn’t updated its crime lab testing methods....
by operations | Aug 13, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News, Policing
By Emancipate Attorney Jaelyn Miller Emancipate NC attorneys Jaelyn Miller, Elizabeth Simpson, and Dillon Sharpe have filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Greenville Police Department after a student was wrongfully searched and cited for marijuana...
by operations | Jul 16, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News, Events
Starting July 25 and again on August 1, 2025, Emancipate NC’s Dedan Waciuri and Attorney Dillon Sharpe will be hosting Free Legal Information Fridays in Greenville! Come connect with us at The Office, 804 West 5th Street, Greenville, NC from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM for free...
by operations | Jun 17, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News
Another courtroom win—and the fight continues On May 20, 2025, Attorney Dillon Sharpe represented a Don’t Plead to Weed client in a Wake County District Court trial, presided over by Judge Christopher Brooks. Our client faced multiple charges, including:...
by operations | May 21, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News
On May 14, 2025, Emancipate NC Attorney Dillon Sharpe secured another win for a Don’t Plead to Weed client in Wake County District Court. Our client was pulled over for driving slightly below the speed limit. She cooperated fully and answered...
