Lawmakers Move Forward With Medical Marijuana Deal
Florida legislative leaders have struck a deal to put into effect a voter-approved constitutional medical marijuana amendment.
Florida legislative leaders have struck a deal to put into effect a voter-approved constitutional medical marijuana amendment.
Florida legislative leaders have struck a deal about carrying out a voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana for patients with debilitating illnesses.
The Special Session next week will include funding for education and economic development but what about medical marijuana? Not for now.
Health officials laid out a framework for adopting regulations required by a voter-approved medical marijuana amendment.
An administrative law judge Tuesday called for the state to issue two new licenses to medical marijuana operators.
A medical cannabis dispensary in the northern part of the state has been ordered to stop selling a product that can be broken down and made into pot that can be smoked.
Medical marijuana dispensary Trulieve says it is not violating state law by selling cannabis that could potentially be broken down and made into pot that can be smoked.
Once again the discussion of medical marijuana is at the forefront in Florida's capitol.
Orlando attorney John Morgan, who led last year's passage of a medical marijuana constitutional amendment, has joined growing calls for a special session to finalize rules for its implementation.
Former U.S. Rep. turned gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is calling for the Florida legislature to hold a special session to enact the medical marijuana legalization amendment overwhelmingly passed by Florida voters in 2016.
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A bill headed to the Senate floor would eliminate the 90-day requirement for patients purchasing marijuana on a doctor's recommendation.
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South Florida's second medical marijuana dispensary is now in business.
Florida patients may be able to vape or munch on medical-marijuana products but they almost certainly won't be allowed to light up joints or take bong hits, under a compromise being worked on by House and Senate leaders.
This past November, medical marijuana was legalized in Florida.
The state's proposed constitutional amendment on medical marijuana has cleared its first hurdle in the Senate.
A Florida House panel gave a thumbs-up Tuesday to a medical-marijuana proposal castigated by supporters of Amendment 2.
The Senate Health Policy Committee held a workshop Wednesday on the implementation of Amendment 2.
Some doctors are increasing their warnings about the harmful effects of marijuana on teens amid more lax laws and attitudes on its use.
The ongoing battle over legal medical marijuana in Florida continues across the state.
A public hearing about medical marijuana and the implementation of Amendment 2 was held at the Department of Health in Fort Lauderdale.
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