Recreational Marijuana Would Create More Than 100,000 New Jobs in Florida, Study Says October 18, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments The number of jobs related to hemp, cannabis, and marijuana could increase more than sevenfold in Florida by the year 2025 — that is, if recreational marijuana gains approval in the November 2020 election. The prediction comes from a new study on… Read More→
Have $95 million? Two Florida medical marijuana licenses are for sale October 15, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments In a move uncharacteristic of the cannabis market in Florida, an Atlanta broker is searching for the next owners of two highly sought Florida medical marijuana licenses. Aubrey Logan-Holland, the CEO of a relatively new firm called Blue Dream Industries, is… Read More→
What legalizing recreational marijuana would mean for Florida August 30, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments A bigger marijuana industry could be headed toward Florida, drawing consumers one day with a larger selection of pot products and services. That’s if the Sunshine State becomes the latest in the U.S. to legalize adults’ recreational use of weed.… Read More→
Florida legalized hemp. Now prosecutors are dropping marijuana charges and retiring dogs August 9, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Hemp is identical to marijuana, minus the THC, but dogs and cops can’t smell a difference. That means Florida prosecutors are instructing police to change when they can search people for probable cause, and some are dropping marijuana charges wholesale.… Read More→
Lawyer John Morgan wants to make recreational marijuana legal in Florida next year August 7, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Orlando lawyer John Morgan on Tuesday backed a campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida through a constitutional amendment in 2020, declaring that “I am too old to care” about opposition to the proposal. “I believe that #marijuana should be… Read More→
With Petition Milestone, Recreational Marijuana Is One Step Closer in Florida August 1, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments For years, Floridians have watched from the sidelines as states such as Colorado, California, and even Michigan have legalized recreational marijuana. But with activists pushing to get recreational weed on the 2020 ballot in Florida, the possibility of legalization now… Read More→
Recreational Marijuana Will Be on 2020 Ballot Despite Sleazy Move by Legislature, Activists Say July 29, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Activists hoping to get recreational pot on the 2020 ballot are undeterred by passage of Florida House Bill 5, the latest Republican attempt to subvert the people's will. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law on June 7 in… Read More→
Florida has ‘all-time high’ support for recreational pot, but will it be on the ballot? July 16, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments With medical marijuana dispensaries becoming commonplace in Florida, will recreational pot soon be on the shelves, too? The people behind the effort to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot say yes. That optimism is reflected in the 65 percent… Read More→
Medical marijuana: Florida law creates ‘oligopoly’ for pot businesses, court decides July 11, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Florida’s law requiring to grow, process and distribute cannabis and related products created an “oligopoly” and runs afoul of a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana in the Sunshine State, an appellate court has ruled. The 1st District Court… Read More→
Medical marijuana licenses granted for eight more Florida operators April 18, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Florida is adding eight more medical marijuana operators to the 14 businesses currently selling cannabis throughout the state. The new additions to Florida’s rapidly growing medical-marijuana industry — projected to generate more than $2.5 billion in annual revenue within five… Read More→
Florida lawmakers move to cap THC in smokable medical marijuana April 3, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments The level of THC would be capped in medical marijuana for smoking, and it would be harder for sick children to get full-strength medical pot, under a House proposal slated for its first vetting Wednesday. The legislation, proposed by House Health &… Read More→
Florida’s largest medical marijuana operator gets more dispensaries after reaching deal with state April 2, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Florida's largest medical marijuana operator gets more dispensaries after reaching deal with stateState health officials have dropped an appeal of a Tallahassee judge’s ruling and agreed to allow Florida’s largest medical marijuana operator to open more dispensaries than a state… Read More→
As marijuana gets legalized, companies drop THC testing of employees in Florida March 15, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments At the Ed Morse empire of auto dealerships, testing for THC no longer is part of the hiring process. Ed Morse Automotive Group this month stopped screening for marijuana metabolites before offering positions to job candidates, says Teddy Morse, chairman and chief executive of… Read More→
Florida House Rescinds Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban March 14, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ requested that lawmakers repeal the state’s ban on smokable medical marijuana. The Florida House obliged on Wednesday. The Gov vowed to fight the ban through he courts, if necessary; however, Bill SB 182 passed by a landslide 101-11 vote. The bill also passed… Read More→
Medical marijuana smoking ban close to being repealed in Florida March 7, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments With plenty of breathing room before a March 15 deadline set by Gov. Ron DeSantis, House and Senate leaders are close to doing away with a state ban on smoking medical marijuana. State Sen. Jeff Brandes and state Rep. Ray Rodrigues… Read More→