'It's Another Tool To Help People': Florida Doctor Opens Family Cannabis Clinic
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October 21, 2016
'It's Another Tool To Help People': Florida Doctor Opens Family Cannabis Clinic'It's Another Tool To Help People': Florida Doctor Opens Family Can...'It's Another Tool To Help People': Florida Doctor Opens Family Cannabis Clinic
For more than 20 years, Dr. David Berger hoped to see the day when he could legally prescribe medical cannabis to those who needed it. When products finally became available this summerfollowing Floridas ...
For more than 20 years, Dr. David Berger hoped to see the day when he could legally prescribe medical cannabis to those who needed it. When products finally became available this summ ...
Medical Marijuana Win In Florida 'Truly Historic' Says Campaign Manager
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November 08, 2016
Medical Marijuana Win In Florida 'Truly Historic' Says Campaign ManagerMedical Marijuana Win In Florida 'Truly Historic' Says Campaign Man...Medical Marijuana Win In Florida 'Truly Historic' Says Campaign Manager
Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana, broadening access to pot beyond the limited therapeutic uses approved by the legislature two years ago. Curr ...
Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana, broadening access to pot beyond the limited therapeutic uses approved by the legislature ...
Florida Legalizes Medical Marijuana, So Now What? Here’s the 4-1-1
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November 09, 2016
Florida Legalizes Medical Marijuana, So Now What? Here’s the 4-1-1Florida Legalizes Medical Marijuana, So Now What? Here’s the 4-1-1Florida Legalizes Medical Marijuana, So Now What? Here’s the 4-1-1
As most of you know by now,Florida voters yesterday passed the Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions ballot measure commonly known as Amendment 2. As a Florida-licensed attorney, I want to ...
As most of you know by now,Florida voters yesterday passed the Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions ballot measure commonly known as Amendment 2. As a Florida-licensed ...
Florida Medical Marijuana: Fear and Loathing and What We Don’t Know About Amendment 2
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November 14, 2016
Florida Medical Marijuana: Fear and Loathing and What We Don’t Know About Amendment 2Florida Medical Marijuana: Fear and Loathing and What We Don’t Know...Florida Medical Marijuana: Fear and Loathing and What We Don’t Know About Amendment 2
A great battle has been won in Florida for a more comprehensive medical marijuana program thanks to Florida voters overwhelmingly voting forAmendment 2. But the war still remains in that Amendment 2 is a ...
A great battle has been won in Florida for a more comprehensive medical marijuana program thanks to Florida voters overwhelmingly voting forAmendment 2. But the war still remains in th ...
Florida Regulators Already Trying to Mess With New MMJ Law
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November 17, 2016
Florida Regulators Already Trying to Mess With New MMJ LawFlorida Regulators Already Trying to Mess With New MMJ LawFlorida Regulators Already Trying to Mess With New MMJ Law
Afters California adult-use legalization, the big story from Nov 8 was battleground state Florida, which voted overwhelmingly to legalize medical marijuana with more than 70 percent of the vote. The bad ...
Afters California adult-use legalization, the big story from Nov 8 was battleground state Florida, which voted overwhelmingly to legalize medical marijuana with more than 70 percent o ...
Florida Pols in No Hurry to Enact Medical Marijuana Regulations
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December 02, 2016
Florida Pols in No Hurry to Enact Medical Marijuana RegulationsFlorida Pols in No Hurry to Enact Medical Marijuana RegulationsFlorida Pols in No Hurry to Enact Medical Marijuana Regulations
Marijuana reform proved to be wildly popular in Florida, where six million people71 percent of votersapproved an initiative allowing for increased access to medical cannabis. Currently, Florida residents ...
Marijuana reform proved to be wildly popular in Florida, where six million people71 percent of votersapproved an initiative allowing for increased access to medical cannabis. Currentl ...
