Florida’s Proposed Medical Marijuana Amendment Reaches a Critical Stage September 1, 2015 AggregatedNews Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A constitutional amendment to allow medical marijuana in Florida has reached a key milestone in its petition drive, triggering required reviews by Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Florida Supreme Court. The proposal has gotten 73,713 signatures, according to Florida Division of… Read More→
6 Southwest Florida Nursery Businesses Trying to Win Right to Distribute Medical Marijuana August 25, 2015 AggregatedNews Florida, Policy & Legal, Processing 0 Comments The six nursery businesses that have applied to be Southwest Florida's medical marijuana dispensing organization are turning to prominent professionals in the Sunshine State and cultivation experts from Colorado who have experience in the pot-growing industry. The state has been… Read More→
Floridians Send 100,000 Medical Marijuana Petitions to State Supreme Court July 23, 2015 AggregatedNews Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Last November, 58 percent of Florida voters supported Amendment 2, which would have made medical marijuana legal in Florida. Even though the majority of voters were in favor of the amendment, it wasn't enough to pass. The vote was just… Read More→
Florida Legalization Proponents Back With a New Petition Drive July 20, 2015 AggregatedNews Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Give these weed fans some credit: they're not quitting. In the 2014 election, Florida voters came painfully close to pushing forward a constitutional amendment that would have legalized medicinal cannabis use across the state; it fell short by just two… Read More→
Miami Beach Ordinance Reduces Marijuana Possession to a $100 Fine July 9, 2015 AggregatedNews Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Just eight days after the Miami-Dade County Commission passed its own version of a similar ordinance, Miami Beach commissioners have also passed a law that allows police to issue a $100 ticket to people found with 20 grams or less… Read More→
It’s Back: Now Florida Voters May Get a Shot at Medical Marijuana June 10, 2015 AggregatedNews Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments When pot is this good, people don't give up. And Florida is not giving up on medical-grade marijuana anytime soon. In fact, in coming weeks the second political push to legalize medical marijuana in the Sunshine State via a constitutional… Read More→
Judge Clears the Way For Limited Medical Marijuana in Florida May 28, 2015 John Hollon Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Florida regulators said they expect to provide access to a limited strain of non-euphoric marijuana for medical purposes by the end of the year after a Tallahassee judge on Wednesday dismissed the final challenge to the long-awaited rule. The Florida… Read More→
Florida House Adjourns Early Without Passing a Medical Marijuana Bill April 29, 2015 John Hollon Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Florida House of Representatives cut short its legislative session by three days on Tuesday, meaning that any hope of getting any kind of medical marijuana initiative passed will have to wait until 2016. A couple of medical marijuana bills… Read More→
Florida Medical Marijuana Bill Looks Dead For This Year April 23, 2015 John Hollon Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Florida lawmakers appeared ready Wednesday to drop any effort to revise a medical marijuana measure approved last year — but still entangled in legal challenges. “It would appear they have not been able to come together to some agreement,” said… Read More→
New Poll Shows Florida Voters Overwhelmingly Approve of Medical Marijuana April 7, 2015 John Hollon Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Although Florida citizens narrowly voted against legalizing medical marijuana this past Election Day, a new poll of Sunshine State voters revealed that Floridians are in favor of both legalizing marijuana for medical use and decriminalizing weed for personal use. The new… Read More→
Tampa-Area Man Florida’s First Hemp “Ambassador” as Legalization Push Takes Off March 31, 2015 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News 0 Comments TARPON SPRINGS — Bob Clayton’s first encounter with hemp was at a health food store where the fibrous plant was sold in bottles as an ideal source of protein and omega acids. At the time, he had no idea of… Read More→
Two New Challenges to Florida’s Medical Marijuana Rules March 27, 2015 John Hollon Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Florida's attempt to create a non-euphoric medical marijuana industry took a couple more hits this week as a Central Florida grower and a South Florida trade association charged that proposed rules were not legal. A partnership of Master Growers of… Read More→
Hemp Bill Gets Unanimous Approval in Florida Senate Committee March 24, 2015 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments Marijuana may have its detractors but hemp, pot’s first cousin, got a unanimous go-ahead Monday from a state Senate committee amid promises that it could prove a budding new industry for Florida growers. Sen. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, who has… Read More→
Florida Bill For Full-Fledged Medical Marijuana System Seems Dead For Now March 23, 2015 John Hollon Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Non-euphoric pot may nudge forward in the Legislature this year, but the window for a full-fledged medical marijuana system has all but slammed shut. A bill by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, that would allow broad use of medical marijuana… Read More→
GOP’s Florida Dilemma: Pass a Marijuana Law Now, or Face Ballot Measure in 2016 March 16, 2015 John Hollon Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The unlikely pitch from medical marijuana legalization advocates to conservatives who control the Florida Legislature goes like this: Pass a law now — or risk hurting the GOP presidential candidate by having a referendum on the 2016 ballot. A constitutional… Read More→