Open Menu Open Menu

    St. Thomas Law Review

    Criminal Law

    Criminal Justice SystemCriminal LawFeaturedFlorida

    Balancing Florida’s War on Drugs with Constitutional Constraints

    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 […]

    Read More

    Criminal LawMarijuana Laws

    Marijuana: The Path From Prohibition To Progress

    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.

    Read More

    Criminal LawMental Health

    A Much Needed Change: How We View and Tackle Drug Addiction

    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.

    Read More

    Criminal LawEvidence

    The Right to Remain Gangsta

    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.

    Read More

    Back to Top