Meet the ‘conservative pot smokers’ voting to legalize marijuana in Florida July 17, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments 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 legally vote after a marijuana conviction, he voted for Donald… Read More→
Florida Marijuana Legalization Bid Headed To Victory, Polls Suggest July 10, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments 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 surveys suggest an increase in voter support for the cannabis… Read More→
DeSantis moving toward vetoing bill that would regulate sale of cannabis products in Florida May 31, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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 bill that would regulate and limit the sale of cannabis… Read More→
Why Florida medical marijuana companies are pushing so hard for recreational pot May 15, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments 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 marijuana industry is stagnating, data shows. Experts say a slowdown in… Read More→
Pot Industry High on Florida’s Marijuana Legalization Referendum April 18, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments 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 November referendum on legalizing marijuana in the Sunshine State, it set off celebrations around the… Read More→
Florida Supreme Court gives voters final say on recreational marijuana April 2, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments 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 2024 statewide ballot. The proposal, known as Amendment 3, will legalize the "non-medical… Read More→
If FL Supreme Court approves cannabis ballot language, will voters go for recreational weed or not? March 28, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida, News & Insights 0 Comments 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 on a hard deadline to rule on the proposed constitutional… Read More→
DeSantis said Florida will have a ‘big problem’ with weed smell if marijuana law passes March 13, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said recreational marijuana is likely on its way to legalization but added that the smell is a "big problem" in legal states. As the Florida Supreme Court considers allowing a recreational marijuana legalization measure to appear on November’s ballot, DeSantis has stated his… Read More→
Ubiquitous in Florida, delta-8 would be banned under bill that just passed the Senate February 16, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments Florida lawmakers are just a step away from banning delta-8 products, like edible gummies, vapes and joints that can create a psychoactive high in its users. Florida senators on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would exclude synthetic or naturally… Read More→
THC caps advance in Florida House, in case recreational marijuana becomes legal February 3, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments The bill would be effective only in the event of a citizens' initiative passing this year. A bill capping the level of delta-9 THC in the event voters decide to legalize adult-use marijuana moved forward by a 13-4 vote in… Read More→
New Florida bill SB 94 would reduce marijuana possession penalties. What to know January 20, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments A new cannabis bill in Florida is looking to reduce criminal penalties for the possession of cannabis for first, second and third-time violators. Florida Senator Shevrin Jones, D-Miami-Dade, introduced the bill on Jan. 9 at the kickoff of Florida’s 2024 Legislative Session.… Read More→
Giant Florida marijuana grow house sets stage for recreational pot November 21, 2023 AggregatedNews Cultivation, Florida, News & Insights 0 Comments The pungent, sticky sweet smell of marijuana is the first thing visitors notice when they enter the 750,000-square-foot grow house that Trulieve built east of Tallahassee. Giant holding tanks filled with water are injected with a proprietary blend of fertilizer… Read More→
Florida Court Ponders Cannabis Legalization November 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments By Fred Rocafort, Attorney @ Harris Sliwoski On November 8, 2023, the Florida Supreme Court held oral arguments on the validity of a constitutional amendment initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis (case number SC2023-0682). The Florida Constitution requires the state’s attorney… Read More→
Will Floridians legalize recreational pot? October 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments There’s an amendment on the 2024 ballot, and it looks to be close. In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize marijuana for recreational and personal use. Since then, 22 other states, the District of Columbia and the… Read More→
Florida recreational marijuana initiative goes to state Supreme Court. Here’s what to know October 5, 2023 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments With more than a million valid signatures, a recreational marijuana legalization initiative seems poised to pop up on Florida’s 2024 ballot, but it has one last hurdle to clear — a legal challenge from state Attorney General Ashley Moody. Moody filed the… Read More→