Medical marijuana is now legal in one form or another in twenty states and the District of Columbia. Florida, however, is not one of those states. In some of these states, medical marijuana has been legal for more than a decade. In those states, civilization has not, in fact, deteriorated…
Not long ago, Florida passed a law that required people applying for certain welfare benefits to take a drug test regardless of whether there was any evidence they used drugs. Whether this was about politics or the governor’s wife having an interest in the company that secured the lucrative contract…
In most drug cases, particularly cases where the police arrest someone for manufacturing or growing marijuana, the case starts out with the police getting a tip that the suspect is growing marijuana in his home or on his property. The police conduct surveillance, check the trash, check electricity bills for…
In Florida, if the police want to come on to a person’s property to search it for drugs or other evidence of criminal activity, they normally need a valid search warrant signed by a judge. Alternatively, they can usually go up the residence, knock on the door and ask for…
In a marijuana and drug paraphernalia case near Jacksonville, Florida, the defendant was driving when a police officer decided to run his tag on the officer’s computer. The computer showed that the defendant’s tag was registered to a different vehicle. As a result, the police officer stopped the defendant and…
Drug trafficking cases in Florida are very serious felony cases that come with significant penalties. These crimes typically have mandatory minimum prison sentences which means that if a person is convicted of drug trafficking, he/she will have to serve a minimum number of years in prison depending on the severity…
In Florida, there are two types of possession of drugs cases. There are actual possession cases where the defendant is actually holding or carrying the drugs, and there are constructive possession cases where the defendant is not actually holding the drugs but knows they are there and has some ability…
Normally, for a police officer to stop or detain a person in Florida, the officer needs consent from the person or specific evidence that the person is involved in criminal activity. However, there are exceptions to the search and seizure laws, and one of them involves a situation where it…
In drug cases in Florida, the police are not allowed to stop a person and investigate him/her for drugs or other illegal activity without probable cause to believe the person is committing a crime. The police can always approach a person and ask to talk to him/her and/or search him/her,…
When most people think of drug trafficking charges in Florida, they think of people selling large quantities of marijuana, cocaine or other illegal drugs in traditional drug deals. However, with prescription drugs being the focus of police more and more, drug trafficking cases can involve many different scenarios. First, drug…