Tag: Medical Marijuana
Escambia County discusses how to regulate reefer madness
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioner discussed this morning its positions on how the Florida Legislature should implement medical marijuana. The Committee of the…
The future of medical pot dispensaries here
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners meets tonight. The board will consider the establishment of a lobbying position for the medical marijuana implementation, as follows:…
Cities and counties debate how to handle pot dispensaries
The City of Miami Beach passed last Thursday a four-month ban on the opening of marijuana dispensaries. According to city officials, the moratorium gives the…
Pot amendment creates green rush
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida voters’ overwhelming approval of a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for a broad swath of patients…
Are we ready for medical pot dispensaries
Has the mayor’s office done anything to prepare for the state’s new marijuana industry? Last week, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners took the first…
Okaloosa developer finances medical pot nursery
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Panhandle developer Jay Odom is bankrolling a Northeast Florida operation licensed by health officials to grow, process…
Another possible delay for medical marijuana arises
Three nurseries have asked a Leon County circuit judge for a preliminary injunction to block the Florida Department of Health from moving forward with efforts…
Medical marijuana melodrama continues: Two roads to non-euphoric and euphoric relief
From the News Service of Florida: MEDICAL MARIJUANA SET FOR NOVEMBER BALLOT Voters will get another chance to decide whether to allow medical marijuana in…
State proceeds with medical pot despite legal challenges
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida health officials are holding to a deadline next month for the state’s first medical marijuana businesses…
Pot licenses face several challenges
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Nurseries have filed more than a dozen challenges to the medical-marijuana licenses granted by Florida health officials,…
Pot proposals for terminally ill push forward
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Measures that would legalize full-strength medical marijuana for terminally ill patients received preliminary approval from House and…
Matt Gaetz proposes bill to allow pot for terminally ill
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Two key lawmakers have proposed allowing terminally ill patients to obtain medical marijuana to help grapple with…
Medical marijuana initiative has over 220K signatures
The number of valid petition signatures submitted to the state for a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize medical-marijuana has soared to more than 220,000 —…
Pot industry pitches: From ‘Stinky Purple’ to ‘Dry Mango Swirls’
BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Armored cars ferrying pounds of pot products — with names like “Stinky Purple” — from Pensacola to…
Bill proposed to overhaul Florida medical marijuana laws
From The News Service of Florida: More than a year after lawmakers approved allowing limited types of medical marijuana to be sold in Florida, a…
Medical marijuana signatures piling up
From The News Service of Florida: Backers of a ballot proposal to legalize medical marijuana are moving toward getting a key Florida Supreme Court review,…
Cannabis for Canines walks the halls of state capitol
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Three-year-old Dinah is the latest face joining the entourage pushing for medical marijuana in Florida, arriving on…
Florida almost got medical marijuana from the House
HOUSE TO BACK EXPERIMENTAL DRUG BILL The House appears poised to approve a bill that could help clear the way for terminally ill patients to…
Poll shows heavy support for medical marijuana…again
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Five months after narrowly rejecting a medical-marijuana ballot initiative, Florida voters overwhelmingly support allowing doctor-prescribed pot in…
Hazy outlook for medical pot legislation
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Proposals by two Republican lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana have a slim chance of passing this legislative…
