Florida Republican Files Bill to Extend Medical Pot Access to AIDS, Cancer...
The proposal (SB 528), filed by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, includes a detailed regulatory structure that would place requirements on patients, doctors, growers and retail stores. Patients...
View ArticleLatest Rule Proposal Would Let Pot Growers Distribute Product Directly to...
The director of Florida Department of Health's Office of Compassionate Use expects growers to be able to sell their product at storefronts, possibly in regions outside of where their nurseries exist....
View ArticleProspects Dim For Medical Pot in Florida As Senate Committee Signals Rejection
Proposals by two Republican lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana have a slim chance of passing this legislative session, based on the comments of a Senate committee chairman who helps control the...
View ArticlePoll Finds Medical Pot Legalization Still Heavily Favored in Florida; Gov....
But when voters could cast ballots on both matters last fall, they rejected a constitutional amendment proposal to legalize pot, albeit by a small margin, and they re-elected Scott, albeit by an even...
View ArticleCashing In on Pot: How Business Is Getting High on Marijuana’s Potential
The industry totaled $2.66 billion in U.S. sales in 2014, up 74 percent from $1.53 billion the year before, with expectations that the market will expand exponentially as more states legalize marijuana...
View ArticleFloridians Say Overwhelming No to Guns On Campus, Big Yes to Medical Marijuana
73 percent of Floridians oppose allowing students with concealed-weapons permits to carry guns on campus according to the latest USF-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey. Support for medical pot climbs. The...
View ArticleFlorida Picks 5 Nurseries to Grow and Distribute Medical Marijuana for Select...
Parents of children with severe epilepsy pushed for a 2014 law to legalize the purportedly non-euphoric marijuana --- low in THC, high in CBD --- as it can end or dramatically reduce life-threatening...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Unanimously Signs Off On Medical Pot Amendment For 2016...
People United for Medical Marijuana, which is led and heavily financed by Orlando lawyer John Morgan, still needs to submit 683,149 valid petition signatures to the state by a Feb. 1 deadline. The post...
View ArticleNurseries Will Start Growing Pot Despite Legal Challenges Threatening Their...
Five dispensing organizations selected by state officials promised lawmakers Wednesday they would meet a deadline next month to get medical-marijuana production off the ground, despite legal challenges...
View ArticleThanks to Elderly, Florida Medical Marijuana Market Could Be a $1.5 Billion...
Florida is one of four states best positioned to legalize medical marijuana, with the state's older population playing a large role in the industry's viability. The post Thanks to Elderly, Florida...
View ArticleChamber Crystal: How Pot, Trump, and Independents Will Affect Elections in...
Marian Johnson of the Florida Chamber of Commerce gave a Flagler County group of candidates and business interests an overview of the election season ahead Thursday at the Hilton Garden Inn. The post...
View ArticleIn Major Shift, Florida Senate Panel Approves Use of “Full-Strength” Pot for...
The bill, in part, would likely lead to more licenses for nurseries that would be able to grow, process and distribute the full-strength and non-euphoric types of pot. The post In Major Shift, Florida...
View ArticleFlorida House Overwhelmingly Approves Use of Full-Strength Pot for Terminally...
The measure approved Thursday, in part, would likely lead to more licenses for nurseries that would be able to grow, process and distribute the full-strength and non-euphoric types of pot. The post...
View ArticleScott Signs Medical Marijuana Bill for Terminally Ill, Enabling Experimental...
That law allows terminally ill patients to have access to experimental drugs that have not been approved for general use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The post Scott Signs Medical Marijuana...
View ArticleCloser to Home: Gainesville’s San Felasco Nurseries Approved for Marijuana...
San Felasco's approval came after an administrative law judge ruled in February that health officials wrongly rejected the nursery's application last year because of a decade-old drug crime. The post...
View ArticleFlorida’s Tortured Medical Pot Law Regulating Nurseries Keeps Drawing New...
The state has spent nearly $500,000 on private lawyers to represent the Department of Health in legal challenges that have delayed implementation of a 2014 law that first opened the door for medical...
View ArticleMedical Pot Gets 80% Approval in Latest Poll of Floridians; Senate Race Much...
Early polls in 2014 showed wide support for a similar ballot proposal to legalize medical marijuana. That initiative, however, ultimately fell short of getting the required 60 percent voter approval...
View ArticleOpponents of Medical Pot Legalization Awaken from Slumber With Warning Video
The video, posted online by the "Vote No on 2 Campaign" alleges the measure would lead to a plethora of "pot shops" similar to the marijuana industry in California. The post Opponents of Medical Pot...
View ArticleThe Reek of Hypocrisy Behind Federal Marijuana Laws
In most cases, our laws treat chemicals as safe until proven dangerous. Marijuana, on the other hand, is being held to a higher standard. It’s not even that it’s considered dangerous until proven safe....
View ArticleFlorida Push to Legalize Medical Marijuana Gets $1 Million Boost, Aiding...
It's the largest single contribution received by supporters of Amendment 2 and comes as the battle over the constitutional question heats up in advance of the Nov. 8 election. The post Florida Push to...
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