Florida Democrats File Marijuana Related Legislation In Advance Of Session January 24, 2021 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Florida legalized medical marijuana in 2016. Since then, state lawmakers have tried to make changes. This year is no different. Proposals for full legalization and one providing employee protections for medical marijuana users are on the table. Last year, a… Read More→
Looking To The Future – Florida’s Emergency Edible Rules Provide An Opportunity For Profits – And Perils January 6, 2021 Edward Gaus Florida 0 Comments by Edd Gaus and Matt Bernstein Nearly four years after Florida voters legalized medical marijuana, in August, the state’s Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use published emergency rules allowing licensed medical marijuana treatment centers to produce, package, and label… Read More→
Legalize marijuana campaigns in Florida move ahead. But will politicians back recreational pot? December 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments The momentum is building for marijuana legalization across the country. But will Florida leaders join in? Voters in states as varied as South Dakota, Arizona and New Jersey approved ballot measures legalizing recreational pot in November. In Florida, though, two… Read More→
What is the future of legal marijuana in Florida? December 8, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to decriminalize marijuana. Most Democrats supported the bill that would enact that change. Most Republicans did not. The bill is unlikely to gain traction in the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate. Was Congress’ historic vote… Read More→
Medical marijuana and CBD sales rise sharply during COVID-19 pandemic September 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Florida is seeing a surge in sales of medical marijuana and CBD hemp products as more people turn to them to treat their anxiety, insomnia and pain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Voters in 2016 approved the state’s new medical marijuana… Read More→
Popular California marijuana company, “Cookies”, gets Florida license, prepared to open in 2021 September 22, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments A California-based cannabis company known for its celebrity partnerships, colorful marketing and crowd-drawing interiors is headed to Florida. COOKIES, headed up by Bay-area rapper Gilbert Anthony Milan Jr., or “Berner,” has acquired one of Florida’s 22 coveted medical marijuana treatment… Read More→
Why Marijuana Could Be Legal in Florida as Soon as 2020 September 15, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments It’s a rocky road to medical marijuana, but a new push towards full recreational legalization could put an initiative on the 2020 ballot — and it’s looking like there’s plenty of support For years, the possibility of legalizing recreational adult-use marijuana… Read More→
Florida marijuana patients able to gobble up pot products September 3, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Just one week after health officials signed off on guidelines for edible pot products, Florida’s largest medical marijuana operator on Wednesday began selling THC-infused brownies, cookies, chocolates and gel caps in Tallahassee. The edible products are appearing on shelves nearly… Read More→
Edibles could boost Florida’s medical marijuana sales by $200M annually August 31, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments The addition of edibles to Florida’s medical marijuana market could boost a projected near-$1 billion in 2020 cannabis sales by 20 percent, or $200 million, industry analysts said. The Florida Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) released long-awaited guidelines for… Read More→
Florida quietly publishes medical marijuana edibles rules August 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments In 2015, a small group of Department of Health employees including Florida’s chief medical marijuana regulator, Christian Bax, and then-surgeon general Celeste Philip hopped on a plane to Denver. They linked up with the Colorado Department of Public Health to… Read More→
Florida Supreme Court asks for a rare second round of arguments on medical marijuana July 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments In a highly unusual move, the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a second round of arguments in a battle about whether the state has properly carried out a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana. Justices heard arguments… Read More→
Columbia Care Accused of Fraudulently Taking Lucrative License June 3, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments The complaint accuses New York-based Columbia Care of tortious interference with contract, unjust enrichment, civil conspiracy, aiding and abetting fraud and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, among other offenses, A Florida company focused on low-THC cannabis sued a… Read More→
Did Florida lawmakers break the law in regulating medical marijuana? May 7, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments In a case that could have important implications for the medical-marijuana industry, Florida Supreme Court justices Wednesday waded into a battle about whether the state has properly carried out a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized marijuana for patients. The… Read More→
Recreational pot supporters in Florida fire back on new law April 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments With a hearing next week in the Florida Supreme Court, backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow people to use recreational marijuana are disputing arguments by the state Senate that a new law should help block the ballot… Read More→
Medical marijuana industry booming in Florida during COVID-19 pandemic April 24, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Since Florida confirmed its first COVID-19 cases early last month, people are getting more things delivered, from groceries to food, to mixed cocktails to go. And more and more Floridians are having medical marijuana delivered straight to their homes “In… Read More→