DETRR is the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s drug diversion program. Who qualifies, the three levels, how to get in before charges are filed, and how to clear the record.
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DETRR is the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s drug diversion program. Who qualifies, the three levels, how to get in before charges are filed, and how to clear the record.
Continue reading ›Updated November 8, 2026 After a drug arrest in Florida, the State Attorney’s Office decides whether to file formal charges, and that decision often waits on the crime lab. A roadside field test is only a presumptive screen, so the lab report, the weight of each package, the hemp-versus-marijuana question, and how the drugs were…
Continue reading ›Arrested on a cruise ship in Tampa for marijuana or hemp? Learn state vs. federal charges, what to do on board, and how to get a lawyer to first appearance.
Continue reading ›Fully rewritten and updated October 25, 2026. A Florida medical marijuana patient or caregiver may carry marijuana in a car if it stays in its original dispensary packaging, stays within the legal possession limit, and the person can show a medical marijuana use registry card when an officer asks. Under section 381.986, Florida Statutes, using…
Continue reading ›The 20-gram line, concentrates and Stevenson, hemp lab proof under Campbell, the Second DCA’s 2025 odor ruling, medical card limits, trafficking, Amendment 3, and Hillsborough diversion.
Continue reading ›Florida’s impairment standard for marijuana DUI, urine and blood rules, Trenton’s Law, the science on THC and impairment, DRE opinions, medical cards, delta-8, and penalties.
Continue reading ›Hemp Legalization Requires Chemical Testing to Prove Illegal Cannabis Campbell v. State, No. 2D2023-0651 (Fla. 2d DCA Mar. 26, 2025) Case Summary Holding: Florida’s Second DCA reversed a cannabis trafficking conviction because the State only tested 1 of 50 bundles—failing to prove the total quantity exceeded the legal hemp THC threshold. Key Rule: After hemp…
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