Category: Drug Crimes
How Much Jail Time Can I Serve For Drug Trafficking?
Drug dealing is a serious offense in Florida and the entire United States. Drug use causes a lot of social and health challenges that have seen the government instill harsher laws and penalties for drug offenders. While you can be charged with several drug offenses, drug trafficking is the most serious and one that carries…
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Drug Monitoring Program Expands throughout U.S. to Thwart Doctor Shopping
Prescription fraud, commonly known as doctor shopping, is a huge problem throughout the United States, including Florida. In 2009 the Federal Centers for Disease Control labeled Florida as the epicenter of prescription drug abuse epidemic. Nationwide, the prescription drug abuse epidemic has been attributed to lack of prescription monitoring programs and medical personnel oversight. In…
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Decriminalization of Marijuana Budding in West Palm Beach
All forms of marijuana are illegal in Florida under state and federal law, but starting in the summer of 2015, a handful of South Florida cities and counties acted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of pot, making possession a civil — instead of a criminal — offense. Miami-Dade County, Florida’s most populous county with…
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