Criminal Justice SystemCriminal LawFeaturedFlorida
March 29, 2022By Andrew Tuma-Waku
On February 24, 2022, the Florida House voted and approved HB 95, which would make it easier for prosecutors to charge drug dealers with first-degree murder when a consumer suffers a fatal overdose.[i] This new bill was introduced to combat Florida’s ongoing war on drugs, as well as to deter drug dealers who “profit off […]
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Criminal LawMarijuana Laws
April 27, 2021By Claudia Perez
Cannabis, also known as marijuana, has a complicated history in the United States. The public’s sentiment towards marijuana has historically been conflated with race, crime, and morality. It is this complicated relationship that makes the rapid change in support for marijuana law reform a surprising phenomenon.
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Criminal LawMental Health
March 29, 2021By Danay Hernandez
President Nixon declared drug abuse “public enemy number one.” Consequently, it should be absolutely no surprise that the war on drugs has resulted in the longest and deadliest war in the United States of America. The war on drugs has stormed the world for many decades. As of today, the war on drugs has been ongoing for forty-nine years.
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Criminal LawEvidence
January 11, 2021By Ricardo Jerome
For many years Hip Hop has been a prevalent genre in music and is becoming increasingly popular each year. Particularly, the relationship between Hip Hop and the laws of this land has been violent to say the least. Being that Hip Hop emerges from the culture of inner-city communities, it is not difficult to see why there would be tension.
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