FL S0602

Authorizes courts to depart from mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug trafficking offenses involving possession of cocaine, cannabis, phencyclidine (PCP), methaqualone, amphetamine, flunitrazepam, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), 1,4-Butanediol, phenethylamines, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), synthetic cannabinoids, and n-benzyl phenethylamines at the lowest quantity thresholds.

Court departure from mandatory minimum requires written findings that: (1) the offense involved only possession, (2) no violence or weapons were used, (3) no death or serious bodily injury occurred, and (4) imposing the mandatory minimum would constitute an injustice.

Applies only to the lowest-tier offenses for each drug type (e.g., 25-2,000 pounds of cannabis, 28-200 grams of cocaine, 1-5 grams of LSD).

Does not modify mandatory minimums for higher-quantity trafficking offenses, capital felonies, or offenses involving sale, manufacture, or importation.

Takes effect July 1, 2018.