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Field Tests of Alleged Controlled Substances Leave Room for Reasonable Doubt
Conventional wisdom says that, when police pull you over on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, you should give as little evidence as the law requires. If the police ask to search your vehicle, do not consent. Even if the police do collect evidence after arresting you, there is room… Read More »
A Kilogram of E Is Even More Incriminating When a Child Is Present
Some drugs never go out of style, while others are most popular with a certain generation. Baby Boomers assumed that cocaine was harmless, boasting about it in popular songs and edgy comedy routines, at least until John Belushi overdosed in the early 1980s. If we are to believe elderly journalists, the kids of Generation… Read More »
Police Arrest Man for Illegal Possession of Drugs and Sea Turtle Eggs
The average person’s swimming skills in Florida are higher than what one finds in most parts of the world, but even experienced swimmers will admit that walking comes more naturally to humans than swimming. If you go to the contiguous beaches of South Florida, you can easily start on Fort Lauderdale Beach and walk… Read More »
The Executive Order Rescheduling Cannabis Will Have Little Effect on Criminal Law
In December 2025, President Trump signed an executive order instructing federal lawmakers to reschedule cannabis, changing it from a Schedule I controlled substance to a Schedule III controlled substance. Discussions about rescheduling cannabis are nothing new; they are at least as old as statewide medical marijuana programs. Every year during the previous presidential administration,… Read More »
School Custodian Faces Charges for Drug Possession
If you are too old to find the phrase “six seven” entertaining, then you probably get a kick out of droning, “Drugs are bad,” in a faux old person voice. It is in school where many of us first heard adults whom the generation above us would have described as “square” scold us about… Read More »
Student Faces Drug Trafficking Charges After Drug Bust in Dorm
Living in a college dormitory is an unpleasant experience for most people. You might have to room with an intolerant neatnik or a stinky slob. No matter who the university matches you with, it is uncomfortable to share a small space with someone who, until a few weeks ago, was a complete stranger. There… Read More »
South Florida Recording Artist Faces Criminal Charges for Drug Possession
In 2025 in South Florida, possession of 20 grams of cannabis seems like the least of anyone’s concerns. Possession of that quantity is legal in Florida’s most populous counties under many circumstances. Likewise, police might stop you if you drive too fast, but you are much less likely to get a ticket for driving… Read More »
The Barbeque Restaurant That Smoked More Than Just Ribs
The tourist brochures highlight the white sand beaches of Florida’s Gulf Coast and the riverbanks where alligators sun themselves, but they do not show the Sunshine State’s true beauty. If you’ve seen one mangrove swamp, you’ve seen them all, but where Florida truly shines is its small businesses, its independently owned eateries. The best… Read More »
The Last Days of THCA in Florida
The good news is that, now that the federal government shutdown in faraway Washington, D.C. has ended, your SNAP benefits will continue uninterrupted, but the bad news is that it will be harder to get the munchies to enjoy your EBT purchases. The bad news is that the legislation that enabled the federal government… Read More »
Drug Charges Incidental to Social Media Stunts
Every seasoned pothead knows that the best way to avoid getting criminal charges for drugs is to keep your drug use safely concealed in the privacy of your home. As long as you smoke weed while sitting on the couch in your living room, or in the couch of your drug buddy’s living room,… Read More »
