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Effects of cultivating cannabis
The legalization of drugs has become a rather hot topic. Many people hold different stances and the controversy is still open for debate. Many have continued to argue that possessing and using marijuana should at least be legalized and, though it has happened in some...
Factors that can impact your BAC
You’ve just wrapped up a night out of drinking and have to make your way home. You are debating whether or not ditch your car and pick it up tomorrow morning or to wait a little longer to sober up and drive home. If there is ever an internal debate about whether or...
How stoned is too stoned to drive?
In Florida, driving under the influence comes with serious consequences. In fact, if you get behind the wheel while impaired by any drugs, including marijuana, you are subject to the same penalties as those who drive while drunk. A DUI for driving while stoned can...
Florida lawmakers challenge proposed marijuana legalization vote
The struggle over whether Florida voters should get to decide for themselves whether to decriminalize marijuana goes on. As we discussed previously in this blog, the campaign to add an initiative onto this year’s ballot proposing a state constitutional amendment...
Many Florida workers confront a prescription drug addiction
Your job has been your financial lifeline. But because it involves a great amount of physical labor, it has taken a toll on your body. Strains and injuries to your back, shoulders and knees have left you with lingering pain. And one of the only ways to manage that...
Are police allowed to access your phone data?
Smartphones contain much or nearly all of our personal data, and that potentially offers the government gigabytes of evidence that can be used against you if you are arrested or charged with a crime. But the government’s ability to view that data depends upon several...
Sharing the road with trucks can be a one-way street to danger
Thousands die in large truck crashes every year, and it’s usually not the long-haul operators that are in trouble. When you’re in a car, there’s an overwhelmingly increased risk of shouldering the brunt of the damage in a trucking accident. Even as fatalities in daily...
Can you legally grow marijuana in Florida?
Over 300,000 Florida residents have medical marijuana cards. Yet certain activities related to marijuana remain illegal. Selling it outside the medical market can come with stiff legal consequences. And recreational use may still result in a fine or jail time. But you...
Recreational marijuana won’t be on 2020 ballot
Florida voters will not get a chance to weigh in on the legalization of recreational marijuana this year. A group called Make It Legal Florida had been hoping to get a recreational marijuana proposal on the state’s 2020 ballot. This proposed constitutional amendment...
Man arrested for passing out marijuana to public for Christmas
A 67-year-old Pinellas County man was arrested for handing out marijuana to passersby in St. Petersburg on December 21. Police were called, and the man was found to have 45 grams of marijuana on him. When asked what he was doing, he simply stated he was doing it...