Florida Governor's Opposition to Medical Marijuana Hurts His Senate Bid
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September 10, 2018
Florida Governor's Opposition to Medical Marijuana Hurts His Senate BidFlorida Governor's Opposition to Medical Marijuana Hurts His Senate...Florida Governor's Opposition to Medical Marijuana Hurts His Senate Bid
Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) NORML | September 10, 2018 ST. PETERSBURG, FL Republican Governor Rick Scotts failure to expeditiously implement Floridas voter-approved medical cannabislawhurts his suppo ...
Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) NORML | September 10, 2018 ST. PETERSBURG, FL Republican Governor Rick Scotts failure to expeditiously implement Floridas voter-approved medical cannab ...
Not just Tater Tots: Florida’s first medical marijuana harvest stored in a secret freezer
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July 20, 2016
Not just Tater Tots: Florida’s first medical marijuana harvest stored in a secret freezerNot just Tater Tots: Florida’s first medical marijuana harvest stor...Not just Tater Tots: Florida’s first medical marijuana harvest stored in a secret freezer
By Frank Gluck, The News-Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The first legal harvest of Florida medical marijuana is stored in multiple vacuum-packed, 441-gram bags in a freezer on the outskirts of Tallahassee. Eac ...
By Frank Gluck, The News-Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The first legal harvest of Florida medical marijuana is stored in multiple vacuum-packed, 441-gram bags in a freezer on the outskirts ...
When can patients expect to get Florida medical marijuana? Sooner than you think…
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July 21, 2016
When can patients expect to get Florida medical marijuana? Sooner than you think…When can patients expect to get Florida medical marijuana? Sooner t...When can patients expect to get Florida medical marijuana? Sooner than you think…
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. More than two years after being approved by Floridas Legislature, medical marijuana is expected to be available in the state by the end of next week. ...
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. More than two years after being approved by Floridas Legislature, medical marijuana is expected to be available in the state by t ...
Knock, knock: Florida medical marijuana makes first home delivery
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July 25, 2016
Knock, knock: Florida medical marijuana makes first home deliveryKnock, knock: Florida medical marijuana makes first home deliveryKnock, knock: Florida medical marijuana makes first home delivery
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The first organization authorized to dispense medical marijuana in Florida has made its first home delivery. Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve, said Saturd ...
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The first organization authorized to dispense medical marijuana in Florida has made its first home delivery. Kim Rivers, CEO of T ...
Florida Donations to Legalize MMJ: 7,000+ Pro-MMJ Campaign, Only 11 to Foes
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August 09, 2016
Florida Donations to Legalize MMJ: 7,000+ Pro-MMJ Campaign, Only 11 to FoesFlorida Donations to Legalize MMJ: 7,000+ Pro-MMJ Campaign, Only 11...Florida Donations to Legalize MMJ: 7,000+ Pro-MMJ Campaign, Only 11 to Foes
Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment to create a comprehensive medical marijuana law in Florida have received nearly 650 times more individual donations than the opposition. Despite this shoc ...
Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment to create a comprehensive medical marijuana law in Florida have received nearly 650 times more individual donations than the oppositio ...
Florida Medical Marijuana Proceeds Slowly But Surely
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August 18, 2016
Florida Medical Marijuana Proceeds Slowly But SurelyFlorida Medical Marijuana Proceeds Slowly But SurelyFlorida Medical Marijuana Proceeds Slowly But Surely
From its inception, medical marijuana has been a tortured subject in Florida. Though the legislature passed the 2014Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act (which allows for non-smokeable low-THC, high-CBD mar ...
From its inception, medical marijuana has been a tortured subject in Florida. Though the legislature passed the 2014Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act (which allows for non-smokeable l ...
Florida CBD Industry Inching Along, Eyeing November
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September 27, 2016
Florida CBD Industry Inching Along, Eyeing NovemberFlorida CBD Industry Inching Along, Eyeing NovemberFlorida CBD Industry Inching Along, Eyeing November
By Omar Sacirbey Floridas fledgling CBD market just launched but is proceeding at a snails pace, with the handful of licensed businesses hoping voters will approve afull-fledged medical marijuana program ...
