Ruling rejects limits on Florida medical marijuana businesses
In a ruling that could have a revolutionary impact if it stands, a Tallahassee judge has found a law limiting the number of medical marijuana operators in Florida runs afoul of a constitutional...
View ArticlePro-Pot Florida Candidate Says Wells Fargo Shut Her Account
A Florida politician who has run a pro-medical marijuana campaign said Wells Fargo & Co. closed her account over her ties to the industry, adding that the incident was an example of the challenges...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Patient Number Tops 100,000 in Florida
Florida’s medical-marijuana patient database has hit the 100,000 mark, according to a weekly update issued by the state Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use. Marijuana supporters...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary Chair Goodlatte Co-Sponsors Medical Marijuana Bill
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte has agreed to co-sponsor a Florida Republican’s bipartisan bill to make medical marijuana research easier, his office confirmed on Wednesday. That backing by the...
View ArticleDespite Decriminalization, Miami Cops Make 40 Marijuana Arrests During Urban...
As night descended on Lummus Park this past Sunday, the smell of pot along the sidewalk was thicker than the salty ocean air. Perched on a coquina rock barrier, 20-year-old Bianca Plummer rolled a...
View ArticleAs Marijuana Dispensaries Open Their Doors, Florida Registers 5,400 New Users...
Call it the New Marijuana Math: 91,000 Floridians are buying 56 pounds of pot a week under the orders of 1,400 doctors. A year and a half after an amendment to the state constitution legalized medical...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Drive-Thru Coming To Florida
Medical marijuana patients will have a new option to get their pot. Curaleaf, which has pot retail outlets in Miami-Dade and Lake Worth, will be adding a new store with a drive-thru option in Palm...
View ArticleFlorida Hemp Program Greenlit and Gearing for Growth
The fledgling pilot project led by University of Florida scientists to explore the potential of producing industrial hemp across the state is getting wings thanks to initial funding from a private...
View ArticleFlorida fights ruling on medical marijuana law
Defending a 2017 law that set regulations for the state’s medical-marijuana industry, Florida Department of Health attorneys have asked an appeals court to overturn a circuit judge’s ruling that they...
View ArticleThe Road to Recreational Marijuana in Florida Starts Next Week
When Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis takes office next week, the road to marijuana legalization in Florida begins. Two court appeals that could open up the market and the path to smoking the stuff may be...
View ArticleRon DeSantis poised to make Florida marijuana changes
With one of his chief advisers tweeting the hashtag “NoSmokeIsAJoke,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will “very soon” announce changes in how the state is carrying out a constitutional amendment that...
View ArticleJudge rejects cap on marijuana dispensaries in Florida
Siding with Florida’s largest cannabis operator, a circuit judge for the second time struck down a law capping the number of dispensaries medical marijuana businesses can run. The limit on the number...
View ArticleFlorida House balks at total repeal of medical marijuana smoking ban
Florida House leaders have rolled out a proposal that would allow patients to smoke medical marijuana, but only after going through what one critic called a “bureaucratic mess of red tape.” The House...
View ArticleSmokable medical marijuana gets the green light from Florida lawmakers
Patients could soon be allowed to smoke medical marijuana — but with pre-rolled joints with filters — under a measure approved by a key state House panel Tuesday. Committees in the House and Senate...
View ArticleTwo Florida lawmakers push to legalize recreational marijuana
Legal adult use of marijuana could be on the way to Florida, with no prescription necessary. This week, Rep. Carlos Guillermo-Smith, D-Orlando, co-sponsored legislation (HB1117) in the Florida House to...
View ArticleMedical marijuana smoking ban close to being repealed in Florida
With plenty of breathing room before a March 15 deadline set by Gov. Ron DeSantis, House and Senate leaders are close to doing away with a state ban on smoking medical marijuana. State Sen. Jeff...
View ArticleSmokable medical marijuana bill slated for passage
TALLAHASEE, Fla. (CAPITOL NEWS SERVICE) – Patients could be able to legally smoke medical marijuana by the end of the week. State lawmakers appear to be on track to lift the ban on smokable medical...
View ArticleFlorida House Rescinds Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ requested that lawmakers repeal the state’s ban on smokable medical marijuana. The Florida House obliged on Wednesday. The Gov vowed to fight the ban through he courts, if...
View ArticleAs marijuana gets legalized, companies drop THC testing of employees in Florida
At the Ed Morse empire of auto dealerships, testing for THC no longer is part of the hiring process. Ed Morse Automotive Group this month stopped screening for marijuana metabolites before offering...
View ArticleFlorida’s largest medical marijuana operator gets more dispensaries after...
Florida’s largest medical marijuana operator gets more dispensaries after reaching deal with stateState health officials have dropped an appeal of a Tallahassee judge’s ruling and agreed to allow...
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