Tampa Drug Crimes Updates

How Is the Weight Determined in Case of a Mixture in Drug Crimes?Methamphetamine Mandatory Minimum Sentence How does the weight or Volume of a controlled substance affect a drug sentence? Wannabe Walter White Gets a Break One court just changed the rules in how prosecutors can use the weight of drugs against defendants like the…

What happens when Prosecutors use the testimony of a cop, with no testimony from a laboratory to identify the drug, Marijuana / Cannabis? The following sections are excerpts from the court’s marijuana opinion testimony decision that can be found in its entirety here. “The issue before us is whether a police officer’s identification of marijuana,…

How to Find a Complete Copy of the Hillsborough County Medical Marijuana Licensing Ordinance? The Hillsborough County Commission just adopted the Ordinance needed for dispensaries to go forward. Of course the dispenary must still be licensed by the State of Florida, Department of Health, but this is a huge step forward. What are the zoning…

Florida Medical Marijuana Rules I spent most of the morning at the University of South Florida where are the Florida Department of Health is having hearings on exactly what the rules will say after passage of Florida’s Amendment 2. Standing Room Only at Marijuana Rules Hearing It was standing room only I will post the…

How to Find a Weed Doctor to get MMJ in the State of Florida For those looking for a weed doctor in Florida – we present this map. The medical marijuana / weed doctor map will be kept as current as possible. #weed #mmj Source: https://www.leafly.com/news/health/medical-marijuana-doctors-florida-mapped Fighting for you or a friend. Law Office of…

Complete Proposed Text of Florida Medical Marijuana Law – Senate Bill Below is the complete text of the Florida Senate Bill of the proposed Medical Marijuana Statute in Florida. It will be called: “An act relating to compassionate use of low-THC cannabis and marijuana.” Sources: http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/medical-marijuana-lags-in-the-legislature/2310805https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0406/BillText/Filed/PDFhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0406/BillText/Filed/HTML 1 A bill to be entitled2 An act relating…

Medical Marijuana Moratorium in Florida Yet another Florida Community has imposed a moratorium on licensing or Zoning for new medical marijuana dispensaries. This small Beach Community has just imposed an 15-month moratorium. Other Florida counties are throwing roadblocks also see more here: http://www.drug2go.com/2016/12/florida-counties-blocking-medical.html “An ordinance imposing a moratorium on the operation of medical marijuana treatment…

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Rules Notice of Development of Rulemaking DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHRULE NO.: RULE TITLE: 64-4.012 Medical Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of this rule is to implement provisions of Article X, Section 29 of the Florida Constitution, to set out clear guidance on use of terms and…

Blocking Medical MarijuanaDispensaries in Florida We expect a Constitutional law fight to prevent Florida locals from trying to ban the establishment of dispensaries. Here is a partial list of Florida counties trying to block the licensing and establishment of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries as of this date: Manatee County, Florida Pasco County, Florida Hillsborough County, Florida…

Obviously, our clients are looking to open new dispensaries in Florida after the election this year. However, there are other ways to consider an investment in the Cannabis business. Alternatives to Cannabis Dispensary Licensing What are some alternatives to investing in a dispensary? One such company was discussed by Jim Cramer on CNBC. The company…