With technology advancing at lightning speed, new investigatory techniques are continually being developed to assist police and prosecutors in detecting and prosecuting crime. But some convictions and acquittals still depend on something as old and n...
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If you are arrested on drug charges in Florida, you are probably eager to know what will happen next. The criminal justice system operates on a very strict set of rules called the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. The purpose of these...
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Drug laws in Florida and throughout the U.S. continue to be harsh. Although drug laws affecting people who use drugs are beginning to place greater emphasis on treatment than in past years, those who sell or distribute drugs will continue to face sev...
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The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is charged with more than just policing international drug traffickers, street dealers, and other parties whom we generally think of when drug enforcement is mentioned. The DEA also has authority under the Controlled...
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Florida law permits the possession and use of “medical marijuana,” but the state continues to outlaw any recreational or unlicensed possession, sale, or distribution of marijuana. In fact, the illegal possession of less than an ounce (20 grams or...
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When we talk about Florida’s criminal prosecution of people who illegally possess drugs, we often think of the common street drugs, like heroin or cocaine. But prescription drugs are very often the subject of drug-related crimes and a conviction fo...
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Can you be charged with first-degree murder for providing drugs to someone who dies from them? Yes. Florida, like most states, provides for harsh penalties if a defendant is convicted of delivering drugs that lead to the death of the per...
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Four Ybor City bartenders have been arrested as part of a Tampa Police department drug sting, called “Operation Last Call,” where police bought drugs ranging from cocaine to Adderall at several clubs and bars in the area. [embedyt] ...
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When most people hear the words “drug trafficking” they assume that a “big time” drug dealer has been busted. They assume there has been a big “sting” operation to bring down these drug dealers and tons of money and drugs have been exchan...
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Marijuana is still listed as a Schedule I Controlled Substance by state and federal law enforcement authorities. Whether justified or not, marijuana remains in a category defined as having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for...
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