By Omar Sacirbey Floridas fledgling CBD market just launched but is proceeding at a snails pace, with the handful of licensed businesses hoping voters will approve afull-fledged medica ...
Recent Polls Show Growing Support for Medical Marijuana Legalization in Florida
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September 29, 2016
Recent Polls Show Growing Support for Medical Marijuana Legalization in FloridaRecent Polls Show Growing Support for Medical Marijuana Legalizatio...Recent Polls Show Growing Support for Medical Marijuana Legalization in Florida
Voters in Florida will be presented once again with a proposal to legalize medical marijuana in the Sunshine State, and two polls released this week indicate that Amendment 2 will receive the 60% needed t ...
Voters in Florida will be presented once again with a proposal to legalize medical marijuana in the Sunshine State, and two polls released this week indicate that Amendment 2 will rece ...
Florida Lawsuit Challenges Regulators' Failure to Fully Implement Medical Marijuana Law
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December 05, 2017
Florida Lawsuit Challenges Regulators' Failure to Fully Implement Medical Marijuana LawFlorida Lawsuit Challenges Regulators' Failure to Fully Implement M...Florida Lawsuit Challenges Regulators' Failure to Fully Implement Medical Marijuana Law
NORML | December 5, 2017 TALLAHASSEE, FL Florida patients and growers havefiled a lawsuitover regulators failure to meet deadlines associated with the states 2016 voter-approved medical cannabis law. Pl ...
NORML | December 5, 2017 TALLAHASSEE, FL Florida patients and growers havefiled a lawsuitover regulators failure to meet deadlines associated with the states 2016 voter-approved medi ...
Colorado cannabis company to expand in Florida county despite marijuana moratorium
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February 28, 2018
Colorado cannabis company to expand in Florida county despite marijuana moratoriumColorado cannabis company to expand in Florida county despite marij...Colorado cannabis company to expand in Florida county despite marijuana moratorium
By Lindsey Bartlett, The Cannabist Staff A Colorado cannabis company will open three dispensaries in a Florida county that had previously tried to avoid approving its application by issuing a temporary mo ...
By Lindsey Bartlett, The Cannabist Staff A Colorado cannabis company will open three dispensaries in a Florida county that had previously tried to avoid approving its application by is ...
Western Weed Is Taking Over the Pot Market in Florida
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April 26, 2016
Western Weed Is Taking Over the Pot Market in FloridaWestern Weed Is Taking Over the Pot Market in FloridaWestern Weed Is Taking Over the Pot Market in Florida
A legal pot-growing operation in Colorado. Photo via Flickr user Brett Levin In early April, a couple months after Eladio Hernandez Ponce purchased a two-bedroom ranch-style house south of Pueblo, Col ...
A legal pot-growing operation in Colorado. Photo via Flickr user Brett Levin In early April, a couple months after Eladio Hernandez Ponce purchased a two-bedroom ranch-style house ...
Florida: Orlando City Council Approves Marijuana Citation Ordinance
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May 12, 2016
Florida: Orlando City Council Approves Marijuana Citation OrdinanceFlorida: Orlando City Council Approves Marijuana Citation OrdinanceFlorida: Orlando City Council Approves Marijuana Citation Ordinance
ORLANDO, FL Members of the Orlando City Council voted 4 to 3 this week in favor of a new municipal ordinance giving police the option to cite, rather than arrest, minor marijuana possession offenders. Und ...
ORLANDO, FL Members of the Orlando City Council voted 4 to 3 this week in favor of a new municipal ordinance giving police the option to cite, rather than arrest, minor marijuana posse ...
