In our previous post, we began looking at the growing microdosing trend, and the fact that most psychedelics are illegal substances, while others are at least of precarious legal standing. The situation with psychedelics drugs is a bit like marijuana—while the...
Florida sheriff vows to crack down heroin dealers
In the last decade, heroin use has increased dramatically in Florida and throughout the United States. The drug accounts for more than 250,000 emergency room visits each year, as well as several thousand deaths. Usage trends suggest that those numbers are unlikely to...
Emerging trend of psychedelics microdosing presents legal issues
Readers may have heard of one of the emerging trends in drug use: microdosing on psychedelic drugs. The practice essentially consists of taking very small amounts of a drug and adjusting the dosage to target specific conditions, ailments, and symptoms.An increasing...
What is “catfishing,” and how does it relate to aiding and abetting, entrapment? P.2
Previously, we began looking at a criminal case in Florida involving catfishing, a term sometimes used to refer to the fraudulent seduction of another online by using a fake profile. As we noted, the alleged catfishing in the case was not taken at all into account for...
What is “catfishing,” and how does it relate to aiding and abetting, entrapment? P.1
Some of our readers may be familiar with the term “catfishing”. The term has an interesting etymology, but really rose in popularity several years ago in connection with the girlfriend hoax involving New Orleans Saints linebacker Manti Te’o. The long...