State Finally Picks First Black Florida Farmer for Pot License
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -The owner of a Suwanee County farm is in line to be the state’s newest medical-marijuana operator, beating out 11 other applicants competing for a license earmarked for a Black...
View ArticleFlorida Department of Health challenged on marijuana licenses
Heeding a legal blueprint laid out by an appellate judge, a Tampa-based orchid grower has filed a lawsuit accusing the Florida Department of Health of violating the state Constitution by… The post...
View ArticleFlorida sets stage for more marijuana licenses
State health regulators on Monday set in motion a process to issue up to 22 more medical marijuana licenses, in a highly anticipated move that could double the size of… The post Florida sets stage for...
View ArticleFlorida recreational marijuana clears first hurdle to get on 2024 ballot
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have passed a preliminary hurdle to get on the 2024 ballot, submitting more than enough petition...
View ArticleIs Florida Finally Going to Legalize Recreational Weed?
For years, Florida cannabis groups and reform-minded legislators have tried — and failed — to legalize cannabis for recreational adult use in the state. In 2019, one valiant ballot initiative effort by...
View ArticleThese states might be the next to legalize weed
Marijuana is a multibillion-dollar industry, and across the United States, legal markets are popping up like weeds as more states seek out the tax revenue and jobs the cash crop… The post These states...
View ArticleIf FL Supreme Court approves cannabis ballot language, will voters go for...
The long wait on whether Floridians will get a chance to vote to legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 and older is almost over, as the Florida Supreme Court is… The post If FL Supreme Court...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court gives voters final say on recreational marijuana
In a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Florida conservatives opposed to the measure, the state’s Supreme Court on Monday approved a recreational marijuana constitutional amendment for the November...
View ArticlePot Industry High on Florida’s Marijuana Legalization Referendum
Voters will now get to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in a state that has a well-established medical pot marketplace. When the Florida Supreme Court earlier this month approved a...
View ArticleWhy Florida medical marijuana companies are pushing so hard for recreational pot
As legal marijuana dispensaries hope Floridians vote in November to allow recreational weed, they face a troubling trend: Right now, their flow of new customers is drying up. The state’s medical...
View ArticleDeSantis moving toward vetoing bill that would regulate sale of cannabis...
At the same time Governor Ron DeSantis has come out against a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in Florida, he is likely to throw an unexpected lifeline to the hemp industry by vetoing a…...
View ArticleFlorida Marijuana Legalization Bid Headed To Victory, Polls Suggest
Two recent polls show that Amendment 3, the ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida, is likely to win enough votes to pass in the November general election. The… The post Florida...
View ArticleMeet the ‘conservative pot smokers’ voting to legalize marijuana in Florida
Sam, 43, of Orlando, has voted Republican in every election since 2000 and describes herself as an evangelical Christian. She also smokes pot. The first time Mike Pappas, 37, could… The post Meet the...
View ArticlePolice groups oppose Florida recreational weed. Supporters say prohibition...
As law enforcement groups come out against Florida’s recreational marijuana ballot measure, supporters say the current prohibition has far too great “cops and courts” costs. “We believe that passage of...
View ArticleEffort to defeat marijuana ballot question gets $12M boost from Florida...
Ken Griffin, the Republican billionaire who donated more than $10 million to support Gov. Ron DeSantis’ gubernatorial races, said he has put forward $12 million to defeat Florida’s recreational...
View ArticleDeSantis in middle of Florida feud pitting marijuana against hemp
Voters in Florida will soon decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana. DeSantis is against it and getting support from an unlikely ally: the hemp industry. Brandon Gomes’sdispensary sells...
View ArticleCannabis firm backing recreational marijuana amendment sues Republican Party,...
Florida’s largest medical-marijuana company filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday accusing the state Republican Party of launching an “intentionally deceptive campaign” to mislead voters about a...
View ArticleCannabis on the Ballot, November 4: Florida, Nebraska, the Dakotas
By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner Harris Sliwoski Election Day is next Monday, November 4. I have plenty of thoughts! Today I’ll stay in my lane, though, and focus on the… The post Cannabis on the...
View ArticleKim Rivers wants to legalize marijuana in Florida. She has to beat Ron...
Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida’s largest medical marijuana company, has bet that she can beat Gov. Ron DeSantis in his own state. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Ron DeSantis has bet… The post Kim Rivers wants...
View ArticleFlorida Rejects Adult-Use; Measure 3 Fails to Reach 60%; Other States Report
In addition to the presidential race and all the down ballot state races that were decided Tuesday, voters in Florida, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas also made their… The post Florida...
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