'I Want People To Have Their Suffering Relieved,' DeSantis Said On Medical Marijuana
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made a major policy announcement on medical marijuana on Thursday afternoon from Winter Park, Florida.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made a major policy announcement on medical marijuana on Thursday afternoon from Winter Park, Florida.
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 broadly legalized medical marijuana.
Newly minted Gov. Ron DeSantis has indicated he may drop the state's appeal of a court decision that said a Florida law banning patients from smoking medical marijuana is unconstitutional.
The 1st District Court of Appeal is scheduled to hold arguments Feb. 12 in a dispute about whether a Tampa businessman should be able to grow medical marijuana as part of his treatment for cancer.
Florida Department of Health attorneys have asked an appeals court to overturn a circuit judge's ruling that they say "injected confusion and uncertainty" into the licensing of marijuana firms.
A Florida man is in jail for trying to pay for his food at a McDonald's drive-thru with a bag of marijuana, according to police.
The advent of a new administration with Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis at the helm could bring a sharp turnaround in how Florida officials approach the state's highly regulated medical marijuana industry.
A Winter Springs company has filed the latest in a series of legal challenges arguing that the state is violating a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.
Less than three hours before a 5 p.m. deadline, Gov. Rick Scott's administration Friday filed a notice to appeal a Tallahassee judge's order that struck down a 2017 medical marijuana law as unconstitutional.
Flagler County authorities are working with federal officials after bundles of marijuana washed ashore and multiple beachgoers tried taking the packages.
A 24-year-old Florida woman is under arrest after a toddler in her care ingested an unknown amount of marijuana and became unresponsive, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said.
Two babysitters in North Carolina are accused of encouraging three children to smoke marijuana.
State health officials will hold a workshop Aug. 17 to take input on the application process for new medical marijuana licenses.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's office filed a 57-page brief arguing that an appeals court should uphold a decision by the Legislature to ban smoking medical marijuana.
U.S. Coast Guard crews unloaded tons of drugs at Port Everglades on Wednesday.
A Canadian love-fest for Florida pot companies continues to blossom with a $93 million deal that includes a Ruskin-based grower yet to begin selling marijuana products.
The democrat's argument was heavily based on the belief that arrests for marijuana possession have become a punishment that doesn't fit the crime.
Florida Department of Health officials took two major actions in the medical-marijuana sphere Friday, issuing a highly sought-after license to a Miami nursery.
Epidiolex, a marijuana-based drug, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, the agency said Monday.
Canada is only the second country in the world -- and the first G7 nation -- to implement legislation to permit a nationwide marijuana market.
Miami Beach police said they have arrested a 'significant supplier of marijuana' to the Ocean Drive area Wednesday morning.
According to a new report in 2016, alcohol was involved in 38 percent of driver deaths while 44 percent of drivers killed tested positive for drugs.
According to researchers from Columbia University, the number of cigarette-smoking parents who said they used marijuana increased from 11 percent in 2002 to over 17 percent in 2015.
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Jim interviews Rosanna "Rosie" Cordero-Stutz who was elected this week as the sheriff of Miami-Dade; and Jim talks to the executive director of the Florida Women's Freedom Coalition about what's next for abortion in Florida.
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Jim sits down with key stakeholders in some of Florida's most contentious ballot initiatives.
His stance conflicts with advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dental Association.
Lattes and other espresso-based drinks may not be available at some McDonald's restaurants due to a glitch with coffee machines.
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