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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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 —…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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