The Spring 2016 Marijuana Business Conference And Expo In Orlando Was Nothing Short Of Outstanding
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May 13, 2016
The Spring 2016 Marijuana Business Conference And Expo In Orlando Was Nothing Short Of ...The Spring 2016 Marijuana Business Conference And Expo In Orlando W...The Spring 2016 Marijuana Business Conference And Expo In Orlando Was Nothing Short Of Outstanding
Today is my last day in Florida. I have never been to Florida before, and for that matter hadnever traveled farther east than Denver (Im from Oregon). Ive been in the Orlando area all week, and have done ...
Today is my last day in Florida. I have never been to Florida before, and for that matter hadnever traveled farther east than Denver (Im from Oregon). Ive been in the Orlando area all ...
New Poll Shows 69% Of Florida Voters Support Medical Marijuana Initiative
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May 24, 2016
New Poll Shows 69% Of Florida Voters Support Medical Marijuana InitiativeNew Poll Shows 69% Of Florida Voters Support Medical Marijuana Init...New Poll Shows 69% Of Florida Voters Support Medical Marijuana Initiative
This November Florida voters will see Amendment 2 on the ballot for the second straight election cycle. As in 2014, Amendment 2 would legalize medical marijuana in Florida. The 2014 effort was defeated by ...
This November Florida voters will see Amendment 2 on the ballot for the second straight election cycle. As in 2014, Amendment 2 would legalize medical marijuana in Florida. The 2014 ef ...
Florida: Anti-Medical Marijuana Efforts Are Hurting Florida Veterans
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May 26, 2016
Florida: Anti-Medical Marijuana Efforts Are Hurting Florida VeteransFlorida: Anti-Medical Marijuana Efforts Are Hurting Florida VeteransFlorida: Anti-Medical Marijuana Efforts Are Hurting Florida Veterans
(image via operation overmed) I received the following message from the Florida medical marijuana campaign: Our veterans returning home with PTSD are suffering and dying at an alarming rate, with too fe ...
(image via operation overmed) I received the following message from the Florida medical marijuana campaign: Our veterans returning home with PTSD are suffering and dying at an alarmi ...
Reggae band Rebelution, Florida brewer team up for stoney new craft beer
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June 06, 2016
Reggae band Rebelution, Florida brewer team up for stoney new craft beerReggae band Rebelution, Florida brewer team up for stoney new craft...Reggae band Rebelution, Florida brewer team up for stoney new craft beer
By Emily Ornberg, Special To The Cannabist What happens when a West Coast reggae band mixes things up with an East Coast craft brewer? After working with bands such as Umphreys McGee, Hootie & the Bl ...
By Emily Ornberg, Special To The Cannabist What happens when a West Coast reggae band mixes things up with an East Coast craft brewer? After working with bands such as Umphreys McGee, ...
Leveling The Playing Field In Florida With CFL NORML
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June 20, 2016
Leveling The Playing Field In Florida With CFL NORMLLeveling The Playing Field In Florida With CFL NORMLLeveling The Playing Field In Florida With CFL NORML
By Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Coordinator After a narrow defeat in 2014, Florida voters will have another opportunity to legalize medical marijuana this November by voting YES onAmendment 2, but not b ...
By Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Coordinator After a narrow defeat in 2014, Florida voters will have another opportunity to legalize medical marijuana this November by voting YES onAm ...
Florida: Is It ‘Medical Marijuana’ If You Can’t Smoke It?
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May 02, 2017
Florida: Is It ‘Medical Marijuana’ If You Can’t Smoke It?Florida: Is It ‘Medical Marijuana’ If You Can’t Smoke It?Florida: Is It ‘Medical Marijuana’ If You Can’t Smoke It?
Following last-minutechanges, the lower house of Floridas legislature voted 105-9 on Tuesday to pass HB 1397, ostensibly following through on the voter mandate to establish a medical marijuana program in ...
Following last-minutechanges, the lower house of Floridas legislature voted 105-9 on Tuesday to pass HB 1397, ostensibly following through on the voter mandate to establish a medical ...
