Essay On Drug Paraphernalia

Drug Paraphernalia Florida Statute 893.145 The Fort Lauderdale Defense Lawyer Bradford Cohen has experience in criminal cases of Drug Paraphernalia. You can be criminally charged with possessing syringes, rolling papers, pipes, bongs, straws, or anything else used to ingest or assist in ingesting illegal narcotics. There is a wide use of discretion when it comes to getting charged with this crime. Usually it is charged along with a criminal charge of possession of drugs or narcotics, but it does not have to be charged in such a manner. An officer may try and make an arrest if you have rolling papers on you. Just because you are arrested and charged with a crime does not mean you will be convicted. There are many defenses to the charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Call our criminal defense law offices for your free consultation. At Bradford Cohen Law, we get many questions from our criminal defense clients and prospective criminal client in regards to the pending Drug Paraphernalia charges against them. We like to keep our clients informed so they fully understand the legal significance of their situation. So, what does the Florida Law say in regards Florida Statute 893.145? This wide-ranging statute defines "drug paraphernalia" as all items which are used, intended for use, or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, transporting, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance in violation of this chapter or Florida Statute 877.111. In other words, any device that helps facilitate the use of drugs. Well, what does Florida Statute 877.111 say? It a list of chemicals in which many drugs stem from with a catchall provision which explains that it is illegal to Inhale, ingest, possess, sale, purchase, or transfer any similar substance for the purpose of inducing a condition of intoxication or which distorts or disturbs the auditory, visual, or mental processes. OK, so which devices are considered drug paraphernalia? If you have never taken a look at the statute, one would might be very surprised how wide ranging yet specific the statute can be. Fort Lauderdale/ Miami Defense Attorney Bradford Cohen wants you to be aware of what is considered drug paraphernalia as it may pertain to your specific case. Here are some examples what is considered drug paraphernalia, but if you need to discuss your criminal case in more detail please call 1888COHENLAW. Drug Paraphernalia consists of, but is not limited to: Any equipment used, intended for use, or designed for use in the planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, or harvesting of any species of plant which is a controlled substance or from which a controlled substance can be derived. (This could be as ordinary as UV lights that are suspected to be used to grow Marijuana.) Drug Paraphernalia could be any tools designed for use in increasing the potency of any species of plant which is a controlled substance. (This could be Fertilizers used to grow a plant that is considered a control or illegal substance.) In addition, any equipment used in testing, identifying, or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness, or purity of, controlled substances or designed for use in cutting controlled substances is too considered Drug Paraphernalia. Criminal Attorney Bradford Cohen commonly gets asked the question are, “Are Scales and balances considered …show more content…
But that’s not all. Here at Bradford Cohen Law our attorneys cover a wide range of Drug Paraphernalia cases which includes possessing Smoking and carburetion masks, Roach clips (objects used to hold burning material, such as a cannabis cigarettes that become too small or too short to be held in the hand) Miniature cocaine spoons, and cocaine vials, Chamber pipes, Carburetor pipes, Electric pipes, Air-driven pipes, Chillums, Ice pipes or chillers, a cartridge or canister (a small metal device used to contain nitrous oxide) a charger (sometimes referred to as a "cracker," which is a metal or plastic device that contains an interior pin that may be used to expel nitrous oxide from a cartridge or container) a charging bottle (a device that may be used to expel nitrous oxide from a cartridge or canister) A whip-it (device that may be used to expel nitrous oxide) a tank, a balloon a hose or tube, a Even 2-liter-type soda bottle or Duct