Marijuana Consumption / Negligence

Injured as a result of negligent cannabis use? Did THC consumption cause personal injury, damages, or losses? In Miami, the Perazzo Law Firm strives to offer the best possible legal representation with ZERO-OUT-OF-POCKET costs to our clients.

In Miami, the Perazzo Law Firm staff of professional attorneys understand the effects that cannabis consumption, especially when containing high levels of THC, can have on the mental or physical condition of the marijuana user. But who’s to say stoners don’t drive well? While medical THC consumption offers many health benefits through cannabis pills, oils, edibles, and vapes; what negative effect can it have on those operating a motor vehicle or performing a task that requires focus for the well-being of others? Today, thirty-three U.S. states have made marijuana consumption legal, with only 10 states forbidding marijuana possession or consumption, regardless of medical prescriptions or foundations. In Miami-Dade, prosecutors have determined that the cost of charging those found consuming marijuana on a recreational basis is by far too expensive because of lab tests, court proceedings and other factors that make arresting someone on marijuana possession simply not worth the effort. In Florida, possession of 20 grams or less of marijuana is a misdemeanor, and such cases will not be prosecuted based on the lack of police crime labs in South Florida that are capable to testing for THC. At present, highway drug testing by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement labs are only able to test the presence of THC but lacks the ability to measure the about of THC, which is the chemical that gets users high. Regardless, a person in possession of 20 grams or less of cannabis and products containing 600 milligrams or less of THC would face reduced penalties. Currently, possession in these amounts is a first-degree misdemeanor, with penalties including a year in prison and a $1,000 fine. But how does driving under the cannabis influence become a legal problem? Today, Miami-Dade police officials can no longer stop motorists based on a cannabis stench present within a motor vehicle. So how does this affect other motorists or pedestrians if drivers are behind the wheel high as kites and cause an accident? In Miami, the Perazzo Law Firm understands the growing complication faced by Florida law enforcement agencies when it comes to legal recreational marijuana consumption which stems from not being able to detain users as a result of the new hemp law.