Florida will have 10 additional marijuana operators — more than double the number of the state’s current vendors — within four months, under a medical marijuana proposal approved by lawmakers Friday. The Legislature signed off on the compromise measure, which limits each marijuana company to 25 retail stores across the state, after failing to reach consensus […]
Florida
Lawmakers strike deal to address medical marijuana in special session
TALLAHASSEE – State lawmakers on Wednesday reached agreement on how to put medical marijuana — passed overwhelmingly by voters in November — into effect in Florida. Legislative leaders are expected to add it to their agenda as they convene in Tallahassee Wednesday afternoon, a rare sign of consensus in a contentious special session. The agreement, […]
Florida’s medical marijuana program: What’s next?
Florida’s medical marijuana bill is in limbo. It failed to pass on the state’s last legislative session, May 5. Since it failed to pass, new rules are slated to be issued by Friday, May 13 by the Florida Department of Health. Florida senate president, Senator Joe Negron, has also indicated that he would not be […]
Florida Lawmakers Still Don’t See Eye to Eye on Medical Marijuana
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers hope to agree by week’s end on medical marijuana, but the House and Senate bills still have many differences to resolve. The Legislature is trying to come up with implementing rules for Amendment 2, which was approved by 71 percent of Florida voters last November. Rules must be in […]
Florida Medical Marijuana Compromise Likely Won’t Allow Smoking
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. Lawmakers are trying to reach consensus on a proposal to carry out a constitutional amendment, overwhelmingly approved […]
Florida’s First Medical Marijuana Regulations Would Ban Smoking and Using Edibles
Florida’s United for Care campaign spent two full election cycles — 2014 and 2016 — drafting, fighting, and pushing Floridians to legalize medicinal cannabis for demonstrably sick people. Last year, 72 percent of Floridians voted to amend the state constitution to legalize medical weed for people with diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. Now it’s up […]
Trump May Determine Fate of Medical Pot in Florida
TALLAHASSEE — More than 71 percent of voters approved an amendment expanding medical marijuana in Florida last month, but the fate of patients who rely on the drug and the burgeoning marijuana industry could largely depend on President-elect Donald Trump. “A lot of what the industry is based on is some of the discretion that’s […]
Nine States Will Vote for Marijuana Today
The Green Party’s candidate for US president will be on the ballot in 45 states today; green will be on the ballot in nine. Voters in Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota will decide if they want medical marijuana legal in their states. In Montana, there’s a ballot initiative to redress state legislature action in 2011 […]
Florida Medical Marijuana Vote Nears as Big Donors Make Final Push
TALLAHASSEE — Come Nov. 8, Florida could be the 26th state to legalize full-strength medical marijuana for patients with cancer, epilepsy and a host of other conditions. That gives supporters and opponents of Amendment 2 just five weeks to persuade voters. And they’ve started in earnest, pumping millions of dollars from wealthy donors into TV […]
NAACP AND MINORITIES 4 MEDICAL MARIJUANA ENDORSE AMENDMENT 2 & UNITED FOR CARE
PRESS RELEASE Chairman John Morgan Speaks at NAACP State Conference (Miami Beach) – The Florida NAACP and Minorities 4 Medical Marijuana, headquartered in Orlando, are both endorsing Amendment 2, which will be on the ballot titled Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions. “We are thrilled to once again have the endorsement of the Florida NAACP […]