Florida medical marijuana legislation not perfect, but must pass today
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May 04, 2017
Florida medical marijuana legislation not perfect, but must pass todayFlorida medical marijuana legislation not perfect, but must pass todayFlorida medical marijuana legislation not perfect, but must pass today
By Joe Reedy, associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Legislature is closer to getting medical marijuana legislation passed. The Senate approved a bill (HB 1397) on Thursday by a 31-7 vote. T ...
By Joe Reedy, associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Legislature is closer to getting medical marijuana legislation passed. The Senate approved a bill (HB 1397) on Thursd ...
Florida legislature fails to come to medical marijuana agreement, leaves rules to Dept. of Health
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May 08, 2017
Florida legislature fails to come to medical marijuana agreement, leaves rules to Dept....Florida legislature fails to come to medical marijuana agreement, l...Florida legislature fails to come to medical marijuana agreement, leaves rules to Dept. of Health
By Joe Reedy, Theassociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Rules to enact Floridas medical marijuana amendment went up in smoke on Friday after the Legislature failed to pass a bill. The House and Senate agree ...
By Joe Reedy, Theassociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Rules to enact Floridas medical marijuana amendment went up in smoke on Friday after the Legislature failed to pass a bill. The Ho ...
Florida's Medical Weed Industry Is Still Screwing Over Patients
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May 09, 2017
Florida's Medical Weed Industry Is Still Screwing Over PatientsFlorida's Medical Weed Industry Is Still Screwing Over PatientsFlorida's Medical Weed Industry Is Still Screwing Over Patients
Seventy-one percent of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment expanding medical weed in America's favorite cultural wasteland last fall, but state legislators have once again managed to screw ...
Seventy-one percent of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment expanding medical weed in America's favorite cultural wasteland last fall, but state legislators have once aga ...
Florida Lawmakers Fail to Reconcile Medical Marijuana Implementation Bills
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May 11, 2017
Florida Lawmakers Fail to Reconcile Medical Marijuana Implementation BillsFlorida Lawmakers Fail to Reconcile Medical Marijuana Implementatio...Florida Lawmakers Fail to Reconcile Medical Marijuana Implementation Bills
NORML | May 11, 2017 TALLAHASSEE, FL Lawmakers failed to enact legislation this legislative session establishing rules for the implementation of Amendment 2, a voter-initiated measure legalizing the use ...
NORML | May 11, 2017 TALLAHASSEE, FL Lawmakers failed to enact legislation this legislative session establishing rules for the implementation of Amendment 2, a voter-initiated measur ...
Florida: Smoke ‘Em (At Your Own Risk) If You Got ‘Em
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May 14, 2017
Florida: Smoke ‘Em (At Your Own Risk) If You Got ‘EmFlorida: Smoke ‘Em (At Your Own Risk) If You Got ‘EmFlorida: Smoke ‘Em (At Your Own Risk) If You Got ‘Em
Photo Gracie Malley for Cannabis Now How do you get around Floridas silly ban on smoked marijuana? It appears putting a WARNING: NOT FOR SMOKING label on cannabis flower works ju ...
Photo Gracie Malley for Cannabis Now How do you get around Floridas silly ban on smoked marijuana? It appears putting a WARNING: NOT FOR SMOKING label on cann ...
Florida dispensary says new flower product doesn’t violate smoking ban
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May 15, 2017
Florida dispensary says new flower product doesn’t violate smoking banFlorida dispensary says new flower product doesn’t violate smoking banFlorida dispensary says new flower product doesn’t violate smoking ban
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press Updated May 15, 2017 at 8:08 p.m. The following corrected information has been added to this article: Because of a reporting error by The Associated Press, a previous v ...
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press Updated May 15, 2017 at 8:08 p.m. The following corrected information has been added to this article: Because of a reporting error by The Associated ...